Franz Ferdinand: ‘That whole experience did feel like we were pushing it as far as we could, to see the limits of the anarchy’ (David Edwards) There were times, in the dark and desperate days before ...

Beatmaking alchemist Bryan Hollon, aka Boom Bip, is a pro at powerhouse collaborations. The L.A.-based producer’s partnership with Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals as Neon Neon earned him a U.K.

Alex Kapranos and Kele Okereke in the early 2000s. Credit: Getty Images. Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos has shared a handwritten note from Bloc Party‘s Kele Okereke asking to support the Scottish ...

Unfortunately for Kapranos, his mother shared a last name with a notorious agent of MI6, the foreign intelligence service of the U.K. With that kind of international fame comes some notable downsides, ...

THE Human Fear is unmistakably a Franz Ferdinand record – and they make no excuses for that. The Scottish band’s first studio album in seven years still has their distinctive and unique guitar sound.

Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand performs at Collins Barracks on August 27, 2023 in Dublin, Ireland CREDIT: Kieran Frost/Redferns Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos has hit out at the RAC after ...

When Franz Ferdinand broke big, Alex Kapranos seemed older and wiser than many of his buzzy peers. Little surprise, then, that his band is still thriving five years on. “I hope we haven’t written our ...

Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos has lashed out at the band’s U.S. distributor Epic Records after the label licensed one of the group’s songs for a McDonald’s ad campaign without getting ...

Written by Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, Sound Bites is a thin volume of food-centric dispatches set against a backdrop of the band’s plodding world tour- there’s a lot of odd food and odder ...

FRANZ Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos got rid of his classic scooter - after a fortune teller predicted he’d crash and die. The star, 49, gave up his Lambretta following the chilling premonition in ...