The British indie rock band Franz Ferdinand was founded in Glasgow in 2001 by
Alex Kapranos (singer, guitar), Bob Hardy (bass), Nick Mc Carthy (keyboards,
guitar) and drummer Paul Thomson. Their name goes back to the Austro-Hungarian
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who was shot dead before the First World War. The band
gave their first concerts in the so-called Chateau, a former warehouse in
Glasgow. The debut single "Darts of Pleasure" was released in 2003 and reached
44th place in the British charts. The debut album Franz Ferdinand followed at
the beginning of 2004, reaching the top ...