Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Archduchess Sophie of Austria moments before they were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on 28th June, 1914. The Archduke and his wife, Sofie, were on a state visit to ...

Stereogum recently connected with Kapranos as he enjoyed some pre-Christmas chilltime in the south of France with his wife ... the Archduke, and I thought, “Oh yeah — Franz Ferdinand.” ...

Two new books, “The Sirens’ Call” by Hayes and “Superbloom” by Carr, argue that our capacity for attention and connection has ...

After his wife’s death, he began trying new things ... e.g., the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, or Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov’s decision not to launch the Soviet Union ...

After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914 ... with an electorate voting for change. After his wife commented that the result may be a blessing in disguise ...

After releasing two celebrated albums in quick succession during the heyday of "indie sleaze," new music started to become less of a growing concern for Franz Ferdinand. In fact, The Human Fear ...

The band aren’t only competing against themselves when it comes to name recognisability though, as they are infamously named after the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Alex laughed when Metro asked if ...

“I’d like to be a kingfisher,” the front man of Franz Ferdinand tells me ... Last year saw him and his wife the French singer Clara Luciani become parents. “I’ve got a wee boy.

Released early January 2025, ‘The Human Fear’ is Franz Ferdinand’s sixth studio album, focusing on the concept of “searching for the thrill of being human via fears" as described by ...

Franz Ferdinand transitioned gracefully to legacy ... is longer than the Great War sparked by the assassination of the Archduke. Now, at long last, comes a new album that sounds… a whole lot ...

“We all do things that we wish we hadn’t done,” Alex Kapranos purrs at the end of the new Franz Ferdinand album ... back-up vocals from Kapranos’ wife, French star Clara Luciani.