Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos expressed outrage over the licensing of one of the band's songs to fast-food giant McDonald's by their U.S. label, Epic. "This is an example of how a band falls out with their US label. Did they think we'd approve this s**t?" Kapranos wrote on his Tweeter account.
Epic, a subsidiary of Sony, apparently licensed a song to McDonald's website latenightmcdonalds.com without the band's permission. Kapranos' anger, however, is only directed at his U.S. label, because his U.K. label, Domino, had no part in the deal.
"Not all labels are bastards. Domino aren't. Just spoke to L Bell [head of Domino] on the phone who knew nothing of it. He's on phone to USA now..."
"I'd rather eat a cowpat on a bun than a bloody McDonald's," Kapranos concluded.
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