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OK, I just got back from the interview a little bit ago, and this was by far my favorite of the three times I've talked to Tokio Hotel: the guys were super relaxed, their English is better than ever (the only words that needed translating from German to English were the words for "cockroach" and "sleeping bag" and maybe a few others obscure terms), making it even easier for them to answer a handful of your bazillion questions. And eat even more candy -- I too brought them some of my all-time favorite Halloween candy, as you don't show up to a Tokio Hotel interview on Halloween without treats! It's simply not done! And I'm sorry, but Skittles are from amateurs. I'm kind of a candy pro.

Anyway, I've got about a half-hour's worth of tape to get encoded for you guys, but I wanted to post a few highlights to make your sugary weekend even sweeter.

Many of your questions were about Bill's new tattoo and the Miley Cyrus collabo rumors, so here's the transcript of both questions to set the record straight.

Check out their answers below, and check back for the video interview next week for lots of Bill, Tom, Georg, Gustav, rats real and fake, cockroaches, and a even a brief tangent about Jessica Alba and her childrearing skills!

Buzzworthy: Bill, everyone wants to know what's up with your new tattoo? Can you show it to us?

Bill: I can’t show the tattoo because it’s very huge, and I have to take off all my clothes, but I can say I have German words. But I don’t wanna tell the story about. Maybe a little bit later. But it’s a huge tattoo, and... I don’t know. I think I was at the tattoo studio for four hours. (In Germany.) And it hurts a lot.

Tom: And in German it means ‘Tom is my idol.’

Buzzworthy: Lots of fans are talking about the rumor that you're going to be collaborating Miley Cyrus. Is that true?

Tom: Yeah we heard that. It’s not true.

Bill: Yeah no. Nothing is planned. We just met her at the VMAs, and she’s very cool, but no. There's no duet or something planned.

I'm sure you have many many questions for Tokio Hotel, and if I were to ask 84% of them, I wouldn't have a desk to go back to after I interview them tomorrow... now go back and reread that... Right!... YES! I KNOW! I'm gonna be interviewing Tokio Hotel tomorrow at an undisclosed location (I mean, you know it's happening in New York City, but New York's a pretty big place for 22 square miles).

But if you leave a question in the comments, I'll do my absolute most bestest to try and ask it tomorrow in the time I have with the guys.

Questions of a sexual nature will not be asked, obvz, and questions about Bill's hair are maybe just a LEEEEEEETTLE boring at this point, so make 'em count!

If you live in New York you're probably screaming your brains out at Roseland right now -- hope to see some of you there! If not, hope you're enjoying your Halloween candy of choice (non-U.S. Tokio fans, your Stateside friends better have sent you some candy care packages complete with Skittles, of course), and please to enjoy my quickie Tokio Hotel interview from the parking lot of the Paramount studios in L.A. the night before the 2008 VMAs.

OK, we know what you're thinking. Hell hasn't frozen over, Heidi Montag and Lauren Conrad haven't kissed and made up and -- despite what pre-Aristotelian philosophers once thought-- the Earth does not appear be to be flat. So what's up with this totes surreal pic of Tokio Hotel and the Jonas Brothers hugging it out in New York not long before the 2008 VMAs?

Yeah, turns out that whole Tokio/Jo Bro maybe-rivalry thing was just a product of our overactive imaginations. (Hey, score! Guess that means all that TV-watching, Internet surfing and video games playing hasn't completely rotted our brains after all!)

Anyhow, here's the deal: Bill Kaulitz touched a Jonas, and HE LIKED IT. And, as you can clearly see, we've got the (totally un-Photoshopped) evidence to prove it.

So simma down now, stop all the fan fighting and bask in the awesomeness of this JB/TH lovefest. C'mon, when else will you have the opportunity to see two pop supergroups bond over their a-mahzing talent (and picture perfect hair)?

Move over ye few remaining aggro Jonas Brothers fans. The latest crop of Internet trolls taking on Tokio Hotel fans are... Rick Astley fans. Yes. For. Reals.

The 42-year-old British pop singer, best known for his 1987 cheeseball soul-pop hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" -- and, indirectly, for the obnox act of Rickrolling (which, again, I insist would be way more fun if it were RickRossRollin) -- is up for a 2008 MTV Europe Award in the same category as Tokio Hotel. Yes. For. Reals.

Along with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Green Day, and U2, Rick Astley and Tokio Hotel are nominated for the Best Act Ever award. That's no small kartoffeln for a band as young as Tokio Hotel. And it's proof that Rick Astley fans, who got him nominated by an open write-in process (even the Ricker himself didn't see the nomination coming) truly can't give up on the Conan O'Brien lookalike. Or the dream. Or the meme. That, or, they just want to know what the simultaneous heartbreak of millions of Tokio Hotel fans sounds like if underdog Astley does in fact pull through. (And sorry, but Britney REALLY deserves it too. Epic comeback, y'all!)

And there's actually a chance that Rick Astley could take it -- allegedly his fans have been voting en masse and bombing Tokio Hotel message boards with spam and porn (how woode!), causing some Tokio site admins to temporarily suspend their forums, which is like taking food away from a puppy!

Even if Rick Astley does win, and despite the fact that he's sold in the ballpark of 40 million records over the course of his career, it's safe to say he's not exactly the next Bill Kaulitz or anything, as suggested by the obviously doctored photo above.

Anyway, Rick Astley fans, you kids play nice with Tokio Hotel fans! And may the best man, men, or women win when the EMAs air Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 in Liverpool.

But until then, watch Rick Astley do the awkward white dude shimmy:

One of my very favey Buzzworthy commenters/ frequent "first"ers is tokio_charlotte, who, like me, likes Tokio Hotel, thumbdrives (I have a preposterous amount of them and just got a Little Britain one in the mail this morning. yay!), nail polish, and, most importantly, the Internet. But I also like her for reasons less selfish than the fact that we share the same impeccable taste. I also <3 tokio_charlotte because she emailed me an excellent rundown of her most favorite unofficial couples of the 2008 VMAs. And all she got was a lousy Moonman t-shirt. Thanks again, Charlotte! Take it away...

Top of the list: Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus. Sure, Travis McCoy has dibs on Katy romantically, and Miley hates (and likes) "7 Things" about someone who may or may not be Nick Jonas, but Katy and Miley take the prize for Cutest Unofficial Couple. Katy and her mysterious "Special Guest" were all smiles and "feud? what feud?" on the red carpet. Though Katy did not get a taste of Miley's vanilla ChapStick® this time around, the fact that they both lost out to Tokio Hotel for Best New Artist can't hurt future chances. (I wouldn't expect more MyCy/TH Rock Band sessions anytime soon, unfortunately).

Second up is Tom Kaulitz and Nicole Scherzinger. Though this couple only exists in Tom's dreams, Nicole's gush about Tokio Hotel at the VMAs post-show says she's not exactly creeped out by his crush. Don't know if Tom's dream of a Tokio Hotel/Pussycat Dolls tour will happen, but let's not rule anything out.

And the third cutest couple? Maybe-Not-So-Crazy-Anymore Britney and her Moonman(s)! Girlfriend went from trainwreck "OMG did you see her" -- in a bad way -- to dazzling "OMG did you see her" -- in the best way. Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, Video of the Year, and Most Searched Person? Love it. Here's to hoping that things continue on the up on and up, and that next year's VMAs are going to be even better.

++ UPDATE! Find out how to enter the T-Mobile Los Premios MTV 2008 Casting Call! ++

AY DIOS MIOS! I know everyone in Tokio Hotel land is all "traurig" because ToHo's heading back to Germany to work on their next album, but you do know they're making a stop at least somewhat closer to the vicinity of North America next month, right?

Tokio Hotel will be performing live at Los Premios MTV 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico on Thursday, October 16th, along with Paramore, Katy Perry, Belanova, and Julieta Venegas. And if you don't have an up-to-date passport and frequent flyer miles on Mexicana, you can watch the show on MTV Tr3s at 9pm ET.

AND/OR/ALSO you can enter the T-Mobile Los Premios MTV 2008 Casting Call, where five faithful fans can win a trip to Mexico to hit the "ALFOMBRA ROJA" (did I say that right? "red carpet?") and attend the big show. You can enters September 25th, so more info on that coming soon, I swears it, and yes, it's open to U.S. residents, so YAY AMERICA!! But also YAY brushing up on your Español -- time to swap out that Rosetta Stone German CD for the Spanish one. Listas?

+ Get more on Tokio Hotel and Los Premios MTV 2008 (they're like the VMAs but with more exotic accents!) at Blogamole!

You've probably watched it so many times now that your brain's starting to feed on itself, but just in case you haven't reached that point yet, see Tokio Hotel's big VMA night from start to finish -- from their big red carpet arrival to their big win -- through "ihre augen." (My German sucks if you couldn't tell. What's German for "suck," by the way?) Plus, it looks even better on the MTV player, nein?

Plus:
+ Watch Tokio Hotel on FNMTV
+ TH meet the Pussycat Dolls
+ Bill on the VMA red carpet
+ See the guys prep for their monster truck entrance to the VMAs!

In the monstrous melee that was Tokio Hotel's big night at the VMAs, let us not overlook their pre-Best New Artist appearance on the final episode of FNMTV (RIP, June 13 - September 5, 2008).

Watch Bill, Tom, Georg and Gustav make their VMA predictions (in perfect English!) and express their desires to meet Pink and Danity Kane.

Plus -- James Montgomery nearly robs Britney of a VMA and Tim Kash fans the fires of the nearly defunct Jonas-Tokio feud.

You Tokio Hotel fans glued to your TVs last Sunday during the VMAs? You weren't the only ones wowed by Tokio Hotel's big red carpet entrance atop a "loud," "dangerous" monster truck.

Panic At the Disco, pictured above in a photo I snapped on my BlackBerry on the VMA back lot, arrived early (more on their arrival and how Sway tracked everyone via the Swaychopper and the magical stalking tracking powers of VehiclePath GPS at the Newsroom blog) and caught a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Tokio Hotel getting primped for their arrival and getting into position on their VMA monster truck.

And how do I know this? Because Ryan Ross blogged about it on Panic's new blog, We're So Blogging, which you should go read. I just bookmarked it. I know I just did!

Check out VMA video footage of Panic At the Disco checking in with Sway from inside their 16-passenger van in the VMA limo line, and then watch Tokio Hotel's subtle, subdued VMA arrival for the umpeen billionf time.

Plus:
+ Tokio Hotel meet the Pussycat Dolls! Mrow!
+ Bill Kaulitz's VMA outfit assessed!
+ Surprise late-night Tokio Hotel interview in the Paramount parking lot!

If Russell Brand was the 2008 VMAs’ balls-to-the-wall loco court jester, the Jonas Brothers were the show’s handsome princes -- but really, when are they not?

In stark contrast to Russell, Nick, Joe and Kevin proved that there are curly haired, skinny-jeans-wearing males out there who can entertain millions without joking 'bout their junk. Though as much as I <3 me some JB, I also <3 me some freedom of speech. Jonases are a quintessential American band, and you know what’s also quintessentially American? The First Amendment! WOO! Russell’s jokes were just that -– jokes. No one died! But that’s another time, another post, possibly another blog.

Okay, so back to the Jonas Brothers.

In case you missed the show (Jonas Brothers? Tokio Hotel? Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Britney Spears in one night? How COULD you?), here’s a play-by-play account of the Jonas Brothers at their very first VMAs.

+ JBs walk the red carpet and fash it up and stuff with Fonzworth. Joe's in Dolce & Gabbana, Kevin's in new Dior and David Yurman, and Nick's in YSL.

+ Fonzworth kvells, the boys flip the PR script -- Joe applauds The Fonz's new single, and Kevin calls out Fonzie's umbrella line. WELL PLAYED, Jonases!

+ The Jonas Brothers reach the highly anticipated TAYLOR SWIFT station of the red carpet. Does anyone else find it awkward that it isn't really that awkward? Is anyone else doing a quick mental sketch of how gorgeous Joe and Taylor's babies would be, or was I just being a yenta?

+ The VMAS officially begin, and Russell opens the show with the first of several Jonas cracks. Jonas deflect with their awe-inspiring silent charm. Later, Jordin Sparks is all RAWR! HOW DARE YOU!!!?!?!?!?!? (And well played, Jordin! You're in the press for DAYS longer than if you'd just read the prompter like you were supposed to!)

+ Per their request, Taylor Swift INTRODUCES the Jonas Brothers' performance. INTERESTING… Anyway, after HOURS of practicing for their live performance of "Lovebug," the Jonas Brothers (and their fans!) employ major movie magic with some triple trickery: you THOUGHT that cab was real, right? WRONG! You THOUGHT “Lovebug” was gonna be all chilled-out and “Kumbayah" in J. Lindeberg. WRONG AGAIN, SUCKAHS, because it was practically The Rolling Stones at Altamont (minus the murder).

+ Lil Wayne looks like the fourth Jonas Brother. Weird.

+ T.I. and hot-cop Rihanna (would I achieve abs like get if I joined the police force?) team up on “Live Your Life.” The cameras swoop through the crowd, and who’s bumping along, besides Chris "We're Totally Not Dating" Brown? Joe Jonas and Taylor Swift!

+ It was an awards show, remember? The two Moonmen that Jonas were up for went home with Britney Spears, but come on! She had a hard time, y’all. And speaking of going home, the Jonas Brothers didn’t head out before a meet-and-greet with the once-wack-but-now-she’s-back pop princess herself. Joe’s very first album was Britney, but you knew that.

+ Jonases meet Danity Kane. Okay!

+ The show’s over, the Jonases aren't mad at Russell and offer to hug it out, Britney drives off in a golf cart, and they fly off to London for the U.K. premiere of Camp Rock –- not only is it later in England, but they get Jonas movies later than we do too. Sucks for them! (Just kidding! Love you, Topshop!)

Good night Joe! G'night Kevin! Nighty night, Nick! Sleep tight, Britney! Come back soon! We miss you already!