Popdose — We had the chance to see Franz Ferdinand's current U.S. tour. Here's our review! more info

Stereogum — Franz Ferdinand performed in Charlotte, NC last night and they played a new song called "Huck & Jim" during the set. A fan captured the song in full and uploaded it to YouTube. Franz Ferdinand also brought out the classic "Take Me Out" and closed the... more info

Stereogum — Franz Ferdinand have added two new members since the departure of founding guitarist Nick McCarthy last year, and the Scottish rockers debuted their new lineup today at Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, AL. Watch some footage of new members Dino Bardo... more info

Stereogum — Last month, the indie supergroup BNQT -- which includes members of Band Of Horses, Franz Ferdinand, Grandaddy, Midlake and Travis -- released Volume I, their first LP. And last night, they were the musical guests on Late Night With Seth Meyers, where... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — “Archduke,” the title of Rajiv Joseph’s new play, sounds like the answer to a high school social studies quiz on 20th century European history. As I hope all of you remember, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to t... more info

Stereogum — BNQT is the new indie-rock supergroup that counts Band Of Horses' Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos, Travis' Fran Healy, Grandaddy's Jason Lytle, and Midlake's Eric Pulido among its members. Each of them wrote and handle lead vocals on tw... more info

Stereogum — Sparks have announced that they'll put out a new album called Hippopotamus later this year. It's the follow-up to 2009's The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman , though the group did release an album with members of Franz Ferdinand under the name FFS a coup... more info

Consequence of Sound — Indie group also features members of Midlake, Grandaddy, Franz Ferdinand, and Travis. more info

Consequence of Sound — Scottish rockers embark on their first extended outing in three years. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Franz Ferdinand are playing the final day (6/4) of NYC's Governors Ball this year, the day with Tool, Air, The Avalanches, and more. They've now announced a tour surrounding that fest... Continue reading… more info