Cibo Matto - "Birthday Cake"

Back sometime when I was in Junior High, I bought a 7" import of a Japanese band called Cibo Matto for the track "Birthday Cake". I can't be sure, but it's very likely I first heard the song on the greatest radio station ever, the University of Minnesota's college radio station 770 Radio K. I should really do an entire post about Radio K (and maybe I will), but this is about Cibo Matto.

At the time, I'm pretty sure I thought I was the coolest kid on the planet, buying a rare Japanese 7" import. There was no internet, people weren't listening to records, let alone female-fronted rock/punk groups from Japan. Yep, I was pretty...pretty awesome.

Fast forward to the present day, and somehow my brother has ended up being acquainted with the gals from Cibo Matto, and was fortunate enough to be witness to a live performance of said "Birthday Cake" song.

Funny the way life works. Anyway, these chicks can still rock. Hard. Have a look at the video above. That song just rules. Always has, always will.