On location at Bonnaroo, Rufus Leaking the goat puppet held court with his Pancake Mountain cohorts, welcoming the likes of Wayne Coyne, Jack & Meg, Lewis Black, Tim Fite, and Franz Ferdinand to film some cute shorts for the indie... CONTINUE READING THE FLAMING LIPS, WHITE STRIPES, LEWIS BLACK VISIT PANCAKE MOUNTAIN»
Posted on June 25, 2007 in (12 comments)
Tags: Franz Ferdinand | Lewis Black | Lily Allen | Pancake Mountain | The Flaming Lips | The White Stripes | Tim Fite
If Friday's 'Roo music trolling left something to be desired, Saturday's lineup was more than just compensation. Of course it was all about the Police, but seeing the Lips' laser-pointered psych carnival and a triumphant, hippie-conquering blowout from the... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: SATURDAY 6/16/07»
Posted on June 17, 2007 in (21 comments)
Tags: Annuals | Bonnaroo | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Cold War Kids | Dr. Dog | Elvis Perkins | Fountains Of Wayne | Franz Ferdinand | Girl Talk | Gogol Bordello | Grizzly Bear | Spoon | The Flaming Lips | The Hold Steady | Ween
Franz Ferdinand and producer Erol Alkan set out to cover LCD Soundsystem and wound up paying homage to New Order with their hot-shit contribution to James Murphy's "All My Friends" deluxe single release, so it's nice to see the track... CONTINUE READING NEW FRANZ FERDINAND VIDEO - "ALL MY FRIENDS"»
Posted on June 4, 2007 in (6 comments)
Tags: Franz Ferdinand | Jeff Goldblum | Law And Order | LCD Soundsystem | The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Following James Murphy's push for "North American Scum," LCD Soundsystem is giving consumers a slew of options for the next single off Sounds Of Silver, "All My Friends." Depending on the format (7" or CD), you'll get LCD covering Joy... CONTINUE READING FRANZ FERDINAND COVER LCD SOUNDSYSTEM»
Posted on April 25, 2007 (9 comments)
Tags: Erol Alkan | Franz Ferdinand | Franz Nicolay | LCD Soundsystem | The Hold Steady | World Inferno Friendship Society
Franz Ferdinand's Nick McCarthy is Box Codax, and he's also a YouTube troll (just like you!). Cynthiaholmes's unbearably cute vid of otters holding hands pushed Box to the point of composing for it an original soundtrack, entitled "I Swam With... CONTINUE READING BOX CODAX'S OTTER-LY ADORABLE HOMAGE»
Posted on April 18, 2007 in (6 comments)
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The dreary soundtrack ballad "Hallem Foe, Dandelion Blow" released by Franz Ferdinand earlier this year is, thankfully, no indication of where the band is going. Guitarist Nick McCarthy spoke recently with XFM (via Contact Music):We want to be as pop... CONTINUE READING FRANZ GO ELECTRO»
Posted on March 13, 2007 (11 comments)
Tags: Franz Ferdinand
Busy day in Camp Ferdinand. Last night in NYC (where he's busy producing the new Cribs record), Alex launched Sound Bites, a collection of food journal entries he kept while on touring the world with Franz. And just this morning,... CONTINUE READING NEW FRANZ FERDINAND - "HALLEM FOE, DANDELION BLOW"»
Posted on January 31, 2007 (9 comments)
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Belle & Sebastian have pulled together a pretty impressive line-up for the upcoming children's-charity comp they've curated. Hit the official site to stream Franz Ferdinand's jig (preaching the dangers of greedy tasty-cake consumption), an appropriately twee B&S track, Four Tet-for-kids... CONTINUE READING STREAM SIX FROM COLOURS ARE BRIGHTER»
Posted on October 5, 2006 (5 comments)
Tags: Franz Ferdinand
Now that we know what Brits wanna hear when they're dead, we're curious what the living are listening to. The busy pollsters at NME contacted a cross-section of the UK's student body in an effort to uncover their "favourite" dancefloor... CONTINUE READING DANCE TO JOY DIVISION, OR TO JOJO?»
Posted on October 2, 2006 in , (13 comments)
Tags: Arctic Monkeys | Bloc Party | Franz Ferdinand | The Killers | The Smiths | The Strokes
FYI -- Eligibility "year" is 10/1/04 to 9/30/05. That's why no Ariel Pink! Mariah, Kanye, and John Legend are today's happy campers, with eight nods each. But here are the categories you might care (to argue) about: RECORD OF THE... CONTINUE READING 48TH GRAMMY NOMINATIONS»
Posted on December 8, 2005 (32 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Franz Ferdinand | Grammys | Gwen Stefani | Kanye West | The White Stripes | U2
Esquire, the arbiter of cool in grandpa's youth, released its "Best-Dressed Men In The World" list. And, by no surprise, some rock stars made the Top Ten.1. Pharrell Williams 2. Jake Gyllenhaal 3. Kanye West 4. Jude Law 5. Andre... CONTINUE READING WORST DRESSED MEN IN ROCK»
Posted on August 11, 2005 (66 comments)
Tags: Franz Ferdinand | Jay-Z | Kanye West | OutKast
Those crazy Kidz Boppers are back with more high-pitched renditions of your favorite radio hits. On Volume 8 they tackle Franz Ferdinand. Kidz Bop - "Take Me Out" (MP3 link removed) If you like this, you'll love their version of... CONTINUE READING NEW KIDZ BOP: "TAKE ME OUT"»
Posted on July 22, 2005 (35 comments)
Tags: Franz Ferdinand | Kidz Bop
In tsunami-related rock news...UK concert promoters are trying to put together a massive Live-Aid-style benefit concert to take place at Millennium Stadium in Wales on 1/22 and 1/23. Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, U2, and the Darkness have reportedly been approached to... CONTINUE READING FAMOUS HELPING PEOPLE»
Posted on January 6, 2005 (11 comments)
Tags: Brian Wilson | Franz Ferdinand | The Beach Boys | U2
From here... 50: Johnny Boy "You Are the Generation Who Bought More Shoes and You Get What You Deserve" 49: The Von Bondies "C'mon C'mon" 48: Estelle "1980" 47: Xiu Xiu "I Love the Valley OH!" 46: Justus Köhncke Zwei... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK'S 50 BEST SINGLES OF 2004»
Posted on December 21, 2004 in , (49 comments)
Tags: Art Brut | Devendra Banhart | Franz Ferdinand | Gwen Stefani | Modest Mouse | The Walkmen
We actually thought ahead to buy tickets to tonight's Franz Ferdinand/Futureheads gig at Rothko, but they're at will call under Cara's name. And Cara's in Toronto on business! Oh well. I have her kitten hostage, so she'll have to make... CONTINUE READING WHERE THE STREETS HAVE ... THE FUTUREHEADS!»
Posted on September 9, 2004 (20 comments)
Tags: Franz Ferdinand | The Streets
With odds provided by William Hill (via The Guardian) Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand 3-1 The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free 3-1 Keane - Hopes and Fears 6-1 Snow Patrol - Final Straw 6-1 Amy Winehouse -... CONTINUE READING MERCURY MUSIC PRIZE SHORTLIST»
Posted on July 20, 2004 (21 comments)
Tags: Amy Winehouse | Basement Jaxx | Franz Ferdinand | Keane | Mercury Prize | The Streets
Scissor Sisters - "Take Me Out" is the highest fidelity version I've found so far. Thanks Audrey. Also recommended: Tara Jane O'Neil - "The Poisoned Mine." Link via Ryan. And if that stuff's too mellow for you, I heard a... CONTINUE READING RE: SCISSOR SISTERS COVER FRANZ FERDINAND»
Posted on July 8, 2004 (31 comments)
Tags: Franz Ferdinand | Scissor Sisters
Download their version of "Take Me Out" at Fluxblog. It does indeed have a "Billy Joel-ish spin." 52nd Street era specifically. Elsewhere, Spoon have posted a Spoony new demo: Spoon - "I Summon You"... CONTINUE READING SCISSOR SISTERS COVER FRANZ FERDINAND»
Posted on June 16, 2004 (7 comments)
Tags: Franz Ferdinand | Scissor Sisters | Spoon
Reading stuff like this makes me wish David Cross had a blog... From the new Rolling Stone: Franz Ferdinand, "Take Me Out" David Cross: These guys have a fair bit of hype behind them. I like this - it moves... CONTINUE READING DAVID CROSS REVIEWS THE HITS»
Posted on April 14, 2004 (12 comments)
Tags: David Cross | Franz Ferdinand | Mandy Moore | The Von Bondies
It's official. Everyone loves Franz Ferdinand. The first legitimately buzzworthy band of 2004. You may have seen this glowing review in this week's Time. But we ALL know the FF buzz was born on the influential rock nerd blogs: Coolfer... CONTINUE READING FRANZ FERDINAND: HOW A BLOG BECOMES A LAW»
Posted on March 10, 2004 (27 comments)
Tags: Franz Ferdinand
I haven't delivered any good music in a while. And I know we all want to Save Ferris Grambo. So here's what's rocking my iTunes this week: Franz Ferdinand The Scots play a sold-out Bowery Ballroom tonight. You'll be reading... CONTINUE READING MP3S OF THE WEEK»
Posted on February 19, 2004 (12 comments)
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