change of pace monday

I just finished watching Santa Claus is Coming to Town with my two kids. I'm a sucker for Christmas movies and SCICTT is probably my favorite, mainly becuase i love to see that bastard 'Herr Burgermeister' get his comeuppance. I mean, just look at this asshole.



Anyway, I'm in a good mood, despite having a complicated day. I've also had a few, uh, adult beverages, which always helps. I decided to post a few things that may help those of you looking to change things up a bit from a genre of music that always helps me put things into perspective: all female punk-pop from Asia.

Shonen Knife needs no introduction. But just in case, they formed in 1981 in Osaka, Japan and had a few brief minutes of minor fame in the states because Thurston Moore and Kurdt Cobain really dug them. Rock Animals, released in 1993, is probably their most well known album.

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Hang on the Box is from Beijing. They formed in 1998, released a few really kick ass albums and, as I just discovered, disbanded. Which is a shame. Here is their third release Di Di Di.
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Gito Gito Hustler is a quartet from Tokyo that formed in 1995 and is still together. This is either a demo or a sampler I picked up after seeing them live in 2003, I think. The songs are from their album Love and Roll. Their cover of "The Locamotion" is awesome.
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Enjoy!