NEW KIDS ON THE ROCK
By MASINE SHEN
Serena Ryder
January 8, 2008 -- CONTINUED
Tokio Hotel
Twin brothers in music is a winning formula. To wit: Good Charlotte, Nelson, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Jagged Edge. Which means that twins Bill (Goth-y lead singer) and Tom Kaulitz (dread-locked guitarist) and their cohorts have a fighting chance. A splash in their native Germany, the thrice platinum-selling pop-rock boy band is now angling to be the next big US import. Shouldn't be too hard, especially when they've already got support from people like AFI's Jade Puget, who remixed the track "Ready, Set, Go" off the group's US debut, "Scream," expected in early April. - Maxine Shen
Taduction Midian
Les frères jumeaux dans la musique c'est une formule gagnante. À savoir: Good Charlotte, Nelson, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah et Jagged Edge. Ce qui signifie que les jumeaux Bill (chanteur leader gothique) et Tom Kaulitz (guitariste à dreadlock) et leur cohorte ont une chance de vaincre. Un flop dans leur Allemagne natale, mais les trois fois platine des vente des disques du groupe pop-rock sontt un signe de repêchage pour la prochaine grande importation aux États-Unis. Cela ne devrait pas être trop difficile, surtout qu'ils ont déjà obtenu l'appui de personnes comme AFI's Jade Puget, qui a remixé le titre "Ready, Set, Go» des débuts du groupe au USA, "Scream", sortie prévue pour le début avril. -- Maxine Shen
(J'ai juste traduit la partie concernant Tokio Hotel)
Black Tide
These young metalheads - they're still teenagers - have already made a name for themselves thanks to a monthlong slot on Ozzfest's main stage last summer. Now they're gearing up for their February debut album, "Light From Above." Part Guns N' Roses, part Iron Maiden, the Miami-based quartet shreds, swaggers and encourages anthemic chanting as easily as bands decades older - even though lead singer Gabriel Garcia is a mere 14-years old. - M.S.
Kate Nash
Britain's streak of producing cheeky female singers continues. Following on the tipsy heels of Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse comes Nash, whose debut disc, "Made of Bricks," arrives today. Mixing carefree lyrics with techno-enhanced grooviness and folksy acoustics, the 20-year-old artist speeds up the beat in "Foundation" and strips down the sound with "D--khead." To whittle down a list of her songs for her album, Nash, who grew up in working-class London suburbs, chose her most embarrassing ones to play, figuring people would like those the most. Catch her blushing at the Bowery Ballroom tomorrow. - M.H.
Laura Izibor
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01082008/entertainment/music/new_kids_on_the_rock_232772.htm?page=2
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