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 launch T-shirt line

May 10, 2007 3:00 pm PDT

Franz Ferdinand have followed the lead of Lily Allen and Madonna, and have entered the world of fashion design. The band's bassist, Bob Hardy, has joined fellow Domino Records artists Bonde Do Role, Psapp, and the Kills in designing a ser...

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 ...