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Interviews
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Interview with the band on the XFM Music Response show on the 12.01.2004:
[ Listen In Real Player ] [ Download ] Radio 4's arts programme 'front row' interview with the band on the 16.01.04, presented by francine stock: [ Listen In Real Player ] Interview from 01.04 where dutch radio station '3voor12' presenter norbert pek plays alex some songs that he feel's have influenced the franz ferdinand sound and gets mr k's reaction on his choices: [ Listen In Real Player ] Interview with the band for 'le mouv radio' by radio france from the 18.01.04 which has french translation overdubbed on top, talking about the sentiment behind the songs on the album and the history behind the band Part 1: [ Listen In Real Player ] Part 2: [ Listen In Real Player ] Part 3: [ Listen In Real Player ] 
Radio Eins Interview Lengthy interview by christine heise with nick and bob on the 22.01.04 which is predominantly in german given the fact its for german radio station 'radio eins - happy sad' show, worth a listen even if you cant understand a word of what's being said to be privy to nick using his native tongue & bob's attempts at speaking german - including spins of 'take me out', 'the dark of the matinee' and 'come on home': [ Listen In Real Player ] Interview with the band on jo whileys, radio one show, recorded on the 06.02.04 Part 1: [ Listen In Real Player ] Part 2: [ Listen In Real Player ] Steve lamacq interviews alex and bob for the radio one 'lamacq live' show from the 03.02.04, about their thoughts on the nme tour so far and mr k enthuses about his new pimp shoes and copious pairs of socks he procured recently in new york: [ Listen In Real Player ] Alex and bob feature in a piece on the 'lamacq live show' on radio one about the 'new jock revolution' discussing the rising prominence of the scottish music scene and the bands and labels that are emerging from it: [ Listen In Real Player ] 
Radio One In Wales Interview Interview with paul and alex which took place after the cardiff night of the nme awards gig/08.02.04 for the bethan and huw radio one in wales show: [ Listen In Real Player ] Swedish radio station 'p3' talked to paul and nick on the 19.02.04 for the 'musikjournalen' show, where paul reveals how he learnt to ride a bike for the first time in sweden whilst recording the bands debut album in malmo over the summer of 2003, the boyz also talk about how glasgow is the ideal place for new bands to fine tune their sound and that old chestnut of 'making music for girls to dance to': [ Listen In Real Player ] Band interview with toazted.com on the 03.03.04, before they played their show at the ekko venue in utrecht, holland Part 1: [ Download ] Part 2: [ Download ] 
Nardwuar Vs Franz Ferdinand Interview with the whacky dj nardwuar for the canadian radio station 'citr 101.9fm' on the 24.03.04, where the predominant theme of the interview is paul's butt cheeks and tenuous connections of franz ferdinand with canada [ Download ] 
Japanese Website Interview Alex and bob spoke to their japenese website in april 04 and taught them the alphabet franz stylé, talking about the likes of fashion, art, musical influences and the band name F: [ Listen In Real Player ] R: [ Listen In Real Player ] A: [ Listen In Real Player ] N: [ Listen In Real Player ] Z: [ Listen In Real Player ] Ferdinand: [ Listen In Real Player ] Interview with the australian radio station 'triple j' from the 18.04.04, on richard kingsmill's '2004' show where alex talks about all the attention ze franz's debut eponymous album has received [ Download ] Dean jackson from bbc radio nottingham's 'the beat' show caught up with alex when ze franz rolled into town on the 18.04.04, talking to mr k about the likes of 'becoming big in the pop world', 'the thought behind matinée', 'terry wogan' and 'the bands success stateside': [ Listen In Real Player ] Chris kelly from bbc bristol spoke to alex and nick on the 02.05.04, posing questions to the boys which had been submitted for them to answer from the bbc bristol website : [ Listen In Real Player ] 
KROQ Interview Ze franz were interviewed on the kevin & bean show for kroq 106.7 fm radio on the 07.06.04 whilst they were in los angeles, usa, where they played a rendition of 'take me out' live in the studio: [ Listen In Windows Media Player ] 
KROQ Interview Whilst in new york, alex and bob stopped by kroq 92.3fm on the 15.06.04 and co-hosted the 'furious five at nine' show with ben harvey, chatting about their experiences in new york: [ Listen In Real Player ] 
Pukkelpop Festival 2004 Interview Alex was interviewed by the radio station 'studio brussel' after ze franz's slot at the pukkelpop festival in belgium on the 21.08.04, where there was an inquiry launched into his wounded finger incurred in the line of duty [ Listen In Windows Media Player ] |
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Lowlands Festival 2004 Interview Bob and paul talk to '3voor12' radio at the lowlands festival in biddinghuizen, holland on the 22.08.04, about, in amongst other things, why they started the band and how the rock 'n' roll lifestyle compares to their previous conceptions of it before the band made the big time and toothbrushes [ Listen In Real Player ] 
Lowlands Festival 2004 Interview Toazted.com interviewed nick & alex on the 22.08.04, prior to them taking to the stage at the lowlands festival in holland Part 1: [ Download ] Part 2: [ Download ] Dean jackson, from radio one's 'the beat' show caught up with nick in austin, texas on the 16.09.04, in the midst of the bands u.s tour to speak with him about the likes of how the tour is going, why is it that ze franz's music translates so well across the atlantic, their recent success at awards ceremonies and meeting their heroes [ Listen In Real Player ] 
Endfest 2004 Interview The boyz franz are interviewed for 107.7fm 'the end' radio, just before their slot at the stations 'endfest' in auburn at the white river amphitheatre, usa, on the 25.09.04 [ Download ] 
Claus Fest 2004 Interview The boyz franz spoke to k-roq back stage at the continental arena before their appearance at the stations claus fest show in new jersey on the 03.12.04 [ Listen In Real Player ] 
Deck The Hall Ball 2004 Interview Dj's from seattle radio station 107.7fm 'the end' caught up with alex and bob backstage at the stations 'deck the hall ball' show on 09.12.04 for a chat, which in amongst other things included the likes of turning down the queen, the production of the bands sophomore album and singing in hotel rooms [ Download ] 
Edinburgh Lectures Interview As a prelude to partaking in the edinburgh lectures, alex appeared as a guest on radio 4's 'today programme' on the 02.02.05 where he was quizzed alongside classical composer 'james macmillan' on the topic of scotland's role in making the music of the 21st century [ Download ] 
Scottish Tsunami Benefit Interview After having come off stage, fresh from playing their four song set at the scottish tsunami benefit show at the secc in glasgow, scotland on the 19.02.05, the band had a chat with radio scotland, talking about partaking in the event and the recording of the new album [ Download ] Alex & Bob had a wee chat with pete mitchell on his virgin radio 'razor cuts' show in the u.k on the 24.04.05, where they talked about the recording of the new record and how the band approached writing new material [ Download ] 
Paul Thomson Interview Paul spoke with Australian radio station Triple J in August 2005, talking about the bands new album, being grilled by Kanye West for tips on getting that drum sound just right, the DYWT video shoot, as well as dispelling various rumours such as the one about his tap dancing skills as a child Part 1: [ Listen In Windows Media Player ] Part 2: [ Listen In Windows Media Player ] 
WNYC Interview Whilst in New York on the 14.04.06, to play the second of two shows in the city on their co-headlining jaunt around North America with Death Cab For Cutie, Alex & Bob popped into WNYC for a wee chat on the station's 'Soundcheck' show [ Listen In Real Player ] [ Download ] 
2006 One Big Weekend Interview Alex & Bob were interviewed by Edith Bowman after having played their 'secret' special guest slot at Radio One's - One Big Weekend event in Dundee, Scotland on the 14.05.06 [ Download ] 
2006 Oxegen Festival Interview Dave Fanning from Irish radio station '2FM' caught up with Alex & Paul before they took to the stage at the Oxegen Festival in Ireland on the 08.07.06, for a wee chat about the band's festival season and the recording of their third album. [ Download ] Alex featured in a BBC Radio One podcast on the 17.11.06. Spoken about in the interview, was his recently released Sound Bites book, as well as what the band's plans are for the coming months ahead. [ Download ] 
Alex On Singing With The Evaporators Whilst Alex was in Canada to produce The Cribs third album, he popped along to watch The Evaporators play in Vancouver. Their lead singer; Friend of Franz Nardwuar then pulled him up on stage for an impromptu rendition of 'Take Me Out'. This is what Alex had to say after the gig on the 02/12/06. [ Download ] Alex was interviewed on Steve Wright's BBC Radio 2 show, on the 13/12/06, where he talked about his Sound Bites book, elaborating on some of the experiences, both culinary and otherwise that are depicted throughout it. Also discussed is what ze band is up to at the present time. [ Download ] |