If you’ve never been romanced by a man with a “rose that never wilts” or seen three men in identical red jackets jumping in unison on one leg while playing their instruments, well sisters and misters, have we got a band for you. Purple SKY magazine introduces our cover artist for fall 2007, the self-proclaimed “Last Group Sounds” band, The Captains. In an exclusive interview with Kizuhiko, the eccentric leader takes us through Japan’s early rock history and discusses, among other things, why he’s earned the nickname “The Prince of Roses.” Be prepared to swoon at the sight of the lush, full color photos of the band taken on location at Statue of Liberty Island.

The Captains aren’t the only ones rockin’ the boat, other indie acts are fighting for top billing, from fan favorite visual-kei artists like SID and Ayabie, to fresh faces like Back-On, Thee Out Mods, Sadie and ex-Psycho Le Cemu members seek and Aya’s new monster mash, Mix Speaker’s, Inc. But don’t think the majors aren’t in the mix, we have an exclusive you’ll-never-see-this-in-Japan photo shoot and interview with hard rockers 12012, as well as Acid Black Cherry, Anna Tsuchiya, LM.C and Plastic Tree’s Arimura Ryuutarou, following the band’s groundbreaking performance at the Nippon Budokan.

Add a little indie love to your life this fall.

Contents- fall 2007
FEATURES
Cover: The Captains
12012, SID, SADIE, Mix Speaker’s, Inc., Plastic Tree, Ayabie, Acid Black Cherry, Back-On, Anna Tsuchiya, LM.C, Thee Out Mods.

DEPARTMENTS
Radar: Featuring Speed Disk Records (LiZ, Wizard, D=OUT, Unsraw, Pure Q&A, more)
Love Buzz: Cosplay Chameleon
Tied-in: Sakuran
Part III of Peelander-Z is Fun
NEW! Billy’s Choice: Billy Goss likes lists. His picks for 10 standout album covers.

Live Reports: Plastic Tree 10th Anniversary live ZERO, Fuji Fabric, The Captains, Sadie, Ayabie, The Birthday, 12012.

Reviews: GO!GO!7188 (with track-by-track album commentary by the band!), Rentrer en Soi, Tokyo Jihen, The Birthday, The Captains, Buck-Tick, Cocco, Plastic Tree, Kirito, Wrench, Gackt.

Purple SKY is an independent English-language quarterly magazine launched in the summer of 2006 by three fans of the Japanese music scene. As the only publication of its kind, purple SKY hopes to bring in-depth, quality coverage of Japanese music to the English speaking public.

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