Franz Ferdinand

Rami & Jake from Popgun list their favorite LPs of 2014 & favorite Glasslands shows; tickets on sale for NYE finale

As mentioned, Glasslands will be closing out their time on Kent Ave with a New Year’s Eve Party featuring four “special, secret” guests, all of whom have history with the venue…

2014 Fuji Rocks Fest in pics (Arcade Fire, Outkast, Flaming Lips, St. Vincent, Damon Albarn, SBTRKT, Slowdive & more)

The transition from indie darlings to stadium-rockers is rarely a painless one, although a decade on from the release of its debut album “Funeral,” Arcade Fire proved that it has at least navigated that path better than most…

Did Pharrell steal Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" riff for Paloma Faith song? Did FF steal it from Led Zeppelin?

Franz Ferdinand @ Glasslands (more by P Squared) Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos is a little miffed that the riff in Paloma Faith’s new single “I Can’t Rely on You” bears a little resemblance to “Take Me Out…

Rolling Stone lists Top 50 LPs of 2013

Vampire Weekend @ Roseland in April (more by Robert Altman) The Monday after Thanksgiving Weekend is looking to be Official Year-End List Day, as we’ve already got SPIN, and Paste, (plus ones from UK mags  Q and Mojo) and now here’s the one from elder rock statesman Rolling Stone, who have Vampire Weekend‘s Modern Vampires of the City in the top spot, with Kanye West‘s Yeezus at #2…

Franz Ferdinand played Hammerstein Ballroom w/ Frankie Rose (pics, videos, setlist)

Scottish dance-punks Franz Ferdinand returned earlier this year with their fourth album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, and after doing a surprise, intimate show in Brooklyn over the summer, they brought their tour (which also hit Chicago) back to NYC this past Tuesday (10/22) to pick on a venue their own size, Hammerstein Ballroom…

video round-up (Au Revoir Simone, Franz Ferdinand, Father John Misty, Julia Holter, Waxahatchee, Wavves & more)

and Andrew Sacher In the course of doing what we do here at BV, we’ve already posted a bunch of videos this week like Arcade Fire, Deerhunter, Glasser, Kanye West, Sarah Neufeld, Goldfrapp, Mates of State, Lou Doillon, and more…

What's going on Monday?

Advance Base @ the Empty Bottle in March (more by Stan Golovchuk) today in Chicago * Jason Moody, Project Film @ The Whistler * Tjutjuna, Bitchin Bajas, ONO @ The Burlington * Grant Hart, Chris Connelly @ Danny’s (Free Show) * Darwin Deez, Caged Animals, Dozens @ Beat Kitchen * Air Waves, The Warmbloods, Vacations @ Empty Bottle (Free Show) * Advance Base, Hello Shark, The Multiple Cat @ Hungry Brain (Free Show) Tjutjuna, Bitchin Bajas, and ONO play the Burlington tonight…

Watch Franz Ferdinand cover Grimes

Franz Ferdinand @ Glasslands (more by P Squared) Franz Ferdinand, whose new album is out now, covered “Oblivion” by MTV host Grimes. Watch below…

ACL 2013 Official Late Night Shows announced (QOTSA, Vampire Weekend, The National, Tame Impala & lots more)

Austin City Limits 2012 (more by Tim Griffin) Every year ACL Music Festival-goers are burdened with choosing between conflicting set times. Luckily, C3 schedules many of the artists playing the festival in clubs around Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio as part of their Official Late Night Shows…

Franz Ferdinand streaming new album (listen)

Franz Ferdinand at Glasslands in July (more by PSquared Photography) Franz Ferdinand will release their new album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, next week (8/27) via Domino, and after coming to NYC for a “listening party” (aka surprise show), they’ve now made the album available to listen to from the comfort of your computer…
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