Shonen Knife’s Naoko Yamano Recalls Teaching Kurt Cobain ‘Twist Barbie’

Shonen Knife’s Naoko Yamano recalls the band’s 1991 tour with Nirvana, teaching Kurt Cobain the guitar chords to “Twist Barbie” and the lasting connection between the Japanese punk trio and the Seattle band. by Paul Cashmere Shonen Knife founder Naoko Yamano has recalled one of the most distinctive connections between the Japanese band and Nirvana,