Franz Ferdinand take out their home town

The Sunday Herald;  December 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Princip, Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassin. As...dropped, the band launched into...rise has seen Franz Ferdinand become the first Scottish band since the Bay...the tartan-clad band. Whether Franz Ferdinand can replicate...

Franz Ferdinand: Not so much better this time

Oakland Tribune;  October 8, 2005 ;     642 words ......once surrounded Franz Ferdinand is now completely gone. The band didn't pose much...somewhat once the band settled into "Franz Ferdinand" material. After...offered up from the band's self-titled album, Franz Ferdinand then recovered...

Review: You Could Have it So Much Better.... With Franz Ferdinand: Second...

The Scotsman;  September 30, 2005 ;     700+ words ...FRANZ FERDINAND: YOU COULD HAVE...BETTER... WITH FRANZ FERDINAND, DOMINO, 13.99...remember - is it a band's second album...are immaterial to Franz Ferdinand, the most successful...Franztastic Scottish band of our times, as...you consider that Franz Ferdinand ...

FRANZ FERDINAND STAYS AHEAD OF PACK

The Boston Globe;  October 17, 2005 ;     385 words ......becoming this year's Franz Ferdinand. While those...of Four riffs, Franz Ferdinand decided it had...breakthrough band. So this year's Franz Ferdinand remains Franz Ferdinand, the Scottish...the rest of the band guitarist Nick...Interpol, to whom ...

FRANZ FERDINAND Mercury Prize winners, feted both sides of the pond, is...

The Sunday Herald;  December 26, 2004 ;     498 words ...FRANZ Ferdinand burned brightly...when the Glasgow band's eponymous debut...action. And the band were happy to oblige...the true power of Franz Ferdinand. Behind their witty...January, the NME put Franz Ferdinand on their cover with the headline "This Band Will ...

With killer name, Franz Ferdinand pops onto the scene.(Arts and Lifestyle)

The Boston Herald;  June 13, 2004 ;     660 words ......a Scottish pop band to name itself...War I? Listen to Franz Ferdinand singer/guitarist...least, the NEW Franz Ferdinand also has shaken up its own world. The band played its first...Beatles song (the band chose a reconstructed...television show, Franz Ferdinand ...

FRANZ FERDINAND'S `SO MUCH BETTER' IS AN ADRENALINE RUSH

The Boston Globe;  October 4, 2005 ;     501 words ......breakthrough British band was Franz Ferdinand, a bunch of scrappy...Alex Kapranos. Franz Ferdinand sold 3 million...same time. The band is back with its...confirms that Franz Ferdinand is the band of choice for...catch with this band: Even the ...

Viva La Franz; With a great new CD, the quirky rockers Franz Ferdinand...

Newsweek;  October 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ......then there were Franz Ferdinand. Dressed in drab...little Scottish band looked as though...Dolly Parton, says Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos...was bad enough--Franz Ferdinand was the Austrian...War I--but the band seemed to be doing...reservations about Franz ...

ROCK LOBSTER; EXCLUSIVE STAR ALEX ON HOW HIS PASSION FOR GOOD FOOD FUELLED...

Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  October 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ......of food fuelled Franz Ferdinand's success. The...restaurants brought the band together and propelled...two years before Franz Ferdinand was formed. That...worked it out. The band's success has allowed...for the start of Franz Ferdinand. Working at a restaurant...life of ...

The archdukes of cool; In less than a year Franz Ferdinand have come from...

The Evening Standard (London, England);  October 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......inevitable sight of Franz Ferdinand at the top of every...other new British band, selling two million...When we got the band together, we wanted...early days that Franz Ferdinand's principal goal...background and be a pop band. That background...studied there), Franz ...

Gap year for teacher to hobnob with band; Franz Ferdinand are inspiration...

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  November 12, 2007 ;     422 words ......Prize-winning group Franz Ferdinand that she spent 18 months...classroom to write An A-Z of Franz Ferdinand based on in-depth exclusive...and photographs. The band - Alex Kapranos, Nick...or to write a book on Franz Ferdinand, it came from me getting...spent 18 months with the ...

Interview: Franz Ferdinand: Bigger, better, louder

The Scotsman;  August 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ......FRIDAY 22 JULY, and Franz Ferdinand are about to have...Problem is, while the band are now in Geneva...France with the band. On the phone...the new world of Franz Ferdinand, globe-trotting...meet a Scottish band, it probably is...incredible demand for Franz ...

Franz Ferdinand left playing second fiddle at Q Awards

The Scotsman;  October 5, 2004 ;     450 words ...FRANZ Ferdinand may be the band of the moment...British guitar band whose success in...new Coldplay. But Franz Ferdinand, who had led the...disappointment for Franz Ferdinand was in stark contrast...British or Irish band and is regarded...

If four dafties like us can make it, then youcan too; They're hotly tipped...

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  January 16, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Franz Ferdinand MEET the future...they're called Franz Ferdinand and they hail...considered the best new band in Britain and...been tagged ''the band who will change...the plaudits, Franz Ferdinand are also setting...writer called Franz Ferdinand. ...

Franz Ferdinand are a-changin'

Scotland on Sunday;  May 29, 2005 ;     700+ words ......strategy for a band that has scooped...experts believe Franz Ferdinand are shrewdly repositioning...Prize-winning first album, Franz Ferdinand, has so far sold...York, where the band are mixing the...looking to evolve Franz Ferdinand beyond merely an...eloquent, ...