Five decades down the line, art-rock icons Sparks are having one of their biggest years yet. But where do you even begin when navigating their past? Ron and Russell Mael talk Simon Price through ten ...

At 8:59:33 p.m., as I locked the last lens to my second camera, the lights dimmed and Franz Ferdinand took the stage. All casual preparations switched to rushed setting adjustments trying to ...

Following the 1914 assassination of Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip ... and that came in the form of an 100-foot long gun called the “Kaiser Wilhelm Gun” — ...

Fuelled by a desire to convey the truth of the rapidly changing world around them, two groups of artists — Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter — ...

This fits Kaiser Wilhelm II, but with the addition of Peter Sellers as well. Almost every page in this vast book shows the man in a dreadful light: blundering, vainglorious, tactless, mean. Having ...

Franz Ferdinand signed to Domino in May 2003 and released their first single, "Darts Of Pleasure" shortly after. Second single, "Take Me Out" exploded onto the international stage, putting the band ...

The Scottish post-punk band Franz Ferdinand is known for their out-of-the-box artistry, creative hits like “Take Me Out” and impact on the millennial rock sound. Released on Jan. 10, its latest album ...