Friday, July 25, 2008
Scream Album Review!
About the Album
How hard is it for a German rock band to break it big in the U.S.? For most, even conquering Europe is still no guarantee that label executives here will see and hear anything original, groundbreaking, or just plain good enough to warrant a contract.
German emo quartet Tokio Hotel is the first to do so in a long, long time and they're breaking down barriers in a huge way, making new fans here as readily as U.K. acts have done for ages.
A lot of their success can be chalked up to the androgynous charisma of their teenage frontman Bill Kaulitz, who appears on the album cover with his trademark giant hair, looking like an angry, punk-y, elf.
Their debut single, the angsty, tense-yet-rollicking "Ready, Set, Go!" is not only on the charts, it was incorporated in an episode of The Hills.
The band shows its depth (the degree of which is remarkable when you consider that these are very young men) on their second single, the non-sappy, shimmering ballad "Monsoon," where stacks of processed guitar chords shimmer and throb on the chorus.
Tokio Hotel really writes to the song, allowing whatever they need to stylistically to carry it off. Sometimes they're emo, sometimes more punk, sometimes more bubblegum pop, other times more glam-sounding or even Detroit-style garage. Maybe here or there a flourish of electronica would serve nicely, or a strain of somber cello... no problem. They add it.
But the common denominator is that their music is well written, melodic, and original. Three attributes that will get you noticed in the music world. And Scream has landed inside the Top 40 of the Billboard 200 album chart, and also made them household names across Europe and in Canada.
Kaulitz' voice is fantastic, and adding charm to it is his slight accent. This is, after all, their first English-language album. But there is also no dead weight here. Guitars, drums and bass are handled with chops and maturity of music school grads.
Fans of guitar-based rock and hooky melodies, but who don't want to rot their teeth on overly-sweet confections of many axe-wielding pop ensembles, will love Tokio Hotel: a band that can start an ultimately hummable tune with a blast of ferocity.
Tokio Hotel is surely a band to watch in the future, but more important, a band to hear right now.
By Todd Spencer
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Jetix! + Tokio Hotel?..
Team Galazy!
Yin Yang Yo!
LOL, that is not the case, but what has these popular cartoons and Jetix got to do with Tokio Hotel?
We shall tell you!
Tokio Hotel have been nominated as 'Coolest Live Act' at this years Jetix awards which will take place on Otober 25th. Voting is up right now!...so get your voting self over HERE and VOTE VOTE VOTE!!
I will tell you this, we're winning allready!...
And while your there, waiting for your vote to be processed or whatnot...
check out the noises the little things make at the top!..
I jumped!...LOL
Tokio Hotel - Princes Of The Parc! [Rock One]
Page 1
Tokio Hotel - Princes of the Parc!
More than thirty thousand people came to see TH in the PdP. More than just an event, it’s the first time that such a young band fills on its own a stadium that is usually reserved for bigger ones.
June 21, 17:00. The opening of doors to the public finally permits many fans to enter/stamp down the lawn of the Parc. A dream comes true!
19:10. A young band from the region of Lille (59), goes up on the main stage: "Good evening, we are called BP Zoom!", says Lionel, the blond singer all intimidated by the huge crowd in front of his eyes. From the first song, the crowd quickly joins and everyone on the lawn lifts his arms in the air. The quartet asks: "For you to make the walls of the stadium shake!" The pop-rock quartet takes the opportunity to play its hits ("Appel aux Plastiscines") and those of others (" If You Want Blood "AD / DC), while thanking TH for their invitation. The ovation is general and the mission to heat up the stadium is fulfilled to 100%!
19:55. The sun still shines on the walls of the PSG, the excitement mounts by one level. The stadium wave creeps over the bleachers, across the lawn to restart with a vengeance. The feast of music with your preferred band in the Parc, that does not happen every day!
What fireworks!
20:50. The sirens are screaming in the sound system. The giant plateau opens on the scene. Gustav, the drummer, begins the famous "Ich brech aus" under the first explosions and other effects of blowing pyrotechnics. The Parc screams of joy! The concert kicks off. Bill, dressed in black leather, red tee-shirt and silver belt, is visibly in great shape. Whew, his voice is strong. He shows a confident smile. "Hello everyone!" Impressed by the immensity of the stadium, he profits from an advanced stage (catwalk) of more than fifty metres to make the crowd scream on "Der letzte Tag". The boys have decided to put substantial resources. The first fireworks announce the famous "Leb’ die Sekunde", the opportunity for Gustav to enjoy the heat of the flamethrowers that are stirring around his drums. The sirens sound again on the hymn "Schrei", introduced megaphone in hand by Bill’s … voice. The fans are especially happy to hear him sing in German, as the entire repertoire tonight.
Gustav deserves his stadium wave
21:30. We are entitled to classical interludes videos (Devilish period, then corridors of the Room 483), the time for Bill to change his clothes (leather and red belt, blue jean with red stripes), and retain all his emotion on the powerful "Stich ins Glück". Then it takes off with a vengeance with the furious "Übers Ende der Welt" and "Reden"! The singer addressed the public several times in his native language. The central plateau then closes around Gustav. It's time for "Spring nicht" and "Wo sind eure Hände". The screens turn red and hearts are breaking. The night falls on the Parc as thirty thousand voices raise on the famous "Durch den Monsun" and acoustic versions of "In die Nacht" and "Rette mich." On "Vergessene Kinder”, the public created a giant German flag with balloons. The four heroes fly away on the giant plateau on the sublime "An deiner Seite (Ich bin da)" in conclusion. Fireworks and explosions of joy guaranteed. Gustav deserves his stadium wave, raise your hand!
Setlist (Parc des Princes, Paris, 06/21/2008):
"Ich brech aus", "Der letzte Tag", "1000 Meere", "Leb 'die Sekunde", "Totgeliebt", "Wir sterben niemals aus", "Schrei", "Schwarz“, "Stich ins Glück", "Übers Ende der Welt", "Reden“, "Heilig", "Geh", "Spring nicht", "Wo sind eure Hände" and "Durch den Monsun". First encore: "In die Nacht" and "Rette mich". Second encore: "Vergessene Kinder" and "An deiner Seite (ich bin da)".
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TH at the Parc, it’s the fans who can discuss it better.
Who’s better to talk about TH than the fans? A few hours before the show, ROCK ONE asked the fans around the Parc des Princes.
LISA, 14 years old
I’ve known TH for two years, because of the internet. I love their look, their music, and since I learned German for three years, I can understand their lyrics. Ma favourite song is Totgeliebt. I’ve already seen them on 10/16, 03/16 and 03/10.
CAMILLE, 15 years old
A friend told me about TH. I don’t know any German, but Lisa translates the lyrics for me or I go on fan sites. I’ve already seen them at the Zénith and in Bercy, so I know that the show is going to be awesome.
ADÈLE, 12 years old
A friend made me discover TH two years ago, and I already liked their music and the way they dress.
LAURA, 12.5 years old
I love TH, even though I don’t understand the lyrics. But, for me, it’s not the most important thing, I prefer their looks and their songs. Ma favourite song is Durch Den Monsun. For tonight, I hope that Bill is healthy and that his throat is going to be better.
MÉLINA, 12 years old
I’ve known TH because of my friends, the TV, the radio… But it’s the first time I see them in concert, it’s going to be awesome!
JULIA, 13 years old
I’ve known TH for a while because of my friends, but I’ve only been a fan for a year. Their looks and their music are really nice, and what they sing about touches us. It’s the second time I see them and I feel it’s going to be big!
MARIE, 13 years old
Julia told me about TH. I like the style and the band members, even though I like Bill more! The show tonight is going to be crazy. And there are rumours that say that the Jonas Brothers are the opening act…
ANNAELE, 15 years old
I heard TH for the first time on a sampler of ROCK ONE, and I wanted to hear more. I love their universe. I even went to Nice to see their show. Tonight, I hope they play a lots of songs from their first album.
ALICIA, 15 years old
A friend told me about TH on MSN and when they started to be a little more known here, I had interest for them. And since, I love everything about them! Tonight is going to be my second concert. We woke up at 5am to go to their hotel. But nobody was excited there so we went somewhere else in hope to see them. We went back at the hotel at 10:30, we saw them get out but they left quickly.
MARIELLE, 13, PIERRICK and FLORENCE, 14 years old
We are from Liège, Belgium, and it’s the first time we’re going to see TH in show. It’s going to be beautiful and big.
PAULINE, 16.5 years old
I’ve known TH for more than two years, from the internet. It’s their name that intrigued me at first. I listened to them straight away, without even seeing pictures of them. I love the fact that they are young rockers, and German. It’s going to be the fourth time I’ll see them, so I hope for some surprise, like a different stage or set list.
Music Plus Videos!
Hi everyone and welcome to Exposé. In the next 30 minutes, you will learn more about the phenomenon of the German band, Tokio Hotel.
I went all the way to Paris for their concert, presented in front of 50 thousand people at Le Parc des Princes and I used this trip to meet a few people who helped the band’s career in France and in Québec.
The security is tight!
It’s outside of the Hyatt Paris that the Tokio Hotel fans are waiting with hope to maybe meet the members of the band, who are staying there while they are in Paris.
How long have you been waiting outside the hotel this morning?
-9am
-Yesterday
-2pm
-I just want to say that we aren’t groupies, it’s just that we don’t have any more voice. We had to tell you, that’s it.
How long have you been here?
-Saturday
So, what are you doing? You stay here?
-Yeah, we sleep.
How long have you been waiting outside?
-Half an hour
-No, it’s been two hours.
Mom makes a correction!
-Two hours!
-10:30 this morning.
Did you see them?
-No. They left by the back doors.
And they know it!
How did you know the band was staying at this hotel?
-Well, on the internet.
-On a discussion forum about Le Parc des Princes.
Why are you Tokio Hotel fans? What’s the story behind it?
-The rock, firstly. Then, German-rock. The lyrics, what they are saying, everything. It’s everything, in fact.
-The lyrics, well, it’s just like us, we think the same.
-The music is awesome, and they are nice…
You think they are cute?
-Yes, yeah.
-Who is your favorite band member?
-Bill… Bill
-All of them, all of them.
-Tom, Bill.
-Like, Tom. Like, like, like, Tom….
Do you prefer if they sing in German or in English tonight?
-GERMAN
Wow, that’s general. Why, though? Are you insulted when they sing in English?
-No, it’s just more commercial in English
-German is what make them authentic, original.
-They are German, they should sing in German.
It’s crazy to have them not even an inch away from you, it’s…
-I feel overwhelmed, having them so near, it’s too good.
Stay with us, after the break we’re still with Tokio Hotel, in Paris.
Still wanting to find more about Tokio Hotel, I met Pierre Veillet, editor of four French magazines, including Rock One, which has been the first French magazine to put Tokio Hotel on the cover.
-We were the first to discover Tokio Hotel in France, I have to say, it’s our readers, girl readers because most of the time it was girls who told us about the phenomenon, who informed us about a German band, Germany is a frontier country of France, which didn’t have until then the habit to bring us lots of bands. We were surprised, we were receiving lots of mail, and it the letters, we noticed that there was an idol, a singer that had a particular style, who liked, who was influenced by J-rock or the image we have of it, mangas and whatnot. A character a little bit unreal, Bill. A band that was made of two brothers, Bill and Tom, and two other musicians, our readers mentioned them as well, we shouldn’t forget them, Gustav and Georg.
I stopped by Universal Music France to meet the international marketing director, who started Tokio Hotel’s career in France.
-I think that Tokio Hotel, it works and it’s this big right now because everything is good. In fact, I think that it’s not only the songs, it’s not only the looks, everything is awesome. And the band came out at a good moment, what I mean is that there isn’t a lot of young artists who make rock nowadays. The kids nowadays, let’s say between 16 and 25 years old, continued to identify themselves to people like The Cure, Marilyn Manson, Placebo, Indochine, but that’s our generation, they are artists who are 30, 35, even 40 years old. Now they can identify to an artist who is similar to them, Tokio Hotel talk about problems that their fans know, teenagers problems, teenagers questions, things that teenagers live. The music is good because it’s credible, the band is good because they can play live, sing live, credible too. The image is just completely genial, they all have a particular look, Bill, he’s just fabulous, out of nowhere. And they had things to day that were appropriate, with a real message, not just “the weather’s awesome, blah blah, I love you, me neither, you don’t love me” and, yeah. Something consistent. And I think that’s what triggered all this hysteria.
How are they to photography, are they easy, are they comfortable in front of the camera, how are they?
-Well in front of a camera, is it a television camera or a photography camera, they are photogenic, they know exactly what they want to give. Though, they are a little hard to lead, when we want to have something different, when we want to have a new image of them, they aren’t against some things, but they control their image, that’s kind of normal though.
In addition to having a big success in France, Tokio Hotel crossed the Atlantic all the way to Québec, and who’s better to talk about it than Jonathan Bergeron, director of Universal Music, in Montréal.
First time you met them, firstly, what did you think they’d be like, and were they just like what you thought?
-Well, I thought that they would be really cold, you know, Germans sometimes… it’s not mean, it’s just… and they were big, when I first met them they had already sold 3 or 4 million albums in Europe, I thought they’d be pretentious, not nice. But no, really, really nice, really warm and like, “thank you for what you do for us here, it’s very impressing, we’re arriving here in Canada and we think there’ll be only two people at our show but there’s thousands and they slept outside to see us”. So yeah, the impression was really positive.
-They are really sexy, they make really good music and yeah, I love it.
-Fan number one of Tokio Hotel
-I took German lessons and…
Don’t leave, after the break, we’re back for Exposé Tokio Hotel, in Paris.
Here ends Exposé Tokio Hotel, directly from Les Champs Élysées, in Paris, see you next time.
Courtesy: www.tokiohotelnetwork.com
TH TV!...[Episode 36]: Bill's Private Party in Geneva! + More Videos!
Bills Private Dance Party!....ohhh so hilarious!
Now, we all know that summers...
well, we wait all year to finally get our summer holidays!, We sleep for the first week, [or 3], then watch television for the next, then we get...bored..
Never fear, there are endless amounts of Tokio Hotel vidoes on youtube! and for your entertainment here are three of them!...
A series of Tokio Hotel outtakes!
Funny, Wacky, Freaky, 'Uhhh' 'Emm'...you decide!...
Enjoy!..=)
Outtakes!
Outtakes 2
Outtakes 3
News [Monsoon on iTunes, Awards, Concerts, Tickets]
Now I know what to do with my iTunes credits! I have been waiting for this moment for a long time! I will now proudly go buy this video from iTunes… how about you? I think America is really going to embrace this particular song, even more than they did Ready Set Go. I cannot wait to see what happens to their sales numbers.
Let's get them some awards!
Boah! You guys are making me a little crazy in the comments about the VMA! You know what might get MTV’s attention? How about more views on the Ready Set Go video? It’s at 335,000. Come ON! Where’s their half a million views! THAT is what I would recommend you do instead of trying to write someone. Put your efforts in getting people to go watch the video. And make comments, but not spam? We don’t want MTV to think we are crazy fans, now do we??? Watch Ready Set Go HERE!
MTV Buzzworthy
An article posted by MTV Buzzworth is now featured on MTV’s homepage. The article about the Monsoon video that started playing on TRL earlier today and we’re reminded that Tokio Hotel’s TRL week starts August 4th.
The Tokio chopper just landed at 1515 Broadway! You’ve probably seen the “Monsoon” video like at least 13,000 times each if those YouTube numbers are accurate, but we just received the official U.S. version here at MTV, so what’s another thousand, right? And, it’s gonna be on TRL today!
Seeing “Monsoon” on MTV only makes us more stoked for their TRL week, which starts August 4th. And to fly ONE of you here to attend the taping and meet the band on August 5th, so enter now if you haven’t yet, ‘kay? (It also makes us want to paint our nails black in a big way. Can someone please send over some Chanel Black Satin? Please? It’s almost our birthday!)
* Buzzworthy
Tickets, Tickets...TICKETS!
Judging by the number of screams of “OMG, what are you going to wear???!!!”, ticket sales are going great for these shows! So far, Anaheim and Chicago are sold out! Some lucky fans were also able to score VIP tables at the Las Vegas show, thanks to the heads up from Totchikins! The excitement is building… have you got your ticket yet?
Remember, you can get your tickets HERE
And loads of others mentioned on previous blogs!
US Venues...Wanna know how many lucky butts will be there?
Aug 7 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ - 2000-2500 persons (differing information)
Aug 11 - HOB - Cleveland, OH - 1200 persons
Aug 12 - The Fillmore - Detroit, MI - 2200-3000 persons (differing info, official myspace says 3000 though)
Aug 15 - HOB - Chicago, IL - 1300 persons
Aug 16 - Myth - St Paul, MN - 4000 persons
Aug 19 - Fillmore - San Francisco, CA - 1100 persons
Aug 20 - HOB - Anaheim, CA - 1050 persons
Aug 22 - HOB - Las Vegas, NV - 2000 persons
Aug 25 - Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO - 999 persons [you would think there could squeaze one more butt in there?..LOL]
Aug 27 - HOB - Dallas, TX - 1650 persons
Aug 28 - Verizon Wireless - Houston, TX - 2815 persons
100 Hottest Bodies in Show Biz
On Viva, there was a contest called “Eure Top 100 schönsten Bodies!” aka the Europe Top 100 Hottest Bodies. Well guess who won? No, no, not Jimi Blue… so please don’t start crying, he did come in #10. Here is the list:
Platz 10: Jimi blue
Platz 9: Bushido
Platz 8: Anastacia
Platz 7: Nevio
Platz 6: Nicole scherzinger
Platz 5: Cinema Bizarre
Platz 4: Mark Medlock
Platz 3: Us5
Platz 2: Alexander Klaws
And the winner is? These dudes.
Platz 1: Tokio Hotel
Oh yes, another award in the bag!
*Victory Dance*
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Full Moon, E-Cards, TH TV!, Conan O' Brien
According to Welt Online, Bill and Tom recently attended a Full Moon Party at the Indochine in Hamburg. The were partying at another club as well, but didn’t like it. Here is the translation.
Amongst Thailand fans and backpackers they’re legendary: “Full Moon Parties”, which are celebrated on each full moon night with illuminated balloons and psychedelic music at the beach of Haad Rin on the island of Koh Pha-Ngan. Up to 10 000 people come to the mass dance to the sounf of the sea. We also have water and full moon in Hamburg, thought Truong Tung, managing director of “Indochine” and Dojan Jung Young Creatives, who brought the party to the Elbe. “Indochine” will hold only 500 jolly people, who had to wait in long lines, but that did not detract from the atmosphere. Between elaborate Asian decorations and lighting installations people danced if they could find a spot in the Ice Bar, on the terrace or in the lounge area. The Parisian DJane Joana de la Jungle took care of the music, and the London violinist Sophie Serafino contributed with handmade sounds. Late hour suprise: Germany’s most famous rocker twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz of Tokio Hotel mixed among the audience and showed no fear of pushing and barging in. Previously the two teen idols were celebrating in the new Upper East, but little amused: “There are all weird people there,” said Bill.
What a lovely way to spread the word about voting for Monsoon. Beautiful images of the band, no paper cuts, no licking any damn stamps, 100% free? Life is good. Just head over to the US site…
And after some editing, we have them right here for you to have a look at!...arent they spectacular?....look at Bill's amazing eyes!

Tokio Hotel on Conan O'Brien...
Tokio Hotel will be performing Ready, Set, Go! on the Late Night with Conan O'Brien show according to the shows webpage.
[Unfortunatly the link we have is not working, but as soon as it is, or we find another link I shall post it as soon as i possible can!]
So USA fans be sure to tune in this Friday (25th)!
And AGAIN!, DO NOT FORGET!..
TH TV!....tonight, for people living in the UK, you will have to stay up until midnight, which i realise is right now!, so we should be able to see it soon!
Bill's Private Dance Party!
Updates! [Voting!, TH TV, IS Bill Amused?}
We're terribly sorry not be able to give you the latest news about the pre-US Tour build-up. This is simply due to the fact that most information we get is second-hand.
Again, If you're interested in buying tickets, Check our previous blog HERE, which contains all the necessary links you need to buy those tickets!. REMEMBER... Anaheim and Chicago are already sold out!
TH TV:
Also alot of people have been complaining that TH TV is banned in there countires, because youtube would not show them, and why shouldnt they complain?, we need our TH TV!, you will be pleased to know that the TV episodes are not banned or limited in certain countries, the problem simply lies with youtube.
Remember...the new episode of TH TV comes out tonight
Send Tokio Hotel E-Cards from the Official American site HERE.
Hi everyone, we've seen that a lot of you Tokio Hotel fans out there can't watch some of the TH TV Videos. We don't really know why that is happening so we reached out to YouTube so this problem gets fixed ASAP. Thanks for your patience! Your TH WebTeam Press:
MTV have picked up on the JB - TH battle for awards.
"It looks like the final category is going to play host to a bloody, yet well-coiffed, showdown between the Jonas Brothers and Tokio Hotel."
Voting:
Vote Tokio Hotel over the Jonas Brothers HERE.
[we can kick there butts!...we did not say that, the cookie monster did]
Vote Tokio Hotel for the MTV Music Awards 08. Voting starts on August 1st and August 8th so click HERE in advance to get a feel for the site and get your voting fingers in action. You'll probably be able to vote for Best Rock Video, Video of the Year and Best New Artist!
Click HERE for a more comprehensive link of votings. Summer has hit us, so there's no excuse to rack up the awards!
Also click HERE its more or less the same, but they may have left out one of two aswell as added one or two..

MOD Controversy:
Im not sure if you knwo anything about this or not, but before we got to the voting we better fill you guys in!
During MOD last week [17th] Leah Miller said that Bill looked like a girl, along with a few other things. So, overnight many fans were outraged and emailed their opinions. There was also a poll on the MOD site asking people if they thought Bill looked like a girl.
The next day, during MOD, Leah Miller acknowledged all that had happened and stayed true to her opinion of Bill. There were fans outside, holding up big signs saying “LEAH SUCKS!” and “Bill is Sexy”, so she went outside and signed their signs as Leah “The Bitch” Miller. When they returned from their commercial break, she again stood by her opinion and backed it up.
They then went outside with the fans, where Tim Deegan asked them why Leah sucked. The fans obviously replied that it was because she said Bill looked like a girl, and Tim asked how they didn’t think he looked like a girl because of his hair, makeup and overall look. The girls said they believed Bill looked like a boy, despite his feminine appearance.
After talking with the girls, we were brought back inside with Leah Miller where she acknowledged all of the emails and read out an email that agreed with her, and one that disagreed with her. She then went on to explain her opinion, and say that he’s attractive, not ugly. He just looks like a girl. Then they got the whole audience to say he looked like a girl, and went to a break.
source: www.tokiohotelnetwork.com
So what shall we do?...WE SHALL VOTE OUR BUTTS OFF!...and prove Leah 'The Bitch' Miller wrong!
Click HERE to vote!
See Tokio Hotel LIVE in NYC!....
[open to fans from the United States only...]
Head over to MTV´s Buzzworthy Blog now to participate in an ultra cool contest! The prize package you could win is fantastic: A plane ticket to NYC, a stay in a hotel, a spot in the MTV TRL audience AND a chance to meet Bill, Tom, Gustav & Georg in person!
Tokio Hotel is returning to TRL this August, and while all the rooms in New York City combined still couldn’t contain all the raging, rabid Tokio Hotel fans out there, we’ve reserved one hotel room in New York for one lucky Tokio Hotel fan. And a plane ticket to New York. And a spot in the TRL audience for you on August 5. And a chance to meet Tokio Hotel in person at MTV.
Here’s what you have to do:
Just tell us one question you want to ask Tokio Hotel in person (in English please, and nothing about making babies, okay?) and tell us why we should send you to New York to see Tokio Hotel when they return to TRL.
Now see those field below? Fill them in, and enter “Ready, Set, Fly to TRL to See Tokio Hotel” Sweepstakes! (Read the rules too!) Viel glück! Oh mein gott!
So what are you waiting for? Click the HERE to enter the competition!...GOOD LUCK!..
Monday, July 21, 2008
MTV Photos!
Some Videos!
Break Away:
Also we found some other amusing videos for you!
Tokio Hotel Go To The Movies:
[Und Part 2:]
Interview with Bill and Tom about Andreas
BILL: He went to school in Wolmirstedt with us. I did not have many friends besides him at school. Tom and I left the school in 10 th class. Andreas expires this year.
TOTP: Are you and Andreas equal?
TOM: He is just like us. Good friends must be the same. And that is what we are.
TOTP: Is he just as intense as you are?
BILL: Um, I think he is the right mix. Sometimes it’s very exciting. We will match perfectly. He is as spontaneous as Tom and I, and we have the same humor. That is very important to me in terms of friends, that we can laugh together.
TOTP: How do you know that you can rely on him?
TOM: It comes with the time.. We have known him for 7 years now, and we can trust him, because he was on our side from the beginning and he knows everything about us.
BILL: We’ve been friends so long. So he's with all my close friends - I knew from the outset that I could rely on the judgment. And judgment often proves that I was right.
TOTP: Does Andreas calm down you when you argue?
TOM: No, not at all. He is always on the side he thinks is right.
TOTP: Does he tell others that he's friends with the boys from TH?
BILL: He would never do that . He and my other friends are very reserved with regard to that. When we meet, we never talk about the band, with the exception of entirely different things. When we are with our friends, we are always private.
TOTP: Are you talking frequently with him on the phone?
BILL: Every day. I talk to my parents and my friends daily. I'm always on the phone. ;)
TOTP: Has Andreas wanted to join TH?
TOM: We 4 have been together for 7 years, and we will always be that we now.It will not become more member. Andreas is the drummer in his own band.
TOTP: Will he persecuted by your fans?
BILL: There are in some limits. We’re working hard to keep our friends outside of everything, because we know what it is like to be in the public’s focus.
Source: www.tokiohotelrocks.com
US Events, News and Tickets!!
After only a few days Tokio Hotel´s concert in Chicago has SOLD OUT - some of the other venues are about to sell out shortly as well so make sure to get your tickets while you can. Click on "Dates" in the menu bar below to find where you can catch Tokio Hotel LIVE in the States this August.
And btw, the Anaheim show is sold out now...
Check out this:
"Well, well, well, Mickey Mouse should be very proud of us fans! We have sold out the Anaheim show! It’s gonna be insane and really really good! I know people are coming from all over the country and the world, so good job!!!!!!!"
(From TH US fan Club)
Yet Another Reminder To See Tokio Hotel LIVE in Times Square!!
Tokio Hotel live in NYC
TRL Studio Audience
Tickets to see Tokio Hotel live in the TRL studio in Times Square can be requested at trlcasting@mtvstaff.com. Be sure to put “Tokio Hotel” in the subject line. You must be 16 to 24 years old in order to apply to be part of the audience on the tapings on August 4th/5th.
If you are honoured a ticket, you will receive an email confirmation 5 days prior to the taping. If you are one of the chosen fans make sure to show up with fan shirts, posters and whatever else you can think of to show your love for Tokio Hotel!
Buy your tickets (US): (click on the venue for purchasing information)
House of Blues, OH
The Filmore, MI
House of Blues, IL
Myth, MN
The Fillmore, CA
House of Blues, CA
House of Blues, NV
Gothic Theatre, CO
House of Blues, TX
Verizon Wireless Theatre, TX
Be sure to grab your tickets early to avoid disapointment!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Cosmo Girl Article!
Formerly the group Devilish, Bill, Tom, Gustav, and Georg now make up Tokio Hotel — and the uber-cuties from Germany are taking the U.S. by storm! I caught up with them at their recent New York City show at The Fillmore at Irving Plaza (a venue where most rock legends have performed), where the line to get in was hundreds deep and, according to one fan, people were waiting for hours to get a spot in front of the stage. Hey, guys! It must be really exciting to perform in New York. Do you love the city?
Bill and Georg:
Very! Yeah, we like it, but we love L.A. too, with the warm weather, sunshine, and big houses.
What’s the difference between your European fan base and your U.S. one?
Bill:
We were really surprised when we came to North America because we expected it to be different than in Germany. We expected people to be calm, laid-back, and checking us out from a distance. But as soon as we got onstage here, everyone got really excited and started to yell and scream the way we were used to from home. We were really surprised. Having fans like that gives us a lot of power and energy when we’re onstage. We love it! It was such a shock that our shows here are selling out. It’s more than we ever expected.
That’s pretty amazing to be selling out shows here in the U.S. on your first North American tour.
Bill:
Yeah. We’re so excited.
So tell me, who were your musical influences?
Bill:
We couldn’t find a single common influence.
Tom:
I influenced them all.
Bill, Gustav, Georg:
Ha!
Bill:
We listen to so many different kinds of music. Tom only listens to German hip-hop, but I listen to a lot of rock, so we couldn’t really agree on one band that influenced us. Everyone brought his own style to the group, even if Georg doesn’t have any style [rest of band laughs]. What we created with Tokio Hotel was just our common ground of liking a variety of bands. We wanted that to influence our music.
How’d you get the name?
Bill:
[Band laughs simultaneously]
The reason everyone laughed is because now you’re getting into the dark past. We used to go by a different name – Devilish, but that was all Bill’s idea. To tell you the truth, Devilish didn’t have any meaning. We tried to remember why we chose that name, but couldn’t. When we started to get deals with record companies, we thought it was time to find a name that fits and one we all liked. We love New York and L.A. because they’re really big cities, and we chose Tokio [the German spelling of Tokyo] because it’s a wicked place. Then we wanted to find a symbol that represented our lives, and we came up with Hotel because we’re living out of hotels these days. Our lives are packed in our suitcases and we always carry them behind us.
How would you describe your personal style?
Gustav:
Well, we’ve got a womanizer, a comedian, a bodyguard… [the whole band starts to laugh]. Actually, no, we’re not about rules – we didn’t want to create one image.
Bill:
Yeah, if we had to do that, Georg wouldn’t even be here today [band laughs]. We’re not about playing any characters — we’re just us, just being ourselves. What you see is what you get. If you look at old pictures of us from when we were called Devilish, you will see how everyone started to find his own style. That’s what we’re about.
What would your advice be to anyone who wanted to get a start in music?
Bill:
We hate to be in the position of telling people what to do because when we started, people who were older and had been in the business a while would tell us how we should act and what we should do, and we didn’t like that. Everyone has to make their own decisions and go through their own experience – find out for yourself. Everyone has to find their way. The only thing I would say is that it’s important to play live, go onstage, and have fun because that’s what it’s all about. And it’s important to make mistakes. That’s what we did and still do. Georg is still making 10 to 15 mistakes every day [band laughs]. Just do your thing!
What’s your favorite thing to do online?
Tom:
[laughing] I’m not sure you want to know! Actually, I basically check e-mail and watch videos.
Georg:
Yeah, I watch videos. I just watched Scream.
Gustav:
I just watch a video where the filmmakers raced an Audi against a BMW. The BMW won.
Tom: Ready, Set, Go video. Check it out!
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There's someone at the Official Fanclub that refusues to let us say her name, but is a complete and utter GENIUS!
She's manages to find out where you can vote for TH, and how often, on about a million different sites. I hope you lot don't have much planned for the week!
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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Jonas Brothers vs Tokio Hotel..[again], Another Geneva Review
They used a fake picture of Bill in the article.
"All this fuss for a band who look and sound like living Anime characters took music lessons from Evanescence. Sigh."
Very Rude!
Click HERE to read the article.
Another Geneva Review:
Tokio Hotel in Geneva: Danger for the fans?
Chaos in Geneva – The Tokio Hotel concert in Switzerland was dangerously cramped for the fans, according to blick.ch. What have you experienced at a Tokio Hotel concert?
Holding out for hours in front of the venue entrance; security causing trouble for the fans; an inadequate building. These are serious allegations raised against the organisers of the Tokio Hotel concert in Geneva by the father of a 16-year-old girl to blick.ch.
The father had already accompanied his daughter to several Tokio Hotel gigs, yet what he experienced in Geneva was truly crazy. “The girls were cooped up for hours. And the crowd got worse and worse.” He continues: “Girls were toppling down in rows. Even I had to gasp for air.”
However, according to blick.ch, the father was especially irritated about the security guards, who allegedly kept water bottles in the parched crowd, but repeatedly took them back as soon as a girl reached for one.
Now an offender is being sought after, the organiser of the Tokio Hotel Geneva concert reportedly has strict restrictions.
Have you had similar experiances at a Tokio Hotel concert?, if so feel free to leave us a comment telling us about them...
Friday, July 18, 2008
Begium’s Ciné Téle Revue Interview!
"We Are Not Puppets!"
For those who don’t know you again, how have you four met?
Tom: Bill and I, we started making music when we were 7. We have always prefered that to video games! We have devote it all our free time, the evenings, the weekends. Bill played the keyboard, because we didn’t have anyone else to be in charge of the drum and bass. I met Gustav when we were at the Academy, we’ve become friends then.
Gustav: And then, one day, I attended one of their performances. When I saw Bill on stage playing the keyboard, I said to myself that we should really change that. (laughs.) We have therefore began to discuss it and I proposed to play with them. It was at this time that we became a group.
What would you want to reply to the people that say that you are a marketing product?
Bill: Oh my God! To say such nonsense, they must be frustated people! Still, it’s the classic bullshit that we hear in the music business. Specially in Germany, because these last years, as in England in the 90’s, there are many castings to form a boys bands and a girls bands. There are even TV shows whose aim is to find THE next band. Suddenly, it’s very difficult for a real formation that didn’t pass by the reality-tv circuit to impose themselves and to make a break out. Nowadays it’s very difficult to convince people that we are a real band, that nobody told us to be friends with Gustav or Georg. In any case people don’t believe us. Consequently, we do our thing without worrying with these rumours. Music, it’s an emotion; if you’re just a puppet, how can you put your soul in what you do? For my part, I believe that I put my soul to it, so I get angry when people think that what I do is plastic. But at one point you have to put some distance between those rumours and you otherwise you are “eaten”.
What relation do you have with your fans?
Tom: If we can, we talk to them, sign autographs…it’s the least we can do, because where you go, they are there! Sometimes they wait for hours or they even spend the night there, on the street. Whether it’s cold, raining, snowing, they are there. And then, they offer us gifts that they made with their hearts and souls. So, give them a little of our time, it’s the least we can do to show them how what they do counts to our eyes. We’d like to measure up to their love.
What’s the most remarkable gift that a fan has offered you?
Bill: It’s a difficult question, because we receive tons and tons of gifts. We are very touched by the letters of our fans. Some are very long. There is one that has 14 Km! It’s almost a book of 1000 A4 sheets.
Georg: If not, we’ve received a car, a Mini Cooper equiped with our photos and names. But it’s really impossible to choose a particular gift, because they all mean something to us.
Do you take the time to go to forums or your MySpace?
Bill: You have to be careful because in the forums, there are many people that pretend to be us, that chat with our fans and fool them. If we are on the Internet, is always as a group and is announced officially. Apart from that, we spend many time on the blogs dedicated to us or in our MySpace, because their opinions matters a lot to us.
The girls are crazy for you, but, you, what’s your type of girl?
Tom: It’s a difficult question, because I don’t have a certain type of girl in mind. It must just be a good feeling from the start, a connection that starts the relation naturally. She can be blond, brunette, red-haired, it doesn’t matter. But with the life we have, we don’t have the time for a love relationship. At least, I mean a real love relationship. At the same time, that doesn’t interest me to be faithful, commit myself…I mainly want to enjoy myself. I was mad for a lot of girls. Too many girls. (laughs). I really think we can fall in love several times in a lifetime and that, luckily, several people are made for us.
Georg: As far as I’m concerned, I’d love to find a girl that looks like Angelina Jolie, the Olsen twins and Eva Langoria.
Gustav: So, we will fight for the same girl Georg. (laughs)
Bill: I love that the girl has a great look, nice nails and a beautiful skin. And then, especially, that they are positive and playful. I don’t like one night stands. I truly believe in true love, a love that you only find once in a lifetime…if you have the chance. Because I think that many people never find it, which is very sad… I’ve already met girls, I’ve already fall in love. I know what it is to have a flash for someone and the butterflies on your belly, but I still haven’t found love with a big L.
Bill you have a unique look. Did you always like to wear make up, you do your nails?
Bill: I do that since a long time ago. Gustav and Georg didn’t even ever known me with a different look. I started to like to wear make up when I participated in a Halloween evening some years ago. I’ve disguise myself as a vampire. And then I kept that look. It’s part of my personality.
How many time in the morning do you spend to make you beautiful?
Bill: Not much. About forty minutes.
Do you have any ritual before going on stage?
Bill: It’s not really a ritual. Gustav likes to stay alone, concentrate himself, listen to music. As for Georg, Tom and me we like to meet together backstage before the show starts and stress the three.(laughs) We close ourselves in the green room for half an hour and nobody can came in. Even our manager! We imagine the worst things that can happen, we laugh about it and that relaxes us.
And when you’re not on stage how do you spend your free time?
Georg: We play ping-pong and kicker!
Tom: And when we’re not on tour, we like to sleep very late! Expect Gustav, who is an early bird. But Bill, Georg and me we like to eat, watch tv and sleep. And when we can really make a break, we like to go on vacations.
And what’s your favourite destination?
Tom: All I can tell you is that we love the little isolated islands very, very, very far from here.(laughs)
By force of circumstance, you spend many time together. Do you maintain friendships outside the band?
Tom: Yes, of course! Because it’s important for us to be able to talk about other things besides Tokio Hotel. But because we share the same friends, we are always the four. And then, we go on vacations together.(laughs) Thus, yes, Tokio Hotel, is our most beautiful friendship story.
And you never fight?
Tom: Oh, we’d want to sometimes. Especially when Georg decides to remove his shoes. (laughs) But our friendship is stonger than the disputes!
Even if you are loved by your fans, is there always something about yourselves that you don’t like?
Bill: (laughs) We didn’t change, we are the same. We have the same flaws than before. And we have the same relation with each other than before we’ve known success. So, even if it’s crazy to be 18 years old and see so many girls mad about yourself, there are always things I don’t like about myself. I don’t walk in the streets telling myself that I’m the greatest guy in the world. Tom does, always.(laughs)
Tom: There’s always something that we don’t like about ourselves. But it’s normal; we are 18, we seek. And for our age, we have a strong confidance in ourselves. When I say I’m the best, I don’t take the lead.
What souvenirs do you keep from your childhood? How you describe yourselves at that time?
Bill: We always had confidence in ourselves and in our future. We had a lot of character. We have started very early making music, because we have since young known what was good for us. That wasn’t always easy to live. At school, we didn’t want to go into a mold, that’s what created clashes between us and the teachers and the other students. But apart from the fact of hating highschool, we had truly great fun.
Tom: Me, I’m always crazy. I’ve always in me the child I was. Fourtunely, he isn’t in the people.(laughs) He guides me everyday.
Bill: But contrary to what our fans may think, we are far from being perfect. We recognize the success that we have, but we don’t want to be an example to people!
Tokio Hotel In Bravo [Issue 30]
Tokio Hotel - They really have the look out!
At an open-air-concert in Rome, the super-twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz (both 18) proved once again, that they’ve style-technically the fully perspective! The two Tokio-Hotel-Stars wearing at their gig in Italy’s capital not only extreme cool clothes, but also mega-phat sunglasses! That makes not just sense in matters fashion - also has a practical benefit. ‘Cause thanks to the dark glasses, the “Brillinge**” are perfectly protected by the spotlight and the glaring pyro-effects, so they could focus on the performance of their mega-hits “Monsoon”, “Scream” or “Ready, Set, Go!”.
Reaction of the Italian fans: scream-alarm!
**Brillinge is a mix between the German words Brille (glasses) and Zwillinge (twins)

Band Update!:
[Translations and Scans provided by th-online.4fans.net]
Twins are Voted Style Icons!
Tokio Hotel defeat Trainer Jogi Löw
17th July 08
Tom and Bill have been voted #1 on Welt Online’s list of the Top 50 Most Stylish German Men.
WELT ONLINE has the style icons choice - and fierce debates among readers triggered. Top 50 German women and men were voted, the displeasure of many commentators Tokio Hotel. Their critics must now brave. And hopefully, with the women’s choice not a problem.
Who does it in style? Who makes the world beautiful, cool, modern? The WELT ONLINE wanted to know, thousands have voted. Men and women of all ages, we had to vote in the Lords about as serious celebrities like Roger Cicero and Wolfgang Joop. Tokio Hotel we had with the recommendation “because hundreds of thousands of teenagers can not be wrong” on the list. And lo and behold: The youth have triumphed, with an enormous lead the Kaulitz brothers landed in 1st place Kajalstift, Stinktiermähne, dreadlocks - as is now so stylish.
(Sorry, it's Google Translated :/ But it's the 'important' Part of the whole article, the rest is boring XD~)Tokio Hotel TV! [Episode 35] Rocking Modena And Future Plans
Tom talks about the new album, changing his looks?...and some footage from the modena concert!
And Next week?..Bill's Private Dance Party!..=)
Official 1000 Oceans Video and More!
Reportage TH in Geneva:
Click Here to vote for Monsoon on MOD
Apparently the PDP DVD will be coming out beginning of 2009...(it could always change of course)
SEE TOKIO HOTEL LIVE IN NYC - BE PART OF THE TRL STUDIO AUDIENCE!
[previously posted with link]
Tokio Hotel will be stopping by the MTV studios in Times Square to co-host TRL and we want to hook up their biggest fans with tickets to the shows! The shows tape on August 4th and 5th.
To request tickets, email: trlcasting@mtvstaff.com This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it with "Tokio Hotel" in the subject.
To be considered for tickets, you must be 16-24 years old and available for both dates. If you are honoured a ticket, you will receive an email confirmation 5 days prior to the taping.
If you are one of the chosen ones make sure to show up with a fan shirt, poster and whatever else you can think of to show your love for Tokio Hotel!
*Tokio Hotel is nominated in "The Chosen Children 2008" in Isreal as the best band of the year.
Tokio Hotel gigs, North America:
> Aug 07 2008 Sayreville, New Jersey @ Starland Ballroom
> Aug 08 2008 Saint-Jean-Sur-Richilieu, Quebec @ Int. Hot Air Ballon Festival
> Aug 11 2008 Cleveland, Ohio @ House of Blues
> Aug 12 2008 Detroit, Michigan @ The Fillmore
> Aug 15 2008 Chicago, Illinois @ House of Blues
> Aug 16 2008 St. Paul, Minnesota @ Myth
> Aug 19 2008 San Francisco, California @ The Fillmore
> Aug 20 2008 Anaheim, California @ House of Blues
> Aug 25 2008 Denver, Colorado @ Gothic Theatre
> Aug 27 2008 Dallas, Texas @ House of Blues
> Aug 28 2008 Houston, Texas @ Verizon Wireless Theater
Congratulations to Artgentina!!
BIENVENIDO ARGENTINA!
Bienvenidos a todos los fans de Tokio Hotel en Argentina a su sitio oficial. A partir de hoy, aquí podrás enterarte de todas la novedades del grupo, giras, lanzamientos y todo lo que te importa de el grupo alemán más exitoso del momento.
(Translation: Welcome, all Tokio Hotel fans, to the official Argentina site. Starting from today you will be able to find out all the latest news of the band, concerts, and everything about the most famous German band of our day.)
If you have watched Tokio Hotel TV this week, you know. If not… SCREAM WENT DOUBLE PLATINUM IN ITALY!!! And the guys received their platinum records when they were in Modena for the concert on July 11th! Congratulations to the band!!!
(tokiohotelamerica)
Malaysian Magazine talks of TH
“Can’t get enough of your pop stars? Grab the latest issue of Galaxie, featuring the freshest and the most happening faces on planet pop. Read about Leona Lewis, Duffy and David Cook’s meteoric rise to fame and how they command today’s pop charts. If that’s not enough to quench your thirst for the latest in pop idols, Tokio Hotel proves that punk-pop – even if it’s sung in German – can spell mega international success if you have the right package, attitude and marketing tools…”
“For those of you living in French-Canada, make sure to tune in to Musique Plus for EXPOSÉ on Monday, July 21st at 20h (8:00PM) because there is a one hour special on Tokio Hotel! That’s one whole hour of Tokio Hotel music and information!”
(THCanada)
Natalie Franz - Tokio Hotel's Make-Up Artist
Natalie was born in Ukraine, then married a German and moved to Germany. She has a child. She is about 30 or slightly higher (older?). She said that she perceives as a junior brother Bill, and she thinks that he is a good man. She has a very warm and close relations with all guys. She is perhaps a former model. (?)
(Not sure where that's from, I think it's a translation from some Russian article...so it's not very eloquent.)
Official Information:
Natalie’s list of clients (different companies and stuff she's worked for):
Aldi
Alete
Citibank
Deutsche Post
Deutsche Telekom
Freesoul
Gerling-Vorstand
J´NC
Kid´s Wear
Nivea
RTL ( Der Bachelor )
RWE -Vorstand
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Universal
Victoria - Versicherung
VIVA
Vox
WEA
ZDF
Celebrity clients:
Cloude-Oliver Rudolph
Darkness
Jette Joop
Kelly Family
Mola Adebesi
Morten Harket
Nadine Krüger
Naturall
Nu Pagadi (class gruppa.prim. Fakingerl)
Oliver Geissen
Overground
REM
Ronan Keating
RTL (Der Bachelor)
Stefan Raab
Sven Ottke
Tobi Schlegel
Tokio Hotel
Wonderwall
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