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Indian Standard Times
Saturday, March 4 at 0930am, 2000hrs and 2230hrs
Sunday, March 5 at 0600am, 1700hrs and 2030hrs
Monday, March 6 at 0900am
Franz Ferdinand’s lead singer Alex Kapranos and bass guitarist
Bob Hardy join TALK ASIA’s Lorraine Hahn this weekend. The
four-piece-band first got together in 2002 and have since produced
two critically acclaimed albums, enjoyed chart success on several
continents and won a number of prestigious awards including the
Mercury Music Prize and MTV Video Award in 2004 and Best British
Group at The BRITs in 2005.
The group hopes that their unique name, taken from the Austro-Hungarian
Archduke Franz Ferdinand whose assassination precipitated the First
World War, will inspire musicians to be a catalyst for change. A
combination of art, communication and social responsibilities lies
at the heart of their music: “the best music does make a difference
to your life as well. And it’s often in a personal way, and
it’s often more of a social thing than a political thing.”
Being both performers and fans, Franz Ferdinand also appreciate
the artistic qualities of other British bands. To them, the term
“competition” is rather “an old-fashion attitude”.
Keeping true to their Indy roots, Franz Ferdinand have remained
active in the music scene of Glasgow and enjoy creating tunes that
people can dance to. “There’s no point in trying to create
music that has a commercial appeal, it just doesn’t work. I’ve
known bands that have tried to chase after the current trend, or
whatever is particularly fashionable…and it always comes across
as being insincere and slightly distasteful” explains Kapranos.
To survive in the current music industry, “you’ve got
to keep writing goods songs” and that’s what they hope
to do with their upcoming third album.
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