2002's Auswaertsspiel was a return to form for one of the two giants of popular German punk, after their album Unsterblich received a perhaps less favourable reception with critics than usual. Almost the antithesis of a depro band like EA80, The Toten Hosen used this album to write songs as varied as the stunningly beautiful 'Nur zu Besuch' about singer, Campino visiting his mother's grave, and a cover of 'Cokane in my Brain', as uncontroversial as 'Du lebst nur einmal' , and as difficult to understand as 'Kein Alkohol ist auch keine Los… read more
2002's Auswaertsspiel was a return to form for one of the two giants of popular German punk, after their album Unsterblich received a perhaps l… read more
2002's Auswaertsspiel was a return to form for one of the two giants of popular German punk, after their album Unsterblich received a perhaps less favourable reception with critics… read more
Die Toten Hosen is a punk band from Düsseldorf (NRW), Germany. They are one of very few German-language acts who have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany. The band formed out of the ashes of punk band, ZK, founded 1978. The members of Die Toten Hosen (literally "The Dead Trousers" in English; "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "lifeless", "boring", or "nothing going on") are Campino (Andreas Frege), Kuddel (Andreas von Holst), Vom (Stephen George Ritchie), Andi (Andreas Meurer) and Breiti (Michael Breitkopf). Vom rep… read more
Die Toten Hosen is a punk band from Düsseldorf (NRW), Germany. They are one of very few German-language acts who have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany. The band formed out of the… read more
Die Toten Hosen is a punk band from Düsseldorf (NRW), Germany. They are one of very few German-language acts who have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany. The band formed out of the ashes of punk band, ZK, founded 1978. The me… read more