http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-5297-franz-ferdinand/topic-rss.do Franz Ferdinand RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23748909-gigs-of-the-week.do Cliff Richard & The Shadows come to the 02 Arena, Paolo Nutini will be at the Hammersmith Apollo and Florence and the Machine are at Shepherd's Bush. 2009-09-25T10:06:33Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23736467-sound-and-fury-from-gang-of-four.do Exactly 30 years after their only Top 50 British album, Entertainment!, Gang Of Four are almost as influential as The Velvet Underground. 2009-08-24T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23732513-sound-check-arctic-monkeys-are-ready-to-evolve.do Sheffield quartet Arctic Monkeys have a challenging new sound for their third album — but by taking risks they could soon be in a league of their own. 2009-08-14T10:13:55Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23711303-thousands-of-revellers-flock-to-glastonbury.do Thousands of festival-goers descended on Glastonbury for this weekend’s music festival causing six-mile tailbacks from the site 2009-06-24T06:45:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23683440-mama-group-on-song-as-live-music-thrives.do The live music industry is still thriving despite the recession, concert venues owner and band manager Mama Group proved 2009-04-30T07:22:06Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23654371-were-in-love-with-the-cure.do Most bands would celebrate a lifetime achievement award by cranking out the hits, but, for better and for worse, The Cure are not most bands. 2009-02-27T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23626689-cds-of-the-week.do Bruce Springsteen has written an album that dwells on love and Franz Ferdinand return with their distinctive sound. 2009-01-23T09:57:41Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23624098-are-we-out-of-love-with-franz-ferdinand.do Franz Ferdinand are back and they've changed, but not too much. It's time to give them another chance, says David Smyth. 2009-01-21T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23621238-off-the-record.do Kanye West's controversial online journal is ruffling so many record industry feathers that it's become a must-read. 2009-01-16T10:50:38Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23610588-bands-to-watch-for-in-2009-revealed.do HMV name the top 10 "unknowns" to keep an eye out for in 2009 2009-01-02T12:33:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23590759-off-the-record.do From modified toys to souped-up Hoovers and dead pigs, some bands are now looking way beyond traditional instruments to make music. 2008-11-21T11:24:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23583722-off-the-record.do A new wave of up-and-coming young women singers are digging out their sparkliest dresses and unashamedly going back to pop basics. 2008-11-07T10:59:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23570947-beware-all-those-pesky-podestrians.do Some Londoners have a death wish. Every day I slam on the bike brakes to avoid ploughing into people blissfully unaware of traffic thanks to their iPods. The cycle lanes in Hyde Park, Camden's busy main streets and the peaceful back roads of Bloomsbury are particular blackspots. 2008-10-10T07:38:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23521035-off-the-record.do Rain or shine, there are plenty of new tunes to party to this year and David Smyth gives us his take on those tipped for the top. 2008-07-25T09:23:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23502702-bitter-sweet-glastonbury-the-verve-franz-and-jay-z-prove-this-is-still-the-best-of-festivals.do The jury was out on Glastonbury this year. For the first year in 15, the festival hadn't sold out. But it remains the biggest and the best. 2008-06-30T10:05:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23502712-bitter-sweet-glastonbury.do The Verve's Bitter Sweet Symphony gave Glastonbury the triumphant ending it was after. It remains the biggest and the best festival. 2008-06-29T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23494577-off-the-record.do Indie record labels keep the new ideas coming and rightly deserve their own 4 July celebrations, says David Smyth. 2008-06-13T10:35:39Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23491119-tune-in-for.do Tune in, book now, log on 2008-06-06T01:49:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23491114-jon-fratelli-we-hit-the-big-time-and-i-ran-away.do Jon Fratelli took ten years to become an overnight success, and just a year to nearly throw it all away. The 29-year-old mop-topped frontman with The Fratellis hit the big time two years ago when the band's debut album, Costello Music, sold a million copies, largely on the strength of their infuriatingly catchy single Chelsea Dagger. 2008-06-06T00:59:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23443247-one-trick-pony-of-lovey-backdrops.do Fronted by a man with a derelict's beard and a trailer park baseball cap, Band Of Horses are a Supertramp for the new era. 2008-02-27T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23436867-beardy-bonanza-as-nme-gets-weird.do Les Savy Fav's frontman Tim Harrington's speaker-humping, stage-diving act had the audience going wild at the NME Shockwaves Tour. 2008-02-11T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23434168-cds-of-the-week.do Great tunes from indie rockers Vampire Weekend, and a much-hyped debut album from Adele Adkins are among the CDs of the week. 2008-01-25T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23404705-whos-up-for-the-mercury.do Amy gets the nod and so do Arctic Monkeys - but who on earth are Basquiat Strings? David Smyth gives the lowdown on the shortlist for the album of the year, announced today 2007-07-17T13:27:09Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23386102-chiefs-still-fuelled-by-rage-within.do The Kaiser Chiefs second album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, is good, but lacks the invention and elegance to make it great, says Paul Connolly. 2007-02-19T13:38:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23384658-rakes-are-progressing.do Unfailingly polite, moving with the curious, gawky grace of a prep school pupil auditioning for Gilbert and Sullivan, John Aizlewood was fascinated by The Rakes singer Alan Donohoe. 2007-02-07T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23371204-mighty-rapture-are-just-warming-up.do Having invented the latest generation of punk-funk The Rapture seemed then to stand still but their sell-out Koko gig showed that perhaps there is life after hip after all. 2006-10-17T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23368553-arctic-monkeys-hit-is-top-student-anthem.do Arctic Monkeys' I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor has been named the favourite student anthem of all time. 2006-10-02T09:38:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23364919-monkeying-around.do Too many people, too many bands and not enough space. It was enough to drive a dedicated rock fan to distraction, but despite it all the weekend's Reading Festival was still a triumph. 2006-08-28T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23364432-barrage-of-brilliance-that-justifies-the-hype.do The world's coolest group, Franz Ferdinand, made a cameo appearance at The Forum, but did they manage to prove that there is substance behind the hype? 2006-08-23T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23364184-critics-choice-franz-ferdinand.do Glasgow clothes horses Franz Ferdinand play the Forum tonight giving 2,000 lucky fans a sneak preview of the kind of set that will please 60,000 at the Reading Festival. 2006-08-23T08:08:41Z