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MOSCOW, March 11 - Irina Gordon. Promotional agency TOP Concert, which was the organizer canceled concerts in Russia, a popular German rock band Tokio Hotel. She apologized to Russia’s group of fans and promised to return them the money for the tickets.

“Responsibility for the cancellation of concerts Tokio Hotel on 8 March in St. Petersburg and 10 March in Moscow I look at the management of Tokio Hotel, who were only contacting me by phone from Germany. They think absolutely not about the future of this band, about the fans, the people who were involved in the maintenance of the show and so on” - said Dalsky.

Tokio Hotel, reported the cancelation was due to a disrupting speeches breach of contract by the promoter. In turn, the representative of the TOP Concert told RIA Novosti that the fault was “AN INTERNAL CONFLICT BETWEEN THE GROUP ITSELF, BETWEEN THE BAND AND THEIR MANAGERS AND SERVICES FOR THE TOUR.

“What is written on the band’s website on the breach of contract on our part, I think it must identify lawyers. This is being undertaken by my side as well. I think too early to say that violated the contract terms. This should be proven, and we will do “- said Dalsky.

“It will not be a trial with the team. I do not view this as a promoter against the musicians - it’s impossible. It is known that in 2006 I was the first who invited the artist outside of Germany, and I was actually the first who believed in artist and introduced him to the territory.

Dalsky stressed that “the artist began disastrous tour as a result of poor album sales and disgusting attitude to fans because of the conduct of a new management team in Germany.”

“Despite this, my efforts, my business, and those who work with me, and as a result of tight collaboration between me and the fan sites of the group, we gathered a large audience for the artist in Moscow and St. Petersburg than anywhere else in Europe . And all this is abolished solely because of the new management of the artist “- she said.

“I believe that they will pass this difficult path. They were able to break through, when they were 16 years old, but now they have a difficult transition from boy bands to adult actor. I hope they will be able to pass through it. BUT IF THEY ARE NOT NOW SEVER RELATIONS WITH THEIR MANAGEMENT, WHO GAVE ALL THAT WE ARE WITNESSING NOW, THE FUTURE THEY WILL NOT. IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH TO BREAK THIS CONTRACT, I THINK THEY HAVE A GREAT FUTURE.”, - said the agency interlocutor.

She is more concerned not with the loss of the concerts, but with the “loss of emotional and moral character” of the band’s managers, but will work with the band in the future.

Translation by Coral
16 Mars 2010  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 0 kommentar
Fair punishment for the stalkers

Tokio-Bill: fair punishment for the stalkers
In the MSN-Interviw Tokio Hotel talked about their life in the spotlight

Fame has its dark sides. Firsthand the guys from Tokio Hotel had to learn this, after their meteoric rise in 2005.At the beginning of this year a group of female stalkers was literally hunting the Magdeburg band. That they will never be again the homely guys from next door, Bill (20) Tom (20), George (22) and Gustav (20) had resigned to the fact….but they still demand for justice. “We hope those people will undergo a real punishment for that,” claimed frontman Bill Kaulitz in MSN STAR LOUNGE interview.
Bill Kaulitz
This year in april, the Stalker-stress should have been the backfor an incident at a gas station in Hamburg, where Bill’s Twin Brother Tom Kaulitz had clashed with a young woman. The situation there escalated a short time later, because a family member of the Kaulitz twins was before physically attacked. In response, the band filed charges against their chasers, also in April 2009

In an interview with STAR LOUNGE Bill remembers the “blatant time.” “The worst thing for us was , that it was our private life,or should I better say , we have almost no privacy … that was really the worst, that it comes to our families and friends … We can deal with this very good. . We have decided to live a public life… but we wanted to protect our families and friends, “said Bill.

The chances are good that the perpetrators will be punished for their behavior, Stalking (obsessive pursuit) is a criminal offense. In Germany for that you cope with 3 years in prison . Nevertheless, the boys expect that they will be always some kind of exaggerated fan love.

“I think, this could happen over and over again. You are never be safe . But of course we just try to keep going. For sure..,you never bounce back because of this…But these things are truely ugly.. and it could happen again and again.I think, this is something you have to deal with, if you are successful…further Bill said.

Source: MSN.at
21 September 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Chantelle om Tom Kaulitz

Chantelle about Tom Kaulitz!
The Flipsyde singer Chantelle told us about her meeting with Tom Kaulitz. Is Tom her type? what did they talk about? You will get the answers here.

The image tells us already: Chantelle Paige , singer of the band Flipsyde and Tokio Hotel guitarplayer Tom Kaulitz had a lot of fun when they bumped into eachother in a bar in Los Angeles.

And how did that meeting go? what did the two of them talk about? And is Tom Chantelles type? In an exclusive interview she told us.

Did you know Tom already before this meeting, or had you heard about him and Tokio Hotel already?
Chantelle: I had never met Tom before, it was a pleasant surprise. I had heard of Tokio Hotel before and I knew their songs. they are extremely talented boys.

how was your first impression of Tom at the Hotelbar?
Chantelle: he is very big and impressive. I totally like his style, it is very unique, not to mention his adorable accent.

what did you talk about?
Chantelle: we talked a lot about music. and I told him about my band, Flipsyde and about our album that is coming out (state of survival). he said he had seen the video to our single: when it was good and that he liked it, which was really very sweet. then he asked me which german words I knew (Flipsyde had toured 6 weeks with Sarah Connor) and after I told him a few of the german words I knew and messed them up, he corrected them and taught me a few new ones. and a lot more, we talked for a long time. he is so sweet and entertaining.

did you exchange numbers and do you plan on seeing eachother again?
Chantelle: ;)

is Tom your type? and what is so special about him compared to other boys?
Chantelle: I dont really have a type,that attracts me optically. it has more to do with character. even though Tom looks really good, his personality confinced me of him. he is very curious and attentive. it was a lot of fun talking to him. and what makes him so special : he is extremely talented and motivated. it is hard to keep my attention, but somehow he keeps it. and we all know it is hard to keep Toms attention, but ;-’) I dont really have to tell you that I am happy that we met?

Source: Bravo.de
11 Juni 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Tom & Chantelle? Not so fast!

Tom & Chantelle? Not so fast!
“Deep stares - another drink! The hand on the knee - another drink! Up to the hotel - another drink?”

In this last week the Bild newspaper postet two articles about a supposed flirt between Tokio Hotel Guitarist Tom Kaulitz and Chantelle Paige, the new blonde singer of the US band Flipsyde, in Los Angeles, USA. Media and fans around the world eagerly and without difficulty accepted the story.

Iloveradio is not so gullible, and spend the last few days thinking about the supposed flirt between Chantelle and Tom. And to say it carefully the entire story kind of stinks, to say the least. why, click here..

The fact is: Tokio Hotel are bringing out their new single , with a delay, and a new album (worldwide) in the near future/soon.

Flipsyde: Until the summer of 2008, there were only 3 members, and they were pretty much unsexy. After a smart move, in the style of the B.E.P, they brought in Chantelle, a pretty eyecatcher but they still have not had their breakthrough. Their single “when it was good” is absolutely dissapointing and is a bad incite for the second album “state of survival”(a fitting name) that will come out soon.

Short: Tokio Hotel has a strong interest, to get people talking about them again. Flipsyde want (and have to get) some attention in the first place. What is, (looking at this from a marketing point) easier then some promo together?
as brotherly help for both acts, who are signed at the same label.

When you think about the fact that Tom has been labeled with the “Mister Lady Lover image” a few years now
and Chantelle’s voice is a contribution to Flipsyde, but her looks are getting more attention, (for instance in the recent FHM) then the “flirt” can not be much of a coincidense.

Apropos coinsidence: The photo, which Bild used for the first story ( see screenshot below) does not look like a paparazzi photo, but more like a obviously well lighted foto out of a Bravo photoromance. The photo is totally sharp, extremely well lighted and shows both of the “main characters” in wonderfully trusted poses with big smiles on their faces. All a coinsidence?

It gets even stranger: While Tokio Hotel most of the time make themselves almost invisible (on one side perfectly well hiding from paparazzi and on the other side when they go out in public very well protected by their bodyguards), the photo of Tom and Chantelle is made from upclose, without security there and must have been noticed by the lovebirds and then of all places ended up at Bild in Berlin all the way from Los Angeles.

Besides, Bild.de is not mentioning the photographer or the agency. It is unusual that a paparazzi would leave out his name, when the photo can be marketed worldwide, when other media know, how to get a hold of the photo.

Still a coincidense?

It goes on: The night of the same day ( june 3th) a promo newsletter send out by Universal Records had the following Teasertext in it: Besides the new album, “State of survival” which will be in stores around here in the summer time, Chantelle will talk about the themes flirting and love. As Bild mentioned today, the blonde singer has been getting close to Tom Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel.

Logically, stars never explain that love is a private issue.

And logical, that Bild on june 4th had an interview with Chantelle, with a sexy photo of the singer, a confirmation about the date with Tom, but also with a sort-of denial, that more was going on between them, because of the fact that Tom has such a bad reputation and is a casanova. What Chantelles friends in the States seem to have heard about.

Everything clear?

We will say it very carefully: Iloveradio has a slight doubt,a really slighty one, that there are (short-term) real feelings behind this date story. What do you think?

Source: Iloveradio.de
8 Juni 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 0 kommentar
Vad händer mellan Tom Kaulitz och Chantelle Paige?

What happened between the guitarist Tom Kaulitz from the german band Tokio Hotel (19) and the beautiful singer Chantelle (21) from the hip-hop band “Flipsyde”?

Both have become closer with every drink at night in a hotelbar in Los Angeles, exchanged tenderness. Now Chantelle tells, how she met Tom and what she`s thinking about him.

“I was sitting with some friends in a hotelbar, when suddenly Tom came in. A short time later we sat next to each other and got directly into conversation. The rest of the evening we were sitting together in a secluded corner.”

What did you like about Tom?
Chantelle:” I think, Tom is totally sweet, actually he is my dreamguy. But my friends have warned me about him.”

Why the warning?
Chantelle: ”When it comes to girls, tom has a certain reputation. I was told, that Tom picks up every weekend another girl. I can`t imagine, that a guy like Tom becomes monogamous from today to tomorrow. But if Tom wouldn`be such a Casanova, I would fell in love with him for sure.”

Maybe you can cure him of his changing affairs?
Chantelle: ”Many girls, me included, have the romantic hope, that a guy, who had before every day another girl, will change over night. That remains often just a wish. But at the hotelbar I had a lot of fun with Tom though.”

And what happened after the hotelbar?
Chantelle (flushes red): “We have hugged each other and said good bye, but due to Tom`s bad reputation nobody will believe me anyway.

Källa: TokioHotelRocks
4 Juni 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 8 kommentarer
Tokio Hotels design nämns i Kina!

Jag var för trött för att översätta nu direkt, men om någon vill ha det på svenska så ska jag självklart översätta! Säg bara till!

Originally posted by LoveBill/tha:


[May 7, 2009]


[China]



Source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqss/2009-05/07/content_7753833.htm



Google translation:

H & M together again for many anti-cancer advocacy star
[2009-05-07 14:22]
AP News: Designers Against AIDS is a non-profit organizations, referred to as DDA, Chinese translation as "designers against AIDS." Designed by fashion designers, musicians and artists to create more co-operation of the public to guard against AIDS. Cooperate with all the artists are free to participate in the activities, 25% of sales revenue will be classified into a variety of worldwide HIV and AIDS prevention projects, and coverage of people in 60 countries.
The fashion brand H & M recently struck again with Designers Against AIDS (DDA) and from the fashion, music and culture sector partner to launch a number of superstars, "hand in hand fashion, the fight against HIV" (Fashion Against AIDS) campaign against the deadly disease AIDS together.

The participation of stars including: a well-known semi-Dita Von Teese, a popular American pop diva Katy Perry, former British women denon Moloko lead singer combination of Róisín Murphy, the British R & B singer creation Estelle, American film and television amphibious artists song Cyndi Lauper, the United States Top rap mix NERD, Punk Surrealism singer Robyn, famous Japanese artist Yoko Ono (Yoko Ono), France popular combination Yelle, American singer-producer Moby, the famous British fashion designer Katharine Hamnett, the British rock band Dangerous Muse, as well as Germany budding young rock band Tokio Hotel. Cooperation of the artist as much as a strong line-up is very rare.




The Tokio Hotel pic is in the 3rd page of the article:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqss/2009-05/07/content_7753833_3.htm
7 Maj 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Tom Kaulitz: Vad och varför

David Jost has sent out an email to a number of media companies in Germany describing what happened and why. An article published by sueddeutsche.de describes the incident, the stalkers, and how Tom would never hit a real fan. They also say that stalking can lead to 3 years in prison in Germany.

To much closeness: According to statements of their management, the band TH and their families feel followed and threatened for a while already by a group of female stalkers. TH manager David Jost said, the four young men around singer Bill Kaulitz (19) and their families had frequently changed their place of living because of that. Right now, the musicians were being harassed by masked girls.

Jost confirmed that this had also been the background to an incident at a Hamburg fuel station where Bill’s twin brother Tom Kaulitz had been in a confrontation with a young woman. “These hooded girls are no fans, but they are militant stalkers, that has nothing to do with being a real fan”, Jost highlighted.

After a physical assault on a family member of the Kaulitz-twins, the band had reported an offense to the police against one of the stalkers. “At the start of next week, we will press further charges and among other things will request that these stalkers shall not be allowed any more to approach the band and above all not the family members of the band”, Jost wrote in an e-mail. Stalking (obsessive following) is a criminal offense. In Germany the maximum penalty are three years in prison.

According to the Hamburg police, there is an investigation ongoing against Tom Kaulitz, because he is supposed to have inflicted slight injuries in the face to a 21 year old last Wednesday evening. Jost confirmed also this incident, but pointed out: “Neither Tom nor another member of the band would ever raise their hand against a fan!”

According to the newspaper “BILD”, the young woman supposedly is the member of a French group named “Les afghanes on tour”, who always appear hooded and aggressively stalk the band.

Källa: www.tokiohotelrocks.com
22 April 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Tom Kaulitz hit a fan!

The fact happened on Wednesday (April 15) in Hamburg, Germany. One of the Kaulitz brothers, from Tokio Hotel, got violent with a French fan who asked him to take a photo. The young woman is in hospital.

Whereas Helmut Fritz is currently on top in France with "Ca MEnerve", German people are spreaded in press this week : after Nadja from No Angels, heres Tom Kaulitz from Tokio Hotel : Bills brother has been accused of hitting a French fan in Hamburg, Germany.

It happened on Wednesday, at 11pm, while Tokio Hotels guitarist was filling his car up. Happy to recognize him, Perrine, 21, a French fan who was on holiday, came with her car to see her idol. The young man threw his cigarette at her face & violently hit her, the girl put out the cigarette on his car.

A black eye & bruises on her face, the young woman went to hospital. Shocked, the tourist called the police, whereas the guitarist had left... "I just wanted to take a photo with him & he hit me" she said today.

The German band will release their third album soon, in German version & in English version. The Berlin-based quartet is a success of the years 2000, with platinum albums in Europe, thousands of tickets sold (Paris Bercy & Paris Parc Des Princes in France), millions of fans until Israel : a real symbol, a phenomena. They gothic/mystic/androgynous universe became hysteric in Germany 3 years ago, after boysbands in the 90s. Tokio Hotel is loved by young people (mostly girls), who prefer rock & "dark" to R&B. The 4 members (2 of them are twins) founded the band in Magdeburg in 2004.

källa: www.letssingit.com
18 April 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 4 kommentarer
"Tokio Hotel" star beats woman

„Tokio Hotel“ Star beats woman (21)!
….just because she took a photo?

You don`t know him like that! Tom Kaulitz (19) of the rockband “Tokio Hotel” punched into a young woman`s face (21) at a gas station – because she allegedly took a photo of him.
Sie reported him to the police, preliminary proceedings were instituted.
What`s got into him?
Tom Kaulitz (19) of the rockband “Tokio Hotel” snapped at a gas station, punched a female fan into her face.Though the twinbrother of singer Bill Kaulitz (19) is known to be always kind to his fans.

Tom`s snapping-action was recorded by a surveillance camera. Bild-reporter have seen the video.

Hamburg, Bahrenfeld, 23:12 o`clock pm, an ARAL-gas station.
A young woman (21) has recognized Tom in his Audi R8, takes photos of the star with flashes through the window.
Tom jumps out of the car, punches the girl with extended arm into the face. Then he shoved her to the ground.
Another girl is hurled by Tom against the back of his car.

Shortly after that the musician gets in his car and sweeps away.
The woman alarms the police, she reports him to the authorities.
Then she let drive herself to the hospital. A swelling under the eye and an ear-injury are diagnosed.

At police the young woman reports, Kaulitz wound down the window a short time before the argument and threw a lighted cigarette at her. Then she stubbed out the cigarette on his window, what persuaded Tom to get out of the car.

Bild found out: The girls were fans, who followed Tom from his recording studio in Lünburg to get an autograph.

Yesterday preliminary proceedings were instituted against Kaulitz because of bodily harm.
Hamurg`s police spokesman Ralf Kunz to Bild: “He will have the possibilty to say something about the facts of the case.”
Tom Kaulitz and his management were not available for a statement to Bild yesterday.
18 April 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Robert Pattioson gillar Tokio Hotel!

"Actor Rober Pattinson granted an interview and said that Tokio Hotel are great and the best option for the movie soundtrack "New Moon". In an interview with American magazine has shown that the actor is a fan of the band Tokio Hotel.

What do you think of the Twilight soundtrack?
Robert: Sountrack for the film I very good, Paramore are very talented ...

Who would you like to like the soundtrack to the next?
Robert: I like the band Tokio Hotel, have a good sound and lyrics, which are appropriate to the film.

A certain song?
Robert: One song I like and reminds me of the film, Rescue Me!"

osvosv..

Källa: bellaandedward.com
15 April 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Banda Mag Filipinerna

Tokio Hotel is Caught on Camera

Hi! Its me again, and I just want to tell you that I never get tired of writing something for this awesome magazine! I have a massive collection of Banda mags and I must say that you guys rock for having to feature cool artists (some are my all-time faves!). I remember you guys featured my article about The Click Five, and now, Im gonna write something about Tokio Hotel, one of my favorite bands ever!. I know that this band isnt that popular here in the Philippines, and I just want to spread their name, their music and literally, THEM. Ive been a fan of them for quite a while now, and I have to tell you, THIS BAND ROCKS!!. So for those of you who doesnt know anything about this very awesome band, Ill introduce them for you. Tokio Hotel is a German band composed of Bill Kaulitz[vocalist], twin brother Tom Kaulitz[guitarist], Georg Listing [bassist] and Gustav Schafer [drummer].

“The walls are coming closer, my senses fade away”
-Rescue Me, Tokio Hotel

How did I become a massive fan of theirs? It started as a joke. I sent a group message wherein i said, "hey! i love Bill Kaulitz". IT WAS JUST A JOKE! then my friend, whos a fan, sent me a message and shes like, "How did you know that band?". Well, I knew the band before but didnt bother caring for them at all. I mean, whats up with a guy who looks like a girl that has "volumized" hair? They were just normal for me, I didnt care about their music AT FIRST. Then, I realized that, they are really cool, theyre music is very touching and inspirational. So I started searching some cool facts about them, until I joined this forum made just for them: Tokio Hotel Pilipinas [check out their site! : www.tokiohotelpilipinas.org ]. So I started talking to awesome Tokio Hotel fans who are really dedicated even though they arent that famous here. I have learned so much about them, like Bill wants to fall in love with a girl someday, Tom can write something using his both hands and so much more. I even asked some of my relatives who are living abroad to buy me TH merchandise, since only the Tokio Hotel Caught on Camera DVD is available here. Their single, "Monsoon" is very catchy and has a nice melody. My classmates are really in love with that song. And uh, speaking of my classmates and friends, they dont ACTUALLY like them, well for some. They think that Bill is gay and that their music sucks. Well, for all that I know, they dont suck and hey, theyre just a group of young people but they make such great music.

“I’m dying but I know our love will live”
-Sacred, Tokio Hotel

I must say this over and over again, that music is about music, not the looks. So why bother criticizing their looks, when their music is awesome like that? I fell in love with this band, not become their vocalist is really that good-looking or anything, but whats more important is the music that theyre making which they are most precisely proud of! Now, how much do I love Tokio hotel? Idiomatic expressions such as: I will love them till the hell freezes, or heaven is hell without them are much more appropriate but really, words cannot explain how much Im in love with them. I guess I will do ANYTHING, and i mean it, ANYTHING just to see them or just say to them personally, how much they make awesome music and how much they make me happy. For me, they’ll remain forever "sacred", for they make me "scream" whenever i hear their music. When I am "on the edge" of my moment, I just popped in my Scream CD to my CD player and "break away".

Here are some of my favorite songs [some are German]: Totgeliebt, Scream, Sacred, Spring Nicht, Freunde Bleiben and Monsoon Smile.

“Live every second, here and now… don’t let go”
-Live Every Second, Tokio Hotel

Patricia Camille S. Caramat
16 y/o
pat.heilig@gmail.com
24 Mars 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Star2#35 från Spanien

Öersatt av neelyo på THA.

Do you know everything about Tokio Hotel?

Here comes this school years best exam. The subject? Tokio Hotel! (and the rest is too blurry, I cant read it)

Georg
1.-What sport did he practice when he was a kid?
2.-How many tattoos does he have?
3.-Georgs bass is always a specific brand, which brand is it?
4.-Whats the name of his turtle?
5.-Do you know his three last names?
6.-His favorite bands are...
7.-Does he sleep with or without pjs?

Tom
1.-Which TH song is his favorite to play live?
2.-Whats the worst moment of his life?
3.-Favorite color?
4.-How many guitars does he have?
5.-Whats the name of his cat?
6.-How old was Tom when he goto the dreads?
7.-Whats the name of their mother?

Gustav
1.-Whats the name of his dog?
2.-Which two careers did he start?
3.-Does he have any siblings?
4.-When did he start playing the drums?
5.-What surgeries has he undergone?
6.-Do you know how tall he is?
7.-How old was Gustav when he met the twins?

Bill
1.-Bill is younger than Tom, how much younger?
2.-When he was a kid, what did Bill want to be when he grew up?
3.-What song did he sing for Star Search?
4.-What is he allergic to?
5.-When did he start writing songs?
6.-Whats the name of his best friend?
7.-When did he get his first piercing?
***

Boys with some flow

Tom
Tokio Hotels guitar player has been faithful to the hip hop look since he was nine. His jeans are always three of four sizes bigger. (something I cant read) Ill never dress like my brother Bill.


***
Im sorry there are bits that are not translated, the scan is kind of blurry.
24 Mars 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
BRAVO#5 från Bulgarien

Tokio Hotel recently about complete silence reigned. In recent months, no new songs, not performances - Bill (19), Tom (19), Gustav (20) and Georg (21) withdrew completely from public attention. Behind the scenes, however, the boys do not stop to work and prepare to make 2009 their year at the end of February, producers etc. David Jost announced in a special interview with the Great:
*"In time we hope to finish work on the (new) album in the next six weeks. But the issue is unlikely to happen before the end of spring. "Good news for the fans, especially this time Tokio Hotel have decided to possess the whole world at once. In Germany, of course, in German. In the U.S., and wherever people understand their language, English.

Cred: maruTza & shell20 nicoletagenevova @ THA.
24 Mars 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 0 kommentar
Lite ur BRAVO

If Bill will keep his new look despite the reactions is not clear yet. One thing is sure though: Tokio Hotel will not only surprise us visually, but also musical. In Los Angeles has the guys just finish the production of their new third album. Tokio Hotels album will be released during the spring. Bill, Tom, Gustav and Georg promise a whole new Tokio Hotel-sound and - warning! - that both unexpected German and international guest will take part on their new CD!

(Tack Elina för översättningen! :*)
18 Mars 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Virgin Store closes. Svårare för TH i USA?

Engelskan är inte den bästa, men det är värt att försöka knaggla sig igenom i alla fall. Det är rätt intressant och nästan lite sorgligt. Ändå känner mitt hjärta lite glädje för då kanske de kommer vara mer i Europa. Haha, Hanna goes självisk!


lately the difficulties of the economy have surprised all. And, unfortunately, we say goodbye with Virgin Megastore in Times Square. The shop will close in some place between the date of today and April, 2009. The building is almost clean, CD and DVD, which are in the soil, they are seen feverishly by the persons who run. Now Virgin pays close to $ 100 for the square foot, but the future sellers wait for the payment of $ 750 up to $ 1,000 for a sq. foot.” The rent was too high and and he does not know, if there will be opened in New York or San Francisco another shop, which will replace that it closes. as to the fan Tokyo Hotel, it is sad to see this. I know that for many fans this place is linked by good memories. Virgin Megastore in New York has spent firstly автографсессию Tokyo Hotel in the USA on May 6, 2008, to the exit of the album Scream. It has coincided this way, as well as MTV TRL has closed also the doors after the reception TH in May, and then in August. Conan OBrien has closed also Stevens Untitled Rock Show. With the economy so badly that many entertaining shows are forced to close, disconcerting the fans for the question, in which shows will appear Tokyo Hotel, when they return in summer 2009? The whole MTV Live closed shows, leaving the boys the weak election for the appearance on the screen and the advance of his new album. The future Tokyo Hotel is doubtful in the American economy that suffers an accident, but, we hope that by means of Obama, like the president, and the new authors of the songs that help the boys, probably, this German group it will go far. The shop has sold completely the T-shirts Tokyo Hotel and for the sale it remained only 3 CDs.
14 Mars 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 0 kommentar
Dude looks like a lady

Jag har varit lat på sistone. Säg till om ni vill ha någon speciell artikel översatt. Jag kan fixa det i så fall! :P

Crossdessing on stage, gender bending and natural androgyny have long been rock n roll staples. Some go to great lengths and arent fooling anyone. Others dont even have to try.

Heres a look at some of those who have entertained and confused us over the years.

#1. No, thats not one of those animatronic female companion robots being built by the Japanese. Its Bill Kaulitz of Germanys Tokio Hotel, the prettiest boy in modern rock. Seen here with his identical twin brother, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, in case you were wondering what the boy version might look like. (credit: Getty Images)

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Others included in the article are Marilyn Manson, Bret Michaels from Poison and David Bowie.

Källa: http://inmusic.ca/concerts/orange/photos/Articles/dude_looks_like_a_lady
11 Mars 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 0 kommentar
Buzzworthy: TOKIO HOTEL’S KAULITZ TWINS EMERGE… UND ICH SO LIEBE BILL’S NEW HAIR!

TOKIO HOTEL’S KAULITZ TWINS EMERGE… UND ICH SO LIEBE BILL’S NEW HAIR!
Published by Tamar Anitai on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 10:53 am.

The twins HAVE EMERGED! Repeat: WE HAVE THE KAULITZ TWINS! The Tokio twins are alive and well and hanging out in Berlin, taking in a comedy show by Oliver Poche. Bill’s Sonic the Hedgehog hair has been replaced by more Tom-like twinsie black-and-white dreads, and his usually kohl-covered eyes have been replaced by a rust-colored eyeshadow. Mrow!

Check out tons more photos at iloveradio.de (especially helpful: functional knowledge of German) and the always-reliable Tokio Hotel America for a translation. (Thanks, guys!) And - JA! Tokio Hotel’s planning a South American tour!

Anyway, my take on BK’s new look: I love the shiny, sleek, slick look of Bill’s new hair, and the new makeup colors he’s experimenting with. It’s a little less shocking (not that you guys are really shocked) and little more sophisticated. (Now HURRY UP AND FINISH UP THAT NEW ALBUM, DUDES!)

More importantly, your thoughts, bitte?

+ Plus: DANCE, TOKIO HOTEL, DANCE, und give Bill a makeover!

Källa: MTV Buzzworthy
11 Mars 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 2 kommentarer
Wie sieht Tokio-Bill denn jetzt aus?

Blonde lace, two-tone painted fingernails and a stunning lilac-colored eye makeup. Beautiful girl, right?
No, in the absolute girlie look showed Bill Fraulitz - Sorry! - Kaulitz (19) of "Tokio Hotel" on Saturday evening.
First he looked with his twin brother Tom (19), the Oliver-Pocher show "semi dangerous" (in early May at RTL) to.
At the subsequent party betrayed single Bill that he worked with Frau things pretty well know: "My handbag Ive been a few years ago bought secondhand."
And it flashed even a perfume bottle. Très chic! Hopefully do not beat it because the female fans ...

Källa: Bild.de
9 Mars 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 0 kommentar
Whats going on with Tokio Hotel?

You’re All ‘ENOUGH JONAS BROTHERS ALREADY!’ What’s Going On With Tokio Hotel?
Published by Tamar Anitai on Friday, February 27, 2009 at 5:37 pm.

Tokio Hotel LA

What’s always surprising and cool to me is how, like, if you were to draw a Venn Diagram of Jonas Brothers fans and Tokio Hotel fans, that intersection of Tokio-Jonas fans (Jonio? Tokas?) is actually wider than it originally seemed back before that unofficial ceasefire was called. And, you know, the fact that both bands were nominated for the Worst Band Award at the Shockwaves NME Awards at least means that the guys have one more thing in common, besides die-hard, fantastic fans. Huzzah for diversified musical tastes, I say. (This from the girl with The Clipse and Taylor Swift on the same iPod.)

Anyway, just in case you’re all Team Tokio all the way and need a little break from Unofficial Jonas Week (they DO have a 3D movie AND a new album out this week, so you do understand, right?), let’s take a look at WTF Tokio Hotel’s been up to recently amidst all the Jonas mania.

+ The guys are STILL putting the finishing touches on their still-delayed next album. Still. As in, still. But apparently the new album will feature 12 new songs, down from 20, which were all recorded between Los Angeles and Germany.

+ Bill and Tom got new Audis! Tom got a grey Audi R8, and Bill’s sitting behind the wheel of a white Audi Q7. Yay!

+ The Ohio State University cheerleading team used “Ready Set Go” in a cheer routine. (And did you hear We The Kings in there too?) GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, Tokio! (And Bucks — that’s my home state! Whut!?)

+ But perhaps most astonishing: As of January 2009, Tokio Hotel’s “Monsoon” video was the 38th most-watched video on YouTube EVER. Like MORE WATCHED than Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” (As of this post, “Monsoon” has 31.8 million views and “Thriller” has jumped to 33.3, causing me to believe that MJ is sitting in a cave somewhere, furiously clicking away. God knows he can’t afford to pay people to do it for him.) But MAN do you guys have a lot of time on your hands! Therefore… Might as well watch it again… On MTV.com! ; ) (You know, help me keep my job and stuff!)

http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2009/02/27/youre-all-enough-jonas-brothers-already-whats-going-on-with-tokio-hotel/

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Tvillingarna studerar flitigt. PR-turné i april?

Blir det en promotionturné i april? Följande artikel som berättar att Bill och Tom ska motta ett pris för sina studier antyder att det kan vara så...

Tom (links) und Bill Kaulitz (rechts) feiern ihren Realschulabschluss mit den beiden Direktorinnen der Web Individualschule, Sarah Lichtenberger (links) und Jennifer Krautscheid (rechts) - Quelle: Web Individualschule, Bochum - Verwendung nur im Zusammenhang mit der Web Individualschule bzw. dem Studienpreis DistancE-Learning. - Abdruck honorarfrei. Um Zusendung von zwei Belegexemplaren wird gebeten. Die Verwendung dieses Bildes ist für redaktionelle Zwecke honorarfrei. Abdruck bitte unter Quellenangabe: "obs/Forum DistancE-Learning" Weiterer Text über ots und www.presseportal.de


Hamburg (ots) - Famous award winners at this study DistancE-Learning 2009: Tom and Bill Kaulitz in addition to seven other prominent distance-learning graduates excellent.

The study DistancE will be learning this year already 24sten time distance-graduates and graduates forgiven - people with their personal success by distance learning or distance learning for the particular potential of flexible learning are. Selected award winners will be the study by an independent jury of the Association Forum DistancE-Learning.

The decision has now fallen, all nine prize winners will soon be presented to the public. But two of them are already famous before the ceremony, and not long kept secret: The twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz (both 19) of Tokio Hotel with the Youth Prize 2009 for their distance learning best achievements, in addition to their career by distance learning at the individual school Web to prepare the secondary school.

The study DistancE-Learning 2009 will be on 27 April 2009 in the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) in Berlin, Parliamentary State Secretary Andreas Storm over - unfortunately in the absence of the two-Kaulitz brothers, who at this time on promotional tour for their new Tokio Hotel album.


http://www.presseportal.de/pm/53081/1360185/forum_distance_learning

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NME Awards 2009 - TH tyvärr nominerade

 

Imorgon, den 25 februari, går Shockwaves NME Awards av stapeln och Tokio Hotel är nominerade i en kategori. För första gången hoppas jag verkligen att de inte vinner!

Worst Band
Fall Out Boy
Jonas Brothers
Oasis
Scouting for Girls
Tokio Hotel

Källa: www.nme.com

Det finns även en artikel om det på focus.de. Jag orkar inte översätta den så ni får bara googelöversättning.

Opinionen mot Tokio Hotel

Google Translator

British music fans do move against Tokio Hotel, and send the band from Magdeburg in the NME Awards in London in the race for the little flattering title of "Worst Band".

Paul Stokes, news editor of the British music magazine New Musical Express (NME) and organizer of the awards, believes that Tokio Hotel were the victim of an online vendetta British indie fans.

With their own weapons
"Various online communities have turned against Tokio Hotel verschworen and the band want it just pay back," said Stokes, in an interview with FOCUS Online. "I suspect not directly to specific fan drive, but the followers of bands like Oasis, Libertines and Muse are very active online."

It was the quartet really nothing crime: The success of the Germans at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Liverpool last year (Tokio Hotel won the best headliner) has the displeasure of the British fans excited, says Stokes. "Tokio Hotel fans vote at award ceremonies always en masse for their band, so even at the MTV Awards. Now it is about time these fans with their own weapons to beat. "

Everything other than Indie
But not only the men Kaulitz and Co. have the NME readers something to be suspended. Even accomplished bands like Oasis dividing the camp. Also, the legendary Brit-pop band from Manchester had the nomination as "Worst Band" plug, but it was simultaneously with laurels in the categories "Best Band, Best Album, Best Band Blog" and "Best Video" overwhelmed. "When we analyzed the reader suggestions, although we were shocked, but it shows how democratic our Awards," said Stokes, the inconsistencies.

In addition to Oasis and Tokio Hotel are also the U.S. boy band Jonas Brothers, the American pop-punk trio Fall Out Boy and the British Newcomer Scouting For Girls in the category "Worst Band". Tokio Hotel want uncharmante the nomination is not officially comment. On the web page of the band called it simply, the readers of British rival NME Rock Sound magazine had Tokio Hotel at No. 8 among the ten best international newcomers elected. Quite so unpopular it seems that the band at the Brits not to be - even if they are still a lot of persuasion skills.

"What their music style, Tokio Hotel are simply not consistent with the sound, which we in Britain in recent years furor. You really do not fit the NME. We are more than indie-rocklastig "says Stokes.Trotz of devastating ruling by the British indie scene, Tokio Hotel should trust to their strong fan base outside of the Kingdom set. It could ensure that the Germans on 25 February in London is spared embarrassment, says Stokes. "We find ourselves in the shortlist stage. Tokio Hotel fans are still one of the other four players to choose the worst band. "Receiving the award has not yet anyway - this program is at the presentation did not provide.

Källa: http://www.focus.de/kultur/musik/nme-awards-stimmungsmache-gegen-tokio-hotel_aid_374261.html

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RPP - Lead singer will play the violin in his new album

New from Peru
The members of Tokio Hotel decided to surprise their fans including new instruments in the musics of their new album.

Without putting on the side the drums and the electric guitar, the members of Tokio Hotel decided to surprise their fans including new instruments, as the violin, in their musics of a new album.

"Yes, I learn to play violin at the school. Its nothing that I would choose, it was a obligation in our music course. I thouhght that I could play the violin in some parts of a sad song that I wrote. But, of course, Ill still singing", commented the vocalist Bill Kaulitz in a television interview.

"We didnt choose the single yet, but I cant see myself playing a violin in the middle of a videoclip or at the stage. At the song, I recorded that part, but at the stage we have a orchestra which will accompain us. Ah the fans dont need to worry, we will just have a orchestra in this music", added to calme his fans that like more the strong music..

Although they didnt revealed the name of the album yet, it may be released in the next Spring.

tach aniinhas!

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feb.16,2009-Invitations for Günther Jauch and Tokio Hotel

Invitations by Günther Jauch and Tokio Hotel

Ladbergen - A check over 7500 Euros as well as many personal gifts recently had childrens eyes shine and their parents and carers are amazed.

Johanna Saale Saale by the company from Greven presented as part of a leisurely breakfast the members of the group of Ladbergen leisure club Lebenshilfe officially the result of her sponsors launched action.


Born was the idea in advance of the World Cup (World Cup) team of drivers with disabilities in the summer of last year. The framework of this tournament has been organized by Johanna Saale, in the course of the donations for the club wanted to collect Lebenshilfe. The junior team riders were involved in the program and drove a rally in which it was sponsoring specified.

Johanna Saale wrote to several celebrities, formulated specific requests of the children of the leisure group and invited them to the World Cup Gepannfahrer with disability. Some came after the invitation. So the children had the opportunity to Lars Ricken footballers or even the model Monica Ivancan personally get to know. "It was a great feeling, together with the children the celebrities at the tournament to take," says Sandra Bardelmeier, a tutor of Ladbergen Leisure Group.

But the celebrities who are not personally to a tournament last summer, responded positively to the request. "There were many and very personal responses, associated with different gifts for the children back," says Johanna Saale.

These gifts in the form of signed jerseys, scarves or autograph cards were also on Saturday at the children of the leisure group. By Günther Jauch was one of the children in the program "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" Invited.

The management of Tokio Hotel sent a big package with gifts and said an invitation to a concert. "A concert visit is for the children while exhausting, but it is a great offer," says Johanna Saale.

The thanks of all participants went to Johanna halls for their great commitment. "With this result, we would not have expected," says Inge Hille, board member of the Association Lebenshilfe together. The check will be over 7500 euros to the club for life, its main focus on helping people help themselves to people with intellectual disabilities is to come good.

"We will be the money to the various areas of our association to distribute," says Inge Hille concluded.

 

credit reden/tha
källa

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Bild. de"Jag hoppades på TH i Eurovision Songcontest"


Thomas Hermanns Grand Prix on Candidates Oscar Loya "I had hoped that it will Tokio Hotel"
U.S. singer Oscar Loya (29) and the German music producer Alex Christensen (41, "You have the nicest ass of the World") joined the Grand Prix - and the whole of Germany are discussed.

Now reports are also Thomas Hermanns (45, "Mr. Grand Prix):" I had hoped that it will Tokio Hotel! "

After the disastrous performance of No Angels (last place) at the last Grand Prix and the disastrous audience (only 3.47 million, eleven percent market share) Thomas Hermanns threw in the towel last year. He wants the singing competition for the NDR is not more moderate. Yet of course he pursues with interest what happens this year.

In the ZDF talk show "Johannes B. Kerner" (Thursday, clock 23:15, ZDF), he is diplomatic about Oscar Loya: "Ive obviously also perceived that this man sings for us. The content has not yet made, this is a new talent. I do not know personally, but I know of course, Mr. Christensen, the producer. He is someone who knows very well what he is doing. "

About the title "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang:" The yes, the Grand Prix tradition of nonsense titles. , Lalala, bum bäng a bi bani ... has won everything. So, Miss Kiss Kiss Bang , which may well work, they have probably set to the producer. I am very excited because the song still has not heard. "

If its after Thomas Hermanns goes, would a different band for Germany at the starting line: "I think Tokio Hotel could tear it. The also know in many Eastern bloc, the style fits well for the Grand Prix. Maybe next year. I think this would have a real chance and then we can get back under the first five come. "

Källa: http://www.bild.de/BILD/unterhaltung/musik/2009/02/11/thomas-hermanns-ueber-unseren-grand-prix-kandidaten/ich-hatte-gehofft-dass-es-tokio-hotel-werden.html

15 Februari 2009  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Tokio Hotel Working On

Tokio Hotel Working On Dark Anthems For Next Album
Producers the Matrix discuss their work on upcoming LP, tentatively due in the spring.
By Gil Kaufman

Its been awhile since the production trio known as the Matrix worked on such a highly anticipated album. But that will change this spring when Tokio Hotel release the follow-up to their English language breakthrough album, Scream. The yet-untitled album is being co-produced by the pop songwriters/producers best known for their work with Avril Lavigne, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Korn.

"Were in the middle of working on the Tokio Hotel record right now," Matrix member Lauren Christy said Tuesday, the same day the collectives long-lost album featuring a then-unknown singer by the name of Katy Perry dropped on iTunes. "Weve done eight songs for that record ... and I love the singers voice and the fact that they play their own instruments. Theyre a real band, and theyre very dark. Theyre this almost-perfect, gorgeous-looking band but with music thats very dark."

So far, Christy said the German group has laid down tracks at two different Los Angeles studios with the Matrix and with their own in-house production team over the past few months, with a mix that includes very "strong, anthem-y" songs with a dark edge and "lots of guitars."

Fellow Matrix producer Scott Spock said the sessions have been one of the most exciting and enjoyable of his career. "Weve worked with so many different people, and when you get into a room where magic just starts happening ... it makes everything really fun," he said, comparing the spark to the one he felt working with Lavigne and Korn. "Its the same experience with Tokio Hotel. ... They are all really talented and can write and play, and theyre the real deal."

Spock said he cant recall the last time he worked with a singer who had as much star quality as TH leader Bill Kaulitz. "The music business really needs Tokio Hotel right now," Spock said. "Theyre reviving that image of what a rock star is. ... Their writing has developed massively, and were experimenting a bit with some Depeche Mode influence. ... It doesnt sound like anything else out there right now. People dont want to hear a bunch of 808s and Auto-Tuned vocals. They want the real stuff."

Christy added that one of the other things shes grown to love about the rockers is their strong sense of identity, one that seems impervious to the Matrixs tendency toward a big, bright pop sound. "The band is so aware of what they are, and when you have an artist thats that strong, you cant pull them and homogenize them and make them sound like theyre not. Theyre very opinionated about what they want."

That strong sense of self has made it easier to work with the guys as they try to introduce some more American rock styles to their sound, Spock said, while working hard not to lose that unique essence that has made them worldwide stars already. "The push and pull between the camps has been great," he said. "And I think the album will be great because of that. Im going to look back on this in 10 years and say, Wow, I worked with Tokio Hotel! "

Christy said TH came to the Matrix because they really liked the ballad theyd co-written with Avril Lavigne, "Im With You," as well as their production on Korns See You on the Other Side album.

"They like the sadness of that song and were really touched by it," she said of the Lavigne tune. "They like the Korn records too, but they said, We wouldnt do that, but its really good. But its not truthful to us as a band. " So far, the Matrix have been co-writing all the songs theyve worked on with TH for the album, and at press time, Scott said they had completed work on six of those tunes.

The album is tentatively due in late spring, according to Christy; a spokesperson for THs label could not be reached for comment at press time. "Their confidence in knowing exactly who they are and what theyre doing, given how youthful they are, is amazing," Spock said. "They definitely bring the dark side of the pop song, not like a Lamb of God record but with rock influences that will cross over to so many different kids ... and even some adults."

In addition to the TH album, Christy said the Matrix have been grinding away on Korn singer Jonathan Davis solo debut, an album by "iCarly" star Miranda Cosgrove, the next Ashley Tisdale CD and the soundtrack to the rebooted "Fame."

 

Källa: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1603640/20090127/tokio_hotel.jhtml

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Bild.de: Självklart sjunger TH live!

Tokio Hotel Manager: "Off course Bill is singing live!"

 It is a though piece, that promi-blogger Perez Hilton has written about the US tour of Tokio Hotel: "Bill isnt singing live!" now the management of Tokio Hotel responds and is dictating the gossipking.

Perez Hilton has claimed on his world famous blog that the Bill doesnt sing a word live during there concerts, and the rest of the band isnt really playing and just pretend to play there instrument.

Tokio Hotel manager David Jost is now irritated: "The band has been working there ass of for the past year and off course Bill is singing live!"

He goes on: "Anyone, that has ever been to a tokio hotel concert knows that. But someone can also get something possitive from these rumours. When there are people out there now that havent been to a tokio hotel concert yet and are doubting if everything is live, they can now buy a ticket for the niext concert, we are considering making this internet rascal our new concert promoter."

We are curious what gossip king Perez Hilton has to say to this sign of friendship?

Source:
Bild.de

12 December 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 0 kommentar
Tokio Hotel is Milli Vanilli- Not bloody likely

Tokio Hotel Is Milli Vanilli - Not Bloody Likely
LOS ANGELES, Ca., Dec. 11 (TOTI) --

Overweight blogger Perez Hilton has created a bit of a sensation by leveling charges against German band Tokio Hotel accusing the quartet of being this generations Milli Vanilli.

Its worth pointing out that the concept of Bill Kaulitz lip-synching along with his own voice is very different than what Milli Vanili was accused of. Milli Vanilli perpetrated musical fraud by pretending to sing songs that they hadnt recorded. In fact, when pressed to perform, one of the members of the band was clearly awful.

Milli Vanilli upset their fans because they misled them. They pretended to be singers when in fact they were merely models, hand-picked for their good looks and musical talent. No one in their right mind could attempt to accuse Bill Kaulitz or Tokio Hotel of not being able to sing or play instruments. The band is obviously very accomplished and more than capable of performing live.

The truth is, many performers today use playback as part of their live performances. There could be any number of reasons why, but they all boil down to wanting to do a great show for fans, usually.

Clearly most fans of the Tokio Hotel wont support the decision by the band to do anything but perform live. Obviously fans want to see their rock heroes out there and giving it 100% live. But before pointing the finger, lets understand any number of mitigating circumstances could have caused such a performance.

And the charges of "fakery" by Hilton ( a completely fake name, by the way) are inaccurate when he does a comparison to Milli Vanilli. Tokio Hotel has real talent and makes real music. Milli Vanilli was a scam perpetrated against the music-buying public. It looks as if the huge girth around his waist has finally cut off the oxygen supply to Mr. Hiltons brain. Or maybe Teddy Hilton is ghost-writing his blog. Either way, well be hearing a lot more from Tokio Hotel in the future, whether Mr. Hilton likes it or not.

Copyright 2008 by Times of the Internet. All Rights Reserved.

http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/27720.html
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Popcorn#1: Hatar Bill sin kropp?

 Concern for the Tokio Hotel front man, Bill Kaulitz (19) acts expenditure-lived, sad and sick. It is said that he is addicted to be thin. How does Bill really feel? Will he hold on?

Tom worries about the health of his brother

As Tokio Hotel won "Best Live Act" in November in Liverpool at the MTV Europe Music Award it became clear to the last critics: At the band from Magdeburg no can beat, not even internationally. While record sales in the United States and England hold themselves within limits, the guys draw all eyes on themselves and provide for each gig fan hysteria. Tokio Hotel - the shining victor in the pop-band Olymp!

Peace, joy, omelette to the outside, but inside makes sobering wide. Looking behind the facade, Tokio Hotel prevails with stress and pressure. The band travels around half the world so fast that it makes you dizzy. Above all Bill pays the price for this - with his health. The last pictures are shocking: He is pale, his eyes are tired and dull, his face despite the thick paint looks hard and his body is thinner than ever. Its frighteningly how bony Bill has become! Supposedly he only weights 45 kg.
Rumors making the rounds, Bill is addicted to be thin, he hates his body and conceal it with a lot of makeup and funky outfits. Remarkably: Even on vacation at the beach Bill does not take off his clothes, while Tom is in the sun with his well trained body.

When the cameras are turned off, Bill has angst, is tired and sad. Little sleep, poor nutrition, constantly on the move and eternal deadline pressure - the Stress finishes him off, Bill suffers from severe homesickness. He longs for peace, love and affection, for a shoulder to which he can lean on, for someone who can take him into their arms.
POPCORN-psychologist Hannes ****enaber: "The lack of security is the reason why he cannot love himself. In flagrant cases this lead to anorexia or bulimia!"

How really sick is Bill? Only only he himself knows The worst: In 2009 the stress will go on even the vacation of three weeks in the caribbean at the end of the year is not going to change that. The new album is still a long way in the box, the record was postponed again - now the CD will appear in March. Then its time for a major world tour.
If Bill will last t physically and mentally?


Översatt av:xretinet and dypnf.

12 December 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 2 kommentarer
Bild.de: Bill sjunger inte live!

 Actually, gossipking Perez Hilton has always been hard on our four boys from Tokio Hotel. Since the succes band also conquered the USA he has been writing on his world famous promi-blog several times about Bill Kaulitz&co.

But now he is claiming they havent sung a single note live during there concerts! Tokio Hotel - a big mini playback show?

"My sources have exclusivly revealed that the german band Tokio Hotel have playbacked on there US tour. The leadsinger doesnt sing live and they dont really play there instruments. A big lie, according to the gossipking.

The promi-blogger claimes to have proof that Bill didnt sing anything live:
"Our source gave us a setlist of the band that describes when Bills micrphone should be turned on so he can talk to the audience."

Perez Hilton site is visited 100 million times a month. Forbes magazine named him in 2007 the most important person on the internet.

"I confront. If people like it or they dont", Perez Hilton explains in an interview with Bild.de

For sure is that: with his latest rumour about our Tokio Hotel boys he wont be making many friends here in Germany.

Source:
Bild.de

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Tokio Hotel just needs to go away

Americas most pressing national security concern
Its become trendy among political pundits to draw parallels between the Russian invasion of Georgia and Hitlers invasion of the Sudetenland. They are eerily similar: a former superpower moves to reestablish influence by invading its neighbor in the name of protecting an ethnic minority. Further, each attack yielded only an international slap on the wrist. Some hypothesize that were on the brink of another cold war; others fear world war. Either way, the Russian incident is distracting from an incursion that even more strongly places the fabric of humanity at risk. I am speaking, of course, about Germanys grab at the last limb of American world supremacy: tween mind control.

Ive long held the belief that, someday, America will wake up and all of our celebrities will be Canadian. I can live with that. They speak the same language, grow up with the same pop culture, and have easier access to pot. I even have an above-average tolerance for Celine Dion and Nelly Furtado. What I cant live with, however, is that 16-year-old Germans are better at whining about the suckery of middle school than American kids who actually went to middle school.

Like every self-respecting music listener, I hate emo. But I understand why it needs to exist. For all intents and purposes, emo is the contemporary disco. To create disco, music executives condensed decades of soul, R&B, and funk into a commercial formula; to create emo, the execs did the same with grunge and indie rock. The same thing happened with punk and is about to happen with hip-hop. As we all know, this is why Kurt Cobain killed himself. What Cobain didnt realize, though, is that out of every commercial music movement comes an army of kids who earned their musical chops covering its hits, only to realize that they suck. Without the backlash against hair metal, grunge never would have existed. So, sure, emo sucks, but its teaching a whole bunch of kids how to write lyrics, and eventually some of them will actually get good. You cant have alternative music without a mainstream to trash on.

This process, however, has been a largely American one, with some noble assists from the British. The rest of Europe has its own cycle. They import whatevers big in the English-speaking world, use the same formula to create even shittier domestic acts, and then somehow combine it with godawful techno. This is why the most intense street riots and darkest music will always belong to Europe. Not even a brutal dictatorship can provoke a rebellion like shitty European techno can.

Im not kidding when I say that maintaining control of the pop music cycle is more important than containing Russias imperialist aspirations. The strongest weapon we have is our pop culture. Thanks to American marketing, nearly the entire world shares one culture. Weve all eaten at McDonalds. Weve all seen Die Hard 3. Weve all had "Umbrella" stuck in our heads since last summer. Dont underestimate this power. People love to bemoan the death of European cultures at the hands of MTV, forgetting that our cultural exports played a major role in uniting Europe and winning the Cold War. What did the first President of the Czech Republic and leader of that countrys struggle against the Soviets ask for when he visited the White House? A private performance by Lou Reed. When kids in the US were getting busted in the 70s for smoking weed and dropping acid, kids in East Germany were getting busted for listening to Jimi Hendrix. Despite the Soviets best efforts, kids in the East Bloc didnt want to be the next Lenin - they wanted to be in a rock n roll band, just like every American kid.

Today, this dynamic is just as salient. If we ever went to war with a European country, we could get its entire army to surrender by offering them 50 Cent tickets. Does it suck that corporate America owns our youth? Sure. But its awesome that that they also control the youths of half the world. Fuck food - lets Hannah Montana CDs on Afghanistan.

So, Tokio Hotel. Germanys new emo boy band. They even play instruments. Theyve already taken over Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, and who knows how many other Western European countries. And now theyre being covered in Rolling Stone and have videos on MTV. Somehow, theyve managed to perfect American angst while maintaining their German efficiency. Every one of their hits has been translated into French and English. Theyre literally getting three hits for the price of one. Were in trouble.

If the EU starts to export angst to the United States, our tweens will want to be European. Nothing could pose a greater risk to the balance of power. What will we do when, in a trade war with the EU, the Germans offer our troops Tokio Hotel tickets? When the music starts coming in, the street riots cant be far behind. Its all downhill from there. Somewhere, in a jail cell far, far away, Lou Pearlman has a hard-on.

Source: http://www.dartmouthindependent.com/archives/2008/12/tokio-hotel-jus.html
11 December 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 0 kommentar
Tokio Hotel emerges as big force 2008

Tokio Hotel Emerges As Big Force In 2008
BERLIN, Germany, Dec. 9 (TOTI) --


Tokio Hotel is a German band that now rules the world. Tokio hotel consists of identical twin brothers Bill Kaulitz and Tom Kaulitz, as well as Georg Listing and Gustav Schäfer.

The band has developed one of the most loyal fan bases around, which continues to grow, confounding some critics. The group is fronted by lead singer Bill Kaulitz, who has achieved heartthrob status, despite his feminine look. One thing is certain about Tokio Hotel, they dont follow the crowd, but instead do their best to create new trends.

Their unique sound has attracted the attention of many music fans, who are upset by just how generic most modern music has become. Since 2007, when the band released their album Scream excusively in English, their influence has increased rapidly. Some newfound fans of theirs even learned German in order to go back and appreciate their earlier efforts.

"The first time I’ve listened to tokio hotel I felt in love for their music. I love them very much I didn’t think that their music affects me that much, I like every one because they are different: many styles meet in that band but my favorite one is Tom, I can risk everything for meeting him.You know, I began to study and learn German especially for them to understand their lyrics." wrote an enthused fan online.

Nowhere is the evidence of their huge popularity more visible than it is on YouTube. The bands videos have received millions of views, as well as high ratings, and positive comments.

Female fans of the band all love Bill Kaulitz. Kaulitz himself has said he hopes to fall in love one day.

"Yes! I would really like to fall in love again. This feeling is really super-nice - and it would be terrific when I could have this feeling again," said Kaulitz. "But I`m totally not unhappy at all. I had so much luck in the last years, and it has also advantages being single. You can talk with people free, you don`t have to justify – and there exists no jealousy."

Despite not having found a significant other for life, Kaulitz has said hes happy that the band is popular with so many people worldwide.

"What the fans give us, is at any rate very, very nice. It`s really a good feeling, that they exist. To think about them, helps me often a lot."

The band is catching on with a wide group of people now, including critics. They won their first MTV Video Music Award this year in September for Best New Artist.

Despite the fact Kaulitz is known for writing chilly lines like "The night has lost me. The world turns to ice. A cold wind. The sun is frozen", he seems to warm up the hearts of his fans, who identify with his occassionally dark moods. Bill doesnt let the ladies on the road warm him up, either. "Im just not the type to take a girl to my room for one night," he has stated.

For now Bill Kaulitz will continue to write about his emotional pain, gaining fans and admirers everywhere as he does.


Copyright 2008 by Times of the Internet. All Rights Reserved.

Source http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/27071.html
11 December 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Ready, Set, Go! Its time to... Move my lips and pretend Im singing

Ready, Set, Go! Its Time To... Move My Lips and Pretend Im Singing
Source: http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2008/12/ready_set_go_its_time_to_move.php

Bill Kaulitz

 So Ive been getting raked over the coals by Tokio Hotel fans over the last few days because I wrote a blog pointing out that, well, its kinda weird for teenage girls to be attracted to a guy who looks a lot like them. I asked why, I got a few thoughtful (and a lot of crazy) replies. Sample:

YOU EAT SHIT.
tokio hotel is cool, and you smell like smelly cattle.
bill doesnt look like Boy George. you do!
Martin Cizmar is GAY! (if that is you)
your a Asshole.


Children... so precious.

ANYWAY, with the risk of having my house firebombed for daring to question the fashion or behavior of Bill Kaulitz I have to link this post from Perez Hilton, since the photo has their Phoenix setlist. Apparently the guys have been lip-synching all their performances on this current slate of radio shows. So, thats right, in the above photo from Phooson 2008, while Bills lips might be moving, nothing is coming out. By way of giving credit where credit is due, I should point out that The Arizona Republic also pointed this out in their review of the show.

Oh, and by the way, if youre still trying to figure out who these guys are (short version: very average pop-rock band, one member has crazy hair) check out our Phooson slideshow for plenty of pictures of them in, uh, "action." Theyre also in this video of the show, which also features Katy Perry, The Pussycat Dolls and Fallout Boy but, sadly, not Rihanna.

Click the jump for the infamous Phoenix setlist from Perez Hilton or, Im sure, to have your faith in the youth of this country deeply undermined by the comment section.

11 December 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 0 kommentar
Perez Hilton: Tokio Hotel, Det nya Milli Vanilli

Sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that German "band" Tokio Hotel has been lipsynching and miming all of their performances in America.

The "band" has been playing a round of radio holiday shows recently, and according to multiple sources, the lead singer is not singing live and the band isnt even playing their instruments live.

Straight-up fakery!

Our source even provided us with the bands set list from one of the recent radio holiday shows, which indicates when to turn the mic back on for lead singer Bill Kaulitz to address the audience.

Pathetic!!!!!!

Source: http://perezhilton.com/2008-12-09-tokio-hotel-the-new-milli-vanilli

(För er som inte vet så var Milli Vanilli en tysk grupp som hade några hitar på 80-talet innan det kom fram att de mimat hela tiden och skandalen var ett faktum... De fick tex lämna tillbaka sin Grammy)

11 December 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 2 kommentarer
BRAVO #51: Bills nya chocktatuering

 Translation by BellaMuerte


Exclusive : Bills new tattoo


Hes done it again. On Bills left side a huge, cryptic saying flaunts. Bravo has the first picture of the new tattoo!

Tokio Hotel fans are already puzzling for weeks: what does Bill have for a new tattoo? Fresh sights of his skin flashed now and then on the stage - TH-Frontman did not want to reveal anything about it in any case.
"Ill show you in a few years," he only joked when someone spoke of it. But the secret is now relieved. Because Bravo has the first photo of Bills (19) new tattoo. And thats nothing like small. Because the saying "Wir hoeren nie auf zu schreien. Wir kehren zum Ursprung zurueck" winds itself all over left side of his upper body - from shoulder down to stomach! Absolutely breathtaking.
The tattoing must have approximately 800.- Euro taken. "It took four hours to get it done," reveals Bill, "and it hurt like hell. Real bad."
No wonder : the tattoo machine stitches tint into the skin 7,500 times a minute. And in Bills case, the skin is very thin - that is a real catch-up effect.
What actually does this mysterious tattoo-saying mean?
"Wir hoeren nie auf zu schreien" must stand for Bill and Tom Kaulitz twins rebellious attitude. Their attitude to do what they want to do. Not to let themselves oblige to anybodys words. And when they want to force somebody, they will scream out loud - always.
"Wir kehren zum Ursprung zurueck" must show Bills proximity to his family - especially to his beloved mother and his brother Tom.
In spite of the total success, he always wants to know where he comes from. And the painful memory of getting this tattoo done is going to fetch him back to the ground.

Bill has now 4 Tattoos in total. Actually he wanted no more after his TH logo on his neck. "It hurts so much," he complained then. But a year after, he already got a triplicated star on his stomach. And on his 18th birthday in 2007, Billy got himself the word "Freiheit 89" on his left underarm. A tattoo-mania singer!

"Wir hoeren nie auf zu schreien. Wir kehren zum Ursprung zurueck." Bill had this saying in the Tattoo studio eternalized.

source: http://www.tokiohotel-fanclub.de/forum

11 December 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 2 kommentarer
Dear Teenagegirls, do you really like these TH dudes?

Dear Teenage Girls, Do You Really
Like These Tokio Hotel Dudes?

Bill Kaulitz

 

So Ive never pretended to be an expert on the mind of the adolescent female, and I hate to sound like an out-of-touch old man, but I really dont get this Tokio Hotel thing. Last night at Phooson, they prompted a wave of shrieks at almost every turn, being topped only by Fall Out Boys Pete Wentz, who is, of course, a well-established heartthrob whos had naked pictures circulated online and knocked up a semi-starlet. Tokio Hotel, though? Its very odd, indeed. The lead singer of the band, Bill Kaulitz, isnt so much androgynous as completely feminine and the rest of the guys just look like the sort of dirtballs who somehow manage to schedule nothing but shop classes their senior year.

I really cant pretend to understand, and neither could my plus one, who shared her own memories of screeching for the dreamy Gavin Rossdale at the radio shows of her youth, but was shocked to see the band all the girls interviewed on the radio were talking about.


So lets examine some photos...

Yes, this is the band the girls were going crazy for. Again, Im not even sure these clothes are fashionable -- though certainly the bar is a little lower for Germans than the rest of us -- but, really, I cant imagine them being compared favorably to, say, My Chemical Romance, who almost caused a stampede at last year Tempe Music Fest, when singer Gerard Way was being interviewed in a booth to the right of the stage. To my untrained eye, these guys look more like the sort of emo dandies the Hot Topic girls love.

Källa:

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/uponsun/2008/12/teenage_girls_do_you_really_li.php

Tack till EEELIINA!

7 December 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 0 kommentar
Teenmag winter 2008

What’s a typical day on the road like for you guys?
Bill:
We wake up on the tour bus, and when we arrive at the hotel we have some breakfast, change clothes and take a shower and stuff. Then we go to the venue and do the sound check and interviews [before the show]. [After the show], it’s back to the hotel, get all of the 10 bags together, pack up and get back on the bus and that’s it.

Is it difficult to sleep on the bus?
Georg:
Yeah, because we always switch of the air conditioning for Bill’s voice (it can make him sound hoarse). So it’s very hot inside.

Does anybody snore?
Bill:
Not really…Gustav, sometimes!

Do you do anything before a show for good luck?
Tom:
We just gather in a backstage room for a half hour before the show.

What’s the best way for a fan to get your attention at a concert?
Tom:
I really like to see the big signs and posters with cool phrases.

What’s the funniest thing you’ve seen on a sign?
Bill:
One of them asked me to marry her. There was a fan in Chicago who asked Tom to sign an autograph and said to write, “For my dream girl.” She said, “You don’t know it yet, but I’m your dream girl.” That was really funny.

What’s the best concert you’ve ever been too?
Bill:
I think it was my first concert, which was Nena, a German singer. I think that was the best concert.
Tom: I listen to a lot of German hip-hop, so you probably wouldn’t know the artists.
Gustav: My best one was Metallica in 2006. They played all of the old songs plus the new stuff, so it was just perfect.
Tom: for Georg it would probably be David Hasselhoff!
Georg: Maybe. There are a couple of shows of David Hasselhoff’s that are pretty good. I like the dancing more than his voice.

Are you guys really all fans of David Hasselhoff?
Georg:
Yes!
Tom: We don’t really like David Hasselhoff, but, Georg is a really big fan.

Have you ever had a chance to meet him?
Georg:
Not yet.
Tom: hopefully in the future!
29 November 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Tokio Hotel tar paus

From Star Club No. 253 - France (2008)

Bill Kaulitz is saying that they needed a pause because they were very tired. He said that he has been sick several times last year and that it was very hard to be sick far from home. He handled it because their schedule was full but he sometimes took no pleasure to do photo shooting or interviews. It was very the time to stop a bit.

Tom said that the album has been postponed because they were not ready and because they were all exausted and needed to get a big pause to regroup themselves and get back in shape.
They were asked about girls and Tom said that he feels like he calms down a bit. That he chased a lot before but that now it’s not funny anymore. He’s starting to wonder if he’s not ready for a serious relationship. And just after he said “But only if the girl is gorgeous”.

Bill said he’s starting to get worried because he’s trusting people less and less. When a girl flirts with him in an after show he’s always wondering what she wants exactly, if she wants him or just Bill from TH. He sais he’s missing having someone but he’s glad he got the music to keep going on.
There’s a little bit how they’re happy for the VMA because it showed that they could succeed in America contrary to what some were telling. They said also that they’ve been really moved to see how famous they were in Mexico.

cred till www.tokiohotelrocks.com och Ida<3Tom @thus
29 November 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
bild.com: The new fab four

The new Fab Four just love Liverpool!

German teen rock sensations Tokio Hotel carried on their incredible year by landing the best live band gong at the MTV Europe Awards in Liverpool last night. Other big winners included comeback queen Britney Spears, who won two awards – ‘Best Act’ and ‘Album of the Year’.

Tokio Hotel scooped their prize in the ‘most impressive live band at a festival or on tour’ category, beating off competition from the likes of Metallica and The Cure.

In September, the young German rockers - whose hits include ‘Monsoon’ - were given the ‘Best Newcomer Award’ at the MTV Video Awards show in Los Angeles. Their winning streak continued at the MTV Latin Awards in Mexico.

“We are so happy, this is so crazy” said singer Bill Kaulitz (19) during his acceptance speech in Liverpool, famous for being the home of the original ‘Fab Four’ the ‘Beatles’. “You guys are the best,” he told his fans.

Tokio Hotel were also nominated for ‘Best Act of all Time’, but lost out to British pop star Rick Astley (42). The whole group - twins (Bill and Tom Kaulitz, Georg Listing and Gustav Schafer) - were all present at the awards, despite drummer Gustav recent crashing his car into a tram in Germany.

Britney continued her huge comeback, winning awards in two of the biggest categories, but was not present on the night and spoke to the 40,000 music fans in Liverpool’s Echo Arena by satellite: “It’s such an honour. Sorry I can’t be there, but have a blast!”

This year marked the 15th anniversary of the MTV Europe Awards show. Fans voted in the different categories by internet and phone and the ceremony was watched by 30 million fans worldwide.

25 November 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
BRAVO#47

TRANSLATION BY DYPNF:
3pm Magdeburg downtown.
TH drummer Gustav Schaefer (20) is driving his BMW on the Halberstaedter
street, one of the mainroads of the city.
A traffic light changes to red - tailback!
Gustav wants to pass the line of cars. Allegedly to take a illegal left turn. A
momentous mistake. Ploice Officer Stefan Brodtrueck explains:" Suddenly the car
drifted left onto a tram track. This is clearly to see."
The 20 year old drummer overlooked the coming tram behind him during the
illegal lane change.
The tramdriver slamed the breakes right away but it was to late. With 30 km/h
the tram crashes into the driverside of Gustavs car. Because of the fiercely crash
the car got pushed back into the line of cars. In the process another BMW and a
VW get damaged.
Katharina Kretzschmar (29, sister of handball player Stefan Ketzschmar) and Wir
sind Helden Tourmanager Danny E. (29) are fortunately only slightly hurt. Blue
light and sirens anyway. Ambulance and police arrive right away. Gustav and his
friends get away with bruises and scratches.
"The street had to be closed for over one hour", Birgit Muenster-Redel from the
public transportation service of Magdeburg says.

Now Gustav has to pay - after all he caused a total damage of 20.000 Euro.
The tram has to be repaired for abaout 4.000 Euro. A damage of 10.000 Euro is
on Gustis car and about 6.000 Euro on the two other cars. A lot of money.
And thats not everything. Now the police is investigating against Gustav because
of bodily injury caused by negligence.
He maybe loses his driver license because the Magdeburger is still in his
probation time. Its clear that Gustav is in a bad mood.

He didnt sleep well the night after the accident happened and is totally down.
The official statement of TH manager David Jost:
"Gustav and his two passenger were brought to the ER by two ambulances after
the accident happened. At the moment he still has some problems to move his
left shoulder. But he didnt break a bone according to his doctors.
Gustav is aware of being guilty and told the police immediately so. He is awfully
sorry that he brought not only himself in danger but others too."

But the most important thing is that nothing serious happened.
The next day Gustav could start his trip to the EMAs in Liverpool with his band
colleagues Bill (19), Tom (19) and Georg (21).
The boys cleares with familiar mania one of the most important awards in the
category "Best Headliner".
At least a small comfort for Gustav...


(Pictures):
- Georg, Bill and Tom (from left) are happy that their Gustav (r) nothing bad happened.
- At the scene of an ambulance take one.
- The tram Kracht exactly in the drivers side of Gustavs vehicle.
- The damage to Gustavs BMW is estimated at 10,000 euros!
- The emergency room of University Hospital Magdeburg: Here was Gustav treated.



And here the translation to the "mini article".
Actually its not a mini article. Its a joke Bill is telling.
Here it is.

The Judge to the accused:

"You have the choice between 10 days in jail or 1000 Euro."
The accused:
"Then, of course I take the money!"


(Resten av bilderna finns i fotoalbumet)

13 November 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Popcorn #11

Trees, bushes, spiders, snakes and all other kind of bugs, the biggest horror for the twins. Bill and Tom hate the free nature and have fear for all, that itches and crawls. Bill: We are complete “drinnis?”, we live in the city, go through the city and laying on a beach underneath the sun. When we do it is pure torture. I constantly have fear, that at night cockroaches and spiders will crawl to me!

Finally, a new album in February!

Tokio Hotel are at the highest point of their carreer. The price as best newcomer at the MTV video music awards was a sensation. No other German speaking act has ever accomplished this. Now Bill, Tom Georg and Gustav have more plans, In February 2009 a new album will appear. The boys are thinking about new ideas. Even a duet with Miley Cyrus is being a topic of their discussions. With her Tokio Hotel are willing to sing at the awards and make a short video clip. Background: With the song the boys hope to get in to the USA single-charts. For fans good things will come earlier. In November a new TH DVD will appear. Bill: “A cool documentary of our 1000-hotels Europe tour. Everyone will see us backstage and completely without make-up.

" Tom didnt occur we had won an award, he checked Britneys breasts the entire time ", Bill.
9 Oktober 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
BRAVO#42: We couldnt cope the end of TH

"We wouldnt cope the end of Tokio Hotel"

In the last part of the Tokio-Hotel-series are the guys very thoughtful!

Full halls, front charts-places, prices on the assembly line, millions of fans all over the world - currently Tokio Hotel are absolute high-flyers. But every now and then, Bill (19), Tom (19), Gustav (20) and Georg (21) think about the time after the hype. So much for them is clear: A life without their band, no one of them cant imagine this: "Tokio Hotel is our life," says Bill. "Would the band be at the end, a piece of us would die. I cant imagine anything else," he says. And Tom adds: "We dont live in a dream bubble, and know that sometimes other people in the charts will be ahead ahead. Its clear to us." Do the boys have fear for havong a crahs? "We wouldnt cope that," says Bill. "We gave everything up for the band - a normal life is just hardly possible. But we wont take drugs in any case. Sure, its always easy said in the run-up. You never know. But we will solve this differently." But to think about the end of the band, is not to think at the moment. The boys are currently working on her third album. "Thats something very new," says Tom. "And we also fiddle about a surprise for our German fans ..."

tack till th-unlimited!
8 Oktober 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Angst with a side of eyeliner

Angst with a side of eyeliner

Written by Megan Broyles - Argonaut
Monday, 06 October 2008
Tokio Hotel won the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist on July 9. Why, among all the truly innovative new artists existing on the Earth’s surface, would a teen-pop quartet from Germany take the cake?
It’s because the girls love them.

Bill Kaulitz, the band’s lead singer, has been described as the anime version of Project Runway’s Christian Siriano. Kaulitz carries his 18-year-old eyeliner-ed self with a boy band swagger akin to glam, goth and emo — however that adds up.
His distinguishing feature is his electro shock hair that stands about a foot tall, if not higher. Every member of the band has their own niche to fill and girlies to be idolized by.

Tom Kaulitz, Bill’s younger twin brother and guitarist, dons blonde dreadlocks, a lip piercing and flat bill caps. The remaining two bandmates (who don’t appear to have the same priority as the twins in the public eye) are Gustav Schaefer on the drums and Georg Listing (bassist). Gustav and Georg take on the roles of Volcom Stone skater and long-haired-boy-next-door, respectively.
“Scream,” Tokio Hotel’s 2007 release, perfectly exemplifies what it feels like to be 14 years old through adolescent lyrics and sound that can best describe the makers as “bad boys with a soft side.”

The title track from the album is an anti-authority anthem instructing the oppressed listener to “scream it out loud.” Tokio Hotel dredges up memories of early Good Charlotte in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Besides the obvious twin superstar connection, both bands’ messages are strikingly similar in how outrageously easy it is to follow — no tricky musical business here — and mostly emotional, sticking in the hearts of young, impressionable female listeners.

Tokio Hotel can expect success. No matter how unsavory their musical contributions may be, a technically or comparatively, they are trendy enough to snatch the spotlight for fifteen minutes with a palatable — at best — generic sound. Emotion (or hormones) fuels the incoherent translated-from-German lyrics and dramatic instrumentals.

Nothing can take away from the fact that somewhere someone is listening to Tokio Hotel and feeling better about their own life. At the end of the day, a smiling fan of Tom and Bill Kaulitz is happy. If the fans are happy, there’s nothing left to say.
7 Oktober 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 0 kommentar
Bill ser ut som Björk

Everyone can agree on that Björk Guðmundsdóttir has an unique look. 1989 in Leipzieg in Germany a boy was born and named Bill Kaulitz. Today, 19 years later, Bill Kaulitz is the leader of the hottest boy band in Germany, Tokio Hotel.
Bill without a doubt listened a lot to Björk as a young boy (what! XD??), and he looks exactly like her. Tokio Hotel have been doing great recently and specially in America. The band recently won an award on the VMA that was held in Los Angeles recently.
Last years Björk has been using a lot of thick eyeliner at appearances and you can basically say that Bill stole her look. Bill is hardly seen without thick eyeliner and make-up. And his eyebrows are exactly the same as Björks. Bill is also very feminin. But that doesnt seem to get the girls off him. He and the other members talk a lot about their after concerts one night stands. Maybe some of his one night stands have thought: He reminds me of someone, but who?

Translated by sóley @ THUS.

Källa med bilder och artikel: http://www.dv.is/sed-og-heyrt/2008/9/26/alveg-eins-og-bjork/
27 September 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Vi älskar när folk skriker på oss

“We love people screaming at us”

Hand in hand with Si!, the Kaulitz twins reveal small (I am assuming that is what capilares means...) secrets, their short history and their love for hysteria.

Even though it’s a rock center, the lights of the Avalon club, in Hollywood, are on and the attendees drink water. There are no bracelets that gives them access to the bar, because the audience composed of people under 21, the legal age to drink alcohol in the United States. Only one of the members of the band that is on stage has that permission: Georg, the bassist. And by a scratch.

There are mostly girls in the room and they can’t stop (nor want) screaming during the show of the German quartet Tokio Hotel. “Our fans are a bit crazy, but to us no madness is enough. We love the people that scream”, the singer Bill Kaulitz (18) tells Si! in the privacy of their hotel. Like always, the four attend the interview, even though Bill and his brother Tom (18), take all the attention. They are twins. “Soul mates”, Georg Listing (21) reaches to say, fan of Oasis and owner of a languid look and a strand of straight hair over the eyes that seems to craze the fans.

They are so identical that during primary (elementary in other words) they were forced to wear t-shirts with their names. But their looks can’t be any more different. “Until the age of 6 did we dressed the same, then we developed our love for music and each one adopted a look according to their musical preferences. I like Placebo and Coldplay; he likes hip hop”, clarifies the friendly Bill. He takes one hour daily and one bottle of hairspray weakly to maintain his splendid gothic hairstyle.

Tom, on the other hand, uses medium dishevel dreadlocks, his infallible baseball cap (in LA he chose the one of the Dodgers), two t-shirts that overlap and that are three sizes bigger and pants that are baggy by the hips. “I love German hip hop, which is like English except sung in German”, warns the guitarist. The drummer, Gustav Schafer (19), with white wifebeaters (they are called that right?…lol) during the show, he only opens his mouth to clarify that he likes Metallica and that he knows that the Argentinean soccer “is awesome”. “We have a relative over there, an elderly lady that lives in a farm or something like that and has wild horses”, the Kaulitz twins say in unison. They think that they’ll be able to travel to South America soon. Basta que su base de fans crezca lo sufficiente (I can explain it’s basically saying that until their fan base grows big enough. I don’t know how to translate it correctly…sorry), like it’s doing in the rest of the world: they have sold more than 3 million records and they are the biggest German (phenomenon) exports of the last twenty years. “I don’t know if we are some kind of heroes in Germany, but we are very successful over there. Of course three years ago nobody knew about us, we performed for 50 people.”, they recognize. The band, formed in 2001, released two albums in German and later compiled Scream (2007), their first English album. The public at the Avalon hummed to Monsoon, Scream, Ready Set Go and Rescue Me and that is something that has stopped surprising them. The English of Bill is the laziest (flojito can also mean loosest, either way it‘s still saying his English is the worst out of the band) one of the four but that doesn’t stop him from being the singer. “I started writing music at the age of 7, helped by a keyboard of the ones that you press a button and the sound of a bass and drums comes out. The truth is that I was always lazy when it came to learning to play an instrument. But I showed Tom the songs and he would compose the music on his guitar.” “We started playing in public since we were young and when we were 10 Georg and Gustav came to see us and there is where we formed the band”, says Tom. “It’s just that you guys sounded incredible”, Georg flatters them.

There is a video going around the web that is called the 9 rules to interview Tokio Hotel. They say they haven’t watched it. One rule does repeat itself: Bill is the boss. “Ah, yes, that is true”, the singer confirms to the laughter of the rest. In April they had to extirpate a nodule from his throat which left him without a voice for 10 days. “It was really cool because I wrote everything on a notebook and Tom had to come with me to all places and be the interpreter. Then I did 6 weeks of rehabilitation. I am fine, but of the 26 shows of this tour, we can only do 10”. Since a few years now they have only had two weeks of vacations yearly between tours that are called 1000 Oceans or 1000 Hotels, suggesting that they are always on the move. Although they have not given themselves the pleasure of playing in Tokyo, like they dream. Or with the Rolling stones. “Some fans follow us from city to city, it is awesome”. Bill says. The girls at the Avalon can’t be, because their parents are waiting for them at the exit. They leave even more enamored. In the scene, Tokio Hotel behave like a rock band. Pretty, energetic, Bill, especially, has an incredible charisma to go with his look and he knows how to talk to the camera: Cris Morena would salivate for them. Disney Rock? "Well, Georg looks like Goofy, but that doesnt make us Disney Rock. Right?"(courtesy of tokiohotelismusic).

Information is from http://tokiohotel.pop24.de/tokiohotel2/index2_ar.php

translation by Mai
26 September 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 2 kommentarer
BRAVO: Nicole Scherzinger om TH

I admire Tokio Hotel.

What a compliment.
Worldstar Nicole is Impressed by Bill, Tom, Georg and Gustav.
who would have thought. Nicole Scherzinger (30) ,leadsinger of the Pussycatdolls "and an absolute worldstar, outed herself as a fan from one of germans bands, Tokio Hotel!
In an exclusive Bravo Interview she says:
"I admire the boys completely! They are really great."
But how and when did she find out about Bill, Tom, Gustav and georg?
"At the MTV Europe music awards 2007 in Munchen", she says.
at the mega event in november last year, the 4 Madgeburger boys and the US-singer crossed paths for the first time
and they talked a long time at the after show party.
In february, Nicole actually visited a Tokio Hotel concert in Los Angeles, CA.
"the boys are fantastic. I love their performances".
Then they finally met up again at the VMAs in Los Angeles, where Tokio Hotel won the award for best new artist.
again the 30 year old was fascinated by the boys.
"I think they are totally talented. the boys are simply totally fresh.
they are so different and new. that is cool."
appearently so cool that the singer is seriously thinking about working together with Bill, Tom, Georg and Gustav.
"I used to be in a rockband, because of that i can imagine recording a rocksong with them".
and what does the singer think about the career opportunities of the boys in America?
would they be able to make their Big Breakthrough?
"They have just been to the USA for a short while.
But they were a big hit right away! I am so proud of them".
wow, and that from the mouth of a PussyCatDoll.
at this moment she herself is very succesfull worldwide with her girls:
with the hit single: when I grow up from the new album, Doll domination.
But maybe soon Nicole will be in the top ten with a new Rock Song.
as co-singer with Tokio Hotel.....
Translated by Pat @THA.
24 September 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
BRAVO #39: Succén blir passion

översatt av bebe8888 @ thus

The success becomes passion!

Madness! Tokio Hotel made a hit int he MTV Video Music Awards! Now they reveal their career’s drug…

Everything, that they touch, turns into gold, patinum or an award! Tokio Hotel started in the music world in three years before. The fans can think just them since then. And now the absolute unsurpasseble (thing) is: Tokio Hotel harvested an award which for nobody expected: int he MTV Video Music Awards, int he ’Best New Artist’ category! The high point of their carreer! Their biggest success! Moreover Bill (19), Tom (19), Gustav (20) and Georg (20) too all, they bet, that didn’t succeed. Because in Hollywood, ont he VMA, they had a enormous concurrency. Megastars, like Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry were nominated with them. But after all they managed to – in fact, as the first German band! „We didn’t really expected that. This is simply just incredible cool”, shouts Bill in his delight. „We will have the really first party in here now.” Since they have already been officially stars, because in Hollywood they pertain there. Under the show, our Magdeburgians even played with Miley Cyrus with the computer game, called ’Guitar Hero’, and gave interview with The Pussycat Dolls. And on the after-show-party, they had fun together with Kid Rock, Paris Hilton and her Co.
An evening, that Bill, Tom, Gustav and Georg have never forgotten in their whole life. A dream, which came true.
An evening, that Bill, Tom, Gustav and Georg do not stain in his whole life to forget long. A dream, which changes to truth,. Tokio Hotel does not finish it for a long time yet after all. Everything is wanted. To prepare more music. Tokio Hotel haven’t finished it yet so far. They want everything. Prepare more music. Fill even more halls. Record more CDs: „The success really becomes passion. This is our drug. We want always more,”, explains Bill. „We feel ourselves simply well because of it. Especially Tom and I, we are totally workaholics. We write songs and record them steadily or we want to go to tour again immediately. Finally, we want to live our dream.” And Tokio Hotel enjoy every second in their life. „Every new tribute is a new level for us. We often think of: What will comes so far? And after that will come the next event, our world is shattered. ”
Whether what Tokio Hotel responded first, that they are stars? „It was on the Comet Awards in 2005. It was the first time, that we were in a huge event like this. As we arrived into the hall, suddenly everybody ran into our direction.”, remembers Bill. „We just thought: What happened here? Who were here, that everybody screams? We thought, that the fans intended it for somebody else. We were totally stunned, from the fact that everything was pivoted us suddenly.”, laughs Tom. „And top of it all, even we won a prize, it whirled us totally.”
But after all yet, it haven’t came that the boys cry in their joy into their handkerchief (I’ m not sure it is correct, but it is the substance.): „As to me, the tears burnt my eyes several times.” admits Bill. „Because I have never wanted to cry publicly.” On the Europe Music Awards 2007, Bill was really near to it: „Once, our name was announced. In all over from Europe, fans voted for us. Na ya, I was really goose bumps then. Everybody from our team jumped up. I couldn’t looked them until a moment, because I couldn’t able to hold up myself.”
What is Tokio Hotel’s succes recipt? Why they win almost every prizes? Why they have so many fans? „Only just we haven’t know it”, laughs Georg. „From the beginning, we hold to important that, we want to do everything ourselves. All e-mail, all photos – everyhing have gone through our tabla. I have never want to be a puppet, who observes a schedule speechlessly.”, adds Bill. „Although this is the problem of a lot of people. But they can’t be do nothing against us.” Since the hard fight was rewarded – as we can see.
18 September 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
BRAVO nr 38: Supertvillingarna!

The super twins

They are the heart and soul of Tokio Hotel! Bravo know how Bill and Tom work…..

They are the most famous twins of the pop world and know each other since they opened there eyes for the first time. Bill (19) and Tom (19)! Millions of fans are after the boys since they broke through with “Durch den monsun”. Words of love are screamed at them all over the world in every single language. What a duo! Bill is the mysterious frontman. Billboard of the band. About girls and love he is most silent. Tom is the more outspoken type, always has something to say. So different but at the same time very much alike. The Tokio Hotel twins share more then just brotherly love. “There doesn’t exist a more closer connection then between us”, Bill explains about the magical connection between him and his twin brother. “We are so different but still so much the same! We don’t look like twins but are soulmates”, Tom adds to that. For that reason the boys also know how the other one feels. Tom explains: “When I look at Bill I know exactly what he thinks. I sense when he has a problem. Even when he is not around me. We communicate a lot without saying anything”.
While they feel so connected, they don’t wanna let anything come between them – especially not a girl. “When a girl has got something against my brother, I can’t be in love with her. I don’t allow anyone to stand between us”. Bill tells. And also Tom makes clear: “I can’t imagine trusting a girl just as much as Bill. I would also never spend less time with Bill just because I have a girlfriend. She has to accept him just as she accepted me”. That they prefer to spend every minute of there lives together they prove at there 19th birthday on 1 September.
The night before they went with there bandmates Georg and Gustav and there team to Restaurant The Ivy in West Hollywood for dinner. After that they celebrated on the roof of there hotel until midnight and the time of there birthday. There actual birthday they only spend together! Without the crew or manager and even without Georg and Gustav the boys relaxed at the beach of Santa Monica/ California. Tom relaxed with his dreads down and naked upper body next to his brother, who was despite the weather still wearing his black clothes. Together the relaxed in there chairs, caught some sunlight or just walked down the beach – and off course they did it all together. “Actually, we do everything together. The only thing not is going to the toilet, taking a bath or shower”, Bill laughs. But then he gets serious again; “I always imagine the following situation: We are standing on the edge of a cliff and a voice says; one of you has to jump and can never come back. We would jump together. A hundred percent sure……..
14 September 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 2 kommentarer
Tokio Hotel celebrated big win..Hollywood style!

Tokio Hotel celebrated becoming the first ever German band to win an MTV Video Music Award on Sunday night fittingly, with a wild after party. Georg (21), Gustav (20) and twins Bill and Tom, who have just turned 19, talked to BILD from Los Angeles and shared all the details of the night.

Bill accepted the band’s ‘moonman’ trophy for ‘Best Newcomer’ in front of millions of TV viewers, thanking his fans in flawless English: “We want to thank our fans all over the world today.”

He later told BILD: “When we first got the award we were in complete shock. And then Tom drank us under the table until 5am.” The boys went to a private party thrown by the Interscope Universal record label in Santa Monica.

Tom: “We just wanted to really party! Just like superstars like Britney, Christina Aguilera, Pink or Kid Rock.”

Vodka with Red Bull was Tokio Hotel’s drink of the night, along with a couple glasses of celebratory champagne – and, they admitted, some water to keep them going.

“It was a cool party,” said Tom. “And the girls here are awesome. They kept screaming every time we appeared.”

The boys finally called it a night when the sun came up, going to sleep at the four-star *removed for privacy* Hotel.

Tokio Hotel will appear on a US talk show and then return to Germany to start recording their third album. There is no doubt that their German and American fans can’t wait for its release.

Källa: www.bild.de
11 September 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
bunte.de "we deserve a little break"

Bunte.de: "We deserve a little break"

Awesome comeback for Britney Spears: at the 25th MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles she won in all 3 categories in which she was nominated. The German teen band Tokio Hotel are crowned Best New Artist.
“Tokio Hotel are stunned and totally flipping out”, tells there manager David Jost after the VMA’s on the phone, “We are gonna get drunk first”, Tom yells in the background, “regardless if I have to be 21 here in America to do that or not. The night is ours”. “They will have a quiet celebration”, Jost convinces, “they are decent boys”. Right now, the boys are freaking out. For the first time in the history of the MTV Video Music Awards a German band is nominated twice and then they also beat American superstars such as Miley Cyrus, Kate Perry, Jordan Sparks and Taylor Swift. Unbelievable! There entrance at the red carpet was really spectacular. Tokio Hotel came in a monster truck with big letters on the side which said “Tokio Hotel”.

The most beautiful birthday gift in the world

With “Ready, Set, Go” they approached the entrance of the legendary Paramount studios in Hollywood and then they jumped out of the trunk onto the red carpet. “Who are these crazy boys”, a US reporter wants to know, “the truck shines like the moon”. In America Tokio Hotel already have lots of fans but on the red carpet they are something new for the local press. Everyone is asking Bill about his big hair “It’s all real”, he laughs. “We aren’t nervous at all”, Tom claims to Bunte online, “we don’t expect to win”. “we are just happy our name is even mentioned in a category with Miley Cyrus”, Gustav ads, on his 20th birthday which is the most beautiful gift in his life. The award for “Best new Artist” was voted by just fans through sms.

“We are looking forward to see Pink”

Also Bill and Tom celebrated there birthday on the 1st of September in Los Angeles. “We just relaxed on the beach of Santa Monica, give our mind some peace and were kicking it with Gustav and Georg”, Bill reveals. What do they have to say about there double nomination? “We are terribly happy. It is a big honour for us. That we would stand on this carpet we would never have dreamt. You can’t describe it in words and everything I could say right now would be undervalued”, Bill tells, “It is really hard work to make it from Europe to America, but we feel really good about it right now”, Tom tells excited. And who are they looking forward to see at the VMA’s? “We really like Pink and are really looking forward to see her perform”, Bill reveals. Backstage the Pussycat dolls come in to congratulate them “We love these boys”, shouts lead pussycat doll Nicole Scherzinger.

“We deserve a little break”

In the next few days Tokio Hotel have an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel show and then it’s back to Germany. “We wanna record a new album, make something new and be creative again. Then we will pull back a little from the spotlight” Bills gives away, “We have been on the road for 3 years and deserve a little break”. The fans will be sad.

And how do they explain the success in America? “We have thought about that long and hard but gave up on finding the answer. We just have been really lucky and are incredibly gratefull that we can experience this”, Bill answers. Now it is time to party first. After the VMA’s Tokio hotel went to the MTV After Party and celebrated hard and after that it was on to the Interscope Party in Santa Monica. Congratulations!

Source:
Bunte.de
10 September 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 2 kommentarer
bild.de will they be the new Beatles?

What a surprise: Our boys from Tokio Hotel won the MTV Video Awards for best Newcomer last night in los Angeles. Before the show frontman Bill modestly said: “We don’t believe we will win, but it is a big honour to be nominated here in America”. His prognosis was wrong, Tokio Hotel won the prize. Will they now internationally be as famous as the Beatles?
Going in the right direction are Bill (19), Tom (19), Gustav (20) and Georg (21) at any case. The four Magdeburgers were the only foreign band at this years MTV Video Music Awards and also two times nominated: in the category “Best pop video” and “Best Newcomer”. In the category Best pop video they lost to Britney spears (piece of me), nevertheless, in the category Best Newcomer Tokio Hotel took the moonman – beating big competition from the US such as Miley Cyrus and Kate Perry (I kissed a girl). Tokio Hotel is voted winner by just the fans which proves, the four boys have finally made it in the land of the unlimited possibilities.

Will Tokio Hotel become world stars like the British band the Beatles? Every where Tokio Hotel shows up, the fans go crazy, and are fainting like crazy. A hysteria like the one in the sixties during the Beatles. Doesn’t matter if it is France, Poland, Austria, Israel, Canada or now America – The Tokio Hotel fascination is rolling all over the world.

Fans all over the world copy there style and become versions of Bill, colour there hair black, do there hair like him and paint there eyes black. Or they take dreads just like his twin broter Tom.

Also Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Georg Harrison and Ringo Starr, the “Fab Four” from Liverpool made a revolution happen in the sixties when it comes to hair: Everyone wanted the same hairstyle that made them famous.

Regardless how much Paris or New York desires Tokio Hotel – there homecountry will never be forgotten we hope…

Source:
Bild.de
10 September 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Bild.de om tvillingarnas födelsedag.

Tokio hotel twins are now 19
How sweet were Tom & Bill Kaulitz with 6 years

From cute to Knirpsen shrill stage rockers! Happy Birthday, Bill and Tom Kaulitz! The twins Tokyo hotel celebrated on 1 September in Mexico its 19th Birthday.

There are the rock stars after their U.S. tour just interviews.

Incredibly, as the two brothers changed over the years!

Even the mid-90s were Bill and Tom sweet boys who obediently with their peers in kindergarten went.

The photo above in 1995. The twins were six years old - Rumpelstiltskin and members of the group in a kindergarten in Langenhagen / Hannover. Pretty sweet, small stars!
2 September 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Ryska BRAVO #34: The twins are 19! No longer boys!

Här kommer en artikel om tvillingarna som fyller 19. Det är från ryska BRAVO. Vill ni ha den på svenska får ni säga till så översätter jag. Alla bilder hamnar i fotoalbumet! Cred till AELLA@THA.

The twins are 19! No longer boys!

Very soon, on September 1, we will be celebrating the 19th birthday of the Kaulitz twins. But for now, let’s take a look at all the events that have taken place recently in the life of Tokio Hotel.

Success and Achievements

Bill Kaulitz has everything necessary for a successful career: talent, a look, money, the love of the fans. But there is one thing missing for the total happiness of every young man – a good car! This month Bill finally got his driver’s license and immediately bought a luxurious, silver convertible from BMW, for almost 100 000 Euros.

Aside from that, the group is among the nominees for the MTV VMAs in the “Best New Artist” category. This, yet again, proves that the boys are successfully conquering the Unites States and are already quite popular in this country. You can vote for the guys on MTV’s official website (mtv.com). The Award show is very soon- on September 7.

This month, Tokio Hotel is also celebrating another important event: exactly three years ago, the August of 2005, the single “Durch Den Monsun” was released, which made Tokio Hotel known to the world. With that song started the band’s history. And with that song these boys changed the world of music forever.


Indecent Proposal

The twins are getting older, which means, that the scandals, that they are sometimes involved in, are getting bigger too. Not that long ago, a few girls declared that Bill spends the nights in different online chatrooms, using his big name and fame to get the girls to send him naked pictures. But we know that Bill would never dare to take advantage of the love of his fans, with such low behaviour. The police did an investigation and caught an 18-year-old Frenchman, who, for few weeks was posing on the internet as Bill Kaulitz and making the girls believe that he really is the “real” Bill. During the contact with the girls, the false-Bill was very friendly and caring, so it took awhile to find out about the fraud. But the Frenchman took too much advantage of Bill’s fans, and this brought about hard consequences. At first the girls were nervous to send the poser their naked pictures. They were suspicious, but still sent the photos. Finally, the law enforcements were able to trace the guy and found him in a small town in France. With him, they found many photographs of naked girls in erotic positions. The police were in shock, when they found out that some of the girls were only 11-years-old. Now the dude will have to pay a large fine. When we contacted Bill for a comment about the event, he assured us and all of his fans, that neither he nor anyone else from the group ever were and ever will be at these online chatrooms. They just don’t have the time.

Pic Captions (Clock-wise from the top)

Page 1
- The boys had fans waiting for them at the New York airport.
- Tokio Hotel are being pulled in different directions. Despite their tight schedule, they promise to come to Russia. You will know about the concert dates first in BRAVO!
- Bill tries to pay attention to each fan.
- Even on the streets of New York the boys are greeted by large groups of fans.
- The tough American cops protect the boys like “the apple of the eye”…
- … But the love of the fans cannot be stopped.

Page 2
- The future “Birthday-boys” are ready to party.
- There is no limit to the excitement of the American fans.
- Today the guys of Tokio Hotel are welcomed guests on MTV, but once they couldn’t even dream of such tremendous success.
28 Augusti 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
How did you change? BRAVO #36 2008

Between old pizza boxes and empty cola bottles you can see a microphone, it smells kinda fusty. Not even three years ago Bill (18), Tom (18), Gustav (19) and Georg (21) rehearsed in a dark little hall in Magdeburg.
Now they are standing on the roof of one of the coolest designer hotels in San Francisco. Tomorrow they will play in the sold out Filmore theater in front of 1.200 fans. What a sensational career!

BRAVO met the boys in California. With there XXL sunglasses they pose exclusively for us. On 7 September they will be at the hottest pop-party in the world: At the MTV Video Music Awards in los Angeles they will sit between the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Rihanna and Madonna. The superstars barely understand it themselfs: "It is a huge honour for us. We are totally looking forward to this. Only to be there is a dream come true for us" Tom tells.

A really unbelievable dream, that started for Tom and Bill in the 665 citizen village Loitsche. To there first photoshoot in Magdeburg Gustav even came on his bike. The twins came with the train. And nobody turned around to look at Georg yet.
How crazy if you look at them now in New York. At the MTV-Show TRL on Times Square the fans flipped out.The four rockers could barely open the doors of their blinded luxurious van. "When we started out in 2005, nobody was counting on it that we would once tour in the USA:, Bill tells. "We were hoping for succes and thinking it would be cool to perform in the biggest club of Magdeburg, the "Factory".
Now back to San Francisco, back to reality. Their lifes have changed immensely but they have stayed with there feet on the ground. They are outspoken and they know exactly what they want - and what not! Tom has slogans like eh and ej. But his little accent is gone. Three years after the super hit "Durch den monsn" they are on top. Bill: "Many experts said we were just a one hit wonder. But we are still here and extremely proud of it.".

In the bis BRAVO- serie they tell everything about there happiest moments, there biggest losses, the most exciting experiences, starting next week in BRAVO!
26 Augusti 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
Popcorn

Roxy Club, LA, just before the first US gig of TH. The excited fans test their screaming. Nervousness also backstage. The team is running about anxiously. Georg and Tom warm up playing their instruments backstage, joke and laugh. Gustav has retreated to the toilet, Bill paces up and down nervously, is self-immersed and tight. Till the gig starts, nobodys allowed to talk to him. He wants his quiet and even has turned off his mobile. Seven minutes till TH storm the stage...

Nobody can witness this very private scene in the exciting tour live of TH - only POPCORN. The pictures were shot by the boys with their own cams. They were made on the first US tour in spring 2008. We see TH at the airport, in the tour van and backstage. Gustav: "The pictures are personal souvenirs of our tour-life, for we travel so much that we usually forget quickly what happened the day before." One pic of Tom is especially surprising: Hes posing in front of a truck without his beloved cap! Instead, he has put on a olive-green bandana. We havent seen the "cool Checker" [German slang, "checker" ~ "the man"] like this since the "Durch den Monsun"-clip in Juli 2005. [Which only goes to show that Popcorn doesnt watch TH TV ;-)] Tom: "An exception! Ill stay with my trusted style: XXL shirts, baggys, caps. Even though my little brother finds it ridiculous!"

Whats next for TH? Till the 28th of August the boys are on US tour. 12 gigs are sceduled. Then vacation, and after that working on the 3rd album. Bills already writing songs: "I have new ideas daily. I type it into my mobile phone or the laptop. Songwriting is my cure for homesickness!" If all goes well, the new CD will be in the shops in time for Christmas. Tom: "But there is no deadline from the record label, and we dont pressure ourselves. Rushing it would be shit. After the long wait, our fans deserve really awesome new songs!"

Tokio Hotel backstage Popcorn

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11 Augusti 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 0 kommentar
Tokio Hotel erövrar världen

In February 2008 the city of New York was once again invaded by hordes of screaming girls and it could mean only one thing – another boy band was in town. This time however there was something different about the whole thing – all the slogans and declarations of love on the T-shirts and posters were not in English, but in German. “Bill, ess briiingt miiiisch oummm,” for example, (“Bill, it’s gonna kill me”) as the line from one of the band’s hits goes. This was also the refrain sung by most of the female fans at the Tokio Hotel gig at the Fillmore NY club – New York’s legendary concert venue that in the past has seen fans reeling in the aisles to such musical greats as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

After taking Europe by storm the band went stateside and – to everybody’s amazement – managed to conquer America, too. At first the media back home in Germany were in some cases more amused than impressed, they did try however to find an explanation for the phenomenon. How could it be that four young guys – in fact, barely-of-age guys – from the town of Magdeburg in eastern Germany had now become icons of global youth culture, or even sex symbols?

Hair like a porcupine
Without doubt their look most definitely played a crucial role. The lead singer, Bill, has spiky hair like a porcupine, eyes lined with kohl and he is dressed like a punk, which makes him look like one of those Japanese manga figures. The guitarist, Tom, Bill’s identical twin brother, goes more for shaggy Rasta dreadlocks and the baggy hip-hop look. Fan forums are equally as obsessed with the way the brothers look as they are with the music.

Of course, there is never success without money. Tokio Hotel’s label, Universal, is one of the biggest on the music scene and has spared neither effort nor expense to market the quartet to a young audience via websites, publicity campaigns and magazines. This however is not enough to explain their success, especially when you think that only one tenth of all performing artists manage to bring home a profit for their recording companies. Promoting a new act, as we see, can quite definitely involve quite a few risks, as one of the business’s top dogs found out to its dismay – SonyBMG had signed on Tokio Hotel, but terminated their contract just before their breakthrough in 2005.
By word of mouth on new grapevines

Tokio Hotel is über amazing. Fan’s scribbling in New York. Photo: Alexander Engelen, copyright: laut.deAnother vital publicity factor these days is the effect of internet platforms like YouTube and MySpace that enable new trends to spread like wildfire. It is a form of the classic word-of-mouth advertising that uses different channels to not only overcome international barriers, but also linguistic ones. This is in fact what makes the success of Tokio Hotel so surprising – most of the lyrics they sing are in German.

Before Tokio Hotel there were of course other German success stories. Kraftwerk, for example, who, with their song Autobahn, pioneered the myth of fast-lane freedom for fast-lane individuals. Nina Hagen is still a well-known face in the USA, famous for her outrageous performances; the same with Nena who managed get to number two in the US charts in 1983 with her song 99 Red Balloons. Since the end of the 1990s Rammstein has been the most successful musical export in German. With their explosive stage show, brute-force arrangements and their sometimes controversial lyrics the group promotes the cliché of the remorseless, sinister Teuton.
German graffiti in Rome

Rasta dreadlocks and hip-hop clothes. Tokio Hotel’s guitarist, Tom Kaulitz. Foto/Copyright: Jens BoldtTokio Hotel have also pulled off another great feat – they have triggered a huge, new surge of interest in the German language. “German is sexy,” as two female fans at the concert in New York told the German magazine, Focus. “Young Americans and Canadians have started learning German so that they can understand the lyrics better,” says Wolfram Hermann of the Goethe-Institut in Boston. “There has been a huge response,” confirms his colleague in Rome, Elisa Costa. In Italy ten per cent more teenagers between the ages of 11 and 16 have enrolled in German courses. In France, according to information published in the German news magazine, Spiegel, it as many as 25 per cent. On the institute’s website in Italy there was a competition in which you could win 100 Tokio Hotel concert tickets – in two weeks 5,000 people took part in it. They had to answer the questions in German. On the Rome underground graffiti has now appeared exalting the names of the band members and proclaiming in German messages like “ich liebe dich” (I love you) or “du bist mein Engel” (You are my angel).

Another clear sign of the group’s potential is the fact that T-shirts, posters and biographies are available all over the place, whether you are in Palermo or Istanbul, New York or Paris. Tokio Hotel has furthermore paved the way for other young German bands to make it in a big way, for example, Cinema Bizarre or Nevada Tan. This is the reason why branches of the Goethe-Institut in Europe and in North America are planning further online campaigns and cooperation projects with both schools and the press to enhance the spread of the German language.
Young, surprising and sexy

The aim here is to achieve what Hesse, Goethe and Grass, etc, did not quite manage to do. The fans at the Fillmore NY concert all sang in unison “Wir häm unns toadgeliiebt” (We’ve loved ourselves to death) from the Tokio Hotel song, Loved To Death. It might not sound quite as elegant as Goethe’s Wayfarer’s Night Song, “In allen Wipfeln spürest du kaum einen Hauch” (In all the treetops you feel hardly a breath of air) – maybe that is the reason why the quality press and state institutions were initially so reluctant to jump on the Tokio Hotel bandwagon. Can a band with such bizarre hairstyles and lyrics oozing with the Weltschmerz of youth represent a country that is respected as the world’s top exporting nation?

Gute Besserung (Get well soon!). Tokio Hotel fans in Moscow. Foto/Copyright: Maria PawlowaThe answer lies with the fans. Not just in Germany, but everywhere the fans camp out for days in all kinds of weather in the hope of getting the best concert tickets – be it in Geneva, Tel Aviv or Moscow. It is hard to put into a nutshell why there is so much enthusiasm for Tokio Hotel. One thing is for sure – they have certainly managed to introduce the world to a new image of Germany – one that is young, surprising and sexy.

Källa: http://www.goethe.de/ges/spa/thm/sik/en3575583.htm
28 Juli 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 1 kommentar
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Unusual scenes yesterday at werchter boutique: with the teenage hyped tokio hotel in the early afternoon and james blunt after that, the real headliners of this event weren’t even on the top of the flyer.

Tokio hotel with support acts before and after, that’s how you could easily describe yesterday’s first edition of werchter boutique. The sound of Bill and Tom and there friends Gustav and Georg relaxed the audience and worried the parents: would there twelve and thirteen year olds survive the sound in the first row? They did. Although it became much more crowded then during any Rock Werchter moment. A massive scream before, during and after every song, banners and slogans everywhere and every now and then a girl throwing a teddy bear on the stage with her phone number.
I am wondering if they will ever call her…..
While the parents were doubting the short list of songs of the band the response to songs as “Ready, Set, Go” and “Monsoon” proved that a whole young generation had found there way to the festival. Goodbye?
For the kids the day only could suck after that. Everything came a little bit to a stop after tokio hotel.
17 Juli 2008  | Länk | artiklar om TH på engelska | 2 kommentarer


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