Taking a cue from Talking Heads and Gang of Four, Franz Ferdinand combined art rock with danceable grooves. When punk rock evolved to its later form, musicians had replaced speed and angst with ...

The good: Scottish indie rockers Franz Ferdinand are back with their sixth (first in seven years). The bad: Nope. And “Fear” was worth the wait. The nitty gritty: Not resting on their laurels ...

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to events that meant even if people didn’t want to fight, they had made promises which had to be kept. 28th July 1914 – Austria-Hungary ...