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Still Ascending: Franz Ferdinand on “Hits to the Head” and Solidifying a New Lineup

Alex Kapranos discusses the band’s new retrospective album and bringing drummer Audrey Tait onboard.

March 09, 2022
Leaving Here: Franz Ferdinand’s New Shade

Moving on after the departure of founding member Nick McCarthy, frontman Alex Kapranos explains how his band invented a fresh identity for “Always Ascending.”

February 12, 2018
La Discothèque: Phoenix on the Dancefloor Romance of “Ti Amo”

Going behind the flashing lights and breezy melodies with Deck d’Arcy and Christian Mazzalai.

June 23, 2017

Kamasi Washington at Pickathon 2015 // photo by Casey Carpenter

Kamasi Washington is Ready to Take the Next Step

The bandleader finally gets a break from the road. Not that he’s resting on his considerable laurels.

September 13, 2016

Third Eye Blind during 8th Annual Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. (Photo by SGranitz/WireImage)

How It’s Going to Be: Why Two Former Members of Third Eye Blind Can’t Call Themselves Former Members of Third Eye Blind

Everyone’s semi-charmed favorite ’90s rockers are back and playing to bigger crowds than ever. But the road from “Jumper” to Lollapalooza has more twists and turns than you might imagine—and it’s left some of the band’s founding members behind.

August 10, 2016

2016. Margo Price, cred Angela Castillo.

Breaking: Margo Price

Getting a much-needed slice of humble pie with the Tennessee-via-Illinois country artist at the forefront of a Third Man–led traditionalist revival.

March 22, 2016

Prince / 2016 / courtesy NPG Records

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LIVE: Prince Gets Intimate with Piano and a Microphone (2/28/2016)

The Purple One puts together an intimate set at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre.

February 29, 2016
Breaking: Boss Selection

Producer Sunny Levine steps out from behind the boards on his collaborative LP.

December 10, 2015

Julien Baker / photo by Jake Cunningham

Breaking: Julien Baker

The Tennessee–based singer-songwriter fights addiction, darkness, and death on her debut LP, “Sprained Ankle”.

November 11, 2015
In Harmony, Octaves Apart: What’s Next for FFS?

Franz Ferdinand and Sparks’s collaborative project was one of 2015’s most fruitful partnerships. So where do the two groups—who are happy to consider FFS a band in its own right—go from here?

November 03, 2015
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