To mark the fortieth anniversary of their first hit single, ‘Pictures Of Matchstick Men’, and raise money for youth charity The Prince’s Trust, UK rock legends Status Quo host a star-studded auction. Fifty renowned musicians, artists and stars have taken up a challenge from The Prince’s Trust and created their own versions of classic Status Quo single / album covers and these will be auctioned with all net proceeds going to The Trust. Scooter also did a painting for this very special auction.
Visit this website for online bidding and for more information about the auction, which will take place on November 5th.
A limited edition of the upcoming new Status Quo album will contain a 120-page full colour book featuring all the auctioned artworks.
TV Total 16.10.2008 17:45:00
On October 15th Scooter were guests at the popular German TV show "TV Total", hosted by Stefan Raab. Here you can watch the interview with the guys and their live gig (by the way the first Scooter gig on "TV Total" ever).
Scooter In Austria 14.10.2008
This will be the hottest Halloween party in Austria, when Scooter will be live on stage on October 31st! The show will take place in the Messehalle 3 in Klagenfurt. So get your tickt now!
Jumping All Over The World - Whatever You Want 02.10.2008 12:13:00
October 3rd (due to a German Bank Holiday it will be available in stores on October 4th) sees the release of the best Scooter album ever. You can choose between three different versions:
Standard Edition (2CD)
- Extended version of the current studio album including all the hits plus a brand new version of "Lighten Up The Sky" plus the new single "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)"
- All other 19 top ten hits from Scooter
- Seven "Hands On Scooter" tracks, amongst others by The Bloodhound Gang, Jan Delay and Sido >> Order from Amazon
>> iTunes
>> Scooter Download Store
Premium Edition (2CD + DVD)
- 2CD same as the Standard Edition plus an additional DVD featuring the "Live From Berlin" concert >> Order from Amazon
Limited Deluxe Edition (2CD + 2DVD + T-Shirt + Autograph Card)
- 2CD same as the Standard Edition
- DVD featuring the "Live From Berlin" concert
- DVD with the complete video collection of all 40 Scooter videos
- Exclusive fan T-Shirt
- Scooter Autograph card
- Only available at Amazon and selected Saturn and MediaMarkt stores - at a fantastic price >> Order from Amazon
New MySpace Site 02.10.2008 11:30:00
In time for the album "Jumping All Over The World - Whatever You Want", Scooter's MySpace site got a little update as well. Next to a complete fresh design also the information on the site are now up to date. So click to MySpace right now and add Scooter to your friends list!
Podcast 02.10.2008 10:59:00
Next to the new album Scooter created a new podcast as well. if you already subscribed to the Scooter podcast at iTunes you recieve the latest versions as soon as you start the iTunes program. If not:
- get the latest iTunes version
- click on 'advanced' and then 'subscribe podcast'. Now enter the following URL: feed://kontornewmedia.com/podcasts/scooter/scooter.xml
- iTunes will load the Scooter podcast and updates as soon as a new version is available.
Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) - Out Now! 26.09.2008 15:13:00
From now on you can get the new single "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)", Scooter's cooperation with rock legends Status Quo - as CD single and download. Next to the radio version there is of course a club and an extended mix. This time you also get the b side track "The Hi Hat Song" - the name is program!
On the CD single there is the video clip and a cool making of.
Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) - Premiere! 16.09.2008 18:15:00
Today, September 16th the much anticipated world premiere of the latest Scooter video will take place! But this time the clip for "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)" - a collaboration with Status Quo - won't premiere on TV but exclusively on the iTunes stores*. So you can purchase the clip directly and don't have to wait for any TV station or broadcast - and you can watch the video as often as you want to. If you don't have the iTunes software already installed you should get it now - and then just click on the following link.
* The video is available on iTunes in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and in the USA.
Jumping All Over The World - Whatever You Want 09.09.2008 11:26:00
September 26th sees the maybe most unbelievable collaboration in music history: Scooter team up with UK rock legends Status Quo to release their version of "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)" - and this one is a real blast! But that's not all, because one week later, on October 3rd, there will be the release of an extended version of the album "Jumping All Over The World".
This extended version, called "Jumping All Over The World - Whatever You Want" will be released in three different set-ups. The standard version includes all tracks from "Jumping All Over The World" plus seven "Hands On Scooter" bonus tracks. These tracks are reinterpret Scooter songs performed by well known artists such as the Bloodhound Gang. There will also be a second disc with the greatest Scooter tracks of all time, the new single together with Status Quo and another bonus track.
The premium version offers, next to the two CDs from the standard version, a DVD with Scooter "Live From Berlin", recorded on August 1st 2008. The third set-up, called deluxe edition, is a must-have for all fans and will only be sold at selected stores. Next to the two CDs and the live DVD there will be another DVD with all previous music videos, a limited fan t-shirt and a signed autograph card.
Sheffield Jumpers - Out Now! 29.08.2008 15:53:00
Today sees the release of the first Sheffield Jumpers single. The dutch Jumpstyle crew, who appeared in the last Scooter videos and on stage with Scooter, presents with "Jump With Me" their first own hit - and they convince with fat beats and a catchy melody.
Next to this, "Jump With Me" is the official anthem for the Jumpstyle world record attempt on October 24th at the YOU youth fair in Berlin. You'll find more information about this on the Sheffield Jumpers MySpace profile.
