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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 1:35 pm Post subject: Franz Ferdinand |
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Yesterday it was announced on the Radio that Franz Ferdinand had won the Mercury Music Prize. So I thought they deserved a rightful review from me in Ashlee Talks Events.
Franz Ferdinand first formed at the end of 2001, the members are Bob Hardy, guitarist Nick McCarthy, drummer Paul Thompson, and singer/guitarist Alex Kapranos.
Alex and Bob had begun writing music together when they met Nick, a classically trained pianist and double bass player who originally played drums for the group despite no prior experience as a drummer. The trio had been rehearsing at Nick’s house for a while when they met Paul, a former drummer who wanted to play the guitar instead. In the end Nick and Paul switched to guitar and drums, and the band switched jamming spaces, and found an abandoned warehouse that they named the Chateau.
In the summer of 2002, they recorded an EP's worth of music that they orignally intended to release themselves, but word of mouth about the band spread and Franz Ferdinand were signed to Domino in the summer of 2003. The band spent the rest of the year supporting bands such as Hot Hot Heat and Interpol. Franz Ferdinand's second single, Take Me Out, arrived in early 2004 and things have been getting better and better for them since, they have played Galstonbury and Reading Festival this year and as I mentioned have now won themselves £20,000 prize money from the Mercury Music Prize.
This band have a lot of potential and I am sure they will be producing many great things in the future.
By Amy Mullin – 09/09/04 |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| oh this is were i scan my franz ferdinad reading pics!! |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:05 am Post subject: |
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| Damn straight I wanna see them! |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Il prob post them on the weekend when you are not here!! |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:47 am Post subject: |
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| And they are where exactly?? |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| in my photo album! :D |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 9:52 am Post subject: |
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| Well you have to post some on here! |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah when I can be bothered! you know what Im like! |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah I do! |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Exactly! |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 9:41 am Post subject: |
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| Well i think you should! |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Im too tired! |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 8:51 am Post subject: |
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| Ok well do it when you can be bothered! |
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ash_the_minx
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| will do lol! Il do it 2moro! |
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Mullin
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:44 am Post subject: |
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| Coooolio! |
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