Shoe Rumor

*sigh* Oh how I wish this were true. But this picture that is making the rounds? Is simply a manip or something a fan created. There are not any real Tokio Hotel Converse. Maybe someday?

TH will also be on MTV TR3S’ Mi TRL

It is, as I understand it, a version of MTV shown on Spanish speaking channels? Someone correct me if I am wrong about that. There are also tickets available to see this show on August 4th, just as there are for MTV TRL. You email: tr3scasting@mtv.com with your full name, number of tickets that you want, phone number, etc. Also, once you are accepted to go, you will hear directly from them, and the people wearing the brightest colors get the best seats!

Monsoon is also up for voting on their site! Link!

Send your questions to SURS!

SURS – Steven’s Untitled Rock Show! This one is a little complicated so please read the whole thing. They are accepting questions for Tokio Hotel on their myspace. BUT, you can only respond to a bulletin they posted. So, you have to friend them on myspace and then wait for the bulletin to show up in your bulletins. Okay, here is their myspace link.

Linkie! http://www.myspace.com/surs

You on the Jumbotron in NYC!

GET YOUR PICTURE POSTED ON THE TRL JUMBOTRON IN TIMES SQUARE!! TRL is asking all you Tokio Hotel fans to send in pictures of yourself with the band for a chance to have it appear on the TRL jumbotron next week during Tokio Hotel TRL week!! Want your pic to be seen? Go HERE to upload your photos now!

Winner of Fly to NYC Contest announced

Buzzworthy did not pick me as the winner, even though I gave them any number of really good reasons that I should be the winner. *sigh* *grin* Congratulations to Kelsey from Bristow, Virginia! I cannot wait to hear her recaps and experiences! Here is their full article about the winner!

http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/07/31/we-have-a-tokio-hotel-sweepstakes-winnner/

Hearts of Darkness – Kaulitz Twins

Tokio Hotel made it this time into the Fall 2008 issue of Fashion Rocks (supplement to Teen Vogue Fall 2008). The twins have each a picture in the article Hearts of Darkness!!! Thanks so much to the backyardigan for this info and the scans!!!

This is the magazine.

America meet Tokio Hotel. The gender-bending emo-pop rockers are headed up by eighteen-year-old German twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz, whose looks are identical but whose styles couldn’t be more different. “We hate people telling us to wear this and that,” says guitarist Tom, who favors dreads, baggy jeans, and a carefully skewed baseball cap. “Sometimes at a photo shoot they try to style this hair,” singer Bill says, pointing to his hedgehog-like coiffure, “but no one knows how.” His secret? “Hair spray. A lot.” Between the hair and emotive vocals–not to mention the piercings, tattoos, and rock-chic clothes–it’s easy to see how Bill has become the object of many a teenage crush. And despite their varied senses of style, the Kaulitzes say their twin telepathy provides a shared vision of their goals for the future. “Be successful in America!” Tom says. Adds Bill, with a grin: “And play in Tokyo.”

Wonder Twins
Having already sold more than 5 million albums worldwide, Tokio Hotel is poised to conquer America with their grunge-inflected emo rock (and a whole lot of extra-hold product).

David Jost in Yam Magazine

David, one of the producers of the band has given an interview to Yam about his definitions of success, how he feels about the band’s success, what makes a star and MORE! Thank you to Poppy at the forum for the translation from the German!

Der Starmacher

Talent, hart work or luck – what does it take to become really successful? Tokio-Hotel-Producer David Jost has the answer!

He is producer, songwriter and manager of Tokio Hotel. David Jost discovered the band from Magdeburg, built them up and led them to international success. The creative Hamburger is a workaholic always on a tight schedule. Nevertheless the 35-year-old found time for an exclusive yam!-interview and revealed what it takes to be successful as a star over the long run and why will can be more important than talent …

What does it take to become a star?
DAVID: Potential! Most of all a person has to have emotional potential and also enormous will power. If an artist has to offer a lot of both it is very likely that he will succeed.

Does one also succeed having only one of those two?
DAVID: Yes, if this one is highly developed. If one has only talent but not will power he needs to be lucky and find the right people to push him to success. It also works the other way round. Someone with moderate talent but enournous will power and intelligence can be successful as well.

Any examples for that?
DAVID: Madonna! She is not really an extraordinary singer, but she is intelligent. For over 20 years now, she has been one of the top artists worldwide. This is not luck, nobody can be lucky for such a long period. She does not leave anything to chance. Although she performs on stage, she is one of the big players in the music business, one of those people who pull the strings.

What else does it take to become successful and to stay it?
DAVID: One attribute which is also closely connected to willl power is the readiness to make sacrifices to reach one’s goals. For big and long-term success you almost always have to make sacrifices. This does not only apply for the music business. One has to be very lucky and talented to be successful without sacrifieces.

How do you spot a talent?
DAVID: There is no overall rule to this. Most of the time you can feel talent. I generally trust my gut instinct.

And what did your gut feeling tell you, when you saw Tokio Hotel for the first time?
DAVID: I totally went nuts (laughs). It hit me unexpected. At that time I was willing to do anything but work exclusively with one single band. But all my other plans were forgotten when I heard and saw the boys for the first time. Bill was 13 and showed me and my partners the Band-demos, which they had recorded in their tiny studio in Magdeburg. After the boys left I could not stop screaming „Yes“ and „strike“ (grins)

Did you already know, that TH would be internationally successful?
DAVID: No, of course not. I was 100 percent sure, that they would be mega-successful in Germany. I bet the whole music business everything on that. But it would have been very arrogant to assume that there was such an international hype.

What is Tokio Hotel’s recipe for success?
DAVID: The whole music business is full of artists who only succeed because somebody constantly tells them what to do and how to avoid mistakes. One of the reasons why TH are so successful is that they are exactly the contrary.

In how far?
DAVID: To tell Bill what to do against his will – which would be impossible by the way – would make him lose large parts of himself. Bill has to be totally convinced of what he does – to be able to be as good as he can be. Already at very young age he knew exactly what he wants, and even more what he does not want. People can feel this. Bill comprises very large emotional extremes. You rarely find a frontman like this in germany. The star potential of the band is huge. Even if I had no brain, it would have been impossible to blow it (laughs)

Songwriter or Manager – which is more fun?
DAVID: Writing songs is of course more fun. But managing is also a creative and diverse job. I am very lucky that I am able to work for a band I believe in and who blows my mind every day anew. I could not do the job without this.

Are you and Tokio Hotel already working on the third album?
DAVID: We already begun with the songwriting. Bill is very creative at the moment and constantly comes up with new song ideas.

What is the best song that you ever wrote?
DAVID: I have not written that one yet. My best song is still to come (laughs)!

Tokio Hotel TV Update

Effective Immediately:

We have removed all download links for Tokio Hotel TV per a request from TH Management. Please do not post download links for the THTV episodes in the comments either. It is a copyright infringement and we will comply.

Tokio Hotel’s management team is working diligently with Youtube to try to resolve the issues with Youtube and the video not being available in all countries.

We hope that this will be resolved soon so that you may be able to watch the episodes in every country.

Thanks for understanding!

Bill Spam

December 1, 2007

The Band

Photoshoot December 1, 2007

MTV Most Viewed

Tokio Hotel’s Monsoon seems to be unstoppable! All the fans should be so proud of themselves for everything we are doing to get this band the recognition they deserve! Keep it up! YAY!

July 22, 2005 – Halberg Open Air

This was before Durch Den Monsun video was released.

High quality, click to enlarge

VMA Voting ends July 30th – Gmail Hint…

Did you know that if you have Gmail, you can use ONE account as many different accounts? Oh, I don’t know… for something like setting up more MTV accounts? It’s true! And it is so so easy!!!! Guess what I will be doing for next several hours? Here’s how you can use your Gmail as MANY accounts.

# Append a plus (“+”) sign and any combination of words or numbers after your email address. For example, if your name was hikingfan@gmail.com, you could send mail to hikingfan+friends@gmail.com or hikingfan+mailinglists@gmail.com.

# Insert one or several dots (“.”) anywhere in your email address. Gmail doesn’t recognize periods as characters in addresses — we just ignore them. For example, you could tell people your address was hikingfan@gmail.com, hiking.fan@gmail.com or hi.kin.g.fan@gmail.com. (We understand that there has been some confusion about this in the past, but to settle it once and for all, you can indeed receive mail at all the variations with dots.)

The Official Fanclub Mascots

Did you know we have mascots? We do! And they will be traveling to as many of the USA concerts as they can get to, starting with Sayreville next Thursday night. They hope to go to as many countries as possible. So, if you would like, please friend them on myspace and follow their adventures? Here is their myspace page – Helmut and Skittle!

Pic of the Day – July 29

I am late. I will backdate it for posterity. I am so sorry, I was not feeling so well and slept most of the day.

Georg.

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