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Weezer guitarist and keyboard player Brian Bell has said that the band are working on a “Weezer-inspired Weezer album” among their four upcoming projects.As frontman Rivers Cuomo revealed earlier this month, the band are currently planning four albums ‘inspired’ by other artists, each corresponding to one of the four seasons.Cuomo has revealed that one of the albums will be inspired by Elliott Smith and another will be inspired by Franz Ferdinand, assumed to correspond to winter and autumn

Weezer are currently gearing up for the release of their new album ‘Van Weezer’ in May, as well as promoting surprise album ‘OK Human’, which came out last month.The band are also planning to release four more albums each inspired by a different specific artist, including Elliott Smith, Franz Ferdinand and… Weezer.The band’s Rivers Cuomo announced the ‘inspired by’ project earlier this month, saying that each record would correspond “to one of the four seasons”, so a winter album inspired by

the death of its beloved doorman ‘Big John Frazer’ last weekend.Tributes to Frazer, who died “peacefully in his sleep,” were shared by the likes of Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Arab Strap‘s Aidan Moffat and The Twilight Sad across social media on Monday (February 1).A JustGiving page has now been set up as “people have been getting in touch wanting to contribute” to Frazer’s funeral expenses.“So we thought this would be a nice way to show support to his family with the costs involved,

Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos said he will remember John for being “very jovial” and “compassionate”, but who was “firm” in his job guarding the iconic Scottish venue.“Very sad to hear about Big John, doorman of Nice n Sleazy and loved by many in Glasgow,” wrote Kapranos. “A lovely guy and a presence that will be greatly missed.

Farme Cross, have launched a crowdfunding appeal to stave off the venue’s threatened closure due to the financial stress caused by the pandemic.

Daft Punk-helmed remixes of tracks by the likes of Franz Ferdinand and The Micronauts feature on a new tribute compilation dedicated to the French duo’s career and influences.Compiled by the Argentina-based label Music Brokers and seemingly not officially endorsed by Daft Punk themselves, ‘The Many Faces Of Daft Punk: A Journey Through The Inner World Of Daft Punk’ was released physically earlier this week (September 7).The release is the latest instalment in Music Brokers’ ‘The Many Faces’

here.Musicians supporting Chance and Taylor’s new fund include Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, who tweeted: “James Chance has been a huge inspiration to us as a band. He guested with us on the [Colbert show] in 2018 for a memorable performance.

Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos tells NME about his new duet with acclaimed French singer-songwriter Clara Luciana – a cover of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood‘s swooning classic ‘Summer Wine’.“It felt like a world that was very far removed from the one I was used to, stuck inside in lockdown rainy Scotland. It was a soundscape to a landscape that I wasn’t experiencing.”Lord knows we could all use a little bit of that at the moment.

Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos and Clara Luciani look set to debut their new collaboration this week.The two artists have been teasing their new project on social media in the past few days, with both uploading the same picture of the two of them together on Instagram on Saturday (July 25).Kapranos’ caption read “I will give to you Summer Wine”, while Luciani’s read the same but in French — hinting at the title of their first collaborative song release.

Speedy Wunderground is to release its first ever album as it expands beyond selling limited 7″ singles and 10″ vinyl.The label, founded by producer Dan Carey (Kylie Minogue, Franz Ferdinand, Bat For Lashes, Kate Tempest) and co-run with engineer Alexis Smith and A&R Pierre Hall, is set to release Tiña‘s debut album ‘Positive Mental Health Music’ on November 6, 2020.Addressing the milestone for Speedy Wunderground, Carey said: “I’m so glad this is the first record on the label, I’m really proud

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Burgess has already hosted the likes of Oasis, Franz Ferdinand and The Libertines

Hungarian festival Sziget has announced it will sell exclusive signed music, setlists and photos from its 2019 headliners to raise money for non-profit organization Superar.