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Sony stepped in it this time. NME reports on a Twitter-spat (aka twat) Kapranos is having with his U.S. label Epic, owned by the Sony corporation, who licensed one of Franz Ferdinand's tracks to the McDonald's site latenightmcdonalds.com (the site's been blocked for now) without the band's consent. (To be clear, the ire is directed at the culprits at Epic; FF's U.K. label Domino wasn't involved.) "Dirty bastards. Stupid arrogant motherfucking pig-brained arseholes. I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds," reads one tweet; "This is an example of how a band falls out with their US label. Did they think we'd approve this shit?" reads another. True. It's one thing to license without consent, it's another for the illicit sellout to be in favor of a product so markedly at odds with a band's character. For one, Alex is a published foodie, penning the gustatory travel diary Sound Bites. Further, it's highly likely Epic was aware Alex would reject such an offer out of hand, since he did just that to a similar campaign offered last year for a U.S.-based Mexican fast food chain, invoking the grossness of McDonald's in the process: Continue reading Franz Ferdinand Lambast U.S. Label For Licensing To McDonald's...
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Franz Ferdinand: – “Stand On The Horizon” Video
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In Franz Ferdinand’s strange, striking new video for the shiny, horn-laced “Stand On The Horizon,” we see the band playing in a dark and mysterious seaside resort. It turns out to be the sort of place where younger men dance stiffly and robotically with older women, with everyone lit as dramatically as possible. The...
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Franz Ferdinand: Frankie & The Heartstrings cover Franz Ferdinand – listen
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The band have tackled 'Stand On The Horizon' from last year's 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action'
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The Prodigy: Franz Ferdinand headline BBK Bilbao festival
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Palma Violets, Parquet Courts, and Phoenix also play Spanish festival
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Franz Ferdinand: Watch Franz Ferdinand Play Kimmel
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Way back in November, Franz Ferdinand released the video for their track “Bullet.” The video features stylized footage of the band performing the song — and now we’ve got some non-stylized footage of the band performing the song. The latest stop on their on the promotional circuit was a performance on Jimm...
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Franz Ferdinand: – “Fresh Strawberries” Video
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Franz Ferdinand recently released Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action track “Fresh Strawberries” as a single with an entirely German-sung B-side. Now they’ve got a music video shot in stark black and white, filled with strange, surreal imagery. Watch it below. ) Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action is out...
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