Franz Ferdinand have been debuting new material at their live shows for years, but the band has announced they will release a follow-up to 2009's Tonight called Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right…   Read Story »

The onslaught of "Localchella" shows continued around Los Angeles as Franz Ferdinand and Palma Violets teamed up to easily sell out the Fonda Theatre. Franz Ferdinand put on their usual high energy…   Read Story »

Last night, Franz Ferdinand played an intimate show in their hometown Glasgow at venue Nice'N'Sleazy. During their short and sweet 40-minute set, the band debut seven brand new songs. Check out live…   Read Story »

Over the weekend, thousands of fans flocked to this year's Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park. Overcast and chilly weather was offset by the fire from the Metallica pyrotechnics and warm vibes from…   Read Story »

Franz Ferdinand haven't released a new album since Tonight, more than three years ago, but we're seeing indications that they could have something new in the works. On Saturday night, the band played…   Read Story »

Last year, Franz Ferdinand released their Covers EP, which collected other bands' versions of their songs, on Record Store Day. Now, they've brought in a few other people to remix those covers.…   Read Story »

Earlier this year, Franz Ferdinand released the Covers Record Store Day EP, which features a whole mess of other artists taking on Franz tunes. One of those artists was LCD Soundsystem, whose version…   Read Story »

Though it's been a little while since LCD Soundsystem released this cover of Franz Ferdinand's "Live Alone" as part of a Record Store Day vinyl compilation, the now-defunct group recently dropped the…   Read Story »

Franz Ferdinand's Record Store Day contribution is a vinyl-only set of covers -- that is, other artists covering songs from their 2009 LP Tonight. Artists on the EP include Debbie Harry, Stephin…   Read Story »

The Belle & Sebastian-curated ATP Bowlie 2 took place earlier this week (December 10-12) at Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead. (In 1999 B&S curated The Bowlie Weekender, which ultimately…   Read Story »