40 years of Japanese rockers Shonen Knife: 'Nirvana looked wild – I was so scared!' | Music

With songs about jellybeans and feline transformations, the Osaka band brought joy and fun to a serious punk-rock scene. After decades of cult hits, frontwoman Naoko Yamano explains why she wants to end up the world’s oldest rock star

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