Fascinating Fact 6004
19th September 2008
British rockers FRANZ FERDINAND and pop duo THE TING TINGS will perform a secret concert at the site of legendary...
Franz Ferdinand Album 'On Hold'
25th July 2008
FRANZ FERDINAND have said their third album is almost complete, but reports have suggested it will not be released until...
Franz Ferdinand Are Last-minute Glastonbury Additions
28th June 2008
FRANZ FERDINAND made a surprise last-minute appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in England on Friday night (27Jun08) after announcing the...
Franz Ferdinand Use Bones As Instruments
1st May 2008
Rockers FRANZ FERDINAND have chosen an unusual instrument for their new track Katharine Kiss Me - a human xylophone. The...
Astoria "Can't Be Saved"
12th March 2008
One of London's most popular live music venues is to be destroyed.The Astoria Theatre looks set to finally close after...
Franz Ferdinand Work With Girls Aloud's Producer
21st January 2008
FRANZ FERDINAND have revealed that they hired GIRLS ALOUD's producer, BRIAN HIGGINS from XENOMANIA, to avoid repeating themselves on their...
Musical Plans For Franz Ferdinand
22nd November 2007
Rockers FRANZ FERDINAND could follow in the footsteps of SIR ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and write their own stage musical. The...
Franz Ferdinand Praise Girls Aloud
19th September 2007
Scottish rockers FRANZ FERDINAND have more in common with pop group GIRLS ALOUD than their genre's contemporaries - according to...
Vandals Hit Franz Ferdinand's Vintage Mercedes
30th August 2007
FRANZ FERDINAND singer ALEX KAPRANOS is furious after vandals robbed the badge off his treasured Mercedes. The badge of the...
Robbie And Winehouse Set For Radio 1 Album
16th August 2007
Robbie Williams, Amy Winehouse and Kylie Minogue are among the stars who feature on a new Radio 1 cover album.To...
Franz Plan Scottish Tour
26th July 2007
Franz Ferdinand are set to play a number of low-key Scottish gigs in September following on from a summer of...
Franz Ferdinand Play Secret Show
14th June 2007
Scottish rockers FRANZ FERDINAND thrilled fans in New York last night (13Jun07) with a last-minute rehearsal show for this weekend's...
Franz Ferdinand's Girl Drummer
6th June 2007
Scottish rockers FRANZ FERDINAND welcomed their first female member this week (4Jun07) when they invited a fan to perform with...
Rockers Prepare To Gatecrash Dance
24th May 2007
Indie bands are preparing to gatecrash a top dance festival this weekend as members of the Ordinary Boys, Franz Ferdinand...
Big Weekend Line-up Announced
30th April 2007
The line-up for Radio One's Big Weekend has been announced with Mika, the Fratellis and Razorlight set to play.Coming to...
Franz Ferdinand Year Book
30th March 2007
Scottish rockers FRANZ FERDINAND are releasing their own year book. The DO YOU WANT TO band's move follows the likes...
Franz Ferdinand Snub Festivals
23rd March 2007
Scots rockers FRANZ FERDINAND are snubbing festivals this summer (07) because they've got no new material to play. The TAKE...
Franz Ferdinand Eye Electro Odyssey
13th March 2007
Rockers FRANZ FERDINAND are reinventing their sound to distinguish themselves from contemporaries like the KAISER CHIEFS and RAZORLIGHT - by...
Rockers Unite Against Nuclear Weapons
20th February 2007
British rockers KAISER CHIEFS, RAZORLIGHT and FRANZ FERDINAND are all backing a new campaign for nuclear disarmament. The trio are...
White Stripes Join The Police At Bonnaroo
14th February 2007
THE POLICE won't be the only big reunion at the Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee this June (07) - THE WHITE...
The Things They Say 3959
6th February 2007
"When I came back from Vancouver, I brought a couple tubs of Canadian maple syrup and it got confiscated. Since...
Kapranos Loves Sony Restaurant
6th February 2007
FRANZ FERDINAND star ALEX KAPRANOS has discovered a huge benefit to recording for Epic - he gets access to the...
Fascinating Fact 2672
9th January 2007
FRANZ FERDINAND frontman ALEX KAPRANOS is producing the new album for British rockers stars THE CRIBS....
The Things They Say 3578
14th December 2006
"You find, with fallopian tubes, that once you've pulled 40 of them out of a bucket of boiling fowl, you...
Arctic Monkeys Top 2006 Album Poll
10th December 2006
Sheffield group Arctic Monkeys have triumphed in a poll choosing the best album of 2006.Their debut effort, Whatever People Say...
Flowers And Gillespie Front Ray-ban Relaunch
10th December 2006
THE KILLERS singer BRANDON FLOWERS and PRIMAL SCREAM frontman BOBBY GILLESPIE will to help relaunch sunglasses brand Ray-Ban, in a...
The Things They Say 3473
30th November 2006
"Dior make beautiful black jeans. I blagged a couple of pairs. I'd never buy them. I'd feel really guilty about...
The Things They Say 3346
15th November 2006
"The taste of good alcohol is better and more of an extreme luxury than the taste of good meat. I...
Fascinating Fact 2436
15th November 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND frontman ALEX KAPRANOS lost his virginity on the floor of a restaurant where he worked as a chef.
Kapranos Pens Tour Cookbook
9th November 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND frontman ALEX KAPRANOS has published a book on his unique experiences of worldwide cuisine. A columnist for British...
