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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
(August / 2009)
Pope Gets Signed, Meth's Glorified Pellet Gun Date: 06 Aug 2009
Spin -
Here's some of the strangest music news the Internet had to offer this week: Pope Benedict XVI has signed up with Snoop Dogg and Ashlee Simpson's record label to release an album called Alma Mater -- beating Kanye West to the punch, perhaps? [ USA Today ] The Pope's really more of a Franz Ferdinand fan anyway. [ NME ] What's better than Indonesian percussion? Indonesian percussion played by ...
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Franz Ferdinand adds dub beats to rock arsenal Date: 07 Aug 2009
St. Louis Post-Dispatch -
Franz Ferdinand, a Scottish band named after the Austrian archduke whose assassination sparked World War I, is opening for Green Day. Bassist Bob Hardy spoke with us before a recent show in Switzerland.
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The Ampersand: Q&A with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand Date: 23 Aug 2009
National Post -
Franz Ferdinand’s lead singer and guitarist, Alex Kapranos, spoke to the Ampersand about the band’s evolution, some of the strange places it has been along the way and when we might expect another album
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Week In Rock: The Dead Weather, Franz Ferdinand, Os Mutantes, Akron/Family Date: 24 Aug 2009
LAist -
Akron/Family will be performing Saturday at the El Rey Theatre | Picture via Akron/Family's Myspace This week Nashville-based alternative rock super-group the Dead Weather will be taking LA by storm, playing both the Wiltern and the Mayan Theatre with none other than Tyvek . Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand are poised to perform with Green Day at the Forum and then by themselves at the Hollywood ...
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Tonight In Rock: Franz Ferdinand, Matt & Kim, Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band, Crocodiles Date: 27 Aug 2009
LAist -
Crocodiles will be performing tonight at Spaceland | Picture via Crocodiles' Myspace Our Pick: Crocodiles, Graffiti Island, Pens @ Spaceland Tonight Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand will be headlining the Hollywood Palladium . Brooklyn-based indie pop duo Matt & Kim will be performing to a sold-out crowd at the El Rey Theatre with none other than Philadelphia's own rapper/singer Amanda Blank ...
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Talking Heads Offer Up Five Tracks for Rock Band Date: 28 Aug 2009
IGN PSP -
Rock Band Unplugged (PSP) Plus tracks from Tom Petty, Billy Idol and Fleetwood Mac for Wii and Franz Ferdinand and Guns N' Roses for Rock Band Unplugged.
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Franz Ferdinand heading to Canada Date: 28 Aug 2009
Jam! Showbiz -
The lads of Franz Ferdinand couldn't have it much better than they do now. The Scottish dance-rockers hit the top 10 earlier this year with their critically acclaimed party-down third album Tonight.
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Talking Heads Offer Up Five Tracks for Rock Band Date: 28 Aug 2009
IGN Wii -
Rock Band 2 (Wii) Plus tracks from Tom Petty, Billy Idol and Fleetwood Mac for Wii and Franz Ferdinand and Guns N' Roses for Rock Band Unplugged.
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