Justin Timberlake's "Futuresex/Lovesounds" has been named the pop album of the decade and Outkast's "Hey Ya" the noughties' best pop song by a leading music website. Editors at PopEater.com hav...

Happy Birthday to: "8 Simple Rules" actress Amy Davidson (1979) Prince Harry of Wales (1984) Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson (1976) Movie director Oliver Stone (1946) "Man of th...

Happy Birthday to Franz Ferdinand bassist Robert Hardy (1980), singer Vanessa Carlton (1980), actor George Stults (1975), "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" star Steve Carell (1963), actor Timothy Hutton (19...

Happy Birthday to Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington (1976), Franz Ferdinand singer Alexander Kapranos (1972), "Harry Potter" actor David Thewlis (1963), "Thirteen" star Holly Hunter (1958), act...

The organizers of Record Store Day have been happily overwhelmed by a steady flurry of support and activity from artists, record labels and retailers wishing to participate in the annual event in s...

Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand's new track "No You Girls" features the band playing human bones. Frontman Alex Kapranos reveals a box of bones he'd bought for just $17 were inexplicably lying aro...

Fans of British band The Cure have been assured they can attend a forthcoming gig, after a ticket agency went bust. Approximately 500 people feared they would miss the concert at London's O2 A...

Paul McCartney will make his first-ever U.S. music festival appearance headlining this year's Coachella. The former Beatle has received top billing at the three-day fest, and will be joined ...

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2008 brought in a slew of good music, but it is nothing compared to what's in store for 2009. Check our list of anticipated hot music releases to look forward to this year. Let us know your can'...

Rappers Public Enemy, rockers Franz Ferdinand and The Kooks, and DJ Carl Cox will help residents of the world's most easterly city welcome 2009 before anyone else on Earth. Gisborne, New Zeal...

Universal Republic Records is unveiling one of the most anticipated U.S. debuts of the year as Aussie vocal star Gabriella Cilmi (pronounced chill-me) serves up her worldwide smash hit "Sweet About...

Happy Birthday to Prince Harry of Wales (1984), "8 Simple Rules" actress Amy Davidson (1979), Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson (1976), football legend Dan Marino (1961), movie director Oliver S...

Happy Birthday to Franz Ferdinand bassist Robert Hardy (1980), singer Vanessa Carlton (1980), actor George Stults (1975), "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" star Steve Carell (1963), actor Timothy Hutton (1...

After months of anticipation the two candidates are finally ready to square of against one another. There has quite possibly never been such a sharp contrast the American public has to choose betwe...

The Futureheads debuted in 2004 along with other post-punk revivalists Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party. Each band has had varying degrees of success over the last four years. The Futureheads, who we...

Happy Birthday to Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington (1976), Franz Ferdinand singer Alexander Kapranos (1972), "Harry Potter" actor David Thewlis (1963), "Thirteen" star Holly Hunter (1958), act...

Rockers Franz Ferdinand could follow in the footsteps of Andrew Lloyd Webber and write their own stage musical. The Glaswegian band, who were critically acclaimed for their soundtrack in BAFTA winn...

Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand have more in common with pop group Girls Aloud than their genre's contemporaries - according to the band's front man. The group worked with the female five-pi...

Happy Birthday to Prince Harry of Wales (1984), "8 Simple Rules" actress Amy Davidson (1979), Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson (1976), football legend Dan Marino (1961), movie director Oliver S...

With the January release of Myths of the Near Future, The Klaxons have caught the eye of listeners and press alike, winning Yahoo! Music's "Who's Next" competition and the Mercury Prize. In a...

Happy Birthday to Franz Ferdinand bassist Robert Hardy (1980), singer Vanessa Carlton (1980), actor George Stults (1975), "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" star Steve Carell (1963), actor Timothy Hutton (1...

The Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tennessee got off to a tragic start Friday when a 25-year-old Kentucky man was found dead on the site. The man was discovered by campers Friday morning an...

Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand thrilled fans in New York last night with a last-minute rehearsal show for this weekend's Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee. The Take Me Out hit makers performed 14 tr...

Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand welcomed their first female member this week when they invited a fan to perform with them on stage. Audience member Liz O'Callaghan was enjoying the group's set at ...

Voted "best up-and-coming indie band" by SF Weekly, San Francisco's Scissors for Lefty has been setting off radars in both the US and UK, inciting NME to boast: "ambitious, sarcastic sophisto-pop; ...

Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand are releasing their own yearbook. The band's move follows the likes of Take That and Girls Aloud. The annual publication contains crosswords, stories and comic stri...

Scots rockers Franz Ferdinand are snubbing festivals this summer because they've got no new material to play. The Take Me Out stars normally travel their native Britain and Europe every summer perf...

Happy Birthday to Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington (1976), Franz Ferdinand singer Alexander Kapranos (1972), "Harry Potter" actor David Thewlis (1963), "Thirteen" star Holly Hunter (1958), act...