Franz Ferdinand

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 mus…

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.

Listen to new songs by War On Women, Lady Lamb, Hiss Golden Messenger, Avey Tare, Stella Donnelly, Lee "Scratch" Perry, All We Are & Alex Kapranos, Prins Thomas, Carly Rae Jepsen, and more.

Pete Shelley, co-founder and lead singer of groundbreaking UK punk band Buzzcocks, sadly passed away at the age of 63, and the music world (and beyond) have taken to social media to pay tribute.

This week in the Basement: Kero Kero Bonito continue to get better, two very different groups from Glasgow (one featuring Franz Ferdinand's Paul Thompson); two very different artists from Melbourne, Australia (one punk, one quirky pop); and a reissue of The Soundtrack of Our Lives' breakth…

The 2018 edition of Osheaga wrapped up on Sunday (8/5) with sets from Florence + The Machine, The National, Blood Orange, Franz Ferdinand, GoldLink, Alex Lahey, Noname, Jungle, and more.

The 2018 edition of Lollapalooza kicked off in Chicago's Grant Park on Thursday (8/2) with sets from Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Tyler Childers, Supa Bwe, Stars, G Herbo, Basement, Valee, Camila Cabello, Khalid, Jaden Smith, Billie Eilish, and more.

Stream Lollapalooza sets from Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, The National, St. Vincent, Brockhampton, Franz Ferdinand, Tyler, the Creator, The Weeknd, GoldLink, Tyler Childers, and more this weekend.