Cardboard instrument makes Ting Tings reconsider experimental music

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The Ting Tings were turned off experimental music after they saw a guy playing a cardboard instrument. The ‘Hands’ group made their second album in Berlin, and although they originally considered taking their music in an experimental direction, were quickly put off by some of the city’s more avant garde performers. Singer Katie White said: “There was all the experimental stuff, like a guy with an instrument made out of cardboard. It had the opposite effect on us: it just made us want to go and write some proper, catchy songs.”

The band - which is completed by multi instrumentalist Jules De Martino - also admit their wanderlust had got the better of them by the time they finished a two year tour of the world, and they were burned out. This led them to write the chorus line in their new single, ‘Hands’: “put your hands up if you’re working too hard,” but Katie added they chose that line as it seemed to also reflect the attitude of people around them. She explained: “We were feeling pretty sorry for ourselves. While we’d been away, everybody we know had been feeling the same thing. I’d be like, How’s my uncle? Oh, he’s not well, he’s got something wrong with him, but he’s still working till ten every night, because his company’s nearly gone bust. Everyone seemed to have gone into meltdown, or lost their jobs.”

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Ting Tings Not Needing Jay-Z’s Help

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The Ting Tings aren’t desperate for Jay-Z to collaborate with them on their second album, Kunst.

The “That’s Not My Name” hitmakers have been working on the album in Berlin, and say they’re happy developing their new material by themselves, rather than with other sources.

Speculation has been rife Jay-Z would appear on the album since the duo signed to same management company as the rapper, Roc Nation, last year.

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Mix Tape: Eminem Tops Decade’s Sales, Kravitz Says No to Aerosmith

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-Lenny Kravitz has shot down rumors that he may replace family friend Steven Tyler in Aerosmith. Who even thought that could be a possibility?

-Despite several years away, Eminem managed to become the top-selling artist of the decade. The Beatles’ 1 topped sales for any single album.

-A collaboration between Justin Timberlake and Jamie Foxx has just leaked. You can judge whether it’s a “Winner” for yourself here.

-She & Him, comprised of actress Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, will be releasing a new album next year. Volume 2 hits stores on March 23.

-The Ting Tings’ Katie White said their recent Grammy nom for Best New Artist led to her pulling a stomach muscle. There’s a reason why they say “Beauty is pain.”

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Jay-Z Signs The Ting Tings

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Jay-Z is preparing to give The Ting Tings a career boost in the US. The “That’s Not My Name” duo have just signed with rap superstar’s record label, Roc Nation, for their second album.

“Jay is hoping to lend his production skills to some of the new material,” a source told Britain’s Daily Star. “The Staccato rhythmic style of The Ting Tings sits well with what he does best, so that was the attraction. Jay can make them one of the biggest bands across the pond.”

While the duo are thrilled with their deal, they are unlikely to be happy with the amount of time they will have to spend in America.

The group - made up of singer and guitarist Katie White and drummer and programmer Jules de Martino - recently said despite their huge success, they have been homesick since they started touring the world in support of their debut album We Started Nothing in May 2008.

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