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Franz Ferdinand is an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2001. The band's critically-acclaimed self-titled debut album was released in 2004 and debuted on the UK album charts at number three, going on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. So far, the band has released nine singles of which Take Me Out, The Dark of the Matinée, and Do You Want To were top 10 hits in the UK. The band followed their first album up in 2005 with You Could Have It So Much Better, from which Do You Want To, Walk Away, the double A-side The Fallen / L. |
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News in english
about Franz Ferdinand
(June / 2009)
Pumping: Franz Ferdinand - Blood Date: 02 Jun 2009
ChartAttack.com -
Wasn't this supposed to be a dub record? This is about as dub as an MC Mario mixdown compilation. Sure there's some bass-y, echo-y, mind-messing junk near the end, but giant chunks of this feel more like dance remixes than they do deep dub.
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Win tickets to see Franz Ferdinand Date: 05 Jun 2009
Selkirk Today -
FRANZ Ferdinand have appeared at Glastonbury, T in the Park and V Festival since their breakthrough debut album was released in 2004, writes Kenny Paterson. (05/06/2009)
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Rockers talk asylums, aliens and albums with Rated Date: 06 Jun 2009
News Of The World -
KASABIAN are heading for a clash with Kaiser Chiefs and Franz Ferdinand-by claiming the bands have no staying power.
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The Allure of Mali, the Shifting of Metal, and Franz Remixed Date: 07 Jun 2009
New York Times -
Releases by Oumou Sangare, Oran Etkin, Sunn O))), Steve Lehman, Márcio Local and Franz Ferdinand.
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Wired Playlist Podcast: Tongue Twisters and a '(F)remix' (Wired News)
Date: 10 Jun 2009
The Death Set collaborates with Cassettes Won't Listen. Plus, hear new songs by Franz Ferdinand, The Morning Benders and UUVVWWZ.
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News: GH: Greatest Hits demo on Live Date: 10 Jun 2009
Eurogamer -
For both Silver and Gold, we're told. Activision is offering a demo of Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits (Smash Hits in the US) to everybody on Xbox Live - including Silver subscribers. The sampler weighs 498MB and has three songs - "Rock and Roll All Night" by KISS, "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand and "Woman" by Wolfmother - and one venue to play. Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits complies all of the best ...
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Oasis in dig at Franz Ferdinand Date: 12 Jun 2009
BBC News -
A year after his controversial comments about Jay-Z playing the Glastonbury Festival, Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher takes aim at Franz Ferdinand.
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Franz Ferdinand: Blood (2009): Reviews (metacritic)
Date: 15 Jun 2009
Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed albums. The band's thrid album, "Tonight" is dub remixed by producer Dan Carey.
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