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Franz Ferdinand Lambast Label For Licensing To McDonald's

Sony stepped in it this time. NME reports on a Twitter-spat (aka twat) Kapranos is having with his U.S. label Epic, owned by the Sony corporation, who licensed one of Franz Ferdinand's tracks to the McDonald's site latenightmcdonalds.com (the site's been blocked for now) without the band's consent. (To be clear, the ire is directed at the culprits at Epic; FF's U.K. label Domino wasn't involved.) "Dirty bastards. Stupid arrogant motherfucking pig-brained arseholes. I'd rather eat a cow-pat on...

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18:53 on January 22 2010

Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos Attacks Label Over McDonalds Ad

Rolling Stone — Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos has lashed out at the band’s U.S. distributor Epic Records after the label licensed one of the group’s songs for a McDonalds ad... more info

Franz Ferdinand

12:59 on January 22 2010

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos attacks US label after letting McDonalds use music

NME — Singer calls Epic 'arrogant motherfucking pig-brained arseholes' more info

Franz Ferdinand

17:02 on January 22 2010

Franz Ferdinand Lambast Label For Licensing To McDonald's

Stereogum — Sony stepped in it this time. NME reports on a Twitter-spat (aka twat) Kapranos is having with his U.S. label Epic, owned by the Sony corporation, who licensed one of ... more info

Franz Ferdinand

22:13 on January 22 2010

Franz Ferdinand Not Down With McDonald's

Chorus.fm — *Franz Ferdinand (http://www.absolutepunk.net/franzferdinand)* are unhappy with their US label (http://www.spinner.com/2010/01/22/franz-ferdinand-frontman-mad-at-label-ov... more info

Franz Ferdinand

14:33 on January 22 2010