First there's the attitude. The members of Chicks on Speed brazenly admit they're not skilled musicians ("There are too many musicians already in music") and that producers help them compose their songs. Then there's the unabashed entrepreneurship. The rock/techno trio, based in Berlin, wears bizarre homemade clothes, which are sold on its website for DKNY prices (cut-up shirt with detachable arms: 100 Euro; that's about $95 to those of you outside the E.U.). But these Chicks have created a sensation among hip young Europeans, and they're setting out to win the hearts of American rock fans. If the group's first U.S....
Music: Chicks, Not From Dixie
German band Chicks on Speed is making noise in Europe and in the press. Will Americans listen?
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