Pop musik: the sound of the charts around the world
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More familiar to international audiences, Tokio Hotel have captured a fan-base stretching from Japan to Mexico. Androgyny is nothing new to pop-metal but vocalist Bill Kaulitz's high cheekbones and flamboyant dress sense ensure a great deal of squinting is required to determine his gender. The music is disappointingly prosaic angst-fuelled emo though, with little of the flash their image promises.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/oct/26/pop-musik-global-sound-charts?INTCMP=SRCH