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It was April fools day... so you know things can get a little bit tricky today... but then we could read up on this update from Dinand on the KANE hyves:

'Guys, you'd be up for something special this summer? Something we've never done before?... Just got a phone call from soccer club ADO with the question if we would like to check out if their soccer stadium is suited to play gigs in... ' that was the vibe of the conversation a few months ago between them and our management. It's true, we were dreaming of doing this for ages; talks with the ADO soccer club had been going on for years, but for some reason just not made real. So no gig when ADO left Zuiderpark and no gig when the new stadium opened...

But now it's made real!!! If we were free to play a gig on Saturday the 6th of June at the ADO stadium was the question. Three times lucky it is. 'So you guys will come to check out the stadium this summer?', the question was. The answer is YES! But the fans get the scoop first and afterwards the world...
So... We'll be doing our biggest gig of the year right here at home, and we'll be trying out some New tracks of the New album as well. It'll be an intimate gig. KANE & the audiance, at home in The Hague. Message to the fans here and abroad; we really want you guys to be a part of this and get first access to the tickets as there will not be many available. Check Dutch newspaper het Algemeen Dagblad, KANE hyves and your mailbox with our newsletter tomorrow.

This ain't no joke... Ha, ha, We're gonna play!!! KANE, ADO, THE HAGUE.. On a beautiful summer day!

Your reporter of the day,

D.

---- update1: more info to be found on www.aa-concerts.nl

WARNING: mentions of depression, mental illness, language.
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Lyrics used: The Beatles - You Really Got a Hold On Me [covered by She & Him].
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Emily was released from the hospital a few hours later, and she was curled up in the corner of the car, as Jensen drove her, Jared, and Chris to the Padalecki's. Jared and Emily were sitting in the back, and neither one were looking at eachother. She was curled up, her arms around herself, picking at her bandages. The only movement Jared made to touch her, was to slap her hand away. Chris was biting his lip, and holding Priestly. Jensen stopped at a stop light, and looked at Emily.

"Are you okay, lovely?" he asked, gently. She just looked up at him, and he bit his lip, seeing the emptyness in her eyes. He sighed, and turned around, facing the road. He slammed his fist on the steering wheel, and Chris looked at him. Jensen growled a bit, and started driving when the light turned green. He pulled into the Padalecki's a half hour later, his eyes full of tears.

Emily got out, and walked inside, her hair bouncing. She slammed her purse onto the table, and sat down at the bar, her head laying on her arms. She fucked everything up, including everyone's Christmas. She folded her arms, and rested her chin on them, frowning. She felt a hand on her back, and looked up, seeing Steve.

"Hey" he said, putting his arms around her. She layed her head on his shoulder, and he held her tighter, "I'm here for you, okay? I'm always here for you". She nodded, and clutched him to her. He stroked her hair, and kissed her head, "Will you talk to me?".


"No" she whispered, standing up. She walked upstairs to Jared's childhood bedroom, and layed down on the bed, curling up. She ran her fingertips over the stereo next to it, and reached under the bed for her CD case. She put Kelly Clarkson in, and curled up tighter, grabbing the blanket.

**
Jared leaned against the doorframe, watching Emily sleep. The CD was playing a bit loud, but that was Emily, falling asleep to anything. He walked over to her, and sat down next to her, stroking her hair.

"I need you to tell me... God, Em.. I want to know how to fix you" he whispered, looking down at her, "Baby, you need to tell me what's going on, please... I want to fix you so bad... I want you to be my little Emily... I'll always love you... I just want to know why you're so numb..". He felt tears form in his eyes, and he sniffed, looking down at the floor.

I need you.

Please, let me in.

**
Chris and Steve were having a jam session. They were sitting outside with everyone, some of Jensen's friends, some of Jared's friends, and some of Chris's friends. She was curled up on the porch swing that was located on the patio, and she was curled up against Steve's side, as Chris played guitar. Steve had his arm around her shoulders, and was singing, with Jensen and Chris doing back up. Jared was sitting on her other side, drumming his hand lightly on her legs. Jensen was sitting on the floor, with all their friends sitting in various places.

"Hey, Em" smiled Jensen, "Sing that one Beatles song with Chris that you sang on the way here". She rolled her eyes, and laughed, sitting up straighter. The small gang sitting on the 'stage' knew, that she was putting on a front for everyone else.

"Okay, okay" she sighed, leaning back against Jared. He put his arm around her, and she sighed, laying her head on his shoulder, shifting so she could swing her legs into his lap. He put his hand on her lower back, placing his free hand on her knee. She put her arms around him, holding onto him, tightly.

Oh whoa whoa,
You do me wrong now,
My love is strong now,
You really got a hold on me,
I said you really got a hold on me,
I love you,
But all I want you to do is, just
Hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me.....

**
Later that night, Emily was asleep in Jared's arms. They still were on the patio, as Megan and Mackenzie talked about what song they were gonna have Emily cover.

"I don't think Emily should cover, anything" Jared said, sharply, as he tightened his grip on his girlfriend.
"Jared, she has to live normal. That's how we're treating her. As NORMAL" Megan said, frowning, at him.

"No" said Jared, looking down at Emily, who was sleeping soundlessly in his arms.

"Jay" frowned Jensen, sitting down next to him, "You have to let her, be normal now.. She.. she's sick". Jared shook his head, tears forming, and Jensen put his hand on Jared's arm, "Jay, she's sick.. She needs normalcy..".

"That's why she's sick, it's too normal" whimpered Jared, tears rolling down his cheeks. They all knew that Jared was beside himself with worry, and Chris frowned; he wasn't making any sense.

"She's sick, Sasquatch. It's too crazy for her, that's why she's sick..." said Steve, gently, lowering his voice a bit. He sighed softly, and Jensen lit a cigarette, leaning back in his seat. Jared looked down at her, again, and kissed her head.

**
Emily leaned back in her seat the next day, biting her lip. Jared looked at her, and patted her knee, knowing she was nervous. Sherri had arranged a therapy session for her, and Jared, Jensen, and Mackenzie had decided to go with her. Emily looked down at her lap, then winced, feeling dizzy.

"What's wrong?" asked Jared, worriedly, grabbing the back of her head as she let out a gasp, "Shit, Em, what?!". She clung to his arm, and started to breathe hard, her chest tightening up.

"She's having a panic attack!" said Jensen, crouching down infront of her. He grabbed her face, and she stared at him, her brown eyes full of misery and fear, "Hey, hey Em? Ssh, it's okay, Em, listen to me. Listen to me!". She tried to shove him off her, and he shook his head, as a nurse rushed over, "No, I got her".

"Sir, if she's having a panic attack..." the nurse frowned. Jensen shook his head again, and ignored the nurse, moving closer to Emily.

"Babe, listen to my voice. Ssshhhh" he whispered. She stared at him, tears pouring down her face, and he smiled a bit, finally getting her attention, "That's my girl. Now, listen, okay?". She slowly nodded, and he pushed her hair out of her face, singing softly. She slowly started to relax, hearing the first lyrics of the song, and she pressed her head into his hands. He smiled a bit wider, and placed a soft kiss to her head. Jared bit his lip, and rubbed her back. Jared and Jensen were the only two who could, probably ever, calm her down.

"I'm sorry" she whispered, gazing up at them. Jared shook his head, and pulled her into his arms. She buried her head into his shoulder, and he kissed her head. He glared at the people that were staring, and they all looked away quickly. Emily felt her phone vibrate in her pocket, as she took it out.

Hey, baby! Tis, Chris duh. Give 'em hell!
OW Steve just hit me!

She smiled a bit, and shook her head, texting back.

You two are idiots. <3

She leaned her head on Jared's shoulder, and he ran his hand up and down her arm, as she texted back and forth with Chris.

"Ms. Carter?" a secretary asked. Emily sucked in her bottom lip, and put her phone in her purse, standing up. Jared stood up with her, as well as Mackenzie and Jensen, "Oh, I'm sorry.. Only one, can go in..".

"I'll go" Mackenzie nodded. Jared licked his bottom lip, and Jensen nodded. Mackenzie put her arm around Emily's shoulders, as the two walked into the office.

**
"How are you today, Emily?" asked Dr. Firth. Mackenzie looked at her, and she bit her lip, her eyes looking up at the doctor.

"I'm sick" she whispered, looking back down at her lap. She played with the fraying knee on her jeans, and Dr. Firth looked at her.

"That's why you're here, dear. To be fixed" said Dr. Firth. Emily let out a snort, and looked away, her hair hanging in her face.

"I don't need fixing. I'm not broken, I'm not cracked" she said, in a bitter voice, "I'm fine, I like the way I am". Mackenzie cast her gaze downward, and Dr. Firth looked at the girl on the couch.

"Okay" said Dr. Firth, leaning back in his over-priced chair, "Tell me, how has your new life been treating you, Emily?".

"It's fine" shrugged Emily, "My boyfriend's great, he understands. He doesn't push me to feel".

"He doesn't push you to feel?" Dr. Firth asked, fixing his glasses. Emily nodded, and he looked at Mackenzie, "Do you mind going to get Mr. Padalecki?". Mackenzie blew her bangs out of her face, and walked outside. Emily leaned back in her seat, and looked at the doctor, "Emily, you must feel something".

"I don't feel. I feel love, that's all" she said, picking at the growing hole in her jeans, "I feel love for Jensen, and Jared, our dogs, my friends, and my families". Jared walked in, and shook the doctor's hand.

"Mr. Padalecki, my name is Dr. Firth. I'm just talking to Emily, here" the doctor said, shaking Jared's hand. Jared nodded, and sat down, looking at Emily, uncertainty in his eyes.

"I told him, that I'm sick" she said, looking up into Jared's hazel eyes, "Because, that's what you want. For me, to be better".

"It shouldn't matter, what I want" Jared whispered, looking at his lap. Dr. Firth frowned at the couple infront of him. Emily stared at the side of Jared's face, and watched a tear roll down his cheek.

"Emily?" asked Dr. Firth. Emily looked at the doctor, then looked back at Jared. She fidgeted in her seat, and felt her eyes burn. She looked away, quickly, before she started to cry. She knew she was broken, and she knew she was cracked. Jared, was sitting there, crying.. Crying because she was broken, and didn't want to be fixed. She played with the hole in her jeans again, pulling out a thread, and stared up at the doctor.

"Can you... help me feel?" she whispered.

**
Jared and Emily walked out of the office a few hours later, Jared's face was wet with tears, and Emily was shaking a bit. Jensen stared at them, and Mackenzie's jaw dropped.

"What the fuck?!" asked Jensen, rushing over. He hugged Jared and Emily to him, very tightly, and wiped Jared's face with his sleeve, looking confused and worried, "What happened?".

"She.. told the doctor everything. It just.. it made me remember it all" sniffed Jared, pulling Emily against him. She put her arms around his middle, sighing softly. She hadn't cried at all, not like when she had told Jensen about her past. She had told the doctor everything, just for Jared. That's how she lived. For Jared. If Jared wanted her to be fixed, then she'd get fixed. She buried her head into his chest, as a few sobs racked his body.

"Come on, let's get you guys home" Jensen said gently, grabbing Jared's elbow. Mackenzie and Jensen escorted them out, as Emily fidgeted with the prescriptions in her hand, "What's that, sweetie?".

"Anti-depressants" she said, softly, handing them to Jensen, "Can you get them filled?".

"Sure" he said, kissing her cheek. She put her hands in her pockets, and walked over to Jared's car. Mackenzie and Jensen went to her car, and Jared opened the passenger side door for her. She got in, and he closed it, going around to the other side.

"Are you okay?" she asked, as he got in.

"Yeah!" he smiled, "I'm fine". He shut the door, and turned the car on, looking at her. She gave him a soft smile, no matter how fake it felt. He smiled at her, and kissed her softly on the lips. She kissed back, putting her hand on his cheek. He pulled away, and looked into her eyes, "You'll be okay".

"I know" she said, smiling. He was happy. That's all that mattered. She leaned back, and he played Steve's new CD, as they drove down the street. He sang along, loud and out of tune, and she sang softly. She heard her phone going off, and she pulled it out of her purse, looking at the text message.

Steve ate your fruit salad. I told him he's going to Hell.

She pursed her lips, trying not to laugh, but she couldn't help it. Chris was so random, it was insane. She giggled, and Jared looked at her. She texted back, and looked back at him.

"What?" she blinked, "Keep your eyes on the road". He sighed, and looked back at the road. She looked down at the text message, she was getting ready to send, and continued typing. Jared knew, deep down, his Emily was fighting to get through.

 

The single IT's LONDON CALLING will be released as a cd single and maxi single. On the 13th of October the digital release will be on the downloadshops and on the 17th of October the single will be on sale in the shops. On the single and maxi single there will be live material from the de KUIP concert, the videoclip, and also the Sunset Ibiza remix of Soulvation, the band of Ronald Molendijk and Jeroen Rietbergen.

Tracklisting:

CD single: 1. It's London Calling & 2. It's London Calling (Live In De Kuip - audio)

Maxi: 1. It's London Calling 2. It's London Calling – Sunset Ibiza Remix (Soulvation) 3. Wanna Make It Happen – Radio Edit 4. It's London Calling – live in de kuip (video) 5. It's London Calling – videoclip

at Dutch Free Record Shop you can find the MAXI single at the single prize! (that's 3, 99euro in stead of 6,99 euro) .The video's are applicable on the iPod video, Touch and iPhone. The maxi single is available as a separate downloadbundle, but please note this is without the video (so 3 tracks in total)

There you go - an email from KANE:

The De Kuip concert was a few weeks ago and the adrenaline is slowly fading. It was wicked! We want to go again! For you guys there will be a dvd and cd released of this concert this year. We’ll keep you posted on that.

As a sneak preview you can check out a little snippet of the De Kuip concert in the videoclip we made for 'Wanna Make It Happen' . He turned out so cool and you guys get the first viewing in the section 'KANE Backstage' on the EVERYTHINGYOUWANT open disc! Also added there: a film of the first five Clubtour concerten: Groningen, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Arnhem. With footage of the shows and some backstage recordings, offcours.

Enjoy!
D. & Dennis

--- Not able to check the Opendisc? Check out the KANEpromoladies YouTube channel to watch the WANNA MAKE IT HAPPEN clip!

The brand new KANE album, EVERYTHINGYOUWANT, is NOW available in record stores and on iTunes!!!

In light of the release of their new album EVERYTHINGYOUWANT both lead singer Dinand Woesthoff and guitarist Dennis van Leeuwen tell about the album.

 

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“Reflecting on it I can say we made a free fall the past 2 years. In making this album we use a totally different approach then we used to. EVERYTHINGYOUWANT is cocky, in your face but above all pleasure driven.” Dinand Woesthoff

 

Fearless, the previous album, and it’s legacy didn’t make it easy for us as a band and personal due to the emotions involved. We’ve closed that door for good now. Dinand: “how a record should sound like is being controlled by your own mind. The essence of KANE has always been: we want to create music, with bucketloads of energy, passion and fun. That hasn’t changed. After Fearless we felt the urge to record a new album which has been driven by pleasure.”

 

Another factor that’s been of importance is the fact that Dinand opened up himself to influences from outside. “Before I wanted to be in control”, the singer tells, “ I would go like: what? Write songs with others? Are you insane?!”. The guys now embrace new influences and therefore surround themselves with a new flow. Dennis van Leeuwen: We’ve been searching for new things, people, locations that would inspire and motivate us. Our quest lead us to several places, amongst them the States.”

 

The rumour that KANE recorded the album abroad to conquer the world isn’t true. Dennis: “That’s not a priority at this moment. The past year we’ve been focusing on bringing out the best in ourselves, with some help of other music minded friends. We found them in Holland and in Amerika.”

 

The new KANE album has been recorded for the most part in New York. The guys got help from producer Scott Jacoby and the city that never sleeps turned out as a source of inspiration for EVERYTHINGOUWANT.

 

Although recording in NY wasn’t an obvious choice. “I visited the city before. Pavement jungle, shitload of bricks”, Dinand tells. “But this time I got a real taste of the city and immediately was swept away by the drive you feel there. Everybody is on a mission or making it’s dream come true and that drive reflects on the overall mood. The city is just alive. The fact the album sounds like it does has a lot to do with that drive. I just had to write a song about it: New York City Soul. I called up the others and said: I haven’t got anything, just a title and now we’re going to make a track.

 

That turned out to be the key for the new album, doing everything in reverse. When Dennis and Dinand decided to make the jump and set no boundaries for themselves they really jumped in and let go. The record deal with their record company had ended but they didn’t close a new one with another record company. They decided to start up their own company KANE Records. After a while they signed with Universal Music.

 

And that wasn’t the only unconventional aspect during the recording of EVERYTHINGYOUWANT. “We’ve written tracks in Los Angeles, in Philadelphia and in New York. Three totally different cities with their own unique vibe. That resulted in tracks that are urban, dance, rock, soul and even gospel orientated. We’ve never said to each other: that’s enough for an album. We’ve kept on writing and writing to reach new levels” both KANE guys explain. 

 

Dinand: “we’ve turned around the whole recording process. Not intentionally, it just happened. A few demo’s were added without any enhancement onto the new album. It’s a huge enrichment to say: we don’t know where we’re heading but we don’t care. And when it turns out the things you realised are exactly what you stand for and are feeling you get a huge kick!” KANE had created about 50 ideas/tracks and only those tracks that survived their creative whirlwind landed on EVERYTHINGYOUWANT. During the selection process Dinand thought: “With each track that makes the album I’ve got to go: damn I want to be in that band! And Dennis thought: “With each track I’ve got to have the feeling: I want to buy that album!” That vibe made it very diverse tracklisting.

 

Just take the first single Catwalk Criminal and it’s follower up Shot Of A Gun. ‘Catwalk Criminal’ kicks in. Puts you on the wrong track. It’s a dirty sexy track about animal attraction. A bold statement as a first single: “Listen up, dit is onze nieuwe sound’. But that doesn’t have to say there isn’t any room for tracks like ‘Shot Of A Gun’. Dinand: “Shot Of A Gun is a comfort song. In comparison to ‘Catwalk Criminal’ it tells listeners the legacy of KANE. This track is so entwined with the past and the new. The song, which was recorded Los Angeles, is the most symbolic on the album on which isn’t much room for romance. Dinand: “Like all KANE albums EVERYTHINGYOUWANT is a very personal album.

 

It’s personal because it reflects our positive flow. This album tells about relationships, love but above all lust and danger. The sound is cocky and in your face.” Wanna Make It Happen is the dirty rock track of the album. The track R.E.A.L clearly has got the ‘we’re the kings of the world’ attitude and shows KANE hasn’t lost their bravado. Are You Feeling It? is beatdriven, with an urge for freedom and freedom of speech and titeltrack EVERYTHINGYOUWANT is the most electrorock of all, more so then ‘Catwalk Criminal’.

 

EVERYTHINGYOUWANT is KANE’s rock ‘n soul album. Thanks to producer Scott Jacoby. More a nu soul man who’s never made a rock album. No problem for KANE. “He did what he’s good at and we did the same on our part. We surrounded ourselves with the likes of Scott Jacoby, Neil Dorfsmann, Gail Ann Dorsey and Sterling Campbell who play in David Bowie’s band, and brought a lot of Soul to the new album. Mindblowing feeling! When you start working on a new album and say: I’m gonna make a rock album, it’ll turn out a rock album. If you allow in all possibilities it can turn out to be whatever you want, everythingyouwant”.

 

 

 

 

 

With the release of the album ‘EVERYTHINGYOUWANT ‘ and the KANE concert at de KUIP venue in a few months the band decided to do a try-out tour in order to be ready for their smash out concert at de KUIP.

At the request of several KANE decided to try-out at different venues in Holland. “The exclusive one-off try-out at the Paard van Troje venue on the 23th of April was sold out in a mather of hours so it was clear to us we had to go on a little tour”, according to lead singer Dinand Woesthof. The try-outs are - amongst other venues - at Paradiso, Patronaat and the Mezz, check out the full list below for the location list.

Ticket sales for the try-out tour kick off this Saturday at 10:00 local time. Check the venue websites on our Tourdates page where you’ll be able to find more info in time. Tickets will cost 25 euro each except service costs.

The new album ‘EVERYTHINGYOUWANT’ will be in stores from Friday the 9th of May.

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Met de release van het nieuwe album: ‘EVERYTHINGYOUWANT ‘en het concert van KANE in de KUIP in het verschiet, heeft de band onlangs besloten een try-out tour ter voorbereiding op het concert in de KUIP te organiseren.

Daarvoor heeft KANE op verzoek van de vele fans besloten om verschillende podia in Nederland aan te doen. “De speciale one-off in het Paard van Troje op 23 april aanstaande bleek namelijk in zo’n razendsnel tempo uit te verkopen dat deze tour gewoonweg niet achterwege kon blijven”, aldus zanger Dinand Woesthoff.

Op de volgende data zal KANE een try-out concert geven:

5 juni 2008 Tivoli, Utrecht (www. tivoli. nl)
6 juni 2008 Oosterpoort, Groningen (www. de-oosterpoort. nl)
10 juni 2008 Paradiso, Amsterdam (www. paradiso. nl)
12 juni 2008 Effenaar, Eindhoven (www. effenaar. nl)
14 juni 2008 Luxor, Arnhem (www. luxorlive. nl)
15 juni 2008 Patronaat, Haarlem (www. patronaat. nl)
19 juni 2008 Lucky & Co, Rijssen (www. lucky. nl/podium)
20 juni 2008 Mezz, Breda (www. mezz. nl)

De kaartverkoop van de try-out tour begint aanstaande zaterdag om 10.00 uur. De voorverkoopadressen zijn te vinden op de websites van de desbetreffende locaties. Daar is te zijner tijd ook meer informatie te vinden over de aanvangtijden van de verschillende concerten. Kaartjes kosten 25 euro per stuk plus servicekosten.

Het album ‘EVERYTHINGYOUWANT’ is vanaf vrijdag 9 mei verkrijgbaar

Read on the site of Gerard: Dutch music channel TMF will showcase an exclusive KANE concert as promotion for their new album ‘Everything You Want’ somewhere in May or June. Tickets for this showcase can be won on the website www.tmf.nl or on the Dutch show ‘Re:action’. If you order the new KANE album before the 6th of May at www.freerecordshop.nl there’s also a chance you’ll win tickets for this exclusive showcase.
The second single from the new KANE album is titled ‘Shot Of A Gun’. The track is currently Megahit on Dutch radio 3FM, Alarmschijf on Radio 538 and Superclip on Dutch music channel TMF.

It are crazy times: Dennis and I started about two years ago with the preparations for the fourth KANE album. No clue where we were headed, but a very clear view on what had to be different. Someone once said to me: if you want change, you’ll need the courage to change yourself: making a dream come reality starts inside you. And that’s how it goes. So we let go and jumped: KANE records was born. From this point on we’re an independent. Afterwards we chose Universal music to join us in our adventure. And that’s a good thing. Good feeling that there are record companies that still find the word ‘music’ in ‘musicbizznizz’ important. It only makes us more powerful right here in the Benelux.

 

 ‘EVERYTHING YOU WANT’ is our fourth album: on Wednesday the 9^th of May you’ll find it in (Dutch) stores.

 

Eleven tracks… the best ones that survived the kill your darlings sessions the past two years: ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah’ did make the final tracklist… and so did ‘I Belong To You’…ofcours… the others didn’t: 9 to go!!! The feedback we got from those who had the chance to listen to the new album (still just on a demo recording) for the first time this week are amazing. The best KANE album up until now.

Still on the agenda: recording lyrics for the final three tracks, then back to New York to finish everything of. It should be ready by Monday the 7^th of April. On its way to you guys!

 

Just let us know what you think about ‘Shot Of A Gun’. Use the internet and our pages on Hyves, KANE.NL (for the official breaking news)… Myspace and YouTube for all the interactive talks… with you guys.

 

Enjoy yourselves,

 

D.

[ in Dutch ] In het internetmagazine Bomvol staat deze maand een interview met Dinand en Dennis waarin de heren vertellen over de steden waar hun nieuwe album werd opgenomen, waar ze zich het meest creatief en chill voelen en welke plekjes all over the world gewoon ‘hun ding’ zijn…

Sla Bomvol open via http://www.bomvol.com/8/index.php?origin=m0_8 en kijk, luister en onthoud welke steden totally KANE-approved zijn…

 

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This month there’s an interview with the guys from KANE to be found in Dutch online magazine Bomvol in which they talk about their favourite cities. Whether it’s NY where their new album was recorded or hometown Delft where their own studio has its location, each city has got that special thing the guys need to be creative and at ease …

Unfortunately the interviews are in Dutch but you might get the vibe of the cities who are totally KANE-approved as you watch the guys talking about them…