Franz Ferdinand Vs. McDonald's, Record Label

Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos isn't hog wild on Epic and Sony Music's decision to let a McDonald's website use one of the band's songs.

Kapranos discovered one of Franz Ferdinand's tunes was being used on latenightmcdonalds.com (which no longer exists) and took to Twitter to vent his frustration. Kapranos says the band weren't asked whether McDonald's could use the song.

Franz Ferdinand are signed to Epic in the United States, which is distributed by Sony Music.

"This is an example of how a band falls out with their US label. Did they think we'd approve this shit?" he tweeted on Sunday (Jan. 17).

"Dirty bastards. Stupid arrogant motherfucking pig-brained arseholes," he continued. "I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonald's.

"Never mind let them use one of our songs. Posh handbags and Iplods are bad enough..."

Kapranos clarified in a reply to another user that Domino, Franz Ferdinand's U.K. label, had no idea about the song being used on the website and had nothing to do with it.

"I'm not really pissed off with McDonalds," he wrote later that day. "They're just the same as any other psychopathic corporation - no more evil, no less.

"The psychopathic corporation I am pissed off with is Sony who owns Epic who release our records in America. But not really surprised."

Later, he jokingly tweeted, "I'm just pissed off because I had a sponsorship deal with White Castle on the cards which is now totally scuppered.

"I was going to get a lifetime supply of those cute (much tastier than McD) burgers and they were going to open a Dennistoun franchise."

Kapranos is a bit of a foodie and published Sound Bites: Eating On Tour With Franz Ferdinand, a book about things he'd eaten while travelling with the band, in 2005.

You can see Franz Ferdinand here:

Feb. 27 Brisbane, Australia @ Doomben Racecourse (Future Music Festival)
Feb. 28 Perth, Australia @ Supreme Court Gardens (Future Music Festival)
March 4 Sydney, Australia @ Royal Randwick Racecourse (Future Music Festival)
March 6 Sydney, Australia @ Royal Randwick Racecourse
March 7 Melbourne, Australia @ Flemington Racecourse (Future Music Festival)
March 8 Adelaide, Australia @ Rundle & Rymill Parks (Future Music Festival)
March 12 Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Luna Park
March 13 Santiago, Chile @ Arena Moviestar
March 16 Asuncion, Paraguay @ Yacht And Golf Club Asuncion
March 18 Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Pepsi On Stage
March 19 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil @ Fundicao Progresso
March 21 Brasilia, Brazil @ Concha Acustica
March 23 Sao Paulo, Brazil @ Via Funchal
March 25 Caracas, Venezuela @ Anfiteatro Sambil
March 27 Bogota, Colombia @ Gran Salon Milenium
April 3 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic @ Hard Rock Cafe
April 30 Murcia, Spain @ Congress Centre & Auditorium (SOS Festival)