Sparks – 02 Ritz, Manchester, UK (22nd Sept 2017)
Earlier this month, Californian brothers Ron and Russell Mael released the first Sparks album in eight years and their twenty-fourth overall. Though completely ... Read More...
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Sparks ‘Hippopotamus’
Hailing from California, Sparks are back with their first album in eight years; 'Hippopotamus'. Though brothers Ron and Russell Mael have been far from absent f... Read More...
Kendal Calling Festival 2017 – Live Review
ThursdayOver the past decade, Kendal Calling has developed into one of the most exciting small festivals of the UK. With tickets for this year’s instalment... Read More...
Franz Ferdinand – Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH, US (28th May 2017)
Post-punk rock revivalists Franz Ferdinand hit up Columbus’ own Newport Music Hall over this Memorial weekend with the support of Omni. Frontman Alex Kapranos... Read More...
Airlines eye British music fans’ ticket revenues as they promote foreign festivals
Famous as they are for using every marketing trick in the book to get people onboard, it is perhaps a little surprising that so many airlines – and particul... Read More...
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BNQT ‘Volume 1.’
Brainchild of Eric Pulido (Midlake), BNQT are an indie supergroup made up of Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses), Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdin... Read More...
Franz Ferdinand to hit the road for the first time in three years
Scottish indie-rockers Franz Ferdinand are to tour to again for the the first time since 2014. The band have announced a 19-date North American tour, despite no... Read More...
The Libertines, The Vaccines and Franz Ferdinand to headline Truck Festival
It has been announced that The Libertines, The Vaccines and Franz Ferdinand are to headline Truck Festival 2017. The Oxfordshire Festival is celebrating it's 20... Read More...
Kendal Calling 2017 sells out in record time
A mere week since its first star-studded line-up announcement, Kendal Calling has completely sold out its 25,000 tickets for the 12th year running. The lucky f... Read More...
Mercury Winners : Franz Ferdinand ‘Franz Ferdinand’ (2004)
This Franz Ferdinand article was written by Lawottim Anywar, a GIGsoup contributor2004 was a year wherein guitar music dominated the British mainstream airw... Read More...