With their evergreen hit “Take Me Out” having just passed the one billion Spotify streams mark, Franz Ferdinand have shared a ...

Born in a dingy Glasgow flat, Franz Ferdinand's biggest hit became a foundational part of the 2000s indie-rock boom and Hottest 100 lore.

Two decades ago, the Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand sent a jolt across ... hitting a critical mass in the chant-along singles “Take Me Out” and “Do You Want To”. A lot has changed ...

Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand talks about the kindness of benefactors, ambitions, and the rush of love for his newborn son ...

Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand and Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine. CREDIT: Kieran Frost/Redferns and Ollie Millington/WireImage Rage frontman Tom Morello acknowledged the milestone on ...

“We all do things that we wish we hadn’t done,” Alex Kapranos purrs at the end of the new Franz Ferdinand album ... she was probably singing “Take Me Out.” The Human Fear is a snazzier ...

Buoyed by anthems such as "Take Me Out" (2004) or "Do You Want To" (2005), the Scotsmen of Franz Ferdinand first embodied an era that celebrated both the return of rock and the confirmed advent of ...