New interview with The Cranberries published on telegraph.co.uk (you have to register to access).
The interview was also published in print in the UK today (thanks to TC Newspaper for the image):
The Daily Telegraph – 5 April 2019
New interview with The Cranberries published on telegraph.co.uk (you have to register to access).
The interview was also published in print in the UK today (thanks to TC Newspaper for the image):
The Daily Telegraph – 5 April 2019
On 2 May 2019, An Post (Ireland’s leading supplier of postal services) will release a set of 4 stamps that celebrate 4 iconic and internationally recognized songs, performed by renowned Irish artists. The special collection is called “Great Irish Songs” and feature:
Regarding The Cranberries, 3 versions are available: the single stamp (€1.00), a Dreams sheetlet (€16.00) and a collector pack of 4 stamp discs (€17.00), all designed by Amp Visual.
All these items will be available online here or by calling +353 (01) 705 7400
More details in the official “The Collector” (pdf).
Nice that they’re putting The Cranberries on an Irish stamp, shame they got the lyrics wrong!!!
Thanks to The Cranberries Newspaper for the info!
Sources: anpost.ie , culturaocio.com (website in Spanish)
UPDATE – 5 APRIL
The Cranberries posted on their socials (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) a message regarding the lyrics error, the actual stamp will have the correct lyrics “as it seems”
UPDATE – 8 MAY
The set of stamps has been delayed (very likely due to The Cranberries lyrics error) and the new date of issue is tomorrow, 9 May 2019. For the occasion the official “The Collector” (pdf) has been updated and lyrics are now correct!
The set of stamps is valid for both international (U2 + John McCormack) and national (The Cranberries + Luke Kelly) postage, see different face values.
New TV advert for P&O Cruises in the UK featuring the song “Dreams” by The Cranberries. You can watch the 40-second video posted by P&O Cruises on YouTube:
Thanks to Jordan O. for the link.
The Cranberries were in Milano today to promote “In The End”. There was a press conference at BMG Italy and the lads were also interviewed by radio station Virgin Radio. Here’s below the first pictures posted on socials, thanks to The Cranberries on Facebook, The Cranberries Newspaper on Facebook, Noel Hogan on Instagram and Alberto Muraro on Instagram.
Second video of the Track x Track series where you can hear exclusive behind the scenes information directly from the band.
Today, “All Over Now” – Album Track #1
“In The End” is the 5-star “Album Of The Month” in the April 2019 issue of Hi-Fi Choice magazine in UK. Album reviewed by Nigel Williamson. You can purchase your copy by clicking this link.
Thanks to The Cranberries Newspaper for the info & image.
Professor Eoin Devereux will be presenting “Waltzing Back – an illustrated lecture on The Cranberries 1989-1993” at The Odeon in Dublin on 9 May 2019. A welcome reception will begin at 6pm followed by Prof Devereux’s lecture, Q&A and networking opportunity.
Full details and booking: https://bit.ly/2FFv0BE
Professor Eoin Devereux – Twitter
Instagram user joanna.cran.pic posted a very rare clipping of the Limerick Leader published on 24 April 1989. Dolores and her classmates won “Slógadh ’89” (an Irish nation wide arts festival for young people) and received a special award, “An Gradam”. It was 30 years ago!!!
More about Slógadh
In 1969, Gael Linn established a competition based youth arts festival, Slógadh, involving several local events and culminating in a national final. This event was to prove one of the great successes of the Gael Linn calendar for many years. Activities included singing, storytelling and the visual arts.
The Slógadh music competitions catered for all kinds of music – traditional, pop, country ‘n’ western, classical, solo singing, choirs, musicals and solo instrumental. There were competitions for one act plays, miming and the traditional art form – the agallamh beirte. The festival was not limited to stage competitions. There were important art and literary sections also. The side events were often as important as the competitions themselves. Impromptu music sessions, discos, céilithe and poetry readings formed an integral and important part of the festival.
Above all else, Slógadh gave Irish a new relevance for the young generation. It became a living medium of modern artistic expression. At its zenith in the early eighties, over 50,000 young people were involved annually one way or another. It was through Slógadh that artists such as Clannad, the Hothouse Flowers, Altan and Dolores O’Riordan first gained recognition. It was in Slógadh that Cathal Ó Searcaigh, one of the most promising and prolific of our contemporary poets, came to the attention of the literary public. No other youth festival of its kind in Europe, with the exception of the Urdd Eistedfodd in Wales, could compare to it in scale or in the scope of its activities. Young people from the four corners of Europe – from Wales, Scotland, Brittany, Flanders, Occitania and Slovenia, to mention but some-traveled to Ireland to experience it.
Source: gael-linn.ie
The Cranberries were still in Paris today.
At 6.30pm they appeared on radio station RTL2 on the show “Le Drive RTL2”. Noel and Mike were interviewed during 20 minutes. The radio has live webcams in the studio, you can watch the video replay directly on the RTL2’s Facebook.
They also posted 2 photos on Twitter:
…and one more on Instagram:
The Cranberries also posted 2 photos, different photos, both on their Facebook and Instagram accounts:
A few hours before the broadcast, RTL2 posted an advert on their socials (Facebook, Twitter) to announce the event. It was not the exact same artwork, very close though:
A very rare pic was posted on Instagram by user joanna.cran.pic
This is the class photo of Dolores in Laurel Hill Secondary School in Limerick. Our friends from Cranberries Italia saw the pic in the school when they visited Limerick last year and said it was taken in 1990.
If so, do the math, Dolores was 18 (maybe 19).
A short (77 seconds) video interview of The Cranberries was published on YouTube today by Promiflash. Recorded a few days ago in Germany during their “In The End” promo tour.
Thanks to The Cranberries Newspaper for the link!
The Irish radio Today FM will be exclusively chatting to The Cranberries and asking them the questions YOU want to hear.
Email your questions and memories to: moc (at) todayfm (dot) com
New interview with Noel Hogan, this time for a Spanish website, mariskalrock.com
Thanks to ‘The Cranberries Newspaper’ on Facebook for the link.
Get a chance to listen to “In The End” a month before its release and meet The Cranberries on March 27th by taking part in the ouifm.fr / YouTubeMusic contest.
Simply enter the word CRANBERRIES by sms.
Send to: 74400 (carrier and data charges may apply)
and/or enter by email answering the following question (you have to register first):
When was CREATED the album Bury The Hatchet?
(1998, 1999 or 2000)
A 15-second video ad was also posted on Instagram today by OUI FM, click image below to play:
UPDATE – MARCH 22
The Cranberries posted a message on Facebook regarding the OUI FM contest. It seems it is intended for French IPs only:
Listen to the interview series “Kyle Meredith with…” in which WFPK’s radio host speaks to a wide breadth of musicians.
On today’s show: Noel Hogan
Download or listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public
Also available on YouTube
Last week, the Limerick Leader announced that the second single “Wake Me When It’s Over” would be released on March 18th, which turned out not to be exact as the song was not available as expected at midnight that day.
As fans were waiting, a “Coming soon…” teaser was posted on The Cranberries socials (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook) in the afternoon Monday 18th, which confirmed that the release was imminent. The (unknown back then) featured quote turned out to be taken from the very first lines of the song:
Later in the day, still Monday, a link from Japan (thanks to Ex-cranfan) revealed more information, including the official release date, March 19th, and the artwork/cover of the single in HQ.
However, as midnight was coming in every part of the world, the song was still not available on digital platforms (but leaked on a Russian website). Fans had to wait another post from the band on their socials (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook) this morning Tuesday 19th, announcing an exclusive first play at midday on the Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2, exactly like it happened in January for the release of the first single, “All Over Now”.
EDIT – 2:00 pm (UTC)
The Jeremy Vine show is now just over and “Wake Me When It’s Over” appeared on digital platforms… “In The End” didn’t, still looks ready to play though, so it might be coming soon, however there is no information about that for now!
EDIT – 3:15 pm (UTC)
The song is now available on YouTube (both full and edit versions):
The Cranberries recently revealed in a few interviews (watch Radio Regenbogen video for instance) that the songs “Wake Me When It’s Over” and “In The End” will be released very soon, and “Wake Me When It’s Over” will be the 2nd single.
“Wake Me When It’s Over” will be released next Monday (18 March), as revealed last week by the Limerick Leader, probably starting at midnight on streaming platforms and to download.
However, it seems that the song “In The End” will/could also be released on the same date, as both songs have just appeared today on iTunes/Apple Music and are almost ready to play… and even if not yet working, we can see both durations.
“In The End” pre-release songs on iTunes
Let’s note that just like “The Pressure”, the song “In The End” should be another pre-release track the band wants to share and not a 3rd or 4th single.
The information was revealed by the Limerick Leader, “Wake Me When It’s Over” should be the next single off the album “In The End”. Read their article directly on limerickleader.ie or click image below to access pdf file.
Let’s note that “Wake Me When It’s Over” should be the 2nd single as the song “The Pressure” released on March 1st was not the second single but just a pre-release track the band wanted to share (see the news update that includes Noel’s words about it).
Read the article directly on officialcharts.com or click image below to access pdf file.
“All Over Now” full music video is premiering on billboard.com
The Cranberries were just happy to announce it on Facebook and Twitter:
Click image below to access pdf file (article only… video won’t work; to watch the video click the billboard.com link above).
Read Noel Hogan’s new interview (in Polish) on muzyka.interia.pl or click image below to access pdf file.
“The Pressure” should be the 2nd single off the album “In The End” (track #10) and should be officially released tomorrow (March 1st) starting at midnight on streaming platforms.
Well… right now, it’s already tomorrow in Australia, the song has started to spread the internet (so it’s not a leak) and lyrics have already appeared on genius.com
EDIT: Now midnight in most European cities, March 1st, “The Pressure” just appeared on streaming platforms, Deezer, Spotify, iTunes/Apple Music etc…
Deezer
Spotify
iTunes/Apple Music
Also available on YouTube (US viewers may have to wait until midnight tho):
UPDATE – MARCH 1
Noel Hogan just posted on Instagram to inform that “The Pressure” is NOT the second single but a new track they “wanted to share”.
Second single should thus be “Wake Me When It’s Over” as stated in the Radio Regenbogen interview posted yesterday on YouTube.
He also replied to 1tipsy that All Over Now’s video should be available next week.
Last day in Germany promoting “In The End” in Frankfurt, Baden-Baden and Mannheim. As usual now, the band posted a few photos on Instagram and Facebook:
Unfortunately the guys don’t give any details like name of the shows in which they appear and/or broadcast dates. Anyway, thanks to The Cranberries Newspaper on Facebook, here below the video of their interview for Radio Regenbogen posted on YouTube by RegenbogenDE:
and one more on Instagram posted by swr3online:
Read the article directly on limerickpost.ie or click image below to access pdf file.
Inside the article, a fake poster and a very rare never seen before flyer and artwork from “The Cranbery Saw Us” (Cranbery misspelled with only one ‘R’) at The Oasis Club in Limerick on 23 February 1990.
Read the article directly on limerickleader.ie or click image below to access pdf file.
The Cranberries appearing in the next issue of Sound On Sound magazine, March 2019.
“Classic Tracks: The Cranberries Linger”, a 5-page article/interview with Stephen Street including lots of facts about the song and the recording sessions.
You can buy the full PDF or print versions by clicking this link or you can even just buy and download the single article in Adobe PDF format by clicking this link.
Thanks to The Cranberries Newspaper on Facebook for the info and the photos below:
Dolores O’Riordan was inducted in the Limerick Hall Of Fame during the “Limerick Person of the Year 2018” gala award ceremony that was held at the Clayton Hotel in Limerick this afternoon.
The “Limerick Person of the Year 2018” appears to be a different event from the “Limerick’s All Time Great” competition that Dolores O’Riordan won by a massive margin just a few days ago.
This gala award aims at honoring an individual or group of individuals who best exemplified the spirit of Limerick in 2018, so today, Limerick Hurlers were named “Limerick Persons of the Year 2018” and members of the team received the award.
Members of Dolores’ family also took part in the ceremony as details of a new Limerick Hall of Fame that is being established were also announced during the event, with the late Cranberries lead singer being the first inductee. Dolores’ mother Eileen was also presented with a special framed Limerick Leader newspaper article to mark the announcement according to the article posted after the ceremony.
Limerick Leader’s journalist Áine Fitzgerald posted a few photos of the ceremony on Twitter this afternoon, including a pic of the Hurlers with Dolores’ family, giving the song “Dreams” was the anthem of the team:
Tweet #1 – Dolores inducted in the LHOF
Tweet #2 – Limerick Hurlers
Tweet #3 – with Mayor James Collins and Dolores’ family, Eileen, PJ, Sandra O’Riordan
Tweet #4 – Special framed LL newspaper article
Special thanks to Elena Legaspi for the link!
Title says it all. Dolores wins easily. Congratulations!
Thanks to The Cranberries community and all the others who voted for her. Well deserved.
The Limerick Leader should say more about it pretty soon…
UPDATE – FEBRUARY 19
The Limerick Leader just published an article to confirm Dolores O’Riordan has been named “Limerick’s All Time Great”.
They commented:
“Dolores is an exceptionally worthy winner of Limerick’s All Time Great,” said Eugene Phelan, editor of the Limerick Leader. “She is an iconic figure in world music but never forget her Limerick roots and her love for her native place. We are proud that she has been named the All Time Great after an exceptionally popular series of online polls. All 16 candidates would have made for a worthy winner, but there can only be one!”
New interview in Spanish with Fergal Lawler for the Spanish Newspaper ABC. Read it directly on abc.es or click image below to access pdf file:
Watch trailer of “Derry Girls” series 2 coming soon… featuring “Dreams” by The Cranberries once more. Posted on YouTube today by Channel 4:
Read this interview of Noel Hogan (in Spanish) directly on jenesaispop.com or click image below to access pdf file.
After their “The J Files: The Cranberries” last Thursday, the Australian radio station Double J published yesterday on Facebook a never seen before bloopers video of The Cranberries during an interview in Los Angeles in 1999 for the Australian TV programme “Recovery”.
Read the article/interview directly on rollingstone.com or click image below to access pdf file.
Listen to the 2-hour Cranberries special featuring a recent interview with Noel Hogan directly on abc.net.au
Thanks to The Cranberries Newspaper for the link!
Read the new interview with The Cranberries directly on abc.net.au or click image below to access pdf file.
Read the article/interview directly on limerickleader.ie or click image below to access pdf file.
Oldie but goldie!
This is a very rare CD-R containing demo/early versions of songs that would appear on “AYL?”
Some fans might not have heard them all before… and for the others it’s probably been a while!
Let’s note that the demo version of “Without You” never really surfaced before and the title “Apple Of My Life” on this CD-R became “Apple Of My Eye” on the “Are You Listening?” album. [EDIT: Fox Music probably made this CD-R to pass on to various music supervisors. Seems like a title transcribed too fast, just a mistake, as Dolores sings “eye” in this demo.]
Download WAV audio files (and CD scans) on Google Drive or listen to the songs directly on YouTube.
Thanks to YouTube user Dead Or Alive Icon (@pathetic_senses on Instagram)
Read the article directly on billboard.com or click image below to access pdf file.
A picture disc vinyl of “In The End” just appeared on Amazon UK.
To be released on 26 April 2019, it is already available for pre-order.
Price: £24.99
Description on Amazon does not reveal (yet?) whether the LP is limited edition or not.
Thanks to Dan Steward for the info!
Read the article directly on limerickleader.ie or click image below to access pdf file.
Read the review directly on independent.ie or click image below to access pdf file.
Read the article directly on irishcatholic.com or click image below to access pdf file.