Pitchfork — Southbound? Yeah, and quite a bit west, too. On January 2-3, 2009, the Southbound Festival will once again make its way to Busselton, Australia's Sir Stewart Bovell Park, located in the southwest corner of the country,  bringing with it a mess of ro... more info

Stereogum — Speaking of Franz Ferdinand (+10 for me for highly original blog segue), the oM crew did "Take Me Out" on Saturday night at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. Before Kevin Barnes reverently disco-rocks like it's 2004, you'll see one of the many characters ... more info

Stereogum — There's a new Franz Ferdinand remix competition over at Beatport. The twist: FF's original "Ulysses" hasn't been released yet (it'll be out in January), so the remixers have no final template to follow, and their results won't be "tainted by the dir... more info

Pitchfork — Attendees of the Rhythm & Vines Festival will be among the first folks to ring in the New Year for two reasons: 1) The festival takes place at Waiohika Estate in Gisborne, New Zealand, which is thisclose to the International Date Line, and 2) Rhythm ... more info

Wired - Listening Post — We've seen some fairly high-profile remix contests from artists such as Radiohead and Franz Ferdinand lately, but BluntGuitar's is the first we've seen that gives remixers all of the parts of a song as an Ableton Live project. Originally designed... ... more info

Pitchfork — "Ulysses", the opening track from Tonight: Franz Ferdinand-- the highly anticipated third LP from the sharp-dressed Scots in, y'know, Franz Ferdinand-- is slated to be the album's first single. It will arrive digitally on December 2 and on CD and two... more info

AngryApe — They also reveal a special remix competition for fans more info

Clickmusic — 'Ulysses' to be the first release from the forthcoming album 'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand'. more info

NME — Franz Ferdinand have announced details of the first single from their forthcoming new album, 'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand'. more info

NME — Franz Ferdinand have announced details of the first single from their forthcoming new album, 'Tonight: Franz Ferdinand'. more info