{"product_id":"shonen-knifes-happy-hour-by-prof-brooke-mccorkle-okazaki-9781501347948","title":"Shonen Knife’s Happy Hour","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShonen Knife\u003c\/em\u003e—an all-female punk trio from Osaka, Japan—cultivated a global fan base that has included the likes of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain and Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir 1998 album \u003cem\u003eHappy Hour\u003c\/em\u003e, filled with tunes about delicacies ranging from sushi to banana chips, encapsulates the band’s charming fusion of cuteness with punk rock cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTracing histories of food and \u003cem\u003ejosei\u003c\/em\u003e rock in Japan, McCorkle Okazaki outlines the ways \u003cem\u003eShonen Knife\u003c\/em\u003e has, over the last forty years, consistently used seemingly straightforward songs about food to comment on gender stereotypes in popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471543910636,"sku":"9781501347948","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781501347948-shonen-knife-s-happy-hour.jpg?v=1775246459","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/shonen-knifes-happy-hour-by-prof-brooke-mccorkle-okazaki-9781501347948","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}