The dwarves stumble across a group of trolls feasting on mutton. Instead of avoiding them, they send forward Bilbo, their “expert burglar," to steal the meat from under the trolls’ noses.

Bilbo and the dwarves come to Rivendell, where they are enchanted by elven music and hospitality, and discover magic runes that guide them on their quest. But, back on the road, a violent storm halts their progress, and as they shelter in a dark cave, goblins attack!”

Gollum eyes Bilbo as a juicy meal, but little does he know that the hobbit has found the one thing he prizes the most, his precious golden ring! Losing a battle of wits and then the ring, Gollum flies into a rage, and Bilbo discovers just in time that the ring has magic powers.

Eagles swoop from the skies to pluck Gandalf, Bilbo, and the dwarves from peril. But what are the eagles’ intentions? Do they mean to dash the group against the rocks? Or could this really be a goodwill rescue, and a favor returned after many years?

Bilbo helps the dwarves escape from an elven dungeon by hiding in wine barrels. After floating down an underground stream, they wash up in a town built on a lake, where a small colony of humans are living a perilous existence near the dragon Smaug. There, Thorin, leader of the dwarves, and grandson of King of the Mountain, declares his return!

The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their debut album, Nervous Night, achieved platinum status around the world. We filmed this song for you in Karlsruhe's "Substage".

Here is part 2 of the interview with The Hooters bandmember Eric Bazilian as he reports from a tour in Germany. Enjoy!

This is the Clavinet/Mandolin unplugged version performed by Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman of THE HOOTERS 2009.

Enjoy the great music of The Hooters with their live performance of Karla With A K.

The Hooters performing one of the Eagles's drummer and vocalist Don Henley's solo hits from 1984 The Boys of Summer. Enjoy!

The song "Satellite" from the album One Way Home by the Philadelphian rock band The Hooters sees the band railing against TV evangelist schemes.

Emotions are strong and personal, and it's not always clear when to share them. In this romantic song, American rock band The Hooters calls for those intense, private emotions to be set free.

From breathtaking to utterly bizarre, from wild to inwardly reflective, here is the trailer of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. In the final movie of the talented Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell serve as alternate-dimension versions of Ledger's character when he crosses through a paranormal mirror.

The Irish Rovers is a Irish-Canadian folk band. Their song "Titanic" is a tribute to the famous RMS Titanic, written on its 100th Anniversary. It tells of the ship’s beginnings and Irish pride, as well as its devastating sinking.

The Killers are a rock band from Las Vegas, USA. This pulsating hit comes from their first album, Hot Fuss, and according to the band’s singer, Brendon Flowers, tells “the story of trying to meet someone in a club.”"