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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
(November / 2009)
Kapranos wanted to die like sid vicious Date: 09 Nov 2009
Tiscali -
Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos is disappointed he didn't die "glamorously" at a young age - because he always wanted to emulate his idol Sid Vicious.
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Franz Ferdinand - Kapranos Wanted To Die Like Sid Vicious Date: 09 Nov 2009
ContactMusic -
FRANZ FERDINAND frontman ALEX KAPRANOS is disappointed he didn't die "glamorously" at a young age - because he always wanted to emulate his idol SID VICIOUS.The Take Me...
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Hear Delorean Remix Franz Ferdinand Date: 10 Nov 2009
Pitchfork -
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 some ad agency inevitably throws it into a TV commercial. On their remix, Barcelona chillwavers Delorean do away with that chorus, turning the song into a gorgeously woozy Balearic dance track. Sonically, the remix couldn't be much further from ...
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Things can only get better Date: 15 Nov 2009
Evening Standard -
It often seems too good to be true when the greatest single of the year emerges very early on, as Franz Ferdinand's 'Take Me Out' did in January 2004. But it happened again this year, when Martha's Vineyard singersongwriter Willy Mason gave his 'Oxygen' to the world on Valentine's Day.
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Upcoming & Recent Releases Date: 17 Nov 2009
metacritic -
The second album for the Norwegian singer features guest appearances by Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos and Datarock's Fredrik Saroea. All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale.
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Light Tape® In Music Productions With "Muse" And "Franz Ferdinand" Date: 20 Nov 2009
OfficialWire -
On the Stage set of Franz Ferdinand Light Tape® was used in Cut out Squares on the stage back drop as can be seen from the image above, giving them the ability to make each individual square light in sequence and flash, the robustness and unique ability of Light Tape® to be cut into almost any shape meant that this could be achieved relatively simply giving the lit boxes clean lines and a good ...
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Franz Ferdinand keeps it interesting Date: 23 Nov 2009
Jam! Showbiz -
TORONTO -- Alex Kapranos is what you might call a well-rounded individual.
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Yummy Fur Reunite for First U.S. Tour Date: 23 Nov 2009
Pitchfork -
Glasgow art-pop band the Yummy Fur existed for seven years, between between 1992 and 1999. They were led by John McKeown, who went on to form the 1990s , and sometimes featured Franz Ferdinand 's Alex Kapranos and Paul Thomson. (Check out this remarkably comprehensive fan site for more.) After a decade-long break, the band is getting back together for a brief U.S. tour in January. It will be the ...
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