¡GOOD ROCKS! GOOD MUSIC CULTURE MAGAZINEVol.43 [Cover & Top Feature] flumpool
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[Machine Translation] The front cover features flumpool, which first appeared in this magazine. flumpool was formed in January 2007 by Ryuta Yamamura (vocals), Issei Sakai (guitar), and Genki Amagawa (bass) as an acoustic guitar unit, then Seiji Ogura (drums), who they met through a friend, joined them to form the band. In 2008, their debut download single "Hana ni Nare" was selected as a commercial song, and was downloaded more than 1 million times in 10 days. In just one year, the band successfully performed at the Nippon Budokan and climbed to the top of the Japanese music scene at an overwhelming speed. This October marks the 5th anniversary of their debut. In this issue, we asked frontman Ryuta Yamamura to look back on the band from their debut to the present and talk about his thoughts on music and changes in his state of mind. Hitomi Yaida (back cover, 14-page feature article) Hitomi Yaida's first mini-album "123456" has arrived! Her previous album "panodrama" was co-produced by various sound producers, but this time she has invited Kotaro Kubota as the producer and the band members have been unified. This time, Kotaro Kubota was invited as the producer and the band members were unified. This 6-song album shows her current state with a powerful band sound and an electronic taste. In this issue, she talks a lot about the process of making this mini-album, the unique title, and how she is facing her music now. The Cro-Magnons (10-page feature article) The Cro-Magnons are currently on the longest live tour in their history, "The Cro-Magnons Tour 2013 Yeti vs Cro-Magnon," with their album "YETI vs CROMAGNON" released in February this year. The first half of the tour, from February to July, will take place at live houses of various sizes, and the second half, from September, will be held at halls with reserved seating. In this issue, we report on the stage at Namba Hatch in Osaka on June 25! K (10-page feature) In the last issue (Vol. 41), we reported on "641," the first original mini-album released after two years of military service in his native Korea. He is currently touring around the country on his "K style 2013" storytelling tour. In this issue, we asked him about this tour. BiS (10-page feature) BiS is a familiar face in our magazine. BiS has been conveying their unique world view through their activities that are not bound by the common sense of idols, such as their nude music videos. BiS has repeatedly had members leave and join the group, and this issue of the magazine features the last interview with Rio Michibayashi, a.k.a. Mitchell, who left in September. How did she join BiS, and what were her thoughts and feelings about the group? And about her departure from BiS, which she had been determined to do since she joined the group. Please come and listen to the last interview where you can hear her true feelings! Sambo Master / SOIL& " PIMP " SESSIONS ( GOOD MUSIC ) JASMINE/FRONTIER BACKYARD/ecosystem/Yonseikyu/Kasarintyu/PERIDOTS/Sayaka Shionoya/NEKO PUNCH ( in series ) Naozumi Masuko, Angry Hair Heaven/ The 50 Kaitenz/ BiS/Misora Sawai/KiNGONS/Good Coming
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