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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Austrian archduke whose assassination by a Serbian nationalist precipitated World War I.
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MADELEINE BRAND, host: History buffs may remember the name Franz Ferdinand as the archduke of Austria-Hungary, whose assassination led to the start of World War I.
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Photo courtesy of www. theater.nl/onstage The name Franz Ferdinand may not be that well known in the U.S. but they are quite huge in other countries and are slowly working their
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Berlin Festival gig with just a little help of his friends, namely Franz Ferdinand, The Drums, The Smiths and many more who recorded the album with him.
Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip + Lifestyle Magazine 2010
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In the UK, bands such as Franz Ferdinand and Vampire Weekend credit him as an inspiration.
Fela! musical is sued by biographer Amelia Hill 2010
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PATRICK: What do you think of some of these bands that are around now, such as Franz Ferdinand, who are citing The Fall as an influence?
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In the UK, bands such as Franz Ferdinand and Vampire Weekend credit him as an inspiration.
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In the UK, bands such as Franz Ferdinand and Vampire Weekend credit him as an inspiration.
The Guardian World News Amelia Hill 2010
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Most of his work, which often features morbid or sexual themes, never gained the global notoriety of the raunchy duet "Je t'aime," but has nevertheless influenced contemporary bands such as Franz Ferdinand, Placebo and Portishead.
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"Music for Modern Clubbing" is remixed by renowned artists ranging from one of Frances premier house DJ's DJ Brame, Lindstrom (well known for remixing artists such as Franz Ferdinand and LCD Soundsystem) and instrumentalist, arranger and recording engineer Itchy Mango.
AvaxHome RSS: vishtaspa 2010
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Rip It Up and Start Again; the music was pastiched by lumpen plodders such as Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs, and served up again by originals such as Gang of Four, Magazine and Scritti, all of which reformed.
New Statesman Mark Fisher 2010
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