Singer/guitarist Alex Kapranos’ response is simple ... Kapranos is particularly excited to be discussing it with Guitar World. “This is the interview I was most looking forward to when ...

Franz Ferdinand are a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001. Named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the band comprises Alex Kapranos (lead vocals and guitar), Bob Hardy (bass ...

Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand talks about the kindness of benefactors, ambitions, and the rush of love for his newborn son ...

The songwriter reveals the part his time in the kitchen of a Bath Street venue played in the story of one of Glasgow’s most successful bands.

"So if you're lonely," frontman Alex Kapranos sings invitingly following a dramatic strum of wiry guitars. There's a rising tension as he maps out his lust-as-target-practise lyrics, and right at ...

Alex Kapranos has been consumed by fear of late ... sundry collaborations – it’s the sixth by Franz Ferdinand, the synth-guitar band he took from Glasgow to the world 20 years ago.

For the remaining founding members, singer/guitarist Alex Kapranos and bass player ... but they’ve kept faith in the power of ...