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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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Half of the original dates will go ahead as planned in April, with others moved to the end of the yearThe post Franz Ferdinand reschedule ‘Hits To The Head’ UK and European tour appeared first on NME.
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Franz Ferdinand are releasing a 20-track greatest hits album called Hits To The Head in March. It includes some new songs, one of which — “Billy Goodbye” — dropped last fall. Today they’re sharing another one of the fresh tracks, a danceable and romantic number called “Curious.̶...
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