It's easy to forget after years of American releases and appearances, but Japan's legendary Shonen Knife, appearing this Sunday in Long Beach, gained one of their first big breaks with a late-'80s tribute album to their work. Sonic Youth, Redd Kross, L7 and the Mr. T Experience were among the many paying homage to their cheerfully energetic blend of '60s pop, '70s punk and retro, neon clothing—a nice corrective to all the boring-as-heck tribute albums that featured lazy bands doing overfamiliar standards that ended up turning the idea of any sort of tribute album into the... More >>>