Ferdinand is music of the night: to fling yourself around your room to as you psyche yourself for a night of hedonism, for the dance-floor, flirtation...
intriguing move, the band has made some remix stems of the track available on the popular Beatport website. The Beatport stems allow fans to remix the...
Franz Ferdinand, but "Ulysses" is mostly a loose-limbed funk-rock track that follows in a similar vein to past Franz triumphs. A few squelchy synth no...
that veers from the trance-like avant-gardisms of "Lucid Dreams" to the synth-heavy "Can't Stop Feeling" and the acoustic prettiness of "Katherine Kis...
Franz Ferdinand has announced an upcoming U.S. tour. After a lengthy three-and-a-half-year recording hiatus, the guys are hitting the road in support ...
tour will give a better idea of what to expect from the record. Now the album artwork has been revealed, and can be viewed exclusively on NME.com. Dru...
It's a gimmicky gambit, that title of Franz Ferdinand's upcoming third LP. But what the Tonight: Franz Ferdinand moniker lacks in elegance, it makes u...
The Scottish dance rock imports of Franz Ferdinand have completed their third album, and are looking at a release early next year. Lead singer Alex Ka...
Franz Ferdinand were on Zane Lowe's BBC show this week, and it didn't take long for the session to hit the net. You can download it here. Lowe's site ...
in the ascendancy. "At the moment it seems that the single is a very popular idea, but I like to think of bands creating albums, a collection of songs...
Franz Ferdinand is making good on its promise that their next album won't be "by the numbers." Which is to say it'll be all about the numbers; specifi...
Photo: Marcou/AFP/Getty When Rolling Stone checked in with Franz Ferdinand last December, the band was testing out new material at small overseas show...
Rolling Stone spent some quality time with Franz Ferdinand this week on the West Coast — stay tuned for the full story later next month. But for now, ...
It's hard to believe, but it's been three years since Franz Ferdinand put out their second album, You Could Have It So Much Better. That album's promo...
Singer-guitarist Alex Kapranos — simple and stylish in blue slacks and a black button-down with small white dots and plaid lining visible on his rolle...
Back in December, we reported that the special edition version of Franz Ferdinand's new album Tonight would come packaged with Blood, a "dub version" ...
studio much more this time around, while working on their third effort, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. "I got sick of being asked, 'Did you feel the pressu...
Franz Ferdinand's MySpace page modestly announces them as "four guys who met in Glasgow and started a band." The four guys have a new album due in Jan...
left until the release of Franz Ferdinand's much anticipated Tonight: Franz Ferdinand album. Eager listeners can now head over to the band's MySpace p...
Aberdeen Music Hall 10-12 Dundee ... , England - O2 Academy Brixton * with Green Day Kaiser Chiefs: 06-19 Budapest, Hungary - Papp Laszio Budapest Are...
Kift cover the Franz song "Love and Destroy". Symmetry. Meanwhile, Kapranos just filed a remix for Little Boots' recent single "New in Town", which al...
In its original form, Franz Ferdinand's Tonight track "Live Alone" is a taut, sinewy synthpop jam with an exploding chorus that will sound great when ...
March 5, director Tim Burton's massive 3D reboot of Alice in Wonderland will hit theaters via Disney. Johnny Depp will play the Mad Hatter, Anne Hatha...
We already know that French actress Marion Cotillard can act like a singer; she won an Oscar for playing Edith Piaf in the 2007 film La Vie en Rose. N...
Alex Kapranos, frontman of the Scottish foursome Franz Ferdinand, recently told BBC 6Music that he and bandmate Nick McCarthy have been writing songs ...
, and the news set Kapranos' Twitter account alight, with the singer lambasting both Epic's parent company Sony ("Dirty bastards") and McDonald's ("I'...
As a part of their new Lady Dior campaign, Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard sings a new song, titled "The Eys of Mars," that was written and fea...
former Orange Juice frontman (and "A Girl Like You" hitmaker) Edwyn Collins is the Scottish indie legend's first album written since recovering from t...
Below you'll find the video for former Orange Juice leader Edwyn Collins' new solo single "Do It Again". The clip features some cool old-school visual...
Xiu song from Dear God, I Hate Myself" - A split 7" between Jenny & Johnny and Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris - A 12" release of Of Montreal's "The Pas...
surfaces online in the next few days. Franz Ferdinand set list at ATP: Cheating On You Shopping For Blood Tell Her Tonight Walk Away Bite Hard The Dar...
Merritt, Blondie's Debbie Harry, ESG, and Peaches. Other releases that have been announced for Record Store Day include: - A limited edition clear vin...
Photo by Alexander Stein LCD Sounsystem: "Live Alone" (Franz Ferdinand cover): Back in February, we reported that Franz Ferdinand would release Covers...
LCD Soundsystem refuses to die. Before their final farewell at Madison Square Garden on April 2, the group recorded a cover of Franz Ferdinand's "Live...
Franz Ferdinand's Record Store Day contribution is a vinyl-only set of covers -- that is, other artists covering songs from their 2009 LP Tonight. Art...
Franz Ferdinand: Covers EP: For this year's Record Store Day, Franz Ferdinand released the Covers EP, which featured LCD Soundsystem, Magnetic Fields'...
During this year's Record Store Day, Franz Ferdinand released the Covers EP, featuring bands covering songs from their 2009 LP Tonight. One of those g...
Tweet It's not entirely clear what happens in the music video for LCD Soundsystem's cover of "Live Alone" by Franz Ferdinand. It's filled with footage...
Though it's been a little while since LCD Soundsystem released this cover of Franz Ferdinand's "Live Alone" as part of a Record Store Day vinyl compil...
Tweet For the second day in a row, we're seeing a music video for a track off Franz Ferdinand's covers EP, which was released as part of Record Store ...
Earlier this year, Franz Ferdinand released the Covers Record Store Day EP, which features a whole mess of other artists taking on Franz tunes. One of...
Last year, Franz Ferdinand released their Covers EP, which collected other bands' versions of their songs, on Record Store Day. Now, they've brought i...
Tweet It has been more than three years since Franz Ferdinand's last record, Tonight. But this weekend the band ignited speculation that a new album c...
Franz Ferdinand haven't released a new album since Tonight, more than three years ago, but we're seeing indications that they could have something new...
Day two of Lollapalooza 2012 was interrupted by a storm, but still saw performances by Frank Ocean, Twin Shadow, Franz Ferdinand, Chief Keef, Aloe Bla...
Tweet Photo Gallery of Franz Ferdinand at Wonder Ballroom, Portland (August 10, 2012) Previous · Franz Ferdinand @ Wonder Ballroom, Portland (Pics) |...
from across Domino's roster have often been subject to remix treatment. The label will collect 20 of those December 3 on a new 2xCD compilation. Title...
Last night, Franz Ferdinand played an intimate show in their hometown Glasgow at venue Nice'N'Sleazy. During their short and sweet 40-minute set, the ...
Franz Ferdinand have been pretty silent since 2009's Blood, but as Stereogum points out, it looks like they've got some new songs ready to go. Last ni...
20 Photos » The onslaught of "Localchella" shows continued around Los Angeles as Franz Ferdinand and Palma Violets teamed up to easily sell out the Fo...