CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos says he’s not a guy who likes to look back. But now that the Scottish band has turned 20, he’s making an exception. The group formed in ...

Paul has been a member of Franz Ferdinand since their formation in 2002. “After nearly 20 years the time has come for this boy to step aside,“ he writes. The band also announced Paul's ...

Franz Ferdinand leader Alex Kapranos was born in 1972, when the Maels were already a couple of albums into the career of a band that began as Half-Nelson and was later renamed Sparks.

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band’s 1969 masterpiece. Franz Ferdinand and Sparks formed an art-rock supergroup and released their self-titled album, FFS, in 2015.

Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos On Refusing To Get Stuck In The Past For ‘Always Ascending’ Philip Cosores Senior Director, Editorial and Content Strategy Instagram Twitter February 9, 2018 ...

Two decades ago, the Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand sent a jolt across the music world. Over the last few years there's been a bit of an indie music resurgence, but for Franz Ferdinand, it ...

Over a decade since "Take Me Out," you might have wondered what happened to Franz Ferdinand. After dabbling in a supergroup, in late 2017, the band announced a new lineup, single, album and tour ...

Earlier this year, Franz Ferdinand offered an online preview of a new song called "Lucid Dreams" — its ... The band recorded it at a leisurely pace over 18 months, ...

Franz Ferdinand‘s fourth album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, ... “I wanted to split the band up, because in my head it felt like one of those jobs . . . the ones I had to jack in.

Franz Ferdinand is the name not only of the assassinated Archduke of Austria, considered the trigger for World War I; Franz Ferdinand is now a Scottish band that has made it big in Britain.

The Franz Ferdinand frontman stopped when he heard familiar voices call out his name. He turned and saw Ron and Russell Mael of veteran Los Angeles band Sparks, who, like Franz, were set to play ...

This week Franz Ferdinand releases only its second album, but the band flashes veteran chutzpah. You Could Have It So Much Better was originally going to be self-titled (just like the band's 2004 ...