An A-Z of Franz Ferdinand

Nick McCarthy (L) and Alex Kapranos combine axes AC/DC style on stage at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney (25/1/06). Photograph: Grace Lum/PR

Further rocking out from Nick and Alex on stage in Sydney, this time with some classic Status Quo moves. Photograph: Grace Lum/Other

Paul Thomson warms up his cymbal at the band's Madison Square Garden gig. Very important, that cymbal (17/10/05). Photograph: Olga Bas/PR

Superfans Alex Kapranos and Paul Thomson finally get to meet their idols! San Francisco, 2004 Photograph: Heidi Chiao /PR

Alex on stage at North Six in Brooklyn in 2004. He's either laughing off a technical hitch or developing a new technique for sliding. Photograph: Aaron Corr/PR

Alex receives a gift from a fan in Vancouver with a look that says he's already regretting today's choice of trouser-wear (20/04/2006). Photograph: Diana Lee/PR

Paul Thomson (L) wishes he hadn't agreed to pull Nick McCarthy's finger. Hot House Studios in St. Kildare, February 2006. Photograph: Jane Flanagan/PR