Dolores creates new friendship

December 30, 2001  |  Comments Off on Dolores creates new friendship  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

According to reports out of the Italian newspaper “Avvenire”, Dolores has formed a new relationship, both personal and professional, resulting from this month’s IX Concerto di Vaticano in Natale. During the preparations, orchestra director Renato Serio was immediately overwhelmed with Dolores’s voice, later saying that it is remarkably “soft but at the same time strong and powerful”. Dolores was equally pleased to make his acquaintance, promising to stay in touch. She also hinted that the two may collaborate sometime in the future to produce some “strange and charming” orchestrated material.

Thanks to Oxygen for the info.

Source: Exclusive

Baltimore “Mistletoe Meltdown” photos!!

December 29, 2001  |  Comments Off on Baltimore “Mistletoe Meltdown” photos!!  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

Mix 106.5 has posted memory-inspiring photos from the December 8th performance at Batimore’s Mistletoe Meltdown 2001. WOHOO!!
Look for more photos in the coming days!

   

Source: Mix 106.5

The Cranberries @ “Santapalooza” photo

December 29, 2001  |  Comments Off on The Cranberries @ “Santapalooza” photo  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries performed at Tampa’s “Santapalooza” earlier this month as part of the band’s holiday radio festival tour, sponsored by Star 97.5
This pic was taken backstage with one of the station’s hosts, John Stewart, at the gig.

Source: Star 97.5

The Cranberries @ “Jingle Mingle” photos

December 29, 2001  |  Comments Off on The Cranberries @ “Jingle Mingle” photos  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

Providence’s “Jingle Mingle 2001” on December 10th was one of several venues that The Cranberries played at earlier this month for their promotional US radio tour. Below are photos taken from 92 Pro FM… you can also visit their website to download Jingle Mingle 2001 wallpaper, with of course, The Cranberries!

Source: 92 Pro FM

WUASTC goes platinum

December 28, 2001  |  Comments Off on WUASTC goes platinum  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

According to the official Italian Cranberries site, Cranberriesitalia.it, The Cranberries’s new album “Wake Up and Smell the Coffee” has sold over one million copies worldwide since its October release (with 140,000 copies in Italy alone). For comparison, the band’s fourth album “Bury the Hatchet” (released April 1999) sold 5 million worldwide in a year’s time.

Source: Cranberriesitalia.it

Italian “TITO” release date

December 28, 2001  |  Comments Off on Italian “TITO” release date  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

According to the official Italian Cranberries site, Cranberriesitalia.it, the two versions of “Time is Ticking Out” (2 track and 4 track) will be released in Italy on January 11, 2002. If the past is any indication, releases throughout Europe and the rest of the world should come then or shortly thereafter.

In related news, the video for “Time is Ticking Out” premiered today in Italy on MTV’s Total Request Live. The video premiered several days ago in Canada, and will have its US premiere on January 7th.

Source: Cranberriesitalia.it

“Analyse” best of 2001 Portuguese nomination

December 27, 2001  |  Comments Off on “Analyse” best of 2001 Portuguese nomination  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

“Analyse” is nominated as one of the Best of 2001 on the Portuguese radio show “Rádio Comercial”. The song has been a Powerplay Song on the station since its release. The station is allowing listeners to vote online here. Needless to say, your vote is appreciated!

“Animal Instinct” finished in the top 20 of 1999, coming in at number 15.
Thanks to Bruno Malveiro for the news.

Source: Exclusive

More French Windows XP propaganda

December 25, 2001  |  Comments Off on More French Windows XP propaganda  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

As we reported little less than a month ago, Microsoft France has begun distributing Demo CDs cross-promoting “Wake Up and Smell the Coffee”. The CDs are enhanced with XP trial content, including a free 30-second download of the title track from “Wake Up” (requiring Windows Media 7). The track is provided by an additional sponsor, E-compil, where users can “telecharge” downloaded tracks. Below is a screenshot from the demo’s application.

Source: Cranberries of Prat

Article in “Vale”

December 25, 2001  |  Comments Off on Article in “Vale”  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

There’s an article in the new issue of “Vale” which highlights the previous friction between Dolores and The Corrs, it’s it’s not very complimentary towards Dolores. It should be noted that Dolores has very recently publicly reconciled with her Irish kinsman and they now hold no grudges towards each other.

Source: Cranberries of Prat

Where to watch The Pope performance?

December 23, 2001  |  Comments Off on Where to watch The Pope performance?  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  Dolores O'Riordan

If you’re like us freaks here at Zombieguide, you’re pulling your hair out trying to figure out where exactly on TV, etc, you can watch the IX Concerto di Vaticano in Natale, where Dolores performed four songs for Pope John Paul II. Unfortunately, it seems that North American viewers (along with much of the rest of the world) has been largely excluded from its broadcast, despite, according to the BBC, that it will be broadcasted to over 200 million people.

All of the media outlets that we know of to be carrying the concert are based in Europe. Here are the ones that will be airing the concert, all on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day:

Television:
Tara Digital (UK)
TVE La 2 (Spain)
Gran Vía (Spain)
Canale5 (Italy)
KTO (France) (Thanks to Dan)

Radio:
RTL 102.5 (Italy)

If you know of any television, satellite, or radio station that will be broadcasting the Christmas Concert at the Vatican (especially in North America!), please email us.

Partial Source: Cranberries of Prat

Private NRJ performance planned for January

December 23, 2001  |  Comments Off on Private NRJ performance planned for January  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

French radio station “NRJ” (pronounced “energy” with a thick French accent) is gearing up for a private Cranberries gig in their studios, coming up on January 19, 2002. Tickets will not be available for sale to the general public, but attendees will be able to obtain tickets by listening and participating in NRJ contests. The contest to win tickets for the intimate gig begins next week for the Paris-based station.

Source: Cranberries Tape Trader

New songs in late 2002!!

December 22, 2001  |  Comments Off on New songs in late 2002!!  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

To commemorate the launch of the Terra network in Brazil, Dolores and Fergal were scheduled to participate in a web chat with fans. Unfortunately, Dolores was out buying last-minute Christmas gifts for her children, and was stuck in traffic, leaving Noel to do the chat alone.

One bit of very interesting and exciting news arose — that the band holds a bit more in store for 2002 than just a “greatest hits” compilation. Here’s what was said:

Marcelo S. Nery, of Belo Horizonte (MG), says:
On the site ZombieGuide, I read a news article that that said you will go to launch a new album in 2002. Will it be a compilation of the best songs of these past 10 years of your career or will it be an album with new songs?

 

The Cranberries [Noel] 14:33:04:
Yes, the new disk will be launched by December and will have our biggest hits and, we hope, new songs

Partial Source: Terra (Brazil)

Dolores meets Pope John Paul II – photos

December 21, 2001  |  Comments Off on Dolores meets Pope John Paul II – photos  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  Dolores O'Riordan

The Associated Press has begun circulating more incredible photos from Dolores O’Riordan’s performance for Pope John Paul II last Saturday. One of the pictures, seen below, is a powerful one of Dolores’s hand reaching out to the Pope’s, taken from the press conference last Friday (December 14th). Also seen are another performance photo, as well as a shot of the 67-piece orchestra that played on the Pope Paul VI Hall.

Source: AP

Boston “Holiday Hoedown 2001” photos

December 21, 2001  |  Comments Off on Boston “Holiday Hoedown 2001” photos  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

Mix 98.5 has posted some great photos taken from The Cranberries performance at Boston’s “Holiday Hoedown” at the Fleet Center earlier this month. Check ’em out below!

Source: Mix 98.5

Not something you see every day…

December 20, 2001  |  Comments Off on Not something you see every day…  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

So this may not be news (ok, fine, it’s anti-news), but we know you’d be interested in seeing it anyway. Zombieguide has dug up a bit of an antiquity — an article from the October 26, 1991 issue of “Melody Maker”. The Cranberries are featured on the front of the issue with the caption, “Flying Sauces! The Cranberries take off”, and has one of the earliest interviews with the band printed, promoting their “first single”, “Uncertain”. It’s a rare glimpse at the young band (when they all aged about 19), and has a most interesting description of Dolores’s humble kitchen.
(Webmasters: These scans are exclusive, so please do not take them without giving proper credit to Zombieguide.com)

(No longer available, see CW Magazines section for this issue)

Source: Exclusive

“TITO” US promo CDs issued

December 19, 2001  |  Comments Off on “TITO” US promo CDs issued  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

MCA Records has issued and sent promotional discs for “Time is Ticking Out” to American radio outlets this week. The disc contains the same two tracks as its European counterpart, namely:

1. Time is Ticking Out (Album Version)
2. Time is Ticking Out (Marius de Vries Remix Edit)

It looks like the art department over at MCA was a bit on the lazy side for this one — the CD (which has no cover art) contains the same design as the “Analyse” promo.

Source: Exclusive

US premiere of “TITO” video on Oxygen

December 18, 2001  |  Comments Off on US premiere of “TITO” video on Oxygen  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries’s new video “Time is Ticking Out” will premiere in the United States early next month on Oxygen, on the premiere episode of the second series of “Daily Remix”. The half-hour show is “dedicated to music from every genre”. The Cranberries performed for Oxygen earlier this fall during their US promo tour, and perhaps they’ll become a semi-frequent staple for the women’s network.

The premiere episode of “Daily Remix”‘s second series, which will air the “TITO” video, broadcasts on January 7, 2002 at 10:30PM.

Source: Press Release

Pope performance: First images, new info

December 17, 2001  |  Comments Off on Pope performance: First images, new info  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  Dolores O'Riordan

The Italian news agency Ansa has posted two photos from Dolores’s performance for Pope John Paul II on Saturday evening.

Also, we have some more details from Friday’s press conference. Apparently, Dolores got the chance to meet the Pope for the engagement prior to the press conference, and that she was “deeply moved” to have met him.

Thanks to Francesca for the info.

Source: Ansa

Dolores performs 4 songs at Vatican

December 17, 2001  |  Comments Off on Dolores performs 4 songs at Vatican  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  Dolores O'Riordan

The Cranberries Official Website has updated with some brief news of Dolores’s performance at the Vatican.

Dolores in fact performed four songs for Pope John Paul II, two in addition to the two she was scheduled to play. They were, namely:

1. Analyse
2. Panis Angelicus
3. Little Drummer Boy
4. Silent Night

The four songs were played with a 67-piece orchestra that accompanied all of the artists performing, which included Terence Trent D’Arby, Westlife and Russell Watson among many others. It is uncertain if all four songs will be broadcasted during the Chirstmas Eve worldwide broadcast.

The Cranberries Official Website has also updated with a few more European tour dates for next spring, spanning Germany, Norway, France, and other countries.

Source: The Cranberries Official Website

Dolores performs for The Pope!

December 16, 2001  |  Comments Off on Dolores performs for The Pope!  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  Dolores O'Riordan

As planned, The Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan performed solo last night for Pope John Paul II last night in the Vatican as part of the annual Vatican Christmas concert, which is now in its 19th installment. The show is part of a charity to build new churches around Rome. The concert was filmed, and, according to the BBC, will be broadcasted to well over 200 million people around the world. Dolores was slated to play two songs, “Analyse” and “Panis Angelicus”.

Irish popstars Westlife were added to the billing at the last minute, and met the Pope in a private audience with him. A press conference was held on Friday, which Dolores attended in a lovely violet dress. She told the press that she was honored to have been invited to the prestigious performance. You can click here to watch a video of the press conference, but Dolores does not make an appearance in the video.

“They asked for Dolores personally, they wanted her to appear on her own. The invitation was accepted,” said Dolores’s husband, Don Burton, prior to the press conference.

In addition to the broadcast on the Italian channel Canal 5, the show will also be on the Italian radio station RTL 102.5, and on TV on Tara Digital in the UK (Christmas Day). The concert will also be on several other channels throughout the globe.

We should have much more news about the concert soon, so check back, and be sure to check your local listings for the broadcast around December 24th.

Sources: BBC, KW Musica, Irish Examiner

“TITO” single 2-track, 4-track tracklistings

December 16, 2001  |  Comments Off on “TITO” single 2-track, 4-track tracklistings  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

Zombieguide has received the first word of the tracklistings for the upcoming “Time is Ticking Out” single.

2-Track Version:
1. Time Is Ticking Out (Album version)
2. Loud And Clear (Live at Vicar Street, November 11th, 2000)

4-Track Version:
1. Time is Ticking Out (Album version)
2. Time is Ticking Out Remix (Marius De Vries Long Version)
3. Shattered (Live at Vicar Street, November 11th, 2000)
4. Analyse (video)

We still don’t have a firm release date for the single, but judging from the relevance of this information, it should be quite soon.

Thanks to Electric Blue for the info.

Source: Exclusive

Crans on cover of “Network 40” mag

December 13, 2001  |  Comments Off on Crans on cover of “Network 40” mag  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries are on the cover of a recent issue of the US-based industry-only magazine “Network 40”, and includes a 2-page article on the band and “Wake Up and Smell the Coffee”.
Check out a scan of the cover below.

Source: Exclusive

“Analyse: The Remixes” German 3-track promo released

December 12, 2001  |  Comments Off on “Analyse: The Remixes” German 3-track promo released  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

MCA has released a 3-track promo CD in Germany of the three different mixes of “Analyse”, including the elusive “Oceanic Long Version”. The CD also has some unique art; although it has the same photo as the common “Analyse” single, it does not include the Thorgerson-induced red spots found on the previous promo.

The tracklisting is:

1. Analyse (Oceanic Radio Edit)
2. Analyse (Oceanic Long Version)
3. Analyse (Album Version)

Check out some scans of the art and CD, below.

Source: Exclusive

Edge 102 performance photos

December 12, 2001  |  Comments Off on Edge 102 performance photos  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

Edge 102 has posted performance photos from last week in Toronto, where The Cranberries played three songs live on the air and participated in an interview. Zombieguide staffer Tara is in one of these shots, though I suppose she’ll have to show me which one. Although, she should be sharing her own exclusive photos sometime soon, so check back. For now, click below…

Source: Edge 102

2002 setlist expected to “surprise the public”

December 11, 2001  |  Comments Off on 2002 setlist expected to “surprise the public”  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

In an interview taken two weeks ago for Navegalia.com, The Cranberries revealed that they’ve been practicing heavily and that next spring, eager fans will be in store for a few surprises in the Wake Up and Smell the Coffee 2002 World Tour.

Q: Next March you’re coming to perform in Spain. What will your concerts be like?
A: We expect to really surprise the public. We’ve been rehearsing for three weeks and we’ve decided to include alot of old songs because it’s been awhile since we’ve played them and we want to bring them back.

Another question revealed some new information about the oft-speculated “greatest hits” compilation (of which the Crans released a promo version of earlier this year, titled “Preserved”).

Q: After five discs, have you planned to release a compilation?
A: Yes, we think we’ll do it around this time next year (2002).

For the full interview, click here. (Link no longer available)
Thanks to INNER for the tip.

Source: Navegalia.com

Zombieguide @ Baltimore Arena – Dec.08, 2001

December 11, 2001  |  Comments Off on Zombieguide @ Baltimore Arena – Dec.08, 2001  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

People often say that its not always the best experience seeing your favorite band at a festival because not everyone is “into” that band. I think now that that theory has just been thrown out the window just before my very eyes. When Dolores walked off the stage, my throat was raw, my palms were anxiously sore, but I’m convinced it was one of the best experiences of my life. If The Cranberries’s performance at the Mistletoe Meltdown wasn’t the “best” experience I think I’ve had, anyone would be hard-pressed to come up with something better.

The lead singer for Five for Fighting was on first, with a skimpy 3-song acoustic setlist (At first I was worried each band would be limited to three songs). Then came American Hi-Fi with a pretty good (although blaring) rock set, while the lead singer even mingled with the crowd on the last song, putting most people on the floor on their feet.

Then, one of Mix 96.5’s radio personalities came on, declaring, “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Cranberries!” A cheer rang out, the first chords to “Zombie” hummed over my ecstatic cries of “I LOVE YOU DOLORESSS~~~!!! YOU ARE MY GODDESS~~~!!!!!!”, and immediately, everyone on the floor level jumped to their feet, and most stayed there for the full 8-song set. As for those folks in the bleachers — well, most of them didn’t stand once during the entire show, even when Better Then Ezra tried to verbally pry them out of their seats with a crowbar.

The setlist was:
1. Zombie
2. Analyse
3. Time is Ticking Out
4. Salvation
5. Linger
6. Free to Decide
7. I Really Hope
8. Dreams

A “tight” setlist, as one person described it, but a good one. This is one of the very few concerts I can call to memory where the Crans have started a set with “Zombie”, but it’s an incredibly good idea. The crowd was in it from the beginning, and the energy lasted until “Dreams”.

“Salvation” rocked the house, and “Linger” had the crowd’s lips moving to the lyrics.

I was particularly pleased to hear “I Really Hope” for the first time live, and I really hope (yes, pun intended) that it becomes a staple of the setlist — it’s completely killer live! When I got the chance to speak to Fergal, I told him that it was a great addition, with his humble reply being, “We’re still working on that one.”

“Dreams” was the usual icing on the cake for the short show, and I think everybody was left wanting a little more. But hey, that’s what world tours are for, right? Of course, for myself, the show was small beans compared to what followed…

Do you have a review or even a setlist from a recent concert? Email it to us.

Source: Exclusive

“OH LORDIE” WE MET FERGAL! Part 2

December 9, 2001  |  Comments Off on “OH LORDIE” WE MET FERGAL! Part 2  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

After some humbly-accepted Zombieguide compliments, Fergal and I got the chance to chat, sign anything Chris and I could pull out of our pockets (including the “soiled napkin” !!), and take photos (which we’ll have shortly!).

First was the staple “What did you think of the show? Was it good?”, which I responded with an emphatic “It was awesome!” I also complimented the addition of “I Really Hope” to the setlist, to which he responded, “We’re still working on that one.”

Next I asked him if the band had contemplated choosing their next single to follow “Time is Ticking Out”. He said that they might possibly choose “Never Grow Old”, but that they are also considering “I Really Hope” or “This is the Day” as the third single to “Wake Up”. Singles, though, he said are really “hard to choose”.

Next came the subject of their DVD “Beneath the Skin”, released in January. Fergal conveyed that the band was not happy with the final product, which has had some notorious loading complaints. I myself told him of my own experiences with PlayStation2 incompatibility. Apparently, the menu and loading problems are universal, and the band may have all of the DVD discs recalled in the near future. He correctly stated that Image did a poor treatment of the programming, and that the band will find a different company to reissue the disc in 2002.

After the autographs, he was disappointed that he had nothing on the bus to give me. However, he told me that if I wrote down my address, he’d mail some stuff over to me, including — get this — a copy of “Watercircle”! And while we were on rare early material, Paul spoke up about the elusive “Uncertain” video. Fergal was somewhat surprised to find that a copy hadn’t surfaced, even though the early attempt was “kind of embarassing”. He said then though that he would try his best to have it soon on the official site.

“I really appreciate it,” he told me as we said our goodbyes, and thus ended quite possibly the best night of my life.

Source: Exclusive

“OH LORDIE” WE MET FERGAL! Part 1

December 9, 2001  |  Comments Off on “OH LORDIE” WE MET FERGAL! Part 1  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

As we posted here earlier, Zombieguide editor Cranguy made the pilgrimage yesterday to Baltimore, MD, to the Mistletoe Meltdown 2001. Sure, the concert was incredible beyond description, but that wasn’t the ambrosia of the night. Pictures, setlist, all the good stuff is coming soon.

Weeks before the event, I had planned to meet Paul (aka “YeatsGrave”), an internet veteran of all things Cranberries. The plans somewhat fell apart, but I had told him approximately where I was sitting, and by stroke of luck, he found us.

Several bands after The Cranberries, Alanis Morissette was in the midst of her gig, after a tedious and buzz-killing hour-long setup. It was then that Paul rushed over to me, yelling as best as he could over the speakers, something about, “If you want an autograph…”. I really didn’t know where he was going with that, but I grabbed my coat and followed. We went back near where he was sitting, very close to the mixing area.

Step #1: First Encounter With Angry School Bus
Behind the flimsy barricade stood a starkly familiar face that I caught with several eye scans. It was Fergal! He stood beside Russel Burton, the band’s backup keyboardist. I took a slow step toward the railing, when a chunky, intimidating woman in a yellow event shirt (who I mistaked for a school bus for a second), yelled with a blunt grunt, “No walking through here!”. I point at Fergal, and she jiggled her head from side to side in a commanding, “NO!”

Step #2: Negotiate with Angry School Bus
I walked away disappointed, but not beaten. I looked back and saw the creature had returned to her aluminum chair. She stared at me. I walked back towards her. “Can I please get an autograph from The Cranberries’s drummer?!” I pleaded. Once again, the growling, “No!” Nazis. *sigh* But I know she was only doing her job. At this point, I was carefully choosing two options: Performing an illegal act by passing a school bus while it is showing its bright red “STOP” lights or go back to my seat and wait for a better time. I wisely chose the second.

Step #3: Waiting in the Rain
I said to my friend Chris (who will have his own impressions up here soon), “As soon as her set’s over, we’re running back there!” Begrudgingly, I looked back impatiently while Alanis shrieked on stage. Finally, I looked back and Fergal was gone. So much for that plan.
So her set was over. I walked back stealthfully past the mixing area once again. He was definitely gone. Odds are, he was still in the arena, however. Now another two options: Carpe diem or watch a band I care none about. I knew that there was no re-admission when I walked out the door, but that was fine. Things were getting repetitive.
As I started walking out, Paul and his significant other caught up. I asked them if they wanted to try to catch them, but when they realized they wouldn’t be able to get back in, they hesitated, and so we said what I thought would be our final goodbye.
So Chris and I stood for a half hour in the drizzling rain, among an angry hoarde of Alanis junkies. Poor Chris. Didn’t even have sleeves on his fleece. After a few minutes, Paul and his boyfriend changed their minds and met up with us. And so we waited and waited.

Step #4: Desperate Yelling
Finally, a few figures appeared, walking out of the underground entrance. Paul began yelling, “Cranberries!! Wohoo!! Yeah!!” while my eyes were still focusing on the dark shadows.
“You guys want some autographs?” yelled one of the band’s backups. “YES!! PLEASE!! AUTOGRAPH!! SIGN!! FERGAL!!” I yelled desperately, waving my poor, unfortunate, wrinkled-by-excitement “Uncertain” EP in the air. They gave a hearty laugh. The door to the immense tour bus opened. They stepped on, and the engine started.

Step #5: Final Desperation (Warning: Kids, do not try this at home)
I stood silently, prepared to have my fragile, flabby heart snapped in two. Paul, who met Fergal at the sound mixer with no 2-ton encounters, was already content. “That is coooold!” he told me with emphatic sympathy.
I ran alongside the bus, with another flimsy barrier between me and my goal. At the front, I found the only window not tinted and shut with blinds — the driver’s window. I leaned over the barrier, hoping that he would recognize the band’s first commercial release, or even more so, my frantic pointing and my “air signature”. He looked at me and laughed. Minutes later, a roadie came to the front of the bus, enjoying a “beverage”. He also stared at me, holding his cup with one hand, and a hopeless, sarcastic thumbs-up given with with other.
At this point, I was the personification of desperation. I was down on my knees, holding Uncertain between my begging palms. Finally, Chris got the most stupid yet brilliant idea of a lifetime. “I got an idea!!” he told me, “Give me your Sharpie!”. He pulled a soiled napkin out of his pocket, thanks to the overpriced “Super Dogs” at the concession stand. He unfolded it, and wrote, “ZOMBIE GUIDE.COM” and held it up to the window, joining me on my knees, his knees in a puddle, whilst Alanis junkies began gathering around us for some second-hand excitement.

Success: “Oh Lordie!”
Could they be so heartless? I was bound to find out. I saw some heads inside turn around, and I hoped for the best. A figure approached the front and I recognized him as Fergal! Without thinking I ran to the back of the bus, thinking that he would meet me where I was standing when they boarded. I looked back and saw Fergal standing at the rail.

He held out his hand and I ecstatically shook it. “Hi, I’m Alex,” I said with an insuppressible grin.
“You’re not Alex from Zombieguide, are you?”
“Yeah!”
“Oh Lordie!” he said, “Zombieguide’s awesome!”

Source: Exclusive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crans join “Second Cup” for album promotion

December 6, 2001  |  Comments Off on Crans join “Second Cup” for album promotion  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries are teaming up with Canada’s biggest coffee shop, Second Cup, for promotion of “Wake Up and Smell the Coffee”. Clever, no?

Those that act quickly and order the album during the promotion are specially rewarded. You can order the album through Second Cup’s website, by clicking on a link to HMV, and order “Wake Up”. The first hundred to do so receive a bonus — “Preserved — The Story So Far” promo Greatest Hits CD, starting Monday, December 10th.

ChartAttack has a great suggestion for all you fans out there, who no doubt already have the album. Buy the album, give it away as a Christmas gift, and keep the promo for yourself!

Source: ChartAttack

Sept.11 attacks influence new Cranberries songs

December 6, 2001  |  Comments Off on Sept.11 attacks influence new Cranberries songs  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries stopped into the Edge 102 Studios in Toronto, Canada, earlier today to play a short 3-song acoustic set, as well as a live interview, particularly on the band’s views about the September 11th tragedies.

The band played the following three songs acoustically:
1. Analyse
2. Ode to My Family
3. Linger

Most remarkable was Dolores and Fergal’s personal account of when she first learned of the attacks. “We were actually in Stockholm on September 11th,” narrated Fergal. “We were in the middle of doing some press interviews and the people from the record company came in and just said, ‘My God, turn on CNN, you won’t believe it!’. And that was when the first plane crashed, and then we saw the second one happening and said, ‘Oh my God!’. Horrific.”

Dolores added, “My first instinct was, ‘Go straight home, mind your babies, God knows what’s happening here in the world’, so basically we had to follow our hearts, so we went home, and stayed with our families until things settled down a little bit more.”

The band did regret that they had to cancel much of their promo plans in the interim, but felt that they had made the right decision. “At the end of the day, I totally doffed my career, but [my children] are small, so it’s good to be there.”

Even more significant was that Dolores, for the first time ever, discussed some of the songs she has written since the recording of “Wake Up and Smell the Coffee”, and even more importantly, since the terrorist attacks.

Dolores conveyed, “There’s been a couple of songs actually that have definitely been affected or influenced by what happened, you know? So hopefully you’ll see those kinds of things next year. As I said, I didn’t want to kind of run out, jumping on stage singing all that stuff, which is the one route one can take, but I just personally felt safer at home and just felt that’s where we should be. So if you get inspired to write lovely songs or whatever, then good, you know, whatever.”

Perhaps we can look forward to new, more pessimistic songs? Dolores’s reference to “next year” is also an interesting one, perhaps suggesting that the band will add new songs to the “Wake Up” World Tour setlist. Or perhaps, a new album is sooner than we expect.

Source: Exclusive

Fresh info on “Linger” remix

December 5, 2001  |  Comments Off on Fresh info on “Linger” remix  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

We reported awhile back of a 10-track UK “Wake Up” promo which included a brand new remix of “Linger”. We have some more information on the new mix.

The new mix is done by Dave Basconbe, rather than the recent “Analyse” and “TITO” mixes, done by Marius de Vries. The mix still does not have a proper title, but it is very likely that will we see it on a future release.

Source: Exclusive

Another exclusive Press Conference photo

December 4, 2001  |  Comments Off on Another exclusive Press Conference photo  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

Here’s another photo from last Tuesday’s press conference in Madrid, a Zombieguide exclusive!
Thanks to Aaron Ros of the Official Spanish Cranberries Fanclub for the pic!
We will have more photos & media from the Madrid press conference shortly.

Source: Exclusive

Press Conference “Bed” photo

December 4, 2001  |  Comments Off on Press Conference “Bed” photo  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

Here’s another photo from last Tuesday’s press conference in Madrid, taken from MCA Records.
We will have more photos & media from the Madrid press conference coming shortly!

Source: MCA Records

Exclusive: Italian Tour info

December 3, 2001  |  Comments Off on Exclusive: Italian Tour info  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

Zombieguide has obtained some brand new information from an Italian Universal Music mailing list, mostly regarding Italy.

First is the exact setlist for The Cranberries performance at the Concerto di Vaticano in Natale, where the band will be playing in front of Pope John Paul II. The band will be playing two songs:

1. Analyse
2. Panis Angelicus

The concert, though will be performed on December 15th, will be broadcasted on Christmas Eve, December 24th, on Canale 5.

The newsletter will have a web-based component at www.cranberriesitalia.it by the end of the week. When the site launches, it will be holding a contest for five fans to meet The Cranberries prior to the Vatican concert. In addition, fans can email info@cranberriesitalia.it with interview questions, which will be asked to Dolores and hosted on the website as part of the occasion.

Lastly, the newsletter announces two Italian world tour dates for next year, namely:

March 10, 2002 Bologna, Italy
April 5, 2002 Milano, Italy

Major thanks to Francesca for the news.

Source: Exclusive

Exclusive Press Conference photo

December 2, 2001  |  Comments Off on Exclusive Press Conference photo  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

Here’s another photo from Tuesday’s press conference in Madrid, a Zombieguide exclusive!
Thanks to Aaron Ros of the Official Spanish Cranberries Fanclub for the pic!
We will have more photos & media from the Madrid press conference coming shortly.

Source: Exclusive

First screen from “TITO” video

December 1, 2001  |  Comments Off on First screen from “TITO” video  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

As a valediction to the end of The Cranberries eTeam, the MCA-run group has posted a gift to all those that participated — the first still from the upcoming video “Time is Ticking Out”. As stated on the official site, the video has a very “Wizard of Oz”-esque feel. Ready to check it out? Look below!

Source: Cranberries eTeam

Press Conference video footage

December 1, 2001  |  Comments Off on Press Conference video footage  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Spanish multimedia outlet Terra has posted a 4-minute video from Tuesday’s press conference in Madrid. The video is heavily dubbed in Castilian Spanish, so English-speaking readers probably won’t benefit much from the audio. Interestingly enough, Dolores’s voice is dubbed by Laura Ceballos, the band’s Spanish PR manager, who can be found in the liner notes of “Wake Up”. Check out Terra Real Video streaming for the press conference video. (Link no longer available)

Here’s some trivia for you… during the press conference, the band had quite an elaborate stage set for the presentation. One of the larger items on stage? The brass bed on the cover of “Wake Up”! Sure doesn’t beat the famous “Couch”, though.

Thanks to Aaron Ros of the Official Spanish Cranberries Fanclub for the news tip. We will have more media from the Madrid press conference in the coming days!

Source: Terra

Special to air on “Sol Música Portugal”

December 1, 2001  |  Comments Off on Special to air on “Sol Música Portugal”  |  by Zombieguide Archives  |  The Cranberries

Next week, The Crans will be getting yet more broadcast time in Europe, compliments of “Sol Música Portugal”. The channel will be broadcasting a special program with the band on December 8th at 20:00 (local time). The show will feature an interview, video clips, and some live songs.

Source: Cranberries PT

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