Nialler9 — Wider Than Pictures is the series brought to Dublin’s National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks that has the likes of Future Islands, YungBlud, The Vamps, Mick Flannery and First Aid Kit lined up for this August. The latest show is a headline ... more info

JamBase — Pixies will be joined by special guests Franz Ferdinand and Bully for the second leg of their 2023 North American headlining tour. more info

Magnet Magazine — 45 years ago today, Sparks released Introducing Sparks. Forever young. Read our Q&A with Sparks and Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: The post Sparks Released “Introducing Sparks” 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Seemingly every time we at Stereogum publish a retrospective on some classic album, someone responds, "Fuck, I'm old." But the landmark musical releases of your youth turning 10 or 20 years old is only one of many ways you can be alerted to your own ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus: Franz Ferdinand, Nick Murphy, Bloc Party (performing Silent Alarm), Broken Social Scene, Sharon Van Etten, and more. Corona Capital 2019: The Strokes, Billie Eilish, The Raconteurs, Interpol among highlights Alex Young more info

Chorus.fm — Franz Ferdinand debuted a new song called “Black Tuesday” live Porto, Portugal over the weekend. more info

Consequence of Sound — The band's last album, Always Ascending, came out last year. Franz Ferdinand premiere new song “Black Tuesday”: Watch Nina Corcoran more info

Stereogum — Franz Ferdinand released a new album, Always Ascending , last year, and it looks like they're already cooking up something new. The Scottish rockers performed at the North Musical in Porto, Portugal this past weekend, and during their set they debut... more info

Consequence of Sound — Bassist Bob Hardy talks about remixes, reviving old favorites, and the benefits of building upon the past. more info

Sky News — The car carrying Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the day he was murdered bore a number plate which became eerily significant four years on. more info