We are sorry to announce that Mark Hathaway recently died after struggling with a long-standing illness.
Mark was very close to the band: he ran our official fanclub and was a friend.
He was also a friend to many people across the world through the fanclub. If you knew Mark and would like to say a few words, please do so with comments below:
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We have been shocked by the news of recent events in Chile and our sympathy goes out to everyone there, especially our fans who we feel we have built such a strong relationship with since our last visit. We are looking forward to our return trip and have been for a long time now and want everyone to know that our thoughts are with them in this very difficult time. We only hope we can return the support that we have felt over the years.
Alex, Paul, Nick, Bob and everyone on the Franz Ferdinand tour.
Happy christmas from me and my friends in Munich, which is where I'm spending my holy time.
It's Fedi Sanchez (das Weisse Pferd, an amazing band), Dizzy Erol and Albert from Echokammer records. check em out.
all the best and thanks for letting us have amazing concerts these last few months. We loved this year. trippy
Paul's list of records from the 21st Century that are worth listening to
I nearly got to 100 but here ye go..
In no particular order...
Liars - Drum's not Dead
Strokes - Is This It
Futureheads - s/t
Jay Reatard - Blood Visions
No Bunny - Love Visions
Zongamin - s/t
Panico - Subliminal Kill
Kamerakino - Paradiso
Soft Pink Truth - Do You Want New Wave...
the Streets - Original Pirate Material
Coachwhips - Bangers Vs Fuckers
Dizzee Rascal - Boy in da Corner
Jay-Z - The Black Album
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Mu - Afro Finger and Gel
Quintron - Are you ready for an organ solo?
Uncle John & Whitelock - There is Nothing Else
The Intelligence - Icky Baby
Les Georges Leningrad - Sur Les Traces De Black Eskimo
Fucked Up - Hidden World
Skream! - Skream!
Abe Vigoda - Skeleton
Deerhunter - Cryptograms
Sons and Daughters - Love the Cup
Liars - They Threw us all in a Trench and Built a Monument on Top
Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings
Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna...
Von Sudenfed - Trommatic Reflexxions
The Fall - Fall Heads Roll
Cheap Time - Cheap Time
The Fall - Imperial Wax Solvent
Justice - Cross
NODZZZ - NODZZZ
The Oh Sees - The Masters Bedroom...
Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual
Telepathe - Dance Mother
The Oh Sees ~ Help
Country Teasers The Empire Strikes Back
Hot Chip - The Warning
Clinic - Internal Wrangler
Peaches - The Teaches of Peaches
White Stripes - White Blood Cells
White Stripes - De Stijl
White Stripes - Elephant
Prinzhorn Dance School - s/t
Four Tet- Rounds
Roots Manuva - Awfully Deep
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
Sparks - Hello Young Lovers
Sparks - Lil Beethoven
Adult. - Resuscitation
OOIOO - Taiga
Boredoms - Seadrum/House of Drum
Weird War - If you can't Beat 'em Bite 'em
The Fucking Champs - IV
10LEC6 - Counselling Orientation
The Hives - Vini Vidi Vici
Anthony and the Johnsons - I am a Bird Now
MIA - Arular
Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport
Born Ruffians - Red Yellow and Blue
Chain and the Gang - Down With Liberty, Up With Chains
The Cribs - Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
U.N.P.O.C - Fifth Column
Benga - Diary of an Afro Warrior
The Royal We - s/t
The Horrors - Strange House
The Horrors - Primary Colours
Belle and Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
Blank Dogs - On Two Sides
Aphex Twin - Drukqs
Country Teasers - Secret Weapon Revealed at Last
Gold Chains - Gold Chains EP
Hot Snakes - Audit in Progress
In Flagranti - Wronger than Everyone Else
The Intelligence - Dueteronomy
Liars - They Were Wrong So We Drowned
Life Without Buildings - Any Other City
Lightning Bolt - Ride the Skies
Love is All - Nine Times the Same Song
Neil Landstrumm - Restaurant of Assassins
No Age - Weirdo Rippers
The Rapture - Echoes
These New Puritans - Beat Pyramid
Vitalic - OK Cowboy
Wetdog - Enterprise Reversal
Go Go Go Airheart - Exit the UXA
Studio - West Coast
Enon - High Society
Mystery Jets - Twenty One
A Frames - Black Forest
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
It's a treat actually...
I knocked together a mix of spooky tunes and 70's horror/exploitation movie soundtracks for playing thru the PA between bands at tonight's show in St Petersburg.
so here it is for those of you who can't make it to Russia tonight.
Tracklist
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1. Karl Orff - O Furtuna
2. Vampyrettes - Biomutanten
3. Vex'd - Cold
4. John Carpenter - Theme from Halloween II
5. Venetian Snares - Black Sabbath
6. The Frantics - Werewolf
7. Zombie Zombie - Before Night Falls
8. Justice - Stress
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For some reason there are tickets left for Saturday nights bacchanal at the O2 Academy, Brixton..
NOZE
Gallic romeos play a special set in the foyer, don't know what to expect from this but I have heard STORIES about their live shows, nakedness and general sleaze and debauchery www.myspace.com/nozecircus
MUSIC GO MUSIC
The final night for MGM as our tour support. Tremulous, shimmering psych-disco. it's gonna be emotional. We will probably cry. www.myspace.com/musicgomusic
FRIGHT RECORDS
In the upstairs bar, Jon of the visionary minimal house label Kompakt and his new horror disco label Fright, will be providing eerie soundscapes in the vein of John Carpenter and Sam Raimi whilst illuminated, hopefully from underneath like a torch under the chin telling ghost stories, by a light installation. www.myspace.com/frightrecords
DJ JOE GODDARD (HOT CHIP)
I don't have to tell you about Hot Chip do I? Good. Joe spins in the foyer. By spinning I mean playing records, although I wouldn't rule out him actually revolving either.
ROB DA BANK
The closest thing Radio 1 have to the mighty John Peel and curator of Bestival, Robbie will be playing records before us and MGM. www.myspace.com/robdabank
MATT WAITES
Aka Nightmoves, masterful dj and remixer and he makes an amazing roast pork with crackling. www.myspace.com/mattwaites
Red Tape no.4 is on airs LIVE!! this afternoon at 4 -6PM UK time
For the dummies what don't know, Red Tape is my semi regular radio show, this is the first time I've ever kicked it live though so I guess you can all send me shout outs and the like and I'll read them out on the air. I think that's how it works anyway.
Expect a slew of punk rock and d.i.y. 45s, some of which will doubtless be played at the wrong speed, umming, ahhing and st-st-stammering and sounds from Western Sahara, Benin, Panama, Ghana, Congo and er... Germany.
