Franz Ferdinand News

Franz Ferdinand gets dub infusion with "Blood"

Apr 22, 2009 8:00 pm PDT

For its second album of 2009, Scottish rock outfit Franz Ferdinand has recorded a dub version of the group's January release. The nine-song set, "Blood," will be released June 1 through Domino. It makes sense that "Tonight: Franz Fer...

Preview of January/February 2009 album releases

Jan 16, 2009 6:00 pm PST

Following is a preview of noteworthy releases for the first two months of the year. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "WORKING ON A DREAM" (COLUMBIA, JAN. 27) Reinvigorated by the rich pop that fueled 2006's "Magic" and the tour that followed, Bruc...

U.K. band Franz Ferdinand "swings" on 3rd album

Nov 21, 2008 7:00 pm PST

Franz Ferdinand's 2005 album may have promised "You Could Have It So Much Better," but the sales figures begged to differ -- the band's second album failed to match the transatlantic success of its self-titled predecessor. But as ...

Franz Ferdinand Upset 'Top Of The Pops'

Jul 20, 2006 1:00 pm PDT

Franz Ferdinand singer Alex Kapranos marked his band's final appearance on the soon-to-be-cancelled British TV show Top Of The Pops by wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a swear word, according to reports. The Scottish art-rockers, who wer...

Coachella Recap: Saturday, April 29

May 1, 2006 4:00 pm PDT

The parking lot at Coachella's opening day was reminiscent of a high school cafeteria. There were punks, goths, jocks, stoners, nerds--you name it. But instead of coming together for a plateful of cafeteria slop, these people had traveled ...