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Post by lazybone712 on Oct 7, 2017 8:50:53 GMT -5
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Post by lazybone712 on Oct 13, 2017 21:26:38 GMT -5
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Post by lazybone712 on Dec 6, 2017 21:28:37 GMT -5
Rock and Roll School is in session lol!
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Post by tangerinesun on Dec 8, 2017 2:10:58 GMT -5
They're not portraits of band members… I think… At least, all the dolls have the same uniform on and anyway, literal representations of hierarchy like that only lead to resentment. Who wants to be the pinky-sized kokeshi-matryoshka?
If this were Tsushimamire, the whole band would have made 50 more sets but they'd all be Mr. Wee-wee dolls handcrafted out of stuffed felt.
I don't think there will be any more, because Naoko is onto Animal Crossing Pocket Camp for mobiles.
Productivity for the whole nation is off by 15% since the third week of November.
#doubutsunomori #animalcrossing
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Post by lazybone712 on Dec 10, 2017 12:06:01 GMT -5
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Post by tangerinesun on Dec 11, 2017 3:58:57 GMT -5
In 2014 at the Daisy Rock Guitars mothership in Van Nuys CA, to pick up Naoko's sparkly silver Les Paul-styled touring axe from Tish Ciravolo. www.shonenknife.net/blog/archives/17199〜〜〜〜〜 That was a couple of days before I saw them play live for the first time. The visit to Daisy Rock Guitars either to pick one out or get one fixed is occasional on US tours from 2010 on. DRG has both Naoko and Ritsuko on their list of endorsing artists right now. A quick look at the gig blog morgue shows Atsuko dropping in on Daisy Rock almost exactly 10 years earlier. No indication if this was an official diplomatic contact, Atsuko didn't waste any words back then. She did have quite a nice tennis tan and WTA Tour shirt. At Daisy Rock Guitar!2004 DEC 01 from Atsuko www.shonenknife.net/knifefamily/archives/2614 Shonen Knife photoAt Daisy Rock Guitar in November, 2004. Naoko was busy in Osaka at the time, mixing Genki Shock!, making occasional public appearances, and putting together merch for the March Gokigen tour.
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Post by lazybone712 on Jan 12, 2018 17:07:08 GMT -5
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Post by tangerinesun on Jan 13, 2018 17:48:24 GMT -5
Interesting!! Sorry, I couldn't even see the SK tweet before, because I had about 40 browser tabs open since days ago and Twitter embeds stopped working. Maybe this happens to you. Anyway, I read this as Naoko graciously paying back a younger indie band she likes. She's going to open for the Valentines the way they opened for Shonen Knife last July. Not with Shonen Knife as a complete unit, because that would turn the bill upside down and upstage the hosts. She's pulling a Music Square set all by herself à la Litsuko. For the 712 Day parties last year, the Pats Pats opened in Tokyo and Nagoya, but when they got to Osaka Rock City it was the Valentines in a blaze of glory. 2017 July 15, backstage with some happy Valentines – Ritsuko's photo (?)〜〜〜〜〜 WHAT THEY SAIDNaoko from Shonen Knife, solo live scheduled! She'll appear on 12 February (Monday - Holiday) in the @valentine_s_ Valentine's Day event at Osaka BEARS. What kind of performance will it be? Everybody, please come join us without fail! See the official homepage for details! www.shonenknife.net/index.htmlWhen you go to the website, you get few specifics: Naoko is scheduled to appear at "Valentines: Max Heart Vol.5 – ? Delicate Boy and Go-Go BEVUN!?", a Valentines event to be held at Osaka Namba Bears on February 12 (Monday - Holiday).
The performance by the Valentines as the opening act at the Osaka 712 Day Party last year is a scene still fresh in memory. Naoko solo, what kind of show will it be? Everybody, please come join us without fail!– – – Valentines: Max Heart Vol.5 〜Delicate Boy and Go-Go BEVUN!〜 February 12 (Monday - Holiday) Namba Bears Doors 6:00pm / Start 6:30pm ¥2000 advance / ¥2300 at the door
※ Chocolate advance bonus, all-you-can-eat treats for guests!
with: Valentines SK8NIKS Hakuba Titz (or Tits or Chits or Chitz)
info: BEARS namba-bears.Main.jp/ TEL & FAX: 06-6649-5564 EMAIL: info@namba-bears.main.jp 〒 556-0011 Osaka, Naniwa Ward, Nambanaka 3—14—5 (Shin Nihon Namba Building B1) 〜〜〜 Now, I don't now what a BEVUN is, and from their ?? punctuation, it doesn't look like Tomato Head knows either. Could be a contraction. Should be some sort of term for a robust type of girl, since it's opposite to Delicate Boy. I don't recognize HAKUBA or TITZ as band names. Hakuba's a village in Nagano, titz are titz. No help from BEARS, the February calendar isn't up yet. The Valentines are psyched, but don't see anything they need to explain. Of course we're doing a Valentine's Day special event this year. Who do you think we are?!!
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Jan 22, 2018 22:18:52 GMT -5
Naoko Yamano, you are sentenced to 20 days in the clink, for ignoring Canada, on your last 2 tours!!
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Post by lazybone712 on Jan 22, 2018 22:53:16 GMT -5
Naoko Yamano, you are sentenced to 20 days in the clink, for ignoring Canada, on your last 2 tours!! Lol! Although didn't they play Calgary on one of their last tours?
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Post by mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman on Jan 22, 2018 23:49:06 GMT -5
True, but, Calgary is closer to California than to me!
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Post by tangerinesun on Feb 5, 2018 20:45:35 GMT -5
Fangirl Naoko got to meet the band. Autographed photo, too.
Today, at Billboard Live Osaka, Con Funk Shun live. I/we/they were in a great mood!
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Post by lazybone712 on Feb 12, 2018 11:58:55 GMT -5
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Post by tangerinesun on Feb 12, 2018 17:01:03 GMT -5
▲ ▲ ▲ ▲*Such* a great photo. Naoko was sort of the pivot point of the undercard, 7:50–8:20pm Today at last❣️ Here's the timetable 🍫 1️⃣ 18:30-19:00 HAKUBA2️⃣ 19:10-19:40 CHITZ3️⃣ 19:50-20:20 Shonen Knife Naoko4️⃣ 20:30-21:00 SK8NIKS5️⃣ 21:10-21:40 VALENTINESReservations still open 👼 👉 valentinesosaka@gmail.com Party at MAX HEART❤️❤️❤️ Naoko will get around to writing this up, I'm sure. I don't see a lot of other noise about it yet, but… Naoko was really wonderful 😭😭😭😭💕💕💕💕✨✨✨✨ I'll give you a report later 😣✨✨ Just as soon as I finish my blog from the last overseas tour. 😂
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Post by tangerinesun on Feb 14, 2018 7:37:52 GMT -5
Risa turned in her homework on time, and it's 100%!!Drawing characters on a tablet is too difficult〜Oh... just try reading them for a change. If the handwriting gave her trouble, then she must have slaved over this. Who taught her to write ン and シ like that. February 12 This is the report on Naoko-san's soloInteresting setlist. Naoko stayed well away from the current SK repertoire, of course. 1. Living After Midnight (Judas Priest cover)An 8-beat on the drum (?) and straight into the song. The mic died unexpectedly, she says. But the song is in 4, and what drum? 2. Fruit Loop DreamsLong time since we've heard this one! Energetic version, simplified from the usual 3-part harmony. 3. Sunshine4. Psychedelic LifeDelightful to hear Ricco-san and Emi's vocal numbers again. 5. Cruel To Be Kind (Nick Lowe cover)Recent Knife cover, in metcha high spirits. 6. SEIUCHI (Walrus)It's back!! My metcha favorite song!!! I was in tears from the intro. Naoko-san's easygoing voice and setsunai but gently flowing song lyrics are the greatest. Setsunai is heartbreaking, but this is a comic song…? Maybe I should try listening harder. 7. Music SquareFrom "Walrus" right into "Music Square"!!! Two of the songs that move her the most, back to back. Naoko was all smiles. 8. Don't Stop Believin' (Journey cover)Praise for Naoko's ability to remember English lyrics. The callouts on Naoko are about everything from her wristband (the usual) to her hair to the bright spotlight. Naoko had a new haircut, and Risa seems to be envious of her color. The glitter tunic and ankle cuffs are by Atsuko. Pink, she says, and sparkly in any color of light. Risa labeled the Flying V, and said her drawing ability isn't equal to the task. She called out the headstock with, "I don't know about this area…" If anyone was twisting Naoko's arm to cover Journey and Nick Lowe for the Christmas show, she must have liked the experience. I'm trying to imagine " Seiuchi" from Candy Rock with no bass or harmony vocal, and it's hard. Unless the flaky mic forced her to cover Priest as an instrumental, Naoko sang: The air's electric, sparkin' power (Loaded, loaded) I'm getting hotter by the hour (Loaded, loaded)
I set my sights and then home in The joint starts flying when I begin Living after midnight, rockin' to the dawn Lovin' 'til the morning — then I'm gone, I'm gone
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