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  Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand, is the most famous recent Scottisch pop/rock band (from Glasgow), formed by four young and ambitious musicians.
In the first group's EP Darts of Pleasure, Franz Ferdinand seemed to be influenced by Interpol, and gave them the label "the Scottish Interpol,".
Franz Ferdinand was released in February 2004 in the UK (09/02/04).
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 Franz Ferdinand
Co-produced by Franz Ferdinand and Rich Costey, and recorded in both rural Scotland and at Avatar Studios in NYC, the album features thirteen brand new tracks, including the new single, "Do You Want To." Alex met Nick in Jo and Celia's kitchen.
Franz Ferdinand are: Bob Hardy (bass), Alex Kapranos (guitar / vocals), Nick McCarthy (guitar / organ / vocals) & Paul Thomson (drums).
Franz Ferdinand's expanded reissue is sure to be a huge holiday hit for your friends and family!
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Franz Ferdinand is a British indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland.
The band's debut self-titled album released in 2004 debuted on the UK album charts at number three, and won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize.
Franz Ferdinand also held rave-like "happenings" combining music and art; Hardy was studying painting at the Glasgow School of Art at the time.
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  First World War.com - Who's Who - Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914) was born in Graz, Austria.
The Emperor, Franz Josef, was against the marriage, arguing that Franz Ferdinand was marrying beneath his station.
Franz Ferdinand was buried in a crypt beneath the chapel of his castle, Artstetten, instead of the customary burial place of the Hapsburgs, Capuchin Crypt, in Vienna.
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 Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand, eldest son of Carl Ludwig, the brother of Emperor Franz Josef, was born in 1863.
Franz Ferdinand's driver, Franz Urban, drove on extremely fast and other members of the Black Hand group on the route, Cvijetko Popovic, Gavrilo Princip, Danilo Ilic and Trifko Grabez, were unable to fire their guns or hurl their bombs at the Archduke's car.
The Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, nephew of the aged Emperor and heir to the throne, was assassinated in the streets of Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, yesterday afternoon.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen was born at Graz on 18 July 1863, son of Karl Ludwig, Kaiser Franz Josef's second brother.
Franz Josef may have disliked Franz Ferdinand's marriage, his associates, and his political ideas, but he also realised that the Archduke was a survivor, made strong by his childhood illness, and needed some experience before ascending the thrones of the Dual Monarchy.
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated along with his wife, the Princess Hohenberg, at Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.
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 Franz Ferdinand - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Franz "Archduke" Ferdinand (December 18, 1863 – June 28, 1914) was an early 20th century hip-hop pioneer and icon, whose music put rap into the mainstream, and whose assassination sparked the decades long "East coast vs. West coast" rap war.
A fragment of Ferdinand's chart-topping "Ballin' in Vienna"
Ferdinand decided to end it once and for all, claiming he controlled "all of Europe," by brazenly booking a show in Petey K's hometown of Sarajevo.
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 First World War.com - Primary Documents - Archduke Franz Ferdinand's Assassination, 28 June 1914
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, on 28 June 1914, set in train a series of diplomatic events that led inexorably to the outbreak of war in Europe at the end of July 1914.
Ferdinand - and his wife Sophie - were killed by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip while on a formal visit to Sarajevo.
Princip shot Ferdinand at point blank range while the latter was travelling in his car from a town hall reception, having earlier that day already survived one assassination attempt.
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 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este (December 18, 1863 – June 28, 1914) was an Archduke of Austria, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, and from 1896 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
Franz Ferdinand was born in Graz, Austria, the eldest son of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (younger brother of Emperor Franz Josef) and of his second wife, Princess Maria Annunciata of the Two Sicilies.
On June 28, 1914, at approximately 11:00 am, Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young Bosnia and one of several assassins organized by The Black Hand.
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While not named after a book or a SNL skit, Franz Ferdinand is titled after an Austro-Hungarian Archduke whose assassination on the streets of Sarajevo sparked the flames that would become World War I. All historically relevant seriousness aside, Franz Ferdinand is one of but a few truly bright lights on the musical horizon.
Franz Ferdinand, a band of young guys from Scotland, manage to in the same breath be retro and new wave and punk and everything else I could have hoped them to be.
Franz Ferdinand is one of those special, hip, slightly quirky sorts of bands that even if they never can reproduce the success of their debut we are left with eleven undeniably engaging songs.
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The group\'s EP Darts of Pleasure, which led some to label Franz Ferdinand "the Scottish Interpol," was released that fall, and the band spent the rest of the year supporting groups such as Hot Hot Heat and Interpol.
Franz Ferdinand was released in February 2004 in the U.K. and a month later stateside.
Franz Ferdinand\'s success followed them across the pond; "Take Me Out" became a sizeable modern rock hit, in part thanks to the song\'s cutting-edge video, which earned the Breakthrough Video award at that year\'s MTV Music Video Awards.
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 Franz Ferdinand : interview
Franz Ferdinand were undoubtedly the success story of 2004.
In September, Franz Ferdinand picked up the coveted Mercury award ahead of other bands like The Streets, Keane, The Zutons and Snow Patrol.
This means it's unlikely that we'll see Franz live for a while - their next scheduled appearance is at the V Festival in August this year, which will see them co-headline the main stage along with the New York's campest the Scissor Sisters.
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Truth is, although Franz Ferdinand pays an agreeable nod to a few bands that have come before them, they have developed their own unique sound and comparisons will undoubtedly fall short.
Franz Ferdinand come out on their debut album as a group of artists formed not for the sole purpose of creating music, but creating an atmosphere and a feeling.
Franz Ferdinand is making a point of giving each song a "hook" as they call it, a tune that sticks in your head and makes you want to dance or jump or simply listen to it again.
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 Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand (2004): Reviews
The most hyped band to come out of the UK in early 2004 is Glasgow, Scotland's Franz Ferdinand, an art-rock quartet who make their full-length debut with this self-titled release, the winner of the UK's coveted Mercury Music Prize in 2004.
Franz Ferdinand's album arrives packed not just with fizzing guitars, disco-influenced drums and intriguing shifts in tempo, but also memorable songs, laden with hooklines and startling riffs.
Franz Ferdinand reveals more depth and more new directions than their previous work suggested.
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 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Sound of 2004: Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand have a question they ask themselves every time they write a song, according to singer Alexander Kapranos.
Franz Ferdinand set out to prove that artistically credible rock could involve "really, really catchy tunes" that people could dance to, Kapranos says.
Their biggest musical ambition now, Kapranos says, is to make people think of "four daft guys that met in Glasgow" when they hear the name Franz Ferdinand.
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 Trenches on the Web - Bio: Archduke Franz Ferdinand   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Considered more flexible in matters of military and domestic affairs than his uncle Emperor Franz Josef, he was a reformist with new ideas to be put into practice when he ascended to the Hapsburg throne.
Unfortunately the Emperor considered the Duchess a commoner and tried to convince Franz Ferdinand he was marrying beneath his station.
Neither Emperor Franz Josef or the Kaiser saw fit to attend the funeral.
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 nzgirl - Franz Ferdinand
‘Franz Ferdinand’ was visibly impressed by the energy of the fans, dropping their instruments to crowd surf and playing to the girls that clambered onto the stage to dance before they were dragged off by security.
During the set ‘Franz Ferdinand’ played a number of impressive new songs, a promise of good things to come.
‘Franz Ferdinand’ have set out to create artistically credible yet catchy tunes, ‘music that girls can dance to’ as they put it, and so far they’re succeeding admirably.
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 Franz Ferdinand Assassination Anniversary
Franz Ferdinand was the son of Karl Ludwig, the younger brother of Kaiser [Emperor] Franz Joseph, and a Sicilian princess.
Franz Ferdinand became the crown prince in line for the throne when Frany Joseph's only son Rudolf committed suicide (it was actually a sucide-murder with his girlfiriend).
The act that did Franz Ferdinand and Sophie in was a case of "state-sponsored" terrorism.
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 Scotsman.com News - Franz Ferdinand   (Site not responding. Last check: )
FRANZ Ferdinand's lead singer Alex Kapranos has revealed that the band's Scottish homecoming almost turned to tragedy at the T in the Park music festival when he accidentally ate a tuna dish containing allergy-triggering nuts just minutes before going...
FRANZ Ferdinand front-man Alex Kapranos is set to release a book this summer - and it's not an...
FRANZ FERDINAND frontman Alex Kapranos has taken part in a question and answer session with pupils...
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Franz Ferdinand, the band¹s second full-length album is set for release on Domino Records October 4 2005.
Co-produced by Franz Ferdinand and Rich Costey, and recorded in both rural Scotland and at Avatar Studios in NYC, the band¹s sophomore album will be eponymously titled like their platinum-selling debut.
Franz Ferdinand¹s upcoming artwork will also be similar, but with a new color scheme.
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However, Scottish band Franz Ferdinand had a slightly different take on things, bearing the marked influence of countrymen Josef K and Orange Juice as well as usual suspects like the Fall and Gang of Four.
On their self-titled debut, Glasgow foursome Franz Ferdinand lift the jagged, danceable sounds of British post-punk to elegant and dizzying new heights.
While they may seem to have much in common with the wave of American bands emerging in the early 2000s, Franz Ferdinand demonstrates a close study of the genre and proves its prowess.
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 Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, 1914
The victims, Archduke Franz Ferdinand - heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and
After the reception in the Town Hall General Potiorek, the Austrian Commander, pleaded with Francis Ferdinand to leave the city, as it was seething with rebellion.
Francis Ferdinand's car could go fast enough until it reached this spot but here it was forced to slow down for the turn.
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 Franz Ferdinand (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Franz Ferdinand have been quoted as saying they wanted to make "music that girls can dance to." [1] This was combined with their art school background on their self-titled debut released in early 2004.
In early 2005, Kanye West declared Franz Ferdinand to be his favourite band, and coined the term white crunk to describe the band's gritty drum sounds.
After seeing the horse run on television the band began to discuss Archduke Franz Ferdinand and thought it would be a good band name because of the sound of the name and the implications of the Archduke's death (his assassination sparked World War I).
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A Track that originates from the 'Franz Ferdinand' album sessions that took place in late summer 2003 in Malmo, Sweden under the guidance of producer Tore Johansen.
Recorded during may 2004 in Hamburg, Germany and originally intended for release as a single, the band recorded an alternative version of their track 'Michael' which took the guise of a duet, with rewritten lyrics so that they were from the perspective of a guy and a girl fighting over Michael.
Franz remix of the Handsome Boy Modeling School track 'The World's Gone Mad' on which Alex contributed guest vocals to, along with Barrington Levy & Del The Funky Homosapien.
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 Rockers Franz Ferdinand Hit It Big Stateside - Newsweek Entertainment - MSNBC.com
Franz dropped their album just as other nonconformist rock bands, like the White Stripes, were gaining on monochromatic MTV pop-punk outfits.
Turn on the radio and you'll find that Franz and their ilk are still outnumbered by pierced screamers 4 to 1.
Franz Ferdinand were probably lucky to have formed far away from such music-industry towns as L.A., New York and London.
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This debut album from this new Scottish band Franz Ferdinand is absolutely brilliant, with hyper drum and bass beats all throughout, full of fresh and raw energy.
Franz Ferdinand’s self-titled album opens up with “Jacqueline” a song which starts out with only Alex Kapranos singing a few lines over a quiet acoustic guitar before the song kicks into one of the albums various catchiest choruses’.
To conclude, Franz Ferdinand have a rare, and individual style that has long since been missing in today’s mainstream rock.
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 MTV News | Franz Ferdinand Get The Jaded Hipsters To Shake It
Franz Ferdinand create dance-rock without electronic crutch of drum machines, synthesizers.
Even if Franz Ferdinand never make it as big as many people expect, they've already accomplished what they set out to do.
While having a drink at a London pub on tour, Franz Ferdinand stumbled upon a key ingredient necessary to move from party band to recording act.
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It may sound chaotic, but Kapranos and his gang wear their influences well, and retro as it may be, Franz Ferdinand's style is fun, energetic, and utterly of the moment.
While the Darts of Pleasure EP proved that Franz Ferdinand had a way with equally sharp lyrics and hooks, and the "Take Me Out" single took their sound to dramatic new heights, their self-titled debut album offers the most expansive version of their music yet.
Despite its slight unevenness, Franz Ferdinand ends up being rewarding in different ways than the band's previous work was, and it's apparent that they're one of the more exciting groups to come out of the garage rock/post-punk revival.
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