Pitchfork - Tours — 02-27 Brisbane, Australia - Future Music Festival02-28 Perth, Australia - Future Music Festival03-06 Sydney, Australia - Future Music Festival03-07 Melbourne, Australia - Future Music Festival03-08 Adelaide, Australia - Future Music Festival03-12 Bue... more info

AngryApe — Fans will hear the record "before too long" more info

NME — Alex Kapranos says he's 'trying to do things in a different way' more info

Gigwise — But they're keeping tight-lipped... more info

BBC 6 Music — Alex Kapranos reveals work has started on a Tonight follow-up more info

ContactMusic — The Maccabees are surprised they're being called the next big thing. The Brighton-based indie rock band - who have been named as headline acts for the Shockwaves... more info

NME — Spanish festival already features Franz Ferdinand, The Horrors and Madness more info

Chorus.fm — Authentik Artists CEO Scott Austin wrote out (http://whoisscottaustin.com/open-letter-to-franz-ferdinand/) against *Franz Ferdinand* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/franzferdinand) over their dismay of being unwittingly featured in McDonald's ads (http:... more info

Undercover, Australia — Franz Ferdinand are not happy after their music was used for a McDonalds campaign. more info

411 Mania — From The Killers "indefinite hiatus" and the lineups for Coachella and the Rockstar Mayhem Festival to new My Chemical Romance and Gorillaz music, Franz Ferdinand's record label using their music for a McDonald's ad without permission, Ozzy changing ... more info