Franz Ferdinand Owe Success To Food
29th October 2006
Rockers FRANZ FERDINAND owe their chart success to their love of food, because founder members ALEX KAPRANOS and BOB HARDY...
Arctics Debut Crowned As Top Student Anthem
1st October 2006
THE ARCTIC MONKEYS' debut single I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR has topped a poll as the...
Gainsbourg Secrets Exposed By Birkin
19th September 2006
Late French pop legend SERGE GAINSBOURG has been exposed as a strict Victorian father with a secret love for Scottish...
Wire Blasts 'Too Famous' New Bands
14th September 2006
MANIC STREET PREACHERS rocker NICKY WIRE has slammed ARCTIC MONKEYS and FRANZ FERDINAND for becoming famous too quickly. Wire is...
Alex Kapranos Craves The Simple Life
5th September 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND frontman ALEX KAPRANOS is looking forward to taking a break from the band - because he hasn't had...
Kapranos Stunned By Drugs Revelation
24th August 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND frontman ALEX KAPRANOS was shocked when KEANE singer TOM CHAPLIN went into rehabilitation - because he had no...
The Editors Don't Want Mercury Prize
17th August 2006
British rockers THE EDITORS hope they don't win the Mercury Music Prize, because they regard it as a jinx. The...
Ferdinand Plan New Material Only Singles
8th August 2006
Scottish hitmakers FRANZ FERDINAND have vowed to only release new material on singles in future. The TAKE ME OUT rockers...
Ferdinand Drummer Welcomes Baby
7th August 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND drummer PAUL THOMSON is celebrating after becoming a father for the first time. Thomson's DJ wife ESTHER, who...
Fascinating Fact 1793
19th July 2006
Rockers FRANZ FERDINAND are turning their hand to children's tunes after penning a track for THE COLOURS ARE BRIGHTER -...
Mercury Music Prize Favours Muse And Monkeys
18th July 2006
MUSE and ARCTIC MONKEYS have been tipped as the hot favourites to win this year's (06) Nationwide Mercury Music Prize...
Fascinating Fact 1788
18th July 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND's 2005 hit DO YOU WANT TO has been snapped up as the anthem for a new L'Oreal hair...
Kapranos Reveals Offending T-shirt On Tv Show
18th July 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND frontman ALEX KAPRANOS shocked bosses of legendary British TV show TOP OF THE POPS when he revealed a...
Franz Ferdinand And Kaiser Chiefs Join Oxjam
16th July 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND, KAISER CHIEFS and GOLDFRAPP have announced they will be joining in at the UK's biggest-ever live music charity...
Simple Minds Star's Brother In Ticket Swindle
9th July 2006
The brother of SIMPLE MINDS star JIM KERR has gone on the run after allegedly conning Scottish music festival fans...
Franz Ferdinand Star Rejects Birthland
23rd June 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND rocker NICK MCCARTHY has turned his back on his native England and vowed to support Germany if the...
Franz Ferdinand Join Healthcare Campaign
10th June 2006
Scottish rockers FRANZ FERDINAND are the latest celebrities to back a campaign demanding free healthcare in Africa. Other musicians supporting...
Gillespie Desperate To Meet The Who
26th May 2006
PRIMAL SCREAM star BOBBY GILLESPIE hates the line-up at the upcoming Scottish music festival T In The Park, and only...
Franz Star Slams Touts
19th May 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND frontman ALEX KAPRANOS is enraged by the spiralling problem of ticket touts at rock gigs, slamming the money-making...
Pet Shop Boys Slam Pop
19th May 2006
Pop duo PET SHOP BOYS have slammed contemporary pop as "rubbish", insisting the term has become a euphemism for TV...
Kapranos Fired For 'Being Too Ambitious'
18th May 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND frontman ALEX KAPRANOS was fired from his first band QUINN after being told he was too ambitious. Before...
Kapranos Steps Into The Kitchen
10th May 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND frontman ALEX KAPRANOS is swapping rock for food and publishing his own book of tasty recipes. SOUND BITES...
Franz Ferdinand Turn Down $50 Million
3rd May 2006
British rockers FRANZ FERDINAND have refused to take part in a colossal $50 million (GBP30 million) advertising campaign, insisting they'll...
West A Surprise Addition To Coachella
27th April 2006
Superstar rapper KANYE WEST is a last minute addition to the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival line-up - just...
Franz Ferdinand Cause Mayhem In South America
21st April 2006
Scottish rockers FRANZ FERDINAND loved the recent South American leg of their world tour - because of the intense worship...
Franz Ferdinand Snub Tv Ad
16th April 2006
Scottish rockers FRANZ FERDINAND have snubbed a $50 million (GBP28.5 million) offer to appear in an American television advert. The...
Franz Ferdinand Keep Friday Show A Secret
13th April 2006
Scottish rockers FRANZ FERDINAND are set to make Easter and Passover extra special for New York fans tomorrow night (14APR06)...
Festival Bosses Not Worried About Bird Flu
8th April 2006
Organisers of Scottish rock festival T In The Park have rubbished reports the event is being ditched amid bird flu...
Franz Plan Heroic Sparks Album
4th April 2006
FRANZ FERDINAND are readying themselves to record a covers album of songs originally written by their heroes, cult US rock...
Pearl Jam Return To The European Festival Circuit
3rd April 2006
Rockers PEARL JAM are to play their first European festival performances since nine fans were trampled to death during the...
