Artist of the Week: Franz Ferdinand
July 4th, 2007
Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish indie rock, post-punk band, formed in Glasgow. Band was formed in 2001 and it consists of Alex Kapranos on lead vocals and guitar, Nick McCarthy on rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, Bob Hardy on bass guitar, and Paul Thomson on drums, percussion, and backing vocals. The band is notable for its use of Russian avant-garde imagery in album and single covers.
The name of the band was originally inspired by a racehorse called The Archduke. After seeing the horse run on television the band began to …
