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Make mood against Tokio Hotel

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".

FOCUS-Online-author Andrea Daschner (London)

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.

Despite the 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.

Source:Focus.de