NME — Kings Of Leon, Franz Ferdinand and Paul Weller have been announced to headline next year's Benicassim festival, taking place July 16-19. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, Exclusive, TelevisionSpinner.com: Franz Ferdinand just wrapped up a brief string of U.S. dates in support of their third album, 'What She Came For,' due in January, but the Scottish four-piece will be back soon. While the band wil... more info

Rolling Stone — Rolling Stone spent some quality time with Franz Ferdinand this week on the West Coast — stay tuned for the full story later next month. But for now, check out an inside look into the making of the band’s January 26th album, Tonight: Click above ... more info

Stereogum — Tonight's first single "Ulysses" moves with a funk(ish) lilt. Though maybe a tad more sinister, this live version of the new track "What She Came For" also showcases the band in full-on UK swagger-mode, continuing the slight disconnect between the so... more info

NME — Franz Ferdinand have made a new track, a live version of 'What She Came For', available to download free from the new NME.COM Franz Ferdinand microsite. more info

NME — Franz Ferdinand have made a new track, a live version of 'What She Came For', available to download free from the new NME.COM Franz Ferdinand microsite. more info

Stereogum — I can't help but look at The Year That Was for the artists that pop up with fresh content in this last few weeks of the blog year. For N.E.R.D. and its most visible face, Pharrell, it was a collaborative one -- working Lindsay Lohan into the clip fo... more info

MTV.com News — 'Ye popped up during a Common show in New York on Thursday, sang on 'SNL' Saturday and flew to L.A. concert on Sunday.By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by Matt Elias and Steven Roberts Kanye West performs at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christ... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn YuWith the glue still drying on those wacky Skeletal Lamping sticker sets, Of Montreal frontguy Kevin Barnes is already starting to patch together ideas for its successor. Speaking with Rolling Stone's Rock Daily blog, Barnes discuss... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn YuWith the glue still drying on those wacky Skeletal Lamping sticker sets, Of Montreal frontguy Kevin Barnes is already starting to patch together ideas for its successor. Speaking with Rolling Stone's Rock Daily blog, Barnes di... more info