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Now that you've had a few days you could've potentially spent recovering from Tokio Hotel's MTV EMA performance of "World Behind My Wall" (not to mention all the Tokio Hotel EMA photos!), here are some new tailspin-inducing photos of Gustav, Georg, and Tokio Hotel, shot at MTV in October 2009. Gustav and George, you're not twins and sometimes you don't get as much attention as the Brothers Kauli, but you deserve just as much love.

(Credit: Michael Greenberg, MTV)

+ Check out another brand-new Tokio Hotel photo after the jump!

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Now that you've memorized every breathe and beat of Tokio Hotel's live performance of "Automatic" from It's On With Alexa Chung, it's time to take a look back at Tokio Hotel backstage in the It's On With Alexa Chung studios before their big U.S. debut performance of "Automatic." And, check out a few awesome Tokio Hotel fans who were lucky enough to TOUCH BILL KAULITZ AND catch Gustav's drumstick! (And stay tuned to watch Tokio Hotel answer your Buzzworthy Blog fan questions!)

And don't miss Tokio Hotel's live performance at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards this Thursday, November 5!

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Can you, for one hot second, turn the volume down on Humanoid (just a LITTLE, just for a few minutes)? Buzzworthy's got a brand-new video of  Tokio Hotel! We've followed Tokio Hotel to London, to the set of their "Automatic" video in South Africa, and we've journeyed with Tokio Hotel to Paris.

Today's stop, MADRID, where Tokio Hotel engages in brothery/ band-ly horseplay at the hotel, but not on an epic Guns-N-Roses-trash-the-joint-call-the-cops way -- so well-raised, these boys!

In this brand-new video of Tokio Hotel on the road, you'll see:
+ A beaming, newly faux-hawked Bill Kaulitz signing autographs for his adoring Spanish fans.
+ Georg fearing that his nausea will lead him down the road where nausea often goes -- Barf City.
+ The political side of Tom and Georg, who raise a Red Bull to German chancellor Angela Merkel (bottoms up, lady!)
+ Georg lovingly getting crapped on by Bill for being too short (I thought usually Gustav was the butt of their jokes).
+ Gustav practicing his Spanish!
+ Tom and Gustav totally making their hotel glassware their little beyotches!
+ More adorable in-fighting that almost leads to hotel destruction.
+ Tokio Hotel on Spanish TV show El Hormiguero, where they eat frozen cookies, made some kind of rancid-sounding drink, and made their famous spaghetti dish (ahem).
+ Bill Kaulitz in a tanktop!!!
+ EL FIN!

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Tags Bill Kaulitz, Georg Listing, Gustav Schafer, Tokio Hotel, tom kaulitz, video

You've memorized every breathe and robotic nuance of the "Automatic" video. If you need needed four more reasons to get excited for the much-anticipated release of Tokio Hotel's upcoming album, Humanoid, out October 6, here they are.

After they jump, check out some amazing early Tokio Hotel photos of Bill and Tom Kaulitz and Gustav Schäfer in the studio in 2002. And see what producer David Jost had to say about meeting a young Tokio Hotel early on in their career.

+ More photos of Tokio Hotel in 2002 after the jump!

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Now boarding: Bill Kaulitz, Tom Kaulitz, Gustav Schäfer, und Georg Listing! And no, I don't have photos of Bill Kaulitz's new nipple piercing (though I'm sure the most diligent of you Tokio Hotel fans have already dug those up!), but I do have a brand-new video message from Tokio Hotel, who sent the MTV Buzzworthy Blog a video message from the London airport before boarding a flight to South Africa to shoot their video, "Automatic," off their upcoming album, Humanoid.

If you can get over your angst and outrage that Tokio Hotel wasn't nominated for a 2009 VMA (I know! And Bill deserved to win Best Legs!), then watch the video after the jump, okay? And stay tuned for more Tokio Hotel video updates!

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Tags 2009 MTV VMAs, Bill Kaulitz, Georg Listing, Gustav Schafer, Humanoid, Tokio Hotel, tom kaulitz, video

Jumping on the feel-better-soon, Gustav train and wishing Gustav Schäfer (Buzzworthy's OTHER favorite drummer) an extra-speedy recovery.

For the two of you who don't know, Tokio Hotel's Gustav was injured Sunday at a club in Magdeburg, when a stranger smashed two beer bottles on his head. Gustav had 36 stitches, though Tom Kaulitz has assured everyone on his blog (which sometimes looks a LITTLE/ A LOT like Buzzworthy, eh? Ohhhh Tom... Love you... Mean it...) that Gustav is healing well and that the stitches only itch.

Read more about Gustav's attack, and post your get-better-NOW wishes for Gustav in the comments. Also, allow me to dedicate this cheesy-but-I-mean-it video ("Don't Give Up," by Peter Gabriel), since sending chicken soup and some Hello Kitty Band-Aids to Germany would be more than a little awkward.

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Hardcore Tokiophiles, before you get your knickers all knotted, keep in mind that there ARE some fans out there who HAVEN'T heard of the Puppenjungs (German for "doll boys") -- a pair of twin puppets created in the likeness of Tokio Hotel's Tom and Bill Kaulitz.

The highly lifelike puppets were created by a 26-year-old Austrian Tokio Hotel devotee who goes by "Ziggy," who handcrafted the 24-inch-long (go ahead and smirk at that... I'll wait... okay... ) polyurethane versions of Germany's most famous rock twins. A year and a half, and over $1,000 later -- doll parts ain't cheap, right Courtney Love? -- Bill and Tom Puppenjungs were born, just in time for the real Bill and Tom's 18th birthday.

Since 2007, the Puppenjungs have traveled with Ziggy and her Monsun Magazin Tokio Hotel fanzine co-editor, Onerva, seeing Tokio Hotel shows and the sites of Europe -- What? You've never seen the Eiffel Tower? Puppenjung Tom has!

Tokio Hotel fans, you know I'll do anything that doesn't violate professional boundaries or good taste to get you as close to Tokio Hotel as possible, but until I can get you even closer to actual Tokio Hotel, check out this "interview" I managed to score with the Puppenjungs! Rrr... right, so it's actually with Ziggy, but read on, because the process of making the Puppenjungs and their jetsetting lives are pretty interesting. Plus, check out the new issue of Monsun for more Tokio coverage and more on the Puppenjungs! And check out more photos of the Bill and Tom Puppenjungs after the jump!

Buzzworthy: You made a Bill and a Tom Puppenjung. Why aren't there Georg and Gustav dolls?
Ziggy: I was actually considering doing a Georg and Gustav doll too, but to be honest, the fact that's so much fun about the Bill and Tom doll is that the "original" boys do look somewhat like dolls (oh god, Tom is gonna HATE me for that!... the Gs... not so much -- good for them, i guess!) I have a feeling they just wouldn't be looking very good as dolls. And actually, Bill and Tom are taking up all of my attention anyway. They're like the real ones -- always in the spotlight!

Buzzworthy: Would you ever sell the Puppenjungs?
Ziggy: I keep getting offers for the boys... There's big "NO I DON'T SELL THEM" notes everywhere I post pictures of them, but people just don't read that I suppose. The weirdest offer came in on MySpace from a girl who wrote me a message that said something like "Okay, I wanna buy them, and I have money, just let me know how much. Tom would be sufficient for now and I'll come and get Bill later on." And when i told her that no, sorry, I'm not selling, she was all "Okay, so where do you LIVE??" as if she'd just come over to pick them up!

Buzzworthy: Do the Puppenjungs ever fight?
Ziggy: Of course they fight! What siblings don't? Bill kept stealing Tom's sneakers, so I had to get him a couple pairs of boots, and there's more peace on the dolly-shelf now. Generally, Bill likes posing better than Tom, which has something to do with the fact that Tom's not as well strung as Bill -- there are rubber bands going through the boys' bodies so that they can pose. So Tom tends to be the lazy one. He likes sitting down more than Bill and sometimes when I'm not careful, he'll fall back and sit his ass down in the dirt on the floor and i have to do doll-laundry!

Buzzworthy: Where do Puppenjung Bill and Tom sleep?
Ziggy: They're sleeping right now, actually! I had to take them apart for cleaning and getting their faces fixed up because after the last year, they've been a bit on the dirty side, so they're sleeping right now for until their heads are done; then they'll be back in action. There's also been some changes to their faces. And I think they're looking even better now!

Buzzworthy: Have Bill and Tom ever met their Puppenjungs?
Ziggy: During the tour last year, a friend of mine had a photo of the Puppenjungs signed by Bill and Tom, and she's reported back that Bill said he absolutely loved his doll but sadly, the boys haven't seen "their" dolls in real life yet. Oh well, maybe on the next tour.

+ More Bill & Tom Puppenjungs photos after the jump!

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Tags Bill Kaulitz, Georg Listing, Gustav Schafer, Tokio Hotel, tom kaulitz

Inspired by Bill's (maybe?) new(-ish) hair, today's Cherry Tree's Tweet that Tokio Hotel's hauling ass to finish up that new album, and, speaking of ass, the new Tokio Hotel TV ep wherein Gustav shakes his, I put together a new video playlist lovingly entitled "Dance, Tokio Hotel, Dance."

They're all videos about dancing. (I know. Brainbusting concept, no?)

Highlights include:

+ Fall Out Boy | "Dance Dance"

+ Metro Station | "Shake It"

+ Chromeo | "Fancy Footwork"

+ David Bowie | "Let's Dance"

+ CSS | "Move"

+ Hot Hot Heat | "Talk To Me Dance With Me"

+ Mase | "Breathe, Stretch, Shake"

+ TV On The Radio | "Dancing Choose"

+ The Danger O's | "Dance Dance Revolution 2"

... and more! Watch them all here, ToHos, und tanz!!

Tags Bill Kaulitz, Chromeo, CSS, David Bowie, Fall Out Boy, Gustav Schafer, Hot Hot Heat, Mase, Metro Station, The Danger O's, TV-on-the-Radio

Dudes, I'll totally be the first to admit that I really thought Gustav Schäfer wasn't going to rise occasion of the dance-based dare! BUT HE TOTALLY DID! So what gives, Bill Kaulitz? Next time I see a new episode of Tokio Hotel TV, it'd better feature some serious rump shaking on your part! Oh well. At least there's a sick contest. (Wahh! Am I disqualified from entering? Because I SO want a Wii!)

Watch the new episode, and Bill, if you're watching this, please watch two videos that should inspire you to move dat ass -- Mötley Crüe's "Girls Girls Girls," and House of Pain's "Jump Around." (Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" was just way too obvious.) Runner up... Justice!

Tags Bill Kaulitz, Gustav Schafer, House of Pain, Justice, Lady Gaga, Motley Crue, Tokio Hotel