Well here’s some interesting German music news: It looks like the German rockers from Pesticide will be getting their music featured in a new porno called Punkd Ur Ass. The film’s director, Matt Zane, is the frontman of the band Society 1 and likes to film rock-themed pornography in his spare time (apparently in the backstage areas of his band’s shows, too). Previous flicks in the series have had guest appearances from well known musicians like Jonathan Davis, Fred Durst, and Mark McGrath, while Punkd Ur Ass will guest star Dave Navarro from bands like Jane’s Addiction and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. That’s one way to promote their music, I can’t blame them for not thinking outside the box.

If you’re interested, you can watch the trailer for Punkd Ur Ass. Be sure to check out Pesticide’s music on their MySpace page, too.

Since the movie EuroTrip first came out in theaters in 2004, a lot of people have been asking about the song that plays in the background when Cooper Harris (played by Jacob Pitts) is in Club Vandersexxx. The song sounds like it’s industrial-metal in style and you can clearly hear some counting in German. Everyone wanted to know who made it so they could find the full length version and get more of the musician’s songs. Some though it might have been a remix of Rammstein’s song “Links 234″ while others guessed it could be Laibach. There was also the belief that is was made by some yet-to-be discovered band.

The truth is, everybody was wrong. Back in March of 2006, Jen from RammsteinNicCage.com got in contact with someone related to the film’s composer, James L. Venable, and found out the facts. The Club Vandersexxx song wasn’t made by any band. Mr. Venable himself created it especially for EuroTrip. There is no full length version of it, and it can’t be found on the EuroTrip soundtrack, either. As a further disappointment to would-be fans, Dreamworks owns the copyright to the song (because it was made exclusively for the movie) so it is highly unlikely that it will ever be released on CD.

There is some good news, though. You can actually download an MP3 of “Vandersexx” from James Venable’s website. The song is only slightly over a minute in length, but it still sounds pretty cool.

You can also watch the whole scene from EuroTrip where “Vandersexx” is played. The song starts around the 2:00 mark. Please be aware: There is some nudity in this video.

I have always loved the game Monopoly ever since I was very young. It’s a great way to spend a few hours of your time with some friends. But after playing the game so many times, all those properties and railroads start to get boring. To draw people back, Parker Brothers has released a seemingly infinite number of variations on the game, but their latest version is quite possibly the best yet. Monopoly Deutschland!

Instead of properties like St. Charles Place and the Boardwalk, this German version of Monopoly has 22 cities that you can land on and buy, from Aachen to Würzburg. The game features 4 major German rail stations in place of the 4 railroads of traditional Monopoly. The Electric Company and Waterworks are also replaced by the Solarpark Bavaria and Wasserkraftwerk Rheinfelden. And the money is in Euros, naturally.

Monopoly Deutschland just hit stores in Germany this past Wednesday. For Germaniacs overseas, you can order it on various websites like AlphaMusic.de along with your next music purchase.

Facebook is becoming one of the most popular social networking sites, so I decided to create a German music group there for you to join and find other German music fans. Head on over to Facebook.com, log on (or register if you don’t already have an account), and join the group.

Normally I wouldn’t post something like this on Germaniac, but I thought this was pretty creative (and it kind of fits the site). It’s a T-shirt with a bunch of pictures on it to help you communicate with the locals next time you’re in a foreign country. If you happen to be in Berlin at the Popkomm festival and you don’t know how to ask where the best show is, just point to the guitar on your shirt and someone will direct you to a concert. You can get your own International Translation T-shirt for $15 from Threadless. Check out some of their other awesome shirts, too. via Uncrate.

National Geographic is known around the world for educating people about our planet’s natural resources, history, and culture. About a year ago, they launched the world music part of their website, and Germany is one of the featured countries. On this interactive website, you can learn a bit about the history of Germany, their culture, and of course their music. Currently, there are seven German musicians that you learn about and listen to, in a variety of styles. Aziza A, the famous hip-hop and R&B singer has an article, as does the modern klezmer band Di Grine Kuzine. There’s even information about a German tango group, the Tango Five.

The National Geographic’s focus seems to be on more ethnic varieties of music, and that’s fine with me, but ideally I’d like to see more from Germany. (Take a look at South Africa or Congo, they have dozens of musicians listed) Hopefully in time, their database of world musicians will be built up with more variety. All of the musicians on their site, whether German or from any other country, are worth checking out, so take a look if you have a few minutes.