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Germany, Land of Music! Popkomm Chooses Germany As Partner Country!

Presenting German music to the international industry - Initiatives by the music industry and cultural policy-makers to promote German music

Einst?rzende Neubauten, Kraftwerk and Rammstein are internationally known names, as are Nena, Seeed, Paul van Dyk and Tokio Hotel. But there is much more to German music than just these artists. In order to alert the international music industry to all that Germany can offer in this field, Popkomm has selected Germany as its partner country in 2007.
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How Choosing The Wrong Band Name Could Be The MOST Expensive Decision Of Your Career

by Nick Nanton,

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Ok, so you and all of your buddies sit down one day and decide to form a band. You sit down at your first impromptu “business meeting” over a case of cold coke (insert other favorite band beverage here) and you start your checklist:

1. Instruments: Check
2. Rehearsal Space (Your Friend’s Garage): Check
3. Molly Hatchet Songbook: Check
4. Band Name: ……………

… a blank stare stretches across everyone’s face, and thus your band has hit its first of many roadblocks on the road to becoming “The Next Big Thing.” So, you do what every other band does, you think back to your favorite band names in movies, your favorite one liners in Monty Python skits as well as “Saturday Night Live,” and all of your other favorite shows and FINALLY someone comes up with a name that everyone loves (or more likely everyone can somewhat live with) and The Band is born.
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