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From Record Store Day Covers Project.
Apr 12, 2011
By Laura Studarus
In honor of Record Store day this Saturday (you’re already lining up, right?) Franz Ferdinand is releasing a cover EP, featuring musicians’ takes on their most recent album Tonight. One such group? LCD Soundsystem. Today their cut “Live Alone,” surfaced. Check it out below.
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First Record Since Suffering Double Brain Hemorrhage Features Star-Studded Supporting Cast
Jun 14, 2010
By John Everhart
Ex-Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins is set to release his first album since suffering a double brain hemorrhage in 2005. The supporting cast for the album, titled Losing Sleep, includes indie luminaries Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy of Franz Ferdinand, The Drums, Ryan Jarman of The Cribs, Romeo Stodart of The Magic Numbers, and Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera More
Kapranos Used Twitter to Sound Off His Disapproval
Jan 22, 2010
By Michele Yamamoto
After discovering that a McDonald's website featured a Franz Ferdinand song, frontman Alex Kapranos made his displeasure known. More
U.K. and U.S. Dates in the Works for Next January
Nov 24, 2009
By John Everhart
The Yummy Fur, which boasted a mix of current members of Franz Ferdinand and 1990s, will play again on both sides of the Atlantic come 2010. More
Scots to Release Blood and Are Currently on Tour
Apr 22, 2009
By Laura Studarus
Scottish New-Wave rockers Franz Ferdinand plan to release Blood, a dub version of their third full-length, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. More
The Former Beatle Plays an Emotional Set on the Anniversary of His Wife's Passing
Apr 18, 2009
By Mark Redfern
Coachella 2009 kicked off with strong sets from living legends Leonard Cohen and Paul McCartney, as the crowd adjusted to a desert heat that was forecasted to get even hotter as the weekend went on. More
Reviews
Apr 18, 2009
By Mark Redfern
Coachella 2009 kicked off with strong sets from living legends Leonard Cohen and Paul McCartney, as the crowd adjusted to a desert heat that was forecasted to get even hotter as the weekend went on. More
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Domino
Nov 01, 2008
By Matt Fink
They’ve always flirted with dance music, with the best moments of their first two releases often driven by barbed guitars and angular hooks that were often underscored by a remarkably propulsive rhythm section that locked down airtight grooves. More
