Franz Ferdinand

The 20-track best-of ‘Hits to the Head‘ will be out in March.

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 replacement.

London-based instrumental four-piece Los Bitchos release their debut album, produced by Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos, in February via City Slang.

Just Like Heaven launched in 2019 with a lineup that could've come out of someone's mid to late 2000s iTunes playlist during indie rock's popularity boom, and it's coming back in 2022.

Listen to new songs from Tricky, Alex Kapranos & Clara Luciani (Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood cover), Brutus, EarthGang's Olu (Marvin Gaye cover), Crippled Black Phoenix, SUUNS (remix EP) and more.

Members of Kiss, Genesis, The Pop Group, The Smiths, Blur, Testament, Franz Ferdinand, E Street Band, Sleaford Mods, and more have also paid tribute to the legendary Fleetwood Mac co-founder...

Brick and mortar record stores were already running on slim margins before the COVID-19 pandemic caused many to shut their doors till this passes, but a new campaign, #LoveRecordStores, has been launched to foster support for independent record stores in this time of crisis and to encourage music fans to shop online.

The Charlatans' Tim Burgess is organizing online interactive listening parties of classic UK Britpop, shoegaze and alternative albums, via Twitter, all hosted by members of the bands.

”We’re sad to say that Paul’s finger was crushed by an ugly piece of art,” Franz Ferdinand say.

Mark Ronson, Calvin Harris, Rostam, Cut Copy, and more have also paid tribute to the French touch icon, who tragically died from an accidental fall.