“Rapturous Reception For The Cranberries 1993″
Following a hugely successful American tour supporting Duran Duran, The Cranberries return to Limerick and receive a Mayoral reception.
Watch the RTÉ News report broadcast on 17 December 1993 now available on the RTÉ Archives website by clicking this link.
On the Cranberries Italia Facebook group, Niall Quinn wrote, “That’s my dad Dolores is talking to at 0.37”
(Actually… the guy receiving an autograph, how cool!)
Read the article directly on theguardian.com or enlarge screen shot below:
Click this link to read the news concerning the meeting in the restaurant that Dave Davies is talking about. It was on the 31 July 2017.
Great rare photos taken by Anne O’Connor during the recording of Everybody Else and posted by The Cranberries on Instagram yesterday.
[EDIT] Also shared 2 days after on The Cranberries’ Facebook in better quality:
Dolores, Mike, Rob Kirwan
Noel and Stephen Street
Rob Kirwan (on the left with striped tshirt) – Stephen Street (on the right)
This last photo was already posted by Anne O’Connor on Twitter on 15 March 2014 and in color:
Limerick musicians have combined to record a tribute to Dolores O’Riordan. The video of their rendition of The Cranberries classic song “When You’re Gone” has been posted earlier today on the internet. Some of the artists already appeared at the “I Heart Cranberries” tribute at Dolan’s pub on 5 July 2018. You might even recognize a few more…
Artists featured are:
Anna’s Anchor, Ben Oit, Bleeding Heart Pigeons, Brad Pitt Light Orchestra, Carolyn Bourke, Casavettes, Changing Trains, Cruiser, Damien Moore, Delorean Suite, Emma Langford, Fox Jaw, Hedfuzy, Jane Fraser, John Daly, Laura Duff, Limerick Gospel Choir, Mizdrea, My Empire, New Age Messiah, Nova Quartet, Paddy Dennehy, Parliament Square, Peter Hanagan, Point Taken, Post Punk Podge & The Techno Hippies, PowPig, Protobaby, Raging Sons, Randolf & The Crokers, Sarah Dolan, Shane Wixted, Shardborne, The Flag Listeners, The Hitchers, Third Island, Tombz, We Come In Pieces, Windings, Zephire and Zombie Picnic.
From Limerick, a tribute to Dolores
…and featuring a former Cranberries member:
Niall Quinn (center) – The Hitchers
…and Ger O’Riordan, a member of Dolores’ family:
Ger O’Riordan (skull t-shirt) – Zephire
The video is directed and edited by Limerick filmmaker Shane Serrano. All proceeds will go to the MidWest Simon Community.
Sources: Limerick Leader, I Love Limerick
Thanks to YouTube user Alfonso MartzG who shared the long version (2:30) of “Angela’s Song”. The guy does not mention the source but the animated short film was released yesterday on Netflix so…
Rest with me
We’ll be warm and free to dream
Of all the things yet to come
For you my little one
Look up high and see
All the stars above you and me
They shine a light on all the things to come
For you my little one
Stay with me
Forget the cold streets of Limerick city
Let’s drift away and sing our song
And dream on and on
Lay with me
Let us sing a sweet melody
Of all the things yet to come
For you my little one
Look up high and see
All the stars above you and me
They shine a light on all the things to come
For you my little one
Look up high and see
All the stars above you and me
They shine a light on all the things to come
For you my little one
UPDATE – 4:55 PM (UTC)
Source is indeed Netflix. Compared to the RTÉ’s broadcast in 2017, the end credits are now scrolling slowly and we can hear the full version of the song (or more likely, this is the normal speed and RTÉ had deliberately broadcast a speed up version). Anyway this is a Netflix exclusive!
Thanks to irishsoul on Vimeo:
On Thursday 22 November 2018, John Hennessy, Ber Angley, Máire Keary-Scanlon and Shane Curtin were honored by the city of Limerick for their contribution to the musical landscape of the city. People from the music community came out in support at the mayoral reception at City Hall and Noel Hogan was one of them.
Full details in the article “Limerick recognises its unsung heroes in music” published on limerickpost.ie
John Hennessy, Ber Angley, Mayor Daniel Butler, Máire Keary Scanlon, Shane Curtin
Photo: Keith Wiseman
The Cranberries are mentioned in the part concerning Ber Angley, who is synonymous with events at University of Limerick since the 1980s:
Professor Eoin Devereux spoke about Ber’s achievements.
“He had the capacity to imagine and dream and say ‘why can’t we do things like this?’.”
Ber also played a part in getting Limerick’s most successful music export signed to a major label. He played a very significant role in the history of the band, booking them for The Stables Bar and rostered them on national tours of the colleges in their early days.
Ber booked The Cranberries for a Rag Week gig at The Jetland on Ennis Road. (where Dunnes Stores / Woodies is now).
Prof Devereux told the audience, “There were 32 A&R men from the record industry hoping to sign The Cranberries.
At that gig a man called Denny Cordell of Island Records made a deal with The Cranberries. It was a historic night in the history of the band that went to global success.”
Mayor Daniel Butler, Ber Angley, Noel Hogan – Photo: Keith Wiseman
The day after, Ber Angley published on Twitter a photo of his award and a ‘thanks everyone’ message:
The animated short film “Angela’s Christmas” broadcast last year on Christmas day on Irish TV will be released in less than 2 weeks on Netflix.
(OST includes the song “Angela’s Song” performed by Dolores)
Info and trailer by clicking this link.
Thanks to Cranberries Music Video Edits for the link.
Family just announced this week that two anniversary masses will be held in Limerick county this January to pay tribute to Dolores. Here is their message:
Dolores O’Riordan anniversary mass will be held in Ballybricken Church on Sunday the 13th of January at 11am. There will also be mass said for her at St Joseph’s Church O’Connell Avenue on the 20th of January at 11:30am.
All welcome to attend to pay tribute to her.
Ballybricken Church
St Joseph’s Church
To mark the release of the 25th anniversary re-issue of Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? RTÉ is giving you the chance to win the boxset. Just answer the following question before November 12th:
The producer of Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? had previously worked with The Smiths and Morrissey. What is his name?
Send your answer, name and address, marked Cranberries Comp, to entertainmentonline@rte.ie
Full details on this link.
There is no information to know whether the contest is international or not, so the answer probably is yes, and if not… that’s only an email!
Thanks to Alex for the link!
Paddy Brennan, a Limerick Historian and rock ‘n’ roll fanatic, just published a 556-page book regarding the History of Limerick Music from 1800 to 2018 including memorabilia and rare photographs.
The book has an extensive section on The Cranberries.
Author said: “Other bands were writing about love and songs that wouldn’t stand out whereas the Cranberries were writing songs where you would actually start listening to the words.”
The book called “Limerick Music Throughout The Decades” will be available for purchase on October 30.
Read the full articles published earlier today on limerickleader.ie and limerickpost.ie
At the launch, Lorcan Murray, Geraldine Brennan, Ken McLoughlin, Mayor James Collins, Paddy Brennan, Fergal Lawler, and John Dundon Picture: Michael Cowhey
Limerick Music Throughout The Decades
In the new ‘Hot Press’ magazine Stuart Clark sits down with The Cranberries’ Noel Hogan. As the Everybody Else album gets a box-set re-release, Noel talks about the band’s formative years and the pain of losing Dolores.
Order this new issue (hard copy) online by clicking this link or buy it in-stores from October 25th.
UPDATE – NOVEMBER 6
The full interview is now available online by clicking this link.
Thanks to ‘The Cranberries Newspaper’ for noticing!
The article “Memories that linger: Remembering the Cranberries visit to Cork in 1991” was published today on irishexaminer.com
As The Cranberries re-release their debut album in a 4CD anniversary boxset that includes a few live songs from Cork Rock 91, Ed Power looks back on a landmark gig at Sir Henry’s in Cork in 1991.
Photo: Siobhan Bardsley
Also available in print, thanks to Siobhan Bardsley on Twitter:
Irish Examiner
This week The Cranberries are sharing a series of short interviews with Dolores and Noel, filmed back in 2016 2017 when they were working on the release of the 25th Anniversary box set of “Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We?”
Here is the third and last video posted on the band’s socials earlier today:
“The determination to make their first album – Dolores O’Riordan (2017)”
Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We – 25th Anniversary
This week we have been sharing a series of short interviews with Dolores and Noel, filmed back in 2016 when they were working on the release of the 25th Anniversary box set of 'Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We'. Here is the last one…
Gepostet von The Cranberries am Freitag, 19. Oktober 2018
Here they are, the first pictures of the “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? 25th Anniversary Edition” box set and limited clear vinyl have surfaced:
We’ll add some more pics on this post throughout the day, stay tuned!
Sources: Instagram@startswithanf, Instagram/@vinylmojo, Facebook/The Cranberries Newspaper, Instagram/@caligula_would_have_blush
Here’s a first preview of what the “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? 25th Anniversary Edition” vinyl to be released tomorrow looks like!
Can’t wait to get our hands on this beauty!
“This album is dedicated to the memory of Dolores O’Riordan“
Sources: eBay , Instagram/@sck0rp , Instagram/@chandler002_officiel
This week The Cranberries are sharing a series of short interviews with Dolores and Noel, filmed back in 2016 when they were working on the release of the 25th Anniversary box set of “Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We?”
Here is the second video posted on the band’s socials earlier today:
“Going from Limerick to global superstars – Noel Hogan (2017)”
'Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We' – 25th Anniversary
This week we will share a series of short interviews with Dolores and Noel, filmed back in 2016 when they were working on the release of the 25th Anniversary box set of 'Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We'. Here is the second…
Gepostet von The Cranberries am Mittwoch, 17. Oktober 2018
Two “retro” Cranberries t-shirts are now available to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of the band debut album “Everybody Else is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?”
Click the below link to buy this new merch:
https://thecranberries.shopfirebrand.com/
This week The Cranberries will share a series of short interviews with Dolores and Noel, filmed back in 2016 when they were working on the release of the 25th Anniversary box set of “Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We?”
Here is the first video posted on the band’s socials earlier today:
“Linger and the sudden rise to fame – Dolores O’Riordan (2017)”
Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We – The 25th Anniversary
This week we will share a series of short interviews with Dolores and Noel, filmed back in 2016 when they were working on the release of the 25th Anniversary box set of 'Everybody Else Is Doing It So Why Can’t We'. Here is the first..
Gepostet von The Cranberries am Montag, 15. Oktober 2018
Dolores O’Riordan literally rules the Billboard chart’s History as top female artist in the alternative songs chart according to the article published earlier today on billboard.com
The Cranberries frontwoman counts 8 entries in the chart (Linger, Dreams, Zombie, Ode To My Family, Ridiculous Thoughts, Salvation, Free To Decide, Promises) including a pair of number 1s. Brilliant!
Thanks to ‘The Cranberries Newspaper’ on Facebook for finding the article.
Billboard.com just published a new interview with Noel Hogan featuring the track “Shine Down” that should be the “Nothing Left At All” cassette version of the song that we know (impossible to tell as their player does not seem to be working at the moment).
Noel interestingly mentions that he hopes the other Cranberries albums will be given the same anniversary treatment as Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We. However he notes that it “would be harder to find (bonus) things because with (Everybody Else…) we had all the years of build-up for us to get to that point, a lot of stuff between demos and gigs and things that we were able to include. The problem going forward is that album came out and became very successful, so everything we did after that was released or used straightaway. To find rarities may be a bit of a struggle — though I could be wrong. Things could pop up that I may have forgotten about“.
Definitely something fans should be able to help with 😉
Noel also confirms that the final Cranberries album, In The End, should be “very emotional, because of all the things that were going on in Dolores’ life“, and reasserts that “she was psyched about doing the album“, which makes “her death” something “very, very unfair” as “she was very, very positive” : “when she started writing this album it was all very positive and she couldn’t wait to get into the studio or back on the road again“, especially as the band was planning to tour in China in March.
Photo: Limerick Leader
Thanks to ‘The Cranberries Newspaper’ on Facebook and Diego on Twitter for noticing.
UPDATE – OCTOBER 11 – 10:24 PM (UTC)
“Shine Down (Nothing Left At All – EP Version)” also available on Apple Music from October 12th… meaning if it’s not midnight yet in your country, you’ll have to wait a couple of hours more!
The song also just appeared on YouTube/VEVO on the official channel of The Cranberries:
Third promo video shared by The Cranberries on their socials ahead of the release of “Everybody Else Is Doing it So Why Can’t We? 25th Anniversary Edition” out on 19 October 2018.
After Fergal 2 days ago, Noel yesterday, now it is Dolores’ turn.
Video is entitled “Dolores O’Riordan”
'Everybody Else Is Doing it So Why Can't We?', the 25th Anniversary Edition is out on 19th October. https://TheCranberries.lnk.to/EEIDISWCW
Gepostet von The Cranberries am Dienstag, 9. Oktober 2018
Pre-order the “25th Anniversary Edition” by clicking this link.
The Prince Albert pub in Brighton England is known for the famous painted faces which adorn its exterior wall (on the side of the pub, facing Frederick Place). “The Prince Albert Mural” also known as “Icons” pays tribute to music greats and depicts the best international music icons that have passed away.
The updated version now includes Dolores O’Riordan among many other iconic stars.
Also updated: Google Street View
Thanks to Ivan for the info.
The Cranberries just shared a 2nd short video on their socials ahead of the release of “Everybody Else Is Doing it So Why Can’t We? 25th Anniversary Edition” out on 19 October 2018.
After Fergal yesterday, today is Noel’s turn.
Video is entitled “Noel Hogan”
'Everybody Else Is Doing it So Why Can't We?', the 25th Anniversary Edition is out on 19th October. https://TheCranberries.lnk.to/EEIDISWCW
Gepostet von The Cranberries am Dienstag, 9. Oktober 2018
Pre-order the “25th Anniversary Edition” by clicking this link.
Ahead of the 25th-anniversary reissue of EEIDI, rollingstone.com just published a new interview with guitarist Noel Hogan. He discusses the band’s early days as well as the upcoming final album with Dolores O’Riordan, “IN THE END” to be released early next year.
So there’s a song called “In the End,” it’s the last song on the album, and it just kind of summed up the whole album and the band. Because it’s definitely the end of it for us. So we’ve called it that. In the End. – Noel Hogan
Photo: Dermot Lynch/Limerick Leader
The Cranberries just shared a short video on their socials ahead of the release of “Everybody Else Is Doing it So Why Can’t We? 25th Anniversary Edition” out on 19 October 2018.
Video is entitled “Fergal Lawler – Quote”
'Everybody Else Is Doing it So Why Can't We?': 25th Anniversary Edition. Out 19th October. https://TheCranberries.lnk.to/EEIDISWCW
Gepostet von The Cranberries am Dienstag, 9. Oktober 2018
Pre-order the “25th Anniversary Edition” by clicking this link.
As announced earlier today on Twitter, Professor Eoin Devereux of the University of Limerick will present an illustrated talk about The Cranberries early days, the making of their debut album, its influences and artwork at the Vinyl Festival that takes place in Dun Laoghaire (near Dublin) on November 17th 2018.
Click here to buy tickets to attend.
Dún Laoghaire Vinyl Festival – Twitter
As a reminder, Professor Devereux’s 12,000 words essay “Waltzing Back: The Cranberries 1989-1993” will be published as part of 4 CD Box Set edition of “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? 25th Anniversary Edition” that is to be released on October 19th.
Thanks to doloresoriordanspain.com who just published the lyrics of “Íosa” with the English translation.
Dolores O’Riordan Spain thanks Sanela Nesensohn and Bitesize Irish Gaelic (https://www.bitesize.irish) for “an approximation to the lyrics of the song and its translation in English”.
Our ‘Song List A-Z’ page has now been updated with Íosa
ÍOSA
Suite ar chathaoir mhaorga ag smaoineamh …(?)…
Anois ar a laethanta saoire
Na blianta crua curtha síos
Seanathair, a sheanathair
(líne dothuigthe)
Saol le chéile le do chéile
Blianta caite ón am sin
Nócha trí bliain, nócha trí bliain
A Íosa
Cad é …(?)…
A Íosa
Go dtaga do riocht
A Íosa
Cad é …(?)…
A Íosa
Go dtaga do riocht
Suite ar an gcathaoir shoilseach
D’fhéach sé orm, cád é a dheir mé
Na laethanta crua curtha síos
Seanathair, a sheanathair
Mise …(?)… ar sheanathair
Suí/saol le chéile le do …(?)…
Blianta caite ón am sin
Nócha trí bliain, nócha trí bliain
A Íosa
Cad é …(?)…
A Íosa
Go dtaga do riocht
A Íosa
Cad é ...(?)…
A Íosa
Go dtaga do riocht
A Íosa
Cad é …(?)…
A Íosa
Go dtaga do riocht
A Íosa
Cad é ...(?)…
A Íosa
Go dtaga do riocht
__________________________________
JESUS
Sitting on a majestic chair (throne) thinking …(?)…
Now on his holidays
The hard years put down
Grandfather, oh grandfather
(Unintelligible line)
Life together with your spouse/companion
Years spent since then
Ninety three years, Ninety three years
Jesus
What is …(?)…
Jesus
May Your Kingdom come
Jesus
What is …(?)…
Jesus
May Your Kingdom come
Sitting on the luminous chair
He looked at me, what did I say
The hard days put down
Grandfather, oh grandfather
Me …(?)… grandfather
Sit/life together with your …(?)…
Years spent since then
Ninety three years, Ninety three years
Jesus
What is …(?)…
Jesus
May Your Kingdom come
Jesus
What is …(?)…
Jesus
May Your Kingdom come
Jesus
What is …(?)…
Jesus
May Your Kingdom come
Jesus
What is …(?)…
Jesus
May Your Kingdom come
UPDATE #1 – OCTOBER 4 – 8:45 PM (UTC)
English translation updated with the help of our Irish friends Kevin and Caroline.
Sitting on a lordly/majestic chair
Thinking back on his holidays
Difficult years put down
Grandad, oh Grandad
(Unintelligible line)
Life together with your wife
Years spent from that time
Ninety three years, Ninety three years
Oh Jesus
What is there to say
Oh Jesus
What is the end Thy kingdom come
Oh Jesus
What is there to say
Oh Jesus
What is the end Thy kingdom come
Sitting on a glittering chair
He looked at me, what did I say
The tough years put down
Grandad, oh Grandad
Me and my Grandad
Life together with your wife
Years spent since then
Ninety three years, Ninety three years
Oh Jesus
What is there to say
Oh Jesus
What is the end Thy kingdom come
Oh Jesus
What is there to say
Oh Jesus
What is the end Thy kingdom come
Oh Jesus
What is there to say
Oh Jesus
What is the end Thy kingdom come
Oh Jesus
What is there to say
Oh Jesus
What is the end Thy kingdom come
UPDATE #2 – OCTOBER 4
Thanks to Aileen for her help. “Thy Kingdom Come”. Edited!
UPDATE #3 – OCTOBER 6 – 9:00 AM (UTC)
“Íosa” lyrics almost completed + PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION added.
Special thanks to Sue Shearer and Dearbhail O’Mahoney, you rock!!
Suite ar chathaoir mhaorga ag
Smaoineamh anois ar a laethanta saoire
Na blianta crua curtha síos
Seanathair, a sheanathair
(líne dothuigthe)
Saol le chéile le do chéile
Blianta caite ón am sin
Nócha trí bliain, nócha trí bliain
A Íosa
Cad etá le rá
A Íosa
Go dtaga do riocht
A Íosa
Cad éta le rá
A Íosa
Go dtaga do riocht
Suite ar an gcathaoir shoilseach
D’fhéach sé orm, cád é a dheir mé
Na laethanta crua curtha síos
Seanathair, a sheanathair
Mise …(?)… ar sheanathair
Saol le chéile le do chéile
Blianta caite ón am sin
Nócha trí bliain, nócha trí bliain
A Íosa
Cad etá le rá
A Íosa
Go dtaga do riocht
A Íosa
Cad etá le rá
A Íosa
Go dtaga do riocht
A Íosa
Cad etá le rá
A Íosa
Go dtaga do riocht
A Íosa
Cad etá le rá
A Íosa
Go dtaga do riocht
Sitting on a lordly/majestic chair
Thinking back on his holidays
Difficult years put down
Grandad, oh Grandad
(Unintelligible line)
Life together with your wife
Years spent from that time
Ninety three years, Ninety three years
Oh Jesus
What is there to say
Oh Jesus
Thy kingdom come
Oh Jesus
What is there to say
Oh Jesus
Thy kingdom come
Sitting on a glittering chair
He looked at me, what did I say
The tough years put down
Grandad, oh Grandad
Me and my Grandad
Life together with your wife
Years spent since then
Ninety three years, Ninety three years
Oh Jesus
What is there to say
Oh Jesus
Thy kingdom come
Oh Jesus
What is there to say
Oh Jesus
Thy kingdom come
Oh Jesus
What is there to say
Oh Jesus
Thy kingdom come
Oh Jesus
What is there to say
Oh Jesus
Thy kingdom come
Sitter er-a car-hear wer-ga
Smee-noff arnish lenta seera
No bleeanta cru-a cur-ha sheese
Shana-hear, a yhana-hear
…(?)…
Syal la khayla leh doh khayla
Bleeanta car-ter ohn om shin
No-kha tree blee-an, no-kha tree blee-an
A Eesa
Card aytar leh rah
A Eesa
Guh dag-uh duh rochkt
A Eesa
Card aytar leh rah
A Eesa
Guh dag-uh duh rochkt
Sitter er-a car-hear oilsha
Dechk shay orum, card er year meh
No lenta cru-a cur-ha sheese
Shana-hear, a yhana-hear
…(?)… er yhana-hear
Syal la khayla leh doh khayla
Bleeanta car-ter ohn om shin
No-kha tree blee-an, no-kha tree blee-an
A Eesa
Card aytar leh rah
A Eesa
Guh dag-uh duh rochkt
A Eesa
Card aytar leh rah
A Eesa
Guh dag-uh duh rochkt
A Eesa
Card aytar leh rah
A Eesa
Guh dag-uh duh rochkt
A Eesa
Card aytar leh rah
A Eesa
Guh dag-uh duh rochkt
UPDATE #4 – OCTOBER 7 – 0:30 AM (UTC)
(Unintelligible line) could be in Gaelic “Croí sin an a sheanmháthair” (no 100% garantee!) which possibly means “Grandmother’s heart” in English. Phonetic transcription: “Cree shin an ar yhanmo-hear”.
Full lyrics + full translation + full phonetic directly on our “Íosa” page by clicking this link.
Please understand all those different translations/transcriptions might still include a few mistakes!
The photo was posted yesterday on Instagram by user joanna.cran.pic
We’re delighted to find out that the “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? 25th Anniversary Edition” 4 CD boxset due for release on October 19th will feature a 12,000 words sleeve note essay from Professor Eoin Devereux (University of Limerick) : “Waltzing Back: The Cranberries 1989-1993”
Quite exciting as fans shall expect to discover interesting anecdotes, as well as never seen before pics and memorabilia.
Eoin Devereux’s tweet this morning
As a reminder, you can preorder the boxset on this link.
Rare audio from the audience. “False” recorded live in concert on 23 February 1993 in Portsmouth at Portsmouth Pyramids Centre. The Cranberries were opening for Belly. Thanks to Luis Hernández for sharing.
History: clashmusic.com just released for the first time ever the studio version of “Íosa” as a teaser of Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? 25th Anniversary Edition.
Known as the only track written by Dolores O’Riordan in Irish Gaelic, “Íosa” had only been known through 1990s live recordings of Cranberries performances that did not enable lyrics to be deciphered. It was unknown whether the song had ever been recorded in studio or not… Today is thus a day to be remembered!
For those who are ready to get spoiled and be overwhelmed, here is the MASTERPIECE:
:’-(
EDIT#1: Available on Spotify and Apple Music from Sept 28th on… meaning if it’s not midnight yet in your country, you’ll have to wait a couple of hours more!
EDIT#2: Official release date: September 28, 2018
Now midnight in Ireland, it’s available on the official The Cranberries account on YouTube/VEVO:
The upcoming month edition of Q magazine (Q391 / November 2018 / order here), out tomorrow Tuesday 25 September, will apparently be featuring a 2-page interview of the boys as The Cranberries are about to release next month the 25th anniversary edition of their debut album.
“You remember what she was like then, what we were like, and that sometimes is more difficult than remembering her later on in life.”
– Noel Hogan
Thanks to The Cranberries Newspaper for the info!
Yesterday the cartoonist The Hand updated on Facebook the group photo in Calendolores2019. His tribute calendar project looks almost ready! Don’t hesitate to join the group and share his post(s).
“WATCH: Féile legends reunite in stunning tribute to late Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan”
Article published on tipperarystar.ie, watch the video directly on their website (link above)
tipperarystar.ie
Artist Sibéal performed her version of The Cranberries’ “Linger” as Gaeilge yesterday at ‘The Late Late Show’ on Irish TV RTÉ One. Watch below:
“I Heart the Cranberries raises fund in aid of Adapt House and Limerick Mental Health Association” article published on ilovelimerick.ie today.
ilovelimerick.ie
We may know Olivier Dahan as the director of La Vie en Rose, Le Petit Poucet or Grace de Monaco, but to us, he is the iconic director of four music videos for The Cranberries as well as one from Dolores O’Riordan’s first solo album.
A few weeks ago, Olivier Dahan was kind enough to answer our questions and revisit his fruitful collaboration with The Cranberries.
Cranberries World: First, let’s start by talking about your first project with the band, how was your first collaboration in 1996, on Salvation?
Olivier Dahan: I worked at the time at ‘Bandits’, the production company owned by JB Mondino. The band contacted me and left me carte blanche for this clip. Dolores had sent me the lyrics telling me about the main theme: a song against drugs. At the time I would always start working with preparatory drawings: so I began drawing this scary clown, then other characters that I placed in some frames that made sense with the lyrics of the song.
Two of Olivier Dahan’s drawings he kindly agreed on sharing with us
(More drawings to be uploaded soon on our “Salvation” video page)
CW: How was your work received by the band, specifically Dolores?
OD: Dolores was more involved than the rest of the band, because she was the one writing the lyrics – but also because of her strong personality. At the end of the day, most of my exchanges at the time of the development of the concept were almost exclusively with her. She would then debrief the rest of the band on the ideas that she and I were contemplating.
CW: What were her expectations for the Salvation video?
OD: Beyond the anti-drug theme, one of the first things that she told me when we talked about the concept of Salvation‘s video was that she wanted her bones to be seen. She liked provocative or disturbing things sometimes. I understood that she was ready to go far and, as a matter of fact, our video was censored in some countries: we thus released a “light” version where scenes of violence, like the scene where the parents are tied on a chair, were blurred.
In general, Dolores was very attentive and wanted her clips not to be formatted. She always tended to want to go beyond mainstream.
CW: Your second collaboration with The Cranberries was in 1999 for the video for their fourth album’s first single, Promises. How was this concept born? Tell us about the idea of having the ‘Robins des Bois’ in the casting.
OD: I wanted a gap between the seriousness of the lyrics and an almost burlesque visual. The Cranberries did not know the ‘Robins des Bois’ and, as far as I’m concerned, I had only seen some of their sketchs. I believe they were only starting out back then, but I thought they could fit what I had in mind. That being said, I have been able to work again with Jean-Paul Rouve or Maurice Barthélémy since, who I both really appreciate. Maïwenn is also featured in this video. She plays the role of the scarecrow.
CW: And what about the atmosphere on the set with the band?
OD: The atmosphere was always very pleasant. I was given lots of freedom for creation; and the band would place their entire confidence in me. Their success, at the time, would allow them to be granted significant budgets for their clips and therefore to have lots of fun. They were always very enthusiastic and excited about our projects. We would get along quite well actually, each of them were very friendly. We spent a fair amount of time together later in Toronto when shooting the video for Animal Instinct. We would go out, attend gigs together, etc.
CW: Animal Instinct is quite different from the two other clips we’ve discussed so far. Where did you get the inspiration for that video?
OD: On this third collaboration with the band, I wanted to do something much more down to earth, with a direct link to the lyrics. This time, the shooting lasted for almost a week, in similar conditions to that of a movie, in Toronto. We worked out an entire story, set up a casting to find the actors… I wanted something that looked realistic. When it was broadcasted, we had to submit an alternative edit of the videoclip, a version that did not feature the intro, for MTV. This story with those kids who are removed from their mother was obviously something somehow too harrowing for them!
CW: At last, the band called on you once again in 2002 to work on the This Is The Day videoclip. What was the idea behind this?
OD: The goal was clearly to make a spectacular video with powerful images. In the end, it was not the link with the lyrics that mattered most here, but the aesthetic side with a rather baroque universe.
Preview of the storyboard of “This Is The Day” that Olivier Dahan kindly shared with us
(See more images taken from “This Is The Day” storyboard on the video page by clicking here)
CW: Dolores would always have those looks, and different haircut in your videoclips…
OD: Something was very clear on each of our collaboration: she had to be transformed, change her appearance. These transformations would motivate her a lot. On each of our collaborations, she wanted her look to be completely different from all the previous ones. Actually, among the first questions she would ask whenever we would start working on a new video concept was: “Alright, so what’s my look on this one? Which costume? Which make-up? Which hairstyle?” That would amuse her a lot. Gigi Lepage, the designer I work with, loved working with her.
CW: In 2007, you worked on the videoclip of When We Were Young, from Dolores’ first solo album. How was this collaboration different from those you had experienced with the band?
OD: Actually, it was not any different. The one main difference was the budget! The challenge here was to find some aesthetic ideas that could fit within this limitation. We shot the video in Paris, with sequence-shots, within a day. We made several sequence-shots this way, and chose the right shot together, there was no montage. Shooting started in the morning, and by the end of the day, the clip was done.
CW: Throughout all of these years, did you ever get to see the band play live?
OD: I did, several times! They had even asked me to film one of their concerts back then, though, unfortunately, I was already working on other projects at that time.
CW: Last question, which of these videoclips would you consider your favourite among all of those that we’ve discussed?
OD: The one that marked me most is probably Salvation, because it was our first collaboration and the concept worked very well. This Is The Day was also a beautiful collaboration: I produced this clip with Hervé Humbert, and worked with a graphic designer, Marc Latil, who I appreciate a lot; and I think the result is very powerful, visually speaking. The concept actually evolved throughout the process. During the shooting, we had not yet considered projecting images in space. We only got to improvise this later.
“Dreams (Pop Mix)” demo is premiering these days on Apple Music.
If you’re an Apple Music suscriber you can already listen to the full track by searching for “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (Super Deluxe) Edition”.
For all others, here’s a 30 sec preview of this gem:
As a reminder, “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? 25th Anniversary Edition” will be released on October 19th 2018.
Preorder the album on this link.
The Guardian just edited their online version of their interview with the lads as there were a few mistakes. Read below the notification added in the very last lines:
This story was updated to correct two errors. The Aer Lingus incident occurred in 2014, not 2016. At the time of her death, O’Riordan was in London to mix a record with her side project D.A.R.K, not to record vocals for Bad Wolves.
Furthermore, the article now features another amendement regarding the name of the album. “THIS IS THE END” has now been replaced by “IN THE END”… Could that be another mistake that hasn’t been listed in their “update list”?
Let’s not numerous fans have already been commenting on how heartbreaking “This Is The End” sounds, so let’s hope this time The Guardian got the title right…
1st version with “This Is The End”
2nd version with “In The End”
UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 14 – 3:30 PM (UTC)
The guardian edited their online article for the second time, again amending errors, although this time the name of the album hasn’t changed. So now looks very likely that “In The End” will be the title of the ultimate album.
We may thus wonder if this was a mistake from the journalist – as we can imagine that The Guardian would have listed this error on their “update list” while amending the article for the 2nd time – or if the band has decided to change the title between Sept 3rd and yesterday, thus requiring an amendment once the article was already printed.
3rd version still with “In The End”
Here’s also below the hard copy of the newspaper, shared by ‘The Cranberries Newspaper’ on Facebook, thanks to them. It appears that the printed paper features a different photo of the lads and the first version of the article, meaning the album title mentioned is “This Is The End”.
Today, The Guardian published the first interview of the lads since January 2018.
As we know, the band has been avoiding media interviews and requests to take part in commemorative projects these last months, asking for people to respect their wishes for privacy at this very difficult time.
However, as the 25th anniversary edition of “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?” is about to be released this October along with The Cranberries final album called “THIS IS THE END” that will be released in 2019, the band spoke today for the first time to The Guardian at Strand hotel, Limerick, discussing the “challenges of working without [Dolores]”
Click here to read the article where the band says that their ultimate album will be “really strong lyrically“.
They indeed explain that “she always said she found it hard to write songs when she was happy. She always said: put a bit of misery in her life and it was easier.“
The band also confirms that “This Is The End” will be their last album:
“We will do this album and then that will be it,” [Noel] adds. “There is no need to continue.”
The Guardian treats us with the first photoshoot of the band without Dolores, heartbreakingly describing the scene:
“The band step out on to the balcony to do the photoshoot. Noel stood out here with O’Riordan the last time he saw her. This is new for them: no frontwoman, no idea how to stand, to pose, without their focal point. ‘With Dolores, doing pictures was so easy, because you knew exactly what to do’ he smiles. ‘Just all get behind her’. “
Photo: Patrick Bolger for the Guardian
Thanks to Julien @jttlse for his help
UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 14 – 3:40 AM (UTC)
“IN THE END” should in fact be the title of the album and not “THIS IS THE END”. See our update by clicking this link.
Last week, just ahead of what would have marked Dolores O’Riordan’s birthday – and sadly, the date that was also chosen by the coroner to make the inquest public – we encouraged everyone to remember and celebrate the beautiful talent that she was by focusing on the music, sharing memories and spreading love.
Alan Martin, who we can fairly describe as the first ever Cranberries fan, took us at our words!
While some members of our team were in Limerick city to pay tribute to Dolores, Alan offered to treat us to a “Cranberries Mystery Tour” that would lead us to different venues where the band performed in their early days, schools they had attended as pupils, and Churches where they got married.
Most of the photos we took during this special tour will enable us to illustrate the concerts pages that represent the shows that they played during the 1990s. However, only a very few of these places are still standing today as they did back then.
During this tour, we were escorted to:
– The Flag Café (first ever show, 18 November 1989, TCSU with Niall Quinn – now closed and walled)
– The Crescent Hall
– The Glentworth (today’s Pery’s hotel)
– The Theatre Royal (closed)
– The Jetland Center (now a shopping center)
– People’s Park (where ‘Lark in the Park’ took place)
– The Parkway
– The Two Mile Inn
– The Speakeasy (today’s Texas Steak Out)
– The Empire Records shop where the band launched their debut album (today’s Centra shop)
– The Savoy, Top Floor (now entirely rebuilt)
– The Cruise’s Royal Hotel (first ever show with Dolores on 14 July 1990, the building is now gone)
But that wasn’t all!
We were honored to be welcomed at the Moyross ‘Corpus Christi Primary School’ where the very talented choir (who had sung earlier this year at Thomond Park for the Munster game, as well as on RTÉ One ahead of the All Ireland final) performed “Dreams” for us!!!
What a beautiful reminder of the impact of the band’s music on the upcoming generations, proving that music will, without a doubt, be the legacy that Dolores has left for all time.
Here’s our video to share this incredible and very emotional experience with Cranberries fans from all over the world :
Corpus Christi Choir Moyross – “Dreams”
Last, we were privileged to be joined by Professor Eoin Devereux at Limerick University, where he teaches, to learn more on the History of the band and visit some more places that are still full of memories:
– The Stables Club
– The University of Limerick room where ‘Treaty 300’ took place
– The Irish Chamber Orchestra
We’ve truly been touched by the hospitality we received in Limerick, and we treasure those lovely moments that we were privileged to share with everyone there. It is our sincere hope that by sharing this small review of our trip, fans throughout the world will feel the love the Limerick people have for the beautiful soul that Dolores undeniably was.
We would like to extend a very warm THANK YOU to Alan Martin, the Moyross Corpus Christi Choir, and Professor Eoin Devereux for filling our hearts with so much history and beautiful memories at a most needed time.
A never seen before pic from the photo shoot in Cancún, Mexico in February 2017 was shared yesterday by The Cranberries on Facebook.
“Dolores was turning her life around before tragic death, she was full of hope for the future”
The article was published in print yesterday in the Irish newspaper ‘Sunday Independent’ and is now available online today on independent.ie (link above)
Photo credit: David Conachy
The Cranberries posted a small video on Instagram today to announce they were currently mastering the new Cranberries album, that is to be released in 2019, in Metropolis Studios, London.
More info about this upcoming album can be found on this link.
One may imagine we should get some more glimpse of their studio work in the upcoming days.
Stay tuned!
Yesterday, September 6th, RTÉ published an apology regarding the ‘Joe Jackson tapes revisited’ show which aired last week on Radio 1.
As pointed earlier by our team and other fans, the broadcast appeared to feature a ten minutes interview of Sinead Lohan from 1998 that was incorretly attributed to Dolores O’Riordan. Moreover, “there was a clear inference that the members of The Cranberries band had used drugs”.
A correction and apologies from RTÉ were thus in order.
Press statement issued by the O’Riordan family and published at 5:16 AM (Irish time) today on The Cranberries Facebook:
'We're just glad it is over' – Family of Dolores O'Riordan as coroner records her death as 'accidental'
Gepostet von Cranberries World am Donnerstag, 6. September 2018
The Cranberries just published the below note:
On January 15th 2018 we lost our dear friend and band mate Dolores O’Riordan. Today we continue
to struggle to come to terms with what happened.Our heartfelt condolences go out to Dolores’ children and her family and our thoughts are with
them today.Dolores will live on eternally in her music. To see how much of a positive impact she had on people ’s lives has been a source of great comfort to us. We ’d like to say thank you to all of our fans for the outpouring of messages and their continued support during this very difficult time.
We request, please, for our privacy to be respected at this time.
