Welcome to pop exports the only t. V. Show in the world devoted to the latest music from germany coming up today. The total wholesome out there thirty fifth anniversary. We listen to kids. Can come and meet germanys record poet feeling among. The crowd lets start with the top who isnt. The title time but they are just as wild as they were more than thirty years ago that decide the best band is currently touring germany. We caught up with them and. Germanys veteran punk rockers in their element but talking kicked off their latest tour encampment down the tour is their sixteenth studio album. And its flooded with memories from their thirty five years together but they dont want to wallow in the past. I was given only we wanted to refocus on simplicity without getting distracted with the pseudo glamour the award ceremonies the big fuss made around the whole thing music is that a call. No no theyre not sure is the bands tenth album to reach number one in the german charts. In their early days the copenhagen never would have thought their songs might appeal to mainstream listeners. Thats. Know thoughts when we started out in one thousand nine hundred two in west germany peoples roles were more simply divided than months of it there were the good guys and the bad guys in the well as in fallen in love and it. Isnt a thing that someone even aware that we were part of such a historically influential age. And the guns playing to. The top and wholesome were founded indecl door free in the one nine hundred eighty s. It grew out of the punk same right from the outset the band song celebrated political idealism. Might come but you can definitely describe it as a Political Movement fun and a revolution reason and im going to shed feeling that it really was possible to change dana. Thank the medical they may be but the talking holes and also certainly have a sense of humor during the one thousand nine hundred feet a world cup in italy that made fun of german fans after the bar. Thanks. To. Their big breakthrough was in one thousand eighty eight when they released their first hit here com politics. Told them sold more than fifteen million records in over three decades but theyre interested in something else. That weve managed to stay friends and relationship going over all these years at. Least. Their latest single by shared is a heavy hearted love song to make music video to talk for hours and slip into the roles of circus clowns. Sweater and songs about love or songs about politics and hoes and can do it all they never seen a lot of topics. Such. The keizer were in times of crisis again there are a lot of trustees the refugees and the general lurch that are right again not just in germany but in all of europe but it was the same time its a chance to define yourself more clearly find out why you are here what you stand to take action against. Are not afraid to speak up for asylum or against racism their credibility over the last thirty five years. Gradually transition from a band that was divisive but wanted to divide people have been trying to build bridges and bring people together. Media and. They may have grown older but they show no signs that they are getting tired or current or the copenhagen are proving to be as politically aware and as full of energy as ever. Up next german took. His life a romantic writes well. Not a woman at all thought that doesnt stop him from going traveling with her well theres no accounting for humor so. Hes just landed in the german top twenty with the song. Of the band. With. This one. And that was. With his hatch turning song now its time for new releases. Moses helm has teamed up with Michael Patrick canning the producer of the bands glass house on the full mckenney family stone met while filming a Television Show to shoot the video for their new song byzantines we are one day headed to austria. To. One of the lowest crime hot spots is the setting for the video to hoffmans machina or hope machine the feel good song by indie pop group admirable im guessing you did hollow fantasy its just a first taste of the bands latest album go out in february. Man. Musicians made of metal scrap comes to a head thats what compressor head is all about fun and very own robot band just released it to sound them the songs are written by john wright from the Canadian Home foundation and mean from nice he also lent his voice to the bounce from one megawatt sun. In the latest video deuced ramans electronic trio they hope they can use shows us how to raise the dog when time on with good company and a few business featuring solo singer flo. The band sings a tribute to milton dialect and northern germanys atrocious weather and so. You. Even. Fifth hasnt been able to topple from his though it german rock stars. Recently became his records to top the german album charts making as germanys most successful musician now lets take a listen to what he sounds like. A small concert hall in the eastern german town of holland in august twenty seventeen a band almost as big as an orchestra and lots of fans. Are here to see one of germanys most successful rock stars later modified part of the m. T. V. Unplugged series he showcased twenty four of his shifts in a gig that lasted almost three hours. Pushed on to faking enjoyment for two hours and forty minutes would be exhausting and it is. Easier having to then from the outset or you get to draw on. Oh youre not having fun and that would be obvious. I was supported by an eminent lineup of guests musicians including hamburg singer songwriter yohannes arabic. Just to stay. With. I believe it but i think the version we played of leave it to the board and was the best ever not least because of the way he sings it. The song is on the sea a. Game. Civa the load. Together they sang one of my finest greatest hits as a duet they might be thirty three years apart in age but their voices harmonize. Tambour of our voices is well matched and its important sometimes we look at each other when were singing together at the same time and smile as if to say yes we sound good together. Another guest on the show was dutch singer is a delight her country band the common limits used to tour with pater modified. The next. Song. And singing in german for the first time. British pop star katy mellow. Made the acoustic instruments can be extremely powerful and theres no need for the fact that your hands your emotions and your vocal chords are not on my. Meter my m. T. V. Unplugged tour of germany kicks off in february twenty eighth. Exist has also gone on in the brand version of his hit like a riddle the german d. J. Doesnt just turn knobs and push buttons he also placed percussion joining. Hearts and colors and french d. J. Trigger. Try every. Try or try try. Like. I dont i dont. I dont. I dont i dont want you. To. Use my. Felix in showing just how versatile the is up next the grammys jay z. And Kendrick Lamar are currently leading the nominations for the Grammy Awards but a german group could also be up there on the podium in generate two thousand eight hundred now the news from germanys music scene. The electronic music veterans come in with not one but two chances to win another grammy for their album three d. Their catalog. Play a key nominated for the categories best dance electronic album and best surround sound album back in twenty fourteen cup but received a Lifetime Achievement award their first ever grammy. Tokio hotel hits the big screen the documentary film is now running in germany there to where it gives fans excuse of insights into the popular bands life and work. With combat mom i get Death Threats sometimes but ive noticed that a lot more during recent trips and hostility. The camera team spent two years filming the musicians flitting between left and sound of much of the los angeles documentary looks back to the bands any day and traces the making of the album three machine. Jam and d. J. And producer have all been shown is currently touring across the globe with his latest album uncovered he was just in milan italy and now hes off to asia and south america. Everything from the vibrant well the pop music on facebook get d. W. Music stories stars and the latest from the music scene. Join us in the universe of pop on facebook and send us a message we love hearing from you. He wanted to be a writer but he figured musicians were more and they have. Just released. He explains why hes not afraid of emotions. You cried spanx this is where we meet prince pete i had help with a reputation for intelligence larynx the pulse the spear can cut you can cut drop the can break it was dynamite like you in the sky would try to stop then mumble sorry much good but my husband i didnt. Destroy the mix. Is his fourteenth album but rapping was never his dream job i love my job i would have much more preferred to be a writer this is why nobody can write well any more about reading if you are books and books are having less of an impact on our lives. Myself your music. Youll achieve more that way i was we get. To be. Friends p. Aka need to be scouts its from one of the islands more affluent districts he says gotta have a gold chains and doesnt mind laying on some patents on some some other form the son has struggled with the long enough to stop the pull from. The nominal. Part of. His like seasoning its like glutamate it and the answer is the ingredients but you cant use too much of it might get cheap cheap in the kitchen. But you can use a little bit and then it just tastes better and. His music appeals to the message is like for him aunt emma a song which got prince p. On to the german soundtrack of war for the planet of the apes descendant believe that movie tells a religious story my story of moses and my music also talks about how big religious topics really gives a team. The steam gun stance. Would lead to conflict demand i dont visit and envy the guy noir find them so i could bring the size of. Just as moses and his people out of slavery the apes in the movie flight to escape thanks human captains i mean are you that the eight people have his friendship and to me friendship in this one is also important things there is. As i think hes. Done the thing. About. His friendships with german singers such as mount forest and both are also influenced his music cultural fans are happy about that. But thats the song my. Opinions about prince ps new album omics some have called it a masterpiece others say its lyrics like hokey calendar proverbs i listen to. People who say calendar sayings are shallow forget that his lines come from all sorts of different authors. The people who manage to get colder than a calendar pretty big thinkers. From the relative glass and ink on the. Prints p. S. Been in the wrapping business for nearly twenty years and still remains true to himself theres only one thing hed like to change. If i could pick a stage name today id probably use my first name. For his peace album expounds almost made it to number two in the german charts from january will be touring germany with these new songs. Youre. Now its time for this weeks. We play a cover song of a german hit you tell us what it original and you might win some great music now heres kim lighting off from western germany with a moving version of the. It was. My stuff but who recorded it first sent around so too did pop exports but six in one three three five five burden germany or send an email to pop export at u. W. Dot com and please dont forget to include your Mailing Address well be giving away c. D. s by the total who wasnt paid time off i can speak and compressor heads and last but not least classic blast from the past two thousand and seven the german bands project released a cover version of what hurts the most originally a country song the version created by the had some health a million sales in the music video cus caught our front woman not tell the whole lot just dances away and joy and see you again soon here on topics part. Well. They say most of. You. Good. For. I mean. Hes a doctor what kind of diseases can be healed as bombs at a reporter so what part of this implant is inside the ear and what part is outside. It draws on a wealth of insights totally different experts in the whole fields of medicine with. Indepth reports and interviews with specialists. In thirty minutes on. Germany state by state. The most colorful. The liveliest. The most traditional find it all at any time. Check in with a web special. Take a tour of germany state by state on d w dot com. Meet the germans new and surprising aspects of noise and culture in germany. Us american good news us take a look at germany it is increasing use of their traditions every day lives and language like im just im a. Young good. Looking guy about d. W. Dot com the germans. They know like. They know what we think. And soon theyll even know how we feel. Im not a real person im still just a piece of. Scientists around the world are working to measure our emotions. So hopefully i can be a helpful piece assaulted. A virtual person as a therapist for. Robotic as a teacher neither would have human empathy what does a machine need to do to create empathy in a medical context when i disclose more information to a person or to computer in this case. To do this and lets a feeling that the instruments that steer us and whoever can control these feelings has great power over us even possible the rhythms instead of feelings now