Guardian Music — Guitar-driven music is not in the rudest of health, but little by little its vital signs are getting stronger, industry insiders say"I have no doubt rock is not dead," says the man often suspected of being its killer. George Ergatoudis, the head of m... more info

Guardian Music — Tim Jonze sticks his neck out to declare the era of indie rock not overI'm trying to put a finger on the most surprising thing about the Guardian's Best Albums of 2011 list, published last month. Was it the virtual absence of any indie rock bands? Or... more info

Guardian Music — TrangressiveHaving a passing relationship with "Yorkshire grunge", Leeds-based hardcore loons Pulled Apart by Horses are one of the current must-see live experiences, where their lurching rock and shaking hair put the fear of God into vulnerable ampl... more info

Guardian Music — Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care?This year's Brit awards will be a melancholy experience for indie rock fans. The genre's big live performers will be Blur and Noel Gallagh... more info

Guardian Music — French duo Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay get a makeover courtesy of the London DJYou know you've made it when you've had an Erol Alkan remix. His latest clients – joining the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Metronomy and Franz Ferdinand – are Fren... more info

Guardian Music — Diagrams Tall Buildings (Full Time Hobby) As arse-clenchingly awful invented genre terms go, "folktronica" is one of the absolute worst. Sadly it's one that hangs around Diagrams like a bawdy-bloused albatross of a "friend" introduced you to by the h... more info

NME - Radar — Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos reveals his new band tip for 2012, Citizens!: There are only three or four bands a decade that really matter. Citizens! sound like one of them to me. They do something you haven't heard before, yet you feel they've al... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, Franz Ferdinand released the Covers Record Store Day EP, which features a whole mess of other artists taking on Franz tunes. One of those artists was LCD Soundsystem, whose version of “Live Alone” now has a video. Another was M... more info

Stereogum — Though it’s been a little while since LCD Soundsystem released this cover of Franz Ferdinand’s “Live Alone” as part of a Record Store Day vinyl compilation, the now-defunct group recently dropped the song’s accompanying video, a kaleidoscop... more info

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