Franz Vs Payola

02/24/06
. (FMQB) When last year's well-documented Eliot Spitzer payola investigation became public knowledge, Franz Ferdinand were one of the many musical acts whose name came up in the news. However, the band themselves weren't exactly thrilled about seeing themselves in the press for this reason.

Speaking to The Daily Yomiuri in Japan, singer Alex Kapranos said, "To put it mildly, I find it embarrassing...It's [this payola issue] something that's got nothing to do with us, and it's something that really gets my back up. I was gonna say that I don't approve of it, but it's something that's more extreme than that--it's actually something that makes me feel really annoyed that people want to do that."[see full story for more his view of American radio!] - Click here for the Full Story

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