"Franz Ferdinand has posted what are presumably some looped snippets from their upcoming third full-length at their new website. The band has hinted that the new LP, which is tenatively due out this fall, would have "an African feel," and that direction is definitely evident on these relatively funked out..."

"Here’s a lovely new mix just in from Outlaws, described as “somewhere between Soulwax and Coldcut” by IDJ magazine, and “the soundtrack to many a weekend to come” by The Observer, here it is! Intro South Rakkas Crew - Carry Feelings Samim - Heater (Outlaws Edit) Herbert - Moving Like..."

"To celebrate the 40th anniversary of BBC Radio 1, a new compilation album entitled Radio 1. Established 1967, gathers together a collection of 40 cover versions of the classic tracks from the last five decades, each one taken from one of the forty years Radio 1 has been on air...."

"Alex Feder of The XYZ Affair recently informed the Rockists that they have retained the services of Richard Grabel, counsel to such bands as Sonic Youth, Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, Modest Mouse, Tokyo Police Club and many more. Grabel is a partner in the NYC office of Davis Shapiro Lewit &..."

"On October 30th, Nicole Atkins will release her full-length album Neptune City on Columbia Records. Produced by Tore Johansson (Cardigans, Franz Ferdinand, New Order), Neptune City is at times vaudevillian, at others psychedelic; a little bit country, with a cabaret flair - all under a cloud of pop-noir. Her blend..."