The suspense is building.. you can’t wait to get your hands on “Just My Imagination”.
OK, maybe you’re not as excited as I am. Never the less, if you ARE as excited as me, I’ve got some small morsels to help you hold the tide.

“Just My Imagination” Alternate cover:

Now I don’t know for sure what version this will be on, but I would suspect the international version.

And, next..

More Just My Imagination vidcaps:

Ok, I now have the JMI release date for Europe! The Euro Release date is October 4th. You can expect the US and International release to be very close to that date.

So mark it on your calenders!

Source: The Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List

Ahh.. I’ve been waiting for this! Tracks and covers for Just My Imagination! Without a moment wasted, here they are:

Tracks:

1. Just My Imagination
2. God Be With You
3. Such A Shame (previously unreleased)
4. Zombie (Live, Hamburg 4/99)

Interesting. It sounds to me that the Berries have left the most gloomy material for B-sides as not to affect the feel of the album (Sorry Son, Papparazzi on Mopeds, and now likely Such a Shame).

And here are the covers:

JMI CD 1:

JMI CD 2:

Look famililiar! Of course! I had a sneaking suspicion and I was right.

Another thing to ponder is why is there CD1 and CD2? Are these UK editions? If so, that must mean that although JMI will be released in America, it is not an American-exclusive release.

Source: The Cranberries Official Homepage (www.cranberries.ie)

I’ve got the Elle artice typed up for you. (Some of you complained you could’t read the picture).

“A Young Woman’s Guide to Being a Rock Chick” 5. NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY Dolores O’Riordan “I’m dividing my time between my band and my motherhood,” beams Dolores O’Riordan, elfin lead singer of The Cranberries from her 300-acre farm, nestled between Tipperary, Cork and Limerick. A star since she was 19, and famously the fifth richest woman in the british isles, Dolores summarises her career: “The Cranberries started at naught, went right to 10, and then we lost the plot. Three years ago, I came off the road and I was really mentally ill. What was the point of being really famous, having loads of money and having no reality?” A two year break, a baby, Taylor Baxter Burton (“You suddenly realise what the essence of life is”), seven horses, two dogs and the Irish countryside have worked their healing magic: “My family’s waiting for me. It’s very stabilising.” And for God’s sake, ignore your critics: “They can really disturb you. Do whatever you feel you were put on this earth to do. To heck with everybody else.”

Thanks to my good friend Erik Antonie (Bahiatr@aol.com) for typing the article!

The Berries appeared on two US TV shows Wednesday night/Thursday Morning. They played JMI on “The Late Show with Jay Leno” and Dolores was interviewed on “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn”. For those that missed the shows, screens are below!

Jay Leno

Craig Kilborn

Source: Exclusive!

Yes, as promised in the email mailing, we’ve got EXCLUSIVE vidcaps of the “Just My Imagination” video!

A ZOMBIEGUIDE EXCLUSIVE!

Thanks for your emails! I got alot of info that some people sent me.

Westh 54th is a concert show that appears on PBS. Usually it comes on after “PBS On Tour”. It’s more a private show, with a smaller, more intimate audience. The official West 54th hompage is at:

http://www.sessionsatwest54th.com/

The Berries are not on the schedule for September, so they’ll probably appear next month.

Thanks to Yeats Grave (yeatsgrave@aol.com) and cen23173 (cen23173@mail.ld.centuryinter.net) for the info!

Second Update

This statement is on the “What’s New” section of the official page:

“The Cranberries will tape Sessions at West 54th! Air date to be Announced”

So what is West 54th? A radio session? If anyone has any info., please email me!

Source: Official Cranberries Homepage (www.cranberries.com)

Word around the campfire is that the Cranberries will be doing a benefit show on November 22nd. According to the source, the band, along with U2, The Corrs, and other bands will be doing a show in Ireland for peace in Ireland.
If I get some more facts, I’ll put them up.

Source: The Cranberries Gazette (www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/deadhead/454)

I know some people have wanted to see recent article about Dolores in the European Elle magazine. So here’s the scan!

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While “Animal Instinct” is on the charts in places in Europe, some radio stations are airing yet another song from “Bury the Hatchet”. That song is “Dying in the Sun”. So will this song be the next single in Europe? Decide for yourself.

Source: The Cranberries Newsgroup (alt.music.cranberries)

The official page says that Just My Imagination will be released on (or about) Sepetember 30th. However, a few online music shops have listed Just My Imagination for an October release. So has it been pushed back? I’ll keep you posted.

Source: The Cranberries Official Homepage (www.cranberries.com), The Cranberries Newsgroup (alt.music.cranberries)

I got some more info about the new CD included with the tour books. The cover has the red room shot with Dolores lying on the bed. I also says “The Cranberries Loud and Clear Tour 1999” on the cover. The disc has the same inscription and also says “Limited Edition”. The CD contains the following tracks:

Liar (live)
Ridiculous Thoughts (live)
Promises (live)
Waltzing Back (live)

I don’t know where the tracks were recorded or if the price of the book rose because of the CD.

Thanks to Brian Woodruff (bbam@infinet.com) for the info!

Source: Exclusive

From Fergal at the official page:

“Hi , it’s me again.
We are in Minneapolis, and badly hung over I’m afraid!! We played in Chicago last night and it was a great gig so everyone was in flying form. As today is Dolores’ birthday we threw a surprise party after the show which continued onto the bus. We have about twenty or so people working with us on the tour and they are all really nice so it’s always good to have a night like that to help everyone relax after working so hard for the past few weeks.
I’m afraid I have to go back to bed now for a snooze so I’ll talk to you again in a few days.
Take care,
Fergal.”

Looks like the band partied a little TOO much! 😀

Source: The Cranberries Official Homepage (www.cranberries.ie)

Dolores turns 28 today.. Happy B-Day Dolly!

Appearently, there is a new edition of the Loud and Clear Tour Book. It comes with a limited edition CD, but what it is, I’m not sure. If I had to guess, I would assume it’s the 4-track live CD that came with some limited editions of BTH, but I don’t know for sure. When I get more info., it’ll be up here!

Source: Ridiculous Thoughts mailing list, Cranberries Newsgroup (alt.music.cranberries)

Here are some upcoming appearences on TV, etc., by the Berries:

15th Sept: Band appearance on Jay Leno show (USA), performing “Just My Imagination”
15th Sept: Dolores is being interviewed on the Craig Kilborn Show (USA). (NOTE: CBS in the US)
16th Sept: Band will be making an in-station visit to KYSR/Star Lounge. (3 acoustic tracks).
18th Sept: There will be a live webcast of the San Francisco show that night. (URL details coming soon)

Source: The Cranberries Official homepage (http://www.cranberries.ie)

Sorry for the delay in updates.. Tripod has been screwy. Aaanyway..

Wow.
I bring ye exclusives from afar. Hmm.. not quite sure how to say this, but.. I won the contest on the official page! (no hate mail please!)

I but suppose that wouldn’t be too newsworthy without pics.. so here they are. I’ve made thumbnails cause they’re HUGE 🙂

BTH Lithograph Autographed by Storm Thorgerson
Click here for HUGE pic
BTH Autographed by All Members

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I couldn’t fit the litho into my scanner, but you probably know what the top looks like 🙂 The auto is lighly in pencil, but you should be able to see it.

It’s getting late, so I’ll have nuz up for ya tomorrow.

Source: Highly EXCLUSIVE! 🙂

Here’s some info I found:

“i dont know how many in this group actually watch the show, so ill explain it well.
i was reading a magazine, and they had some charmed info. the show is about 3 sisters, the 3 charmed ones. they each have a different power blah blah. the middle sister, Piper, was a chef in a club/restaurant called ‘quake’ this past season.  well as the story goes this season, she ‘launches a club that will occasionally feature big-name musical acts.’ so thats where the cranberries come in.”

Thanks to Delilah165 (delilah165@aol.com) for the info!

I’ll have some more stuff up for you later.

It’s about time! A new commercial bootleg has arisen from the first leg of the Loud and Clear tour. The CD’s title is “One’s Better Self”.. check out the coverart..

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Tracks are:
1. Promises
2. Animal Instinct
3. Loud & Clear
4. Sunday
5. Daffodil Lament
6. Salvation
7. Still Can’t…
8. Saving Grace
9. I Can’t Be With You
10. Dream
11. Zombie
12. Desperate Andy
13. Dreams

The show was recorded in Hamburg, Germany, April 16th, 1999.

Sorry about the image tag, but I’m getting a guy taking whatever he pleases off my page, so all images from here on out will be tagged. Again, sorry.. I will discontinue the tags if the person stops his plagiarism.

Source: eBay (www.ebay.com)

For those that attended the Homdel, NJ show on August 13th, get out your wallets! The show was recorded (probably by an ameteur) and is now available on a 2-CD set.

Tracks are:
1. God Be with You
2. Promises
3. Animal Instinct
4. Ode to my Family
5. Sunday
6. Linger
7. Wanted
8. Salvation
9. Go Your Own Way
10. Pretty
11. You and Me
12. Still Can’t Recognize
13. Daffadil Lament
14. Waltzing Back
15. Zombie
16. Ridiculous Thoughts
17. Dying in the Sun
18. Shattered
19. Liar
20. Just my Imagination
21. Dreams

The set is now up for auction at eBay, so if you’re interested, you’d better bid fast!

Source: eBay (www.ebay.com)

The Berries are on the cover of the current issue of the BMG magazine.. have a peek

(sorry about the crappy scan..)

Source: eBay (www.ebay.com)

Dolores last night on VH-1’s Hard Rock Live

For those that missed it, the show “Hard Rock Live” was aired last night featuring the Cranberries and Live. They played:

Promises
Linger
Delilah
Zombie

The show rocked, but viewers also got a little bonus. During a commercial for Bury The Hatchet, a clip of the upcoming video for “Just My Imagination” was aired. The video is taped in black and white. Dolores has the short hair look with lots of highlighted freckles on her face. The band sits with their instruments and play on a blank white set while Dolores sings into an exacto blade-shaped microphone.

If you missed the show and would like a copy of it on video, drop me an email (no more valid!)

Source: Exclusive

I am a man of my word.. so on with the new stuf!!

Listed below are pics and prices, along with descriptions of the new merchandise sold at the current Loud and Clear Tour.

Items I purchased:

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Tour T-Shirt (w/ AI Cup on cover)
Price: $27 (US)
Description: Navy blue T-shirt with the Animal Instinct cover on the front. On the back, it has a small logo near the top, “Mustang’s Rhythm On the Road Tour” in pink.

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Loud and Clear Tour US Handbill
Price: FREE to concertgoers
Description: A flyer listing all the tour dates in America, along with an ad for “Just My Imagination” (which strangely enough says is now available at retail stores)

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Bury the Hatchet Pin/Badge
Price: $9 (US)
Description: Small black and silver pin…

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Loud and Clear World Tour Program
Price: $15 (US)
Description: If you’re having a hard time deciding what to pick up with just a few bucks, I highly recommend this program. It comes with a black envelope with glossy black lettering and design on it and (didn’t scan too well..). Included is a 20-page or so program featuring discgrapy, triva (hard even for me!), and some articles.. not to mention lots of current pictures. Also inside are four postcards.. one for the album and each single (*hint hint* — see news below)

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Tour Poster
Price: $10 (US)
Description: It’s a poster.. pictures speak louder than words.

Items not purchased by me:

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Tour shirt from First Leg
Price: $27
Description: Looks like they had some of these left over.. they can be ordered from cranberriesstore.com.

Animal Instinct T-Shirt
Price: $27 (US)
Description: A forest green shirt. On the front is a circular picture of the band with “Animal Instinct” written beneath.

Women’s T-Shirt
Price: $27 (US)
Description: A shirt for the ladies. It’s white with a small pic of the Promises bear burning on the front.

BTH Golf Shirt
Price: $50 (US)
Description: An olive green golf shirt. On the front near the pocket area is the eye sewn in with “The Cranberries” and “Loud and Clear Tour” stitched above and below respectively.

BTH Mousepad
Price: $22 (US)
Description: I shoulda got this! Its a moving mouspad (like those Baseball cards from the 80’s). The eyeball bobs up and down while the man stares at it when you look at it from different directions.

Promises T-Shirt
Price: $27 (US)
Description: Smoking bear on the back.. non-smoking bear on the front. Navy T-Shirt.

Other stuff:
Earplugs — $2
Binoculars — $8-$12

Source: EXCLUSIVE!!!

“Just My Imagination” Promo CD Pic

I finally got a scan of the “Just My Imagination” promo CD. Very plain.. not cover art. Take a look:

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Source: eBay (www.ebay.com)

JMI Single Cover??

Now here’s where the speculation comes in. I think that the following image will be the cover for “Just My Imagination”:

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Now why do I think this, you ask? As you can probably see, this is a pic from the postcards included with the program. NOW, each one of those postcards has coverart on them. On the back of each postcard, it says what the name of the CD it is that that art if from (Ex: Postcard with burning bear says “The Cranberries : Promises” on the back). On the last postcard with this image, it says “The Cranberries : Just My Imagination”. Judge for yourself.

Source: Exclusive!

Ok, sorry for not saying anything.. I went on a trip for a week, but then went on special assignment for you people! I went to the show in Manassas, VA yesterday (just got home). Anyway, I’m quite busy at the moment, but when I get some time (probably not til tomorrow!) I’ll have lots of news for you stright from the show including scans of:

-Animal Instinct T-Shirt
-Tour Handbill
-Tour Program

and lots more! (Not to mention price tags for all the stuff!)

From the official page:

“August 9th 1999

Hi there, how’s it going?
We are back in the USA again. We kicked off our new leg of the “Loud and Clear” tour in Tampa, Florida two days ago. It was great to play again after our eight week break, and we weren’t too rusty (I think!!?).

We have changed our set list quite a bit since the last tour. Dolores asked us if we would be up for trying “God Be With You Ireland”, the song she wrote for a movie (The Devil’s Own). It sounds very powerful so I think it will be a permanent resident in the set for a while.

We did a video for “Just My Imagination” in Dublin just before we came over here it will be released (only in America) in a couple of weeks. I’ll see if I can put it up here for you.

O.K.,. that’s about it , I’ll talk to you soon,
All the best,

Fergal.”

Hmmm… Just My Imagination will be a US-only release? Sounds like it to me! Cool!

I wonder what the video’s concept or director is? They may have stuck to Olivier Dahan again.

That’s the news for now.

Source: The Cranberries Official International Homepage (www.cranberries.ie)

Ok, Ok, I got the setlist from the Flordia show.. Check it out!!

God Be With You
Promises
Animal Instinct
Ode To My Family
Sunday
Linger
Wanted
Salvation
Go Your Own Way
Pretty
You And Me
Daffodil Lament
I Can’t Be With You
Waltzing Back
Zombie
Ridiculous Thoughts

Encore:
Dying In The Sun
Shattered
Just My Imagination
Liar
Dreams

ALRIGHT!! They’ll be doing “Go Your Own Way”, “God Be With You”, “Dying In the Sun”, and “Just My Imagination” this tour — all of which were not previously done live. Wow. Glad I got something to look forward to..

Hey, check out this new Bury the Hatchet ad I dug up..

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As you can see, it shows the infamous BTH “Red Room” shot, while down at the bottom, the ad boasts all the new awards that the album has received… interesting. Anyway, this is what’s known as a “Trade Ad” and is passed around to those in the music industry and is not available to the public.

Source: eBay (www.ebay.com)

Don’t let this stuff burn a hole in your monitor!

The Cranberries Guest Star on “Charmed”

The Cranberries will appear on November 4th as guests on the TV show “Charmed”. “Charmed” is a TV show aired on the WB network worldwide and also airs on CTV in Candada.

Source: Wall of Sound (www.wallofsound.com)

Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer for the Cranberries will appear in the 2000 Campaign ads for the ultra-hot clothing designer, Calvin Klein. (WOW! Can’t wait to see the results of that photo shoot!!)

Also, here are some excerpts from that press release:

“You’re working and you’re working, and every day it’s just so busy,” she [Dolores] explains. “I guess that’s how you get to be such a successful person, but then you lose touch with so many other things. I think you get to a point whereupon you kind of realize having a balance in life, having friends and having family, is
better.”

Source: Wall of Sound (www.wallofsound.com)

This new quote was featured in a Yahoo! new article:

“When you have kids, it’s almost like a natural step in life that you come to an awareness that ‘I’m not going to burn myself out anymore.’ … You get a little bit more focus on the really important things in life, you know?”

— singer DOLORES O’RIORDAN of the Irish rock group THE CRANBERRIES, on her newfound experience as a mother.

Source: Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com)

The Berries will be featured on an upcoming movie, “Another City, Not My Own”. The movie itself is based on a book by Dominick Dunne and and it is directed by Robert Altman. The soundtrack will be released this year sometime, but the exact date or song is unkown.

Source: The Cranberries Gazette (http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/deadhead/454), Amazon (www.amazon.com)

Thanks to Vance (VPegado@aol.com) for submissions for today’s news!

Ok, now I’m gonna update on August 4th for REAL now 🙂

Two shows featuring the Berries are lined up to air this month.

Tuesday, August 10th, 9 PM EST — “The New Music” is rerunning a recent interview with Dolores and Feargal (I would presume the one that orignally ran Janurary 15th)

Thursday, August 19th — The Cranberries will be featred on “MuchMusic Spotlight” – a show playing music videos of highlighted bands.

This page was updated yesterday, but appearently, the updates didn’t save. Well, then it looks like you get a big batch of news!

TV commercials are currently running in the New York area for the Jones Beach concert this month. The commercial includes video clips of Dreams, Promises, and other videos. But the most interesting part of the commecial is professional video footage of the Hamburg Germany concert from this year.

Source: The Cranberries Newsgroup (alt.music.cranberries)

I *finally* got ahold of a scan of a new BTH tour shirt! Interestingly enough, this is actually a crew shirt. Check it out!

Source: eBay (www.ebay.com)

A limited production of “Animal Instinct” is scheduled to hit stores August 24th in France. The single will inlcude the following bonus tracks:

Dreams (Nobel Concert ’98)
Linger (Nobel Concert ’98)
Zombie (Tipperary ’94)

Source: The Cranberries Gazette (www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/deadhead/454)

“Just My Imagination” has finally been given a release date. According to Mercury Records in Germany, the single will be released on September 20th. No track listing or cover art available yet..

Source: Mercury Records, Germany (www.mercuryrecords.de)

Dolores recently told British press about her plans later in life — to start a foundation for abused children.

“Warped things do happen in Ireland and what they used to do to children was terrible. It wasn’t just the Church, it was the beatings in school, too. But I was very lucky. I was never abused as a child. I have a very lovely upbringing,” Dolores told London magazine, Metro. She later goes on to say, “Why would anyone want to screw a child? When my little boy falls and hurts himself he cries and looks at you to take away the pain. And you feel awful if you can’t.”

She also told Hot-Press (on the issure of child abusers), “It’s the worst crime. I think they should be castrated. I just think that people who sexually abuse children get off too easily. They get back after a couple of weeks because, ‘Oh, he’s psychologically ill.’ Which I can understand, but then people get thrown in the can for eight years for smoking dope or something. I think the system is kind of weird that way. It hammers people wo are doing harmless things while these perverts, these paedophiles, are shown leniency.”

Source: Hot-Press Magazine, Metro magazine

Well, it seems that “Just My Imagination” is getting some decent airplay around the world.

Many people have heard it playing on stations they didn’t hear “Promises” or “Animal Instinct” played once, so maybe this single will do more success than the preceding ones.

Source: The Cranberries Newsgroup (alt.music.cranberries)

Recent cable guides have listed the Cranberries’s “Hard Rock Live” performance for August 21st at Midnight (probably EST). The show will be aired on the MTV-for-adults, VH-1.

I would take this information as accurate, so mark you calenders!

Source: The Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List (cranslist@smoe.org)

Check this out from the Walzing Back homepage:

“LaunchLive and IPIX images are going to make it possible to see The Cranberries live in concert via the internet while they are touring this summer. IPIX images has develloped [developed] a new technology that enables web-surfers to see imersive 360 degree videos. Their isn’t a lot of information released about this yet but I do know that you will need a Pentium 3 processor, a version 4 of Internet Explorer or Netscape, an Internet connection and a free membership from LaunchLive available here.”

You’ll need to go to www.launclive.com for the free membership.

Well, sounds cool!

Source: Waltzing Back homepage (http://pages.infinit.net/fluo1)

The Cranberries have booked a new upcoming TV peformance.

The Cranberries are scheduled to perform “Just My Imagination” on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on September 15th — the night before the LA concert.

Thanks to Hadi Izadi (hadi@interchange.ubc.ca) for the news tip!

Wow! No sooner do I put the below news up, something new comes along.

Promo Singles for “Just My Imagination” have been made and released to radio stations. There is only one track.. (No “alternate mix” goodies)

As soon as I get a scan of the new promo, I’ll try to have it up right here for ya!

Source: eBay (http://www.ebay.com)

Well, alot of people think that BTH is the Cranberries’s most single-ready album and here are some interesting stats to prove it:

“What’s On My Mind” is currenlty #12 on French charts
“Shattered” is *still* #6 on Japanese charts

Now, I love “What’s On My Mind” (my favorite off the new album) but ranking it on a national chart without it being a single?! That says something.

Source: The Cranberries Gazette (http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/deadhead/454)

You know, it seemed fishy to me from day one. The song “Alone” that has been passed around the net in MP3 and by collectors on tape, is a ruse (aka fake, forgery, lie.. you get the point). In fact, the CD called “The Great Irish Instrumental Songs” does not exist either… along with the tale about Pearce Gilmore selling the song. This was all a semi-well-done hoax put on by one member of the Yesterday’s Gone Page en espanol. The version of the song “Alone” that you may or may not have heard was actually a Stone Temple Pilots song titled “Press Play”.
This was all posted on a very long editorial on the respective page within the past two days. This does not mean that all info. from YGP is illegitimate, as the site has three webmasters. The site does have contacts with Pearce Gilmore, but the information given by the one bad apple that pulled all this on is is false.
From now on, the page will confirm any news posted on its site.

And the US Fans Rejoiced.

Wahooo! Straight from the official page.. read!

“Hi there,
Well I just got back from Italy where I spent three weeks relaxing with my wife. Dolores was in Canada for a few weeks with her husband and son; Noel and his wife went to the Caribbean and Mike and his wife were in Portugal. Everyone had a great time and the “batteries are recharged”.
Our tour manager is getting married in a few days so that should be a good day out. We have decided to release “Just My Imagination” in the U.S.A., so we will be doing the video for that at the end of this month, and then we go to Florida to rehearse for a week before we begin our U.S. Tour. That’s about it I’m afraid (I’m so boring aren’t I ?). Talk to you soon,
All the best,
Fergal.”

So “Just My Imagination” WILL be the next singe (Ok, I was wrong) and best of all — A US release!!

Source: The Cranberries Official International Homepage (http://www.cranberries.ie)