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21.03.2021 / 09:28

Edgar Wright’s ‘The Sparks Brothers’ documentary to be released in North America in June

Sparks will be released in US and Canadian cinemas later this year.The Sparks Brothers takes a deep dive into the careers of Ron and Russell Mael over five decades, complete with an archive of TV and concert clips. A string of musical guests were interviewed for the documentary, including Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos and Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers.The Sparks Brothers premiered at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.

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26.02.2021 / 02:13

Limmy and Still Game's Sanjeev Kohli back Mogwai for number one in final countdown

Limmy, Still Game's Sanjeev Kohli, author Caitlin Moran, Franz Ferdinand and more have got behind Mogwai's bid for number and even want to see them in Oor Wullie - but time is running out.The band have just hours left to steam or sell their album as many times as they can before the clock strikes midnight (on Thursday).Limmy and Sanjeev Kohli who join Lord of The Rings star Elijah Woods in their bid to get the Scots band to number one with their album As The Love Continues both asked if the post rockers could be in Oor Wullie now that they are leading the way in the charts.Sanjeev who played shopkeeper Navid in Still Game demaned: "Have Mogwai guested in Oor Wullie yet? Has Limmy guested in Oor Wullie yet?"Limmy reponded: "Oor Mogwai, Your

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13.02.2021 / 00:07

Weezer are planning a “Weezer-inspired Weezer album”

Weezer guitarist and keyboard player Brian Bell has said that the band are working on a “Weezer-inspired Weezer album” among their four upcoming projects.As frontman Rivers Cuomo revealed earlier this month, the band are currently planning four albums ‘inspired’ by other artists, each corresponding to one of the four seasons.Cuomo has revealed that one of the albums will be inspired by Elliott Smith and another will be inspired by Franz Ferdinand, assumed to correspond to winter and autumn respectively.Asked on the Kyle Meredith With… podcast what the other two albums will be, Bell said: “Well, Weezer is one of them. And I ain’t joking.“A Weezer-inspired Weezer album.

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12.02.2021 / 15:43

Weezer to record Weezer-inspired album

Weezer are currently gearing up for the release of their new album ‘Van Weezer’ in May, as well as promoting surprise album ‘OK Human’, which came out last month.The band are also planning to release four more albums each inspired by a different specific artist, including Elliott Smith, Franz Ferdinand and… Weezer.The band’s Rivers Cuomo announced the ‘inspired by’ project earlier this month, saying that each record would correspond “to one of the four seasons”, so a winter album inspired by Elliott Smith would feature “lots of loss and despair and [be] kind of quiet”.Quizzed further about that project on a new episode of the ‘Kyle Meredith With…’ podcast – which is out later today – guitarist Brian Bell says that one of the albums will be

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03.02.2021 / 17:45

Glasgow venue Nice N’ Sleazy launch fundraiser following death of doorman ‘Big John’

the death of its beloved doorman ‘Big John Frazer’ last weekend.Tributes to Frazer, who died “peacefully in his sleep,” were shared by the likes of Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Arab Strap‘s Aidan Moffat and The Twilight Sad across social media on Monday (February 1).A JustGiving page has now been set up as “people have been getting in touch wanting to contribute” to Frazer’s funeral expenses.“So we thought this would be a nice way to show support to his family with the costs involved, especially when there are limits on how many can pay their respects at a service,” a description reads.Posting a link to the page on their Twitter account, The Twilight Sad wrote: “After speaking with John’s family, Nice N’ Sleazy have arranged this

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01.02.2021 / 21:56

Tributes paid to Glasgow venue Nice N’ Sleazy’s legendary doorman ‘Big John’

Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos said he will remember John for being “very jovial” and “compassionate”, but who was “firm” in his job guarding the iconic Scottish venue.“Very sad to hear about Big John, doorman of Nice n Sleazy and loved by many in Glasgow,” wrote Kapranos. “A lovely guy and a presence that will be greatly missed.

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19.01.2021 / 21:42

Rutherglen musician aims to save iconic recording studio from closure - despite yobs stealing cash from it

Farme Cross, have launched a crowdfunding appeal to stave off the venue’s threatened closure due to the financial stress caused by the pandemic.

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01.11.2020 / 11:09

It's back to basics for Paisley band's new release

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Paisley band who celebrated a landmark year in 2019 have returned to the limelight following the release of their new single.The Vegan Leather impressed both fans and critics last year with their long-awaited debut album Poor Girls/Broken Boys, a record that became a hit thanks to its pop melodies, pulsing rhythms and razor-sharp cultural insight.The album attracted widespread critical acclaim and support from the likes of Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos and BBC Radio One’s Jack Saunders and led to the band recording a live session for BBC Radio 1 at its Maida Vale studios.Shortly after the album’s release, The Vegan Leather won Best Live Act at the

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11.09.2020 / 20:30

Daft Punk remixes of Franz Ferdinand, The Micronauts and more are now available on a vinyl compilation

Daft Punk-helmed remixes of tracks by the likes of Franz Ferdinand and The Micronauts feature on a new tribute compilation dedicated to the French duo’s career and influences.Compiled by the Argentina-based label Music Brokers and seemingly not officially endorsed by Daft Punk themselves, ‘The Many Faces Of Daft Punk: A Journey Through The Inner World Of Daft Punk’ was released physically earlier this week (September 7).The release is the latest instalment in Music Brokers’ ‘The Many Faces’ series, which are billed as “essential albums to any music collector that wants to know the behind the scenes of yesterday’s superstars”.Available on 3xCD and 2xLP (presented on a limited translucent yellow and grey vinyl) formats, ‘The Many Faces Of

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20.08.2020 / 20:29

James Chance launches GoFundMe for help with “personal health issues and the COVID situation”

here.Musicians supporting Chance and Taylor’s new fund include Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, who tweeted: “James Chance has been a huge inspiration to us as a band. He guested with us on the [Colbert show] in 2018 for a memorable performance.

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28.07.2020 / 17:19

Alex Kapranos shares new Clara Luciani duet ‘Summer Wine’ and tells us what’s next for Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos tells NME about his new duet with acclaimed French singer-songwriter Clara Luciana – a cover of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood‘s swooning classic ‘Summer Wine’.“It felt like a world that was very far removed from the one I was used to, stuck inside in lockdown rainy Scotland. It was a soundscape to a landscape that I wasn’t experiencing.”Lord knows we could all use a little bit of that at the moment.

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27.07.2020 / 18:21

Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos and Clara Luciani are teasing a collaboration together

Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos and Clara Luciani look set to debut their new collaboration this week.The two artists have been teasing their new project on social media in the past few days, with both uploading the same picture of the two of them together on Instagram on Saturday (July 25).Kapranos’ caption read “I will give to you Summer Wine”, while Luciani’s read the same but in French — hinting at the title of their first collaborative song release. I will give to you Summer Wine @jesuisclaralucianiA post shared by Alex Kapranos (@alkapranos) on Jul 25, 2020 at 9:00am PDTThe phrase is also a line in Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood’s ‘Summer Wine’, which was released in 1967.

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10.07.2020 / 23:29

Peter Hook to talk through Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ for Tim Burgess’ listening party

Burgess has already hosted the likes of Oasis, Franz Ferdinand and The Libertines

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09.07.2020 / 19:42

Oasis’ Bonehead shares some untold stories from ‘Definitely Maybe’ sessions during online listening party

Thought you knew everything about one of Britpop's most celebrated debut albums? Think again...

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09.07.2020 / 14:36

Tim Burgess to run album listening parties with some of Britpop’s finest including Liam Gallagher

Starting March 23 at 10pm GMT

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18.06.2020 / 18:51

London label Speedy Wunderground announces first ever album release

Speedy Wunderground is to release its first ever album as it expands beyond selling limited 7″ singles and 10″ vinyl.The label, founded by producer Dan Carey (Kylie Minogue, Franz Ferdinand, Bat For Lashes, Kate Tempest) and co-run with engineer Alexis Smith and A&R Pierre Hall, is set to release Tiña‘s debut album ‘Positive Mental Health Music’ on November 6, 2020.Addressing the milestone for Speedy Wunderground, Carey said: “I’m so glad this is the first record on the label, I’m really proud of it.”Tiña have also today (June 18) shared the video for their new single ‘Rosalina’.According to a press release, the south London band’s frontman, Joshua Loftin, used the songs on the forthcoming album to “work through a mental breakdown”.

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19.05.2020 / 14:19

Sparks tell us about working with Adam Driver and “coming from a different realm of pop”

Art-pop pioneer Russell Mael on Sparks' 24th album 'A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip' and dreams of collaborating with The Weeknd

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