Franz Ferdinand Frontman Shot By Gavrilo Princip Bassist

[liberalpragmatist]

From The Onion:

March 17, 2006 | Issue 42•12

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND—Lead singer and guitarist for pop band Franz Ferdinand, Alexander Kapranos, is in critical condition today after being shot by a man identified as the bassist for rock group Gavrilo Princip. "We ask fans to cooperate with Interpol to find the assailant, and call upon British Sea Power, Snow Patrol, and The Postal Service for help," drummer Paul Thompson told music magazine NME Monday. "The suspect had links to The Decemberists and The Libertines, and we are following up on all leads." It is unclear whether the shooting was linked to The Polyphonic Spree's invasion of Belgium earlier this week.

[ghostsofgiants]

1. Hahaha, awesome.

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. Jeebus!

That could start a battle of the bands! :scared:

[Lautremont]

3. I liked this one both because it was funny (being of a genre I love,

which I'll call 'history-comedy,' and which I guess is comedy that requires some knowledge of history to be funny) and because it reminded me of another great Onion headline: "Pier 7 Imports Apologizes For Rattan Death March."