The Cranberries Press joins Cranberries World

January 14, 2012  |  3 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  Other News

THE CRANBERRIES PRESS is proud to join CRANBERRIES WORLD, a new site dedicated to The Cranberries and their solo projects.

CRANBERRIES WORLD aims to provide the most complete and up-to-date information about the band’s discography, videography and song collection, as well as past and future concerts and promo performances. Other sections will also be included on the site later on.

You may notice the site is still under construction; however, very soon we will be asking for your help to update, add or correct information in the site’s various sections. Your input will help us to keep this site as the most complete and accurate source of information about The Cranberries as well as every side and solo project involving our four favourite Irish musicians.

THE CRANBERRIES PRESS will no longer post news on its previous WordPress blog site. Be sure to visit cranberriesworld.com/news/the-cranberries-press/ to get the most recent news about The Cranberries and their solo projects.

For quick updates on all things about the Cranberries and this site, be sure to follow us on Twitter (Cran_Press) so you can always stay connected. You can also consult the Latest News and Latest Updates infoboxes on the website’s main page.

The Cranberries in Paris next week

January 13, 2012  |  Comments Off on The Cranberries in Paris next week  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries will begin their promo tour next week in Paris.
The band will be live on OUI FM on January 18. The next day, they will record segment for a Taratata episod. Another radio session is also planned in Paris.

The band plans to perform a different cover song on each one of these 3 shows. Two shows will be in acoustic format while the other will be a full band set (most probably Taratata).

Source: Noel Hogan’s Twitter account

“Perfect World” on Itunes U.K.

January 12, 2012  |  1 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The iTunes limited edition of Roses will include another bonus track, “Perfect World”, in the UK.

The limited edition will aslo feature “Always” and 16 tracks from the 2010 Madrid show.

You can listen to a 1:30 preview of the up-tempo, hand-clapping “Perfect World” on the UK iTunes store.

This iTunes store also features different previews of the Roses tracks.

After Japan and the UK, we’ll have to wait and see if other regions of the world will get different bonus tracks as well…

Source: UK iTunes store

“Someday” on Japanese edition of ‘Roses’

January 12, 2012  |  1 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Japanese edition of Roses will include bonus track “Someday” as well as five live tracks from the 2010 Madrid concert. “Someday” is one of the four tracks written in 2003 before the band’s hiatus. The track was recorded at the Metalworks studios (Toronto, Canada) last Spring.

Here’s the official track list of the Japanese edition of Roses:

1. Conduct
2. Tomorrow
3. Fire & Soul
4. Raining In My Heart
5. Losing My Mind
6. Schizophrenic Playboys
7. Waiting In Walthamstow
8. Show Me The Way
9. Astral Projections
10. So Good
11. Roses
12. Someday
13. Animal Instinct (Live in Madrid 2010)
14. Linger (Live in Madrid 2010)
15. Salvation (Live in Madrid 2010)
16. Zombie (Live in Madrid 2010)
17. Promises (Live in Madrid 2010)

Source: hostess.co.jp

 

New European tour dates!

January 12, 2012  |  Comments Off on New European tour dates!  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries announced new tour dates on their Facebook page today.
Here’s a list of those news dates added:

Paris, France
Date: Wed 6/20
Venue: Le Grand Rex
Pre-Sale: Fri 1/13
On Sale:  Mon 1/16
Ticket Link: http://www.gdp.fr/fr/node/599

Ruoms, France
Date: Thurs 6/21
Venue: Aluna Festival
On Sale:  Fri 1/13
Ticket Link: http://www.aluna-festival.fr/

Toulouse, France
Date: Fri 7/6
Venue: Le Zenith
Pre-Sale: Fri 1/13
On Sale:  Mon 1/16
Ticket Link: http://www.gdp.fr/fr/node/599

Cognac, France
Date: Sat 7/7
Venue: Cognac Blues Festival
On Sale:  Fri 1/13
Ticket Link: http://www.bluespassions.com/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&id=69:jeudi

Barcelona, Spain
Date: Tues 7/9
Venue: Poble Espanyol
On Sale:  Fri 1/13
Ticket Link: http://www.ticktackticket.com/entradas/goto.do?claves=the+cranberries

Madrid, Spain
Date: Tues 7/10
Venue: Palacio Vistalegre
On Sale:  Fri 1/13
Ticket Link: http://www.ticktackticket.com/entradas/goto.do?claves=the+cranberries

Warsaw, Poland
Date: Tues 6/26
Venue: Torwar
Ticket: Link: www.ticketpro.pl
On Sale:  Fri 1/13

French tour dates added

January 12, 2012  |  Comments Off on French tour dates added  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries will play two more venues in France next summer. Shows in Paris (June 20) and Toulouse (July 6) are added to the upcoming world tour. Last month, a French news site revealed that The Cranberries will be part of the Aluna Festival in Ruoms (Ardèche).

Thanks to Camille for the info!

Cover song(s) to be played on the promo tour

January 11, 2012  |  1 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries are rehearsing cover songs for their upcoming promo tour. As reported today, the band will record a segment on France 2’s Taratata on January 19. This French show frenquently features artists performing cover songs and duet with other artists.

In the past, The Cranberries recorded cover versions of “(They Long To Be) Close To You” (The Carpenters), “Go Your Own Way” (Fleetwood Mac) and “In The Ghetto” (Elvis Prestley). The band also played a live version of Patsy Cline’s “Crazy” on the Free to Decide Tour in 1996.

The band will not reveal the titles considered as they prefer to keep it a surprise. Fans will have to wait and… hear.

Source: Noel Hogan’s Twitter account (noelhogan2)

Shows in Spain next July

January 10, 2012  |  1 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries will be in Spain for at least two nights next July. The band will play at the Poble Espanyol in Barcelona on July 9, and then at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid the next night.

Tickets go on sale this Friday (January 13) at 10:00 am (Spain) on doctormusic.com, ticketmaster.es and at the Fnac.

Source: lahiguera.net

The Cranberries’ return part of a 90’s nostalgia wave

January 9, 2012  |  Comments Off on The Cranberries’ return part of a 90’s nostalgia wave  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

According to business magazine “Fast Company”, our favorite band is back apparently to “cash in on 90’s nostalgia”… The article with a sensationalist title -which reports on a 90’s nostalgia trend in the business industry- took The Cranberries as an example of 90’s bands making a comeback after several years of inactivity (among others, Garbage and No Doubt).

Back in 2003 The Cranberries took a seven-year hiatus to raise their growing families, while pursuing side projets.

“It’s really cool, the chemistry,” Dolores told “Billboard” magazine last Fall about getting back with her old bandmates. “It’s really just right. There’s something there when we’re together that’s really good. It’s not something that money can buy. It’s not really something anyone can really emulate. It’s got to do with energy and chemistry and that kind of thing. It’s like putting on a perfect pair of shoes. It just fits.”

With the “Roses” previews released on the Australian iTunes store a few weeks ago, music listeners can notice that the band is still relevant in the 2010’s, with an updated sound on many songs of its upcoming album.

Sources: fastcompany.com, billboard.com

Pro-Life website tries to make O’ Riordan an anti-abortion model

January 6, 2012  |  1 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  Dolores O'Riordan

In an article entitled “Five Pro-Life Women Celebrities Worthy of Your Support“, pro-life website lifenews.com credits an anti-abortion statement to Dolores O’ Riordan and distorts “The Icles Melts” lyrics meaning. It looks like the author relied on some random blog to support her article.

(((((((As for “The Icicle Melts”, it is commonly known that the song is about the murder of two-year old Jamie Bulger by two minors in Liverpool, back in the early 90’s.)))))))))

Although The Cranberries’ lead singer made a comment on abortion that could be interpreted as anti-abortion back in the mid 90’s, she more recently told The Los Angeles Times in 2009 that she “prefers not to disclose how she feels”. As a matter of fact, O’ Riordan associated herself to “South Dakota”, a movie that “presents interviews with experts on those questions with opposing views about a woman’s right to choose“.

German “Tomorrow” radio mix (?)

January 5, 2012  |  Comments Off on German “Tomorrow” radio mix (?)  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

German radio stations might get a different radio mix of The Cranberries’ first single over the next weeks. According to the Golden Gate Management website, Producer Michael Ilbert mixed a radio edit of “Tomorrow” for German radios.

MICHAEL ILBERT mixed the first single Tomorrow of the new THE CRANBERRIES (Universal) album Roses for the German radio

 

“Tomorrow” CD-single? Ja!

January 2, 2012  |  Comments Off on “Tomorrow” CD-single? Ja!  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

There will be a physical release of the “Tomorrow” single in Germany, according to the Vertigo Berlin/Universal Music website. The CD-single is due for release on January 27th.
No tracklist is available for the moment. Germany is one of the last territories, if not the last, not to have “Tomorrow” on digital music retailers yet.

Stephen Street talks about “Roses” sessions

December 30, 2011  |  Comments Off on Stephen Street talks about “Roses” sessions  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

Music producer Stephen Street, who worked on the upcoming “Roses” album with The Cranberries, told some interesting details about last Spring recording sessions in an interview published on the Miloco Studios website.

Last June, the band went into the Miloco studios in London to work on four extra songs for their upcoming “Roses” album, which was mainly recorded at the Metalworks Studio in Toronto, Canada.

“I was very interested to see what they would come up with after such a long break. At first they were a little hesitant with their writing, but bit by bit they started to find their rhythm and suddenly some really good material came through,” told Street.

The music producer also explained how the band and he worked on going back to their pre-stardom sound. “I was very keen to get them back to sounding like they did on their first record, which had a very intimate sound. I think touring the world and playing to huge audiences in big stadia had possibly distorted their writing output a bit. And so rather than being this group where D[o]lores was almost singing out to the world, I wanted them to go back to how it was on the first record which was more inwards looking, and intimate. And I think we’ve achieved that, and I’m really looking forward to that album coming out next year.”

The preview clips posted on the Australian iTunes store last week (also YouTube below)

“Roses” 2012 – Audio preview”

revealed The Cranberries at their best on “Roses”, with a less pop-rock sound. Guitars are toned down, acoustic and strings arrangements seems to be more dominant, and light electronica elements, similiar to what we heard on Noel Hogan’s “Mono Band” project, were added to some Cranberries tracks.

Like on the band’s first two albums, O’Riordan seems to be more in control of her vocals, with a soft and warm voice far from the raging style of “To the Faithful Departed” and some rock songs from “Bury the Hatchet” and “Wake Up And Smell The Coffee”.

It will be interesting to see if the band will try to integrate this softer style in their upcoming World tour.

Stephen Street produced The Cranberries’ first two albums, “Everybody Else is Doing it, So Why Can’t We?” and “No Need to Argue”, as well as their last effort before their hiatus, “Wake Up and Smell the Coffee”.

Thanks to Jury for the info about the interview!

Mini Japanese site lauched

December 30, 2011  |  1 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

Hostess Entertainment has launched a japanese version of The Cranberries official website. With a new release date on February 22, the japanese edition of Roses is planned to have bonus content. There is no word yet on the title(s) chosen. In other news, “Tomorrow” is now available on the Japanese iTunes store.

Source: hostess.co.jp/thecranberries

The Cranberries in France this June

December 23, 2011  |  Comments Off on The Cranberries in France this June  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries will be headliners of the Aluna Festival in Ruoms, Ardèche (France) next June. The Aluna Festival will take place from June 22 to 24. The 3-day pass costs 75 euro.

Source: ledauphine.com

“Roses” audio preview online!

December 23, 2011  |  Comments Off on “Roses” audio preview online!  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Australian iTunes store posted today preview audio clips of every track of the limited edition of Roses. Also available on YouTube now:

“Roses” 2012 – Audio preview”

Thanks to Cordell for the info and to Litsa for the Youtube stream!

New Mono Band track title revealed

December 21, 2011  |  Comments Off on New Mono Band track title revealed  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  Mono Band

“Won’t Leave No More” is the title of the new Mono Band track recorded last month with Fin Chambers. Noel Hogan has just finished mixing it yesterday.

Last month, The Cranberries’ guitartist told us that the track will be used on a compilation, with a release early next year.

Source: Noel Hogan’s Twitter (@noelhogan2)

“Roses” release date pushed back

December 19, 2011  |  Comments Off on “Roses” release date pushed back  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

It looks like Cranberries fans will not get Roses for Valentine’s Day. This week, almost every online music retailers (iTunes, Amazon) has pushed back the release date of The Cranberries upcoming album to February 26-28, depending on the country.

Wednesday, Cooking Vinyl confirmed the new release date (February 27) for Europe on its website.

Thanks to Juan (cranberries.me) for the information.

Sources: iTunes, Amazon, cookingvinyl.com

“Tomorrow” enters chart in the U.S.

December 16, 2011  |  Comments Off on “Tomorrow” enters chart in the U.S.  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

“Tomorrow” has made its debut on the Billboard Triple-A radio airplay this week at #30.
Here’s what the American magazine had to say about our ‘Berries:

SWEET SUCCESS: An act that scored four top 10s on Alternative Songs in the ’90s makes its first Billboard chart appearance since 2001.

Ireland’s the Cranberries debut on the adult alternative Triple A radio airplay chart at No. 30 with “Tomorrow.” The group had last drawn chart ink when its fifth album, “Wake Up and Smell the Coffee,” reached No. 46 on the Nov. 10, 2001, Billboard 200.

Source: billboard.com

Itunes reveals new track “Always”; pre-order ‘Roses’ in selected countries

December 16, 2011  |  Comments Off on Itunes reveals new track “Always”; pre-order ‘Roses’ in selected countries  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

Music listeners in selected countries can now pre-order their digital version of The Cranberries Roses album on iTunes, with bonus track “Always”.

“Always” was recorded in London last June, along with “Waiting in Walthamstow” and “Losing My Mind”. The Cranberries also recorded 15 tracks in Toronto, amongst them 6 did not made the final cut on the album (“Someday”, “Eyelash”, “Serendipity”, “In It Together”, “Perfect World” and “Stop Me”).

The American Deluxe version plays the nostalgia card and includes live oldies from the 2010 Madrid show (“Linger”, “Zombie”) along with new track “Always”. In other countries, the standard and/or deluxe iTunes versions include a live version of “Dreams”.

Check your iTunes store to see if “Roses” can already be pre-ordered in your country.

Thanks to Juan for coming up with the information about the iTunes pre-order and to PepeTavo for the information about “Dreams”.

Sources: Fanberries, iTunes

The Cranberries to kick off World Tour in New Zealand

December 11, 2011  |  Comments Off on The Cranberries to kick off World Tour in New Zealand  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries will perform in Aukland (New Zealand) on March 15, 2012 at the Trusts Stadium, two days before starting their Australian tour with Lenny Kratvitz.

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, December 14 at www.ticketdirect.co.nz .
This will be the only show in New Zealand.

Sources: voxy.co.nz, 13thfloor.co.nz

KBCO offers “Ordinary Day” and “Dreams” to fans

December 8, 2011  |  Comments Off on KBCO offers “Ordinary Day” and “Dreams” to fans  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  Dolores O'Riordan

After posting back acoustic versions of “Analyse” and “Linger” on their website last October, the good people from Colorado-based KBCO radio station are now giving the fans a chance to hear back Dolores O’ Riordan’s “Ordinary Day” as well as her solo rendition of “Dreams” in acoustic format.

The performance, which was recorded on the 17th of July 2007 at the KBCO Studio C, was posted back today on the radio station website. O’ Riordan also gives a short interview between the two songs, talking about her time off before she recorded her first solo album, Are You Listening? and her contribution to the Adam Sandler’s movie Click.

Thanks to Cranfandy who brought up the existence of this performance, posted a few years earlier on the KBCO site.

Source: KBCO.com

The Cranberries to promote “Roses” in the U.S. in February

December 8, 2011  |  Comments Off on The Cranberries to promote “Roses” in the U.S. in February  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries will be in North America next February to promote the release of their upcoming “Roses” album, according to a message on their Twitter account.

We just had some news about appearing on one of the late night talk shows in the US this coming Feb.” So who is going to welcome back The Cranberries on American national television? Leno, Letterman, Fallon, O’Brien? We’ll have to wait and see.

It is likely that the band will visit other media (TV, radio, press) in the U.S.A. and Canada during this period. All the details will be posted in the “Promo Tour” section when they will be made available.

The European media tour might also be planned for January.

Roses will be released on Feb.13 in Europe and Feb.14 in North America. The World tour will start in March in Australia.

RTÉ 2fm treats Cranfans with ’93 Fanning Session and Mono Band track

December 7, 2011  |  Comments Off on RTÉ 2fm treats Cranfans with ’93 Fanning Session and Mono Band track  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  Mono Band, The Cranberries

Cranfans got quite a treat tonight : RTÉ radio host Dan Hegarty kept his promise made last October and played the entire 1993 Dave Fanning session (and more!) on his Alternative to Sleep show.

During the first hour, listeners had the chance to (re)discover the Fanning session versions of “Wanted” and “The Icicle Melts”. Keeping the rarest for the end, Hegarty then played “Like You Used To” and “False” in the last hour of his show.

The RTÉ radio host also surprised listeners with a RTÉ 2fm session version of “Home” from Noel Hogan’s Mono Band side project. The song was recorded with Richard Walters in 2005.

Thanks to Dan Hegarty and Ian Wilson from RTÉ 2fm!

You can listen to the four 1993 songs on the Fanning Sessions Archive.

The Fanning Sessions Archive site also reveals that there is a project underway at RTÉ to digitise these sessions. “Incidentally there is currently a project underway at RTE to digitise this archive and we await the results with great anticipation.”

Sources: Fanning Sessions Archives, RTÉ 2fm

North America gets “Tomorrow”

December 6, 2011  |  Comments Off on North America gets “Tomorrow”  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

Fans from the U.S.A. and Canada can now purchase “Tomorrow” online.
The Cranberries single is now available on Amazon (U.S.A) and the Canadian and American iTunes stores.

ITunes Canada indicates that the single is distributed by mysterious label Gold Lake Records, which does not seems to have a website online. So a different record label up North, eh?

“Tomorrow” is also available in most European countries as well as in Australia and New Zealand.

So, don’t “spend a lot of time in your head” and get your digital copy of “Tomorrow” now!

Sources: amazon.com, iTunes stores

“Tomorrow” out today in Europe

December 5, 2011  |  2 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries’ single “Tomorrow” is now available digitally in Europe. After the UK and Ireland last month, “Tomorrow” can now be downloaded at digital music retailers of almost every European countries, amongst them Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. One major exception for now: Germany.

Outside Europe, the single is also available in Australia and New Zealand.

“Tomorrow” will be available on December 6 in the U.S. and (most propably) in Canada.

Sources: amazon.fr, iTunes stores

Japan will have the first “Roses”

December 2, 2011  |  Comments Off on Japan will have the first “Roses”  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

It looks like Japanese fans will be the first to get their copy of The Cranberries upcoming album. According to Hostess Entertainment, which will distribute “Roses” in Japan, the album will be out in stores on February 8, 2012.

Here is a recap of the different release dates:
Japan – Feb. 8, 2012
Australia – Feb. 10, 2012
Europe – Feb. 13, 2012
USA and Canada – Feb. 14, 2012

At the moment, there is no word on the Japanese tracklist. Japanese albums sometimes include bonus tracks not available on international releases.

Thanks to chico from the cranberries.me community for the info about the date.

Sources: hostess.co.jp, amazon sites

Take 2: 1993 Fanning session to air on December 7th

December 2, 2011  |  3 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

After airing the 1991 Dave Fanning session last October, RTÉ radio host Dan Hegarty does it again and brings back from the vault another fan favorite, the other Fanning session, which could include rare tracks “Like You Used To” to and “False”.

By popular demand (or perhaps gentle persuasion) Dan brings you The Cranberries Fanning Session from 1993“, says the description on Hegarty’s RTÉ blog. Back in October, a confusion on Dan’s blog about the 1991 and 1993 sessions caused quite a commotion in the fan community, who initially thought that they would get a chance to listen to the 1993 session for the first time in 18 years. Hegarty then saved the day by telling the fans he would do his best to find the 1993 session and broadcast it in a near future.

During an interview with Dave Fanning few days before the original 1993 broadcast, singer Dolores O’Riordan and drummer Fergal Lawler explained that they were recording a new version of “Wanted” for that session, plus three new songs. It is likely that those songs are “False”, “Like You Used To” and “The Icicle Melts”. The latter was recorded again a year after for the band’s second album “No Need to Argue”, while the first two were never commercially released.

Be sure to tune in to Dan Hegarty’s show on RTÉ 2fm (not Dave Fanning’s show), next Wednesday night (December 7th) at 11 p.m. (Ireland time).

In the meantime, you can listen to the complete 1991 session on the Fanning Sessions Archive website.

Thanks again to Dan Hegarty! Cheers!!
And thanks to Jury for coming up with this breaking news.

Sources: 2fm.rte.ie, fanningsessions.wordpress.com

Indie band guitarist “fantasize” about Fergal Lawler

December 1, 2011  |  Comments Off on Indie band guitarist “fantasize” about Fergal Lawler  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

Asked about his fantasy band, Jacob Graham from indie band The Drums told British newspaper The Independent that he would pick Fergal Lawler on the drums.

I always thought that The Cranberries had really creative drum parts for a pop band [sic]. A song like “Dreams”, their first big single, is a good example of that. Lawler is really precise, hits hard and is still experimental, without being distracting.

Source: independent.co.uk

Cooking Vinyl confirms “Roses” Limited Edition tracklist

December 1, 2011  |  Comments Off on Cooking Vinyl confirms “Roses” Limited Edition tracklist  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

Cooking Vinyl confirmed today the tracklist of the 2-disc limited edition of the upcoming Cranberries album, “Roses”. The second CD will contain live versions of 16 past singles and favorites, taken from the 2010 Reunion Tour show in Madrid (Spain).

Let’s hope for another (more daring) limited edition or a EP along the way with the 6 non-album tracks recorded during the Toronto session, the 2003 demos or live/acoustic versions of more recent tracks.

Live stadium versions of past hits, such as “Linger”, “Zombie”, “Salvation” and “Promises” to name a few, were already proposed on numerous CD-singles in the past, as bonus material (“Bury the Hatchet” 2-disc complete session, “Wake Up And Smell The Coffee“,  “Stars“) and on live compilations (“Bualadh Bos“, “Live in Paris 2010“).

You can pre-order Roses (1-CD, Vinyl and 2-CD limited edition) on Cooking Vinyl’s website. Here’s the track list of the limited edition:

Disc One
1. Conduct 2. Tomorrow 3. Fire & Soul 4. Raining In My Heart 5. Losing My Mind 6. Schizophrenic Playboys 7. Waiting In Walthamstow 8. Show Me 9. Astral Projections 10. So Good 11. Roses

Disc Two – LIVE MADRID 12/Mar/2010
1. Analyse 2. Animal  Instinct 3. How 4. Linger 5. Dreaming My Dreams 6. When Your Gone [sic] 7. Wanted 8. Salvation 9. Desperate Andy 10. I Cant Be With You 11. Ode To My Family 12. Free To Decide 13. Ridiculous Thoughts 14. Zombie 15. Shattered 16. Promises

Source: cookingvinyl.com

“Tomorrow” to be released digitally in the U.S. next week

November 30, 2011  |  Comments Off on “Tomorrow” to be released digitally in the U.S. next week  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

“Tomorrow” will be released in digital format on December 6 in the U.S., according to Amazon.com. The single will also be released a day earlier in France (December 5). “Tomorrow” is available on amazon.co.uk and on the iTunes stores of Ireland, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand since a few weeks.

Other countries might also get the digital single next week. Watch out your digital music providers on their new release day.

Sources: Amazon sites, iTunes

“Tomorrow” climbs the charts in Italy

November 28, 2011  |  Comments Off on “Tomorrow” climbs the charts in Italy  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

“Tomorrow” jumps up more than 40 spots on the Italian Top 100 Airplay chart, going from #82 to #40 on its second week.

For now, The Cranberries’ single did not enter any other national airplay chart.

While the song continues to do well on some radio stations all over the world, fans from some countries like Canada and France are still waiting to hear “Tomorrow” on air.

Thanks to Jury for the info about the Italian charts.

Source: charly1300.com

Our sincere condolences…

November 27, 2011  |  Comments Off on Our sincere condolences…  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries Press would like to take a moment, in the name of all Cranberries’ fans, to offer our sincere condolences to Dolores and her family and friends. Our prayers and thoughts are with you.

Dolores O’ Riordan’s father passed away yesterday, after losing a long battle to cancer.

First glance at the “Tomorrow” video set

November 26, 2011  |  Comments Off on First glance at the “Tomorrow” video set  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The first images taken on the set of the “Tomorrow” video were posted today on Flickr by guitarist Noel Hogan. The video was shot in a garage setting, with lead-singer Dolores O’ Riordan performing tied in rope.

The band shot the video for the first single of their upcoming Roses album in Limerick yesterday.

You can see more pictures on Noel Hogan’s Flickr

Promo Tour in London cancelled?

November 25, 2011  |  2 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries are no longer listed as guests of Weekend Wogan and the Radcliffe and Maconie Show on the BBC website.

The Cranberries were supposed to perform a couple of songs on Weekend Wogan next Sunday, and present “Show Me”, their new single for the alternative format radio stations on the Radcliffe and Maconie Show next Monday.

Let’s hope that everything went right today on the set of the “Tomorrow” video.

Source: bbc.co.uk

Short audio clip of upcoming Mono Band track

November 23, 2011  |  1 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  Mono Band

Noel Hogan posted a 12-second clip of a new Mono Band track, which features vocals by Fin Chambers. Hogan has been working in studio with Chambers for the upcoming second Mono Band album since October.

Here the link! (no longer available)

Source: Noel Hogan’s Twitter account (noelhogan2)

The Cranberries to shoot a video on Friday

November 23, 2011  |  Comments Off on The Cranberries to shoot a video on Friday  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

The Cranberries are scheduled to shoot a video for “Tomorrow” this Friday, according to guitarist Noel Hogan. The video will be filmed in Limerick (Ireland), hometown of the band. There is no word yet about the director of the video.

Their last video was released in 2002, for the title track of their Greatest Hits compilation, “Stars”.

The Cranberries – “Stars”

Source: Noel Hogan’s Twitter account (noelhogan2)

“Morning Becomes Eclectic”, fans become ecstatic!

November 19, 2011  |  1 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

Santa Monica-based radio station KCRW is now streaming back on the Web the 1993 performance The Cranberries offered on the Morning Becomes Eclectic show, which features an acoustic version of rare track, False.

The recording, which was no longer available on Internet for more than a decade, was posted back on the radio station website after a few demands. 🙂

The show features interview segments between the four songs performed in acoustic format.

This performance is one of the most praised in the fan community because of its track list and the laidback attitude of the band performing the songs and during the interview.

Here’s your first chance to hear this recording in high quality!

Track list:
1. Linger
2. False
3. Sunday
4. I Will Always

Source: kcrw.com

New Mono Band track recorded today

November 18, 2011  |  Comments Off on New Mono Band track recorded today  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  Mono Band

The Cranberries’ guitarist Noel Hogan finished up the recording of a new track today for his Mono Band side-project with vocalist Fin Chambers. The track, intented to be on a compilation to be release in early 2012, will include drums and a brass section.

There is no word yet on the track title, nor on the nature/theme of this compilation. Hogan plans to mix the track next month, during the Holidays Break.

Fin Chambers – Photo: Noel Hogan

Source: Noel Hogan’s Twitter account (noelhogan2) and Instagram account

Two-disc edition of “Roses” to be released

November 17, 2011  |  Comments Off on Two-disc edition of “Roses” to be released  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

A two-disc edition of Roses will be available to purchase on February 13, according to Amazon UK. But don’t get too excited about the bonus material…

The second disc will contain live material recorded during the Reunion Tour in Madrid (Spain) on March 12, 2010, where they played most of their past singles. Tracks are to be confirmed.

This seems like an odd choice for a second disc content, considering the possibilities with more recent material (live stadium versions of “Tomorrow” and “Schizophrenic Playboys”, six non-album tracks recorded for Roses, demos from the 2003 recording sessions, acoustic versions of Roses tracks, etc.).

Live stadium versions of past singles, such as “Dreams”, “Zombie”, “Salvation” and “Promises” to name a few, were already proposed on many CD-singles in the past, as bonus material on their last studio album, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee and their 2002 Greatest Hits, Stars, as well as on a 2010 live compilation, Bualadh Bos, and a 3-disc live album, Live in Paris 2010. The latter was a reissue of a series of limited edition albums proposed to fans after European shows of the Reunion Tour, which also included the Madrid show.

Thanks to chico from the cranberries.me community for the info.

Source: amazon.co.uk

Worldwide release date for “Tomorrow” in December?

November 17, 2011  |  Comments Off on Worldwide release date for “Tomorrow” in December?  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

According to Amazon France, “Tomorrow” will be available to purchase in digital format on December 5. Will this be the official release date for all regions of the world?

The song is already available on the UK Amazon site as well as on iTunes in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Another interesting bit of information from the Amazon France:

Copyright: (c) 2011 Timeless Solutions Ltd in association with Shamrock Solutions Ltd under exclusive license to Cooking Vinyl Ltd for the World except Canada

Does this mean that the album will be released on a different label in Canada or that it will be distributed by Downtown Records, as for the U.S.?

More to come soon…

Sources: amazon.fr, amazon.co.uk

“Tomorrow” available on iTunes in selected countries

November 15, 2011  |  Comments Off on “Tomorrow” available on iTunes in selected countries  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

“Tomorrow”, The Cranberries’ first single in the digital age of music, is now available on iTunes in several countries. While music listeners in Ireland and the United Kingdom can download the album version of “Tomorrow”, fans from Australia and New Zealand can pimp their ipods with the edit version. The song will be available in other countries in the next weeks (hopefully) on iTunes.

There is still no words of a physical release (CD or vinyl) for “Tomorrow”, nor a digital EP with bonus songs.

Thanks to robertjames and cranberriesMX from the cranberries.me community for the info.

Source: iTunes

“Roses” cover art revealed on the Web

November 9, 2011  |  Comments Off on “Roses” cover art revealed on the Web  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

Roses cover art was revealed on Internet Wednesday on a Polish site.

Earlier today, we had our first glance of the cover art on the Lenny Kravitz Australian tour poster.

Thanks to Rick from the cranberries.me community for the larger image and the Polish web site link.

The Cranberries to tour with Lenny Kravitz in Australia; first dates revealed

November 9, 2011  |  2 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

Australian news site Adelaid Now reveals today, in an article on Lenny Kravitz, that the American rock star will tour down under with The Cranberries next March. The Cranberries and Kravitz will also be joined by Australian rock band Wolfmother.

Here are the venues and dates revleaded today:

VIC F1 Rocks in Melbourne, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, March 17-18
NSW WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, March 20
Ticketek Sydney Entertainment Centre, March 21
QLD Brisbane Riverstage, March 24
Athletics Stadium, Perth, March 28

Tickets will be on sale starting November 21 on Ticketmaster.

Here’s a look at the tour poster.

Thanks to Crancall from the cranberries.me community for the image.

Source: adelaidenow.com.au

Good start for “Tomorrow” and “Show Me the Way” on U.S. radio

November 7, 2011  |  3 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

“Tomorrow” arrived at number 8 of the “Taking Off” chart (Triple-A radio format) in the U.S. for the Oct. 31-Nov. 6 period, due to significant spins on WXRT (Chicago).`

 

As for “Show Me the Way”, the song made top 20 list of the “Taking Off” chart in the Alternative format for the Nov. 1 -7 period. Other alternative songs debuting on radio this week didn’t made the list.

TAKING OFF is a format-by format look at up to the Top 50 currents sorted by the most new spins showing detections for the first time (minimum of 6 detections required).

More and more radio stations (WMMM, Madison WI; KRSH, Santa Rosa CA; Sirius XM) are adding “Tomorrow” to their play lists before its official release date on Triple-A and Hot/Modern/AC radio formats, which is set for November 21.

Source: allaccess.com

Hogan plans to release Mono Band’s second album next year

November 7, 2011  |  Comments Off on Hogan plans to release Mono Band’s second album next year  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  Mono Band

Noel Hogan told The Cranberries Press via Twitter that he plans to release Mono Band’s second album around the middle of 2012.

Earlier today, Hogan also indicated on Twitter that he was editing and programming the drums of a fifth Mono Band track. All five tracks were recorded with singer Fin Chambers.

Source: Noel Hogan (via Twitter @noelhogan2)

Promo tour starts at the end of the month

November 6, 2011  |  Comments Off on Promo tour starts at the end of the month  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

Guitarist Noel Hogan revealed today on Twitter that The Cranberries will embark on a European promo (media) tour at the end of the month. Dates are still to be confirmed.

The Cranberries Press intends to keep you informed about this promotional tour. Please check out the new  “Promo tour” section frequently for updates about the media to be visited, the dates and the links for live feeds and podcasts, when available. Frequent updates will be available on Twitter, @Cran_Press .

The Cranberries and Noel also confirmed on their Twitter account that the artwork revealed yesterday is the official cover art for the “Tomorrow” single. There are no words of a physical (CD, Vinyl?) single yet (cross your fingers!).

Update: On November 7, Noel’s tweet message about the promo tour was deleted from his account.

Sources: Noel Hogan’s and The Cranberries’ Twitter account (@noelhogan2 @The_Cranberrries)

“Tomorrow” cover art revealed

November 5, 2011  |  Comments Off on “Tomorrow” cover art revealed  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

San Diego-based radio station 91X WREX revealed “Tomorrow” cover art on its website.

Earlier this week, Brad Savage from WCNR confirmed us that CD promos had been sent out to radio stations in the U.S. Will this also be the graphic style for the album? We’ll have to wait and see!

Thanks again to Rick from the cranberries.me community for the info!

The Cranberries might appear on a future Peel Sessions compilation

November 4, 2011  |  1 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

Back in January 1992, The Cranberries recorded a four-track studio session for the John Peel show, more than a year before the release of their first studio album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?. No songs from that session were ever commercially released, but things might change in the next months…

EMI, in partnership with the BBC, released the first volume of a series of Peel Sessions compilations this week. There are no words yet about the release date for the volume covering the early 90’s, nor if a track from The Cranberries will be included.

For their Peel Session, The Cranberries recorded slightly different versions of “Linger”, “Wanted”, “Waltzing Back” and “I Will Always”.

Few years ago, a medium-quality tape recording of this session was featured on an unauthorized bootleg entitled Be with You. Slightly better quality audio files – but nothing compared to the real thing – also circulate in the fan community. Here’s a link (no longer available) for those Cranfans who want it!

For almost 40 years, emerging artists and bands recorded sessions specially intended to be broadcasted on the John Peel show at the BBC. To learn more about the Peel Sessions, visit the Keeping It Peel website.

In Ireland, radio host Dave Fanning from RTÉ (Irish public service broadcaster) gave a similar opportunity to emerging musicians. The Cranberries recorded two sessions for his show in 1991 and 1993. These sessions were (sadly) never commercially released neither. The 1991 session was broadcasted a couple of times in the last few years on the Dan Hegarty show.

Sources: emisessions.com, bbc.co.uk, wikipedia.com

“Tomorrow” already a “hot pick” on two U.S. radios

November 3, 2011  |  2 Comments  |  by The Cranberries Press Archives  |  The Cranberries

According to allaccess.com, KMTT (Seattle) and KINK (Portland, OR) radio stations have already selected “Tomorrow”, The Cranberries first single for Triple-A radios, as one of this week “hot picks” more than 3 weeks before its official radio release date.

Brad Savage, Program Director at WCNR (Charlottesville, VA), also told The Cranberries Press that his station already began airing “Tomorrow” as well. WCNR made a lot of Cranberries fans happy today by posting on its website an acoustic set that Dolores O’ Riordan performed in December 2007.

As for “Show Me the Way”, WRFF (Philadelphia) has been airing it since October 23.
Is “Tomorrow” or “Show Me the Way” playing at your radio station?

Sources: allaccess.com, Brad Savage from WCNR, radio1045.com

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