Rumor spread over Internet today that The Cranberries will be part of the Festival Cultural Zacatecas 2013, next March.This year’s program supposedly leaked on social networks today, and The Cranberries are said to be part of the March 25th show at Plaza de Armas.The official 2013 Festival line-up should be released tomorrow.Thanks to Cranberries Mexico for the info!
he official Facebook page of the Festival Cultural Zacatecas confirmed the rumour yesterday. The band will be at the Plaza De Armas in Zacatecas, Mexico on Monday March 25th. This will be a free event.The Cranberries are on break since the last show of the European Tour in Montbíéliard, France last December.Source: Festival Cultural Zacatecas
Time is actually ticking out!! Legendary Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin has issued an appeal to musicians who have worked there to collect their master tapes – amongst them some of The Cranberries recordings – or else they’ll be destroyed.Some of the old tapes, including work by The Cranberries, on display at Dublin’s Windmill Lane Studios. (rte.ie)“We’re appealing to any artists who’ve worked here using two-inch multitrack tapes to come in and reclaim them because we’re in the process of disposing of these tapes,†Ian Brady of Pulse told RTí‰ Ten. Windmill is now owned by Pulse Recording College.The Cranberries recorded Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?, To The Faithful Departed, Wake Up and Smell The Coffee and part of Bury The Hatchet at Windmill Lane studios.Many of the tapes are either demos, master tape back-ups or discarded takes. Windmill Lane Studios will start to destroy the unclaimed tapes on May 7th.Let’s hope that the band sees this and reclaims their tapes to save them for posterity! Wouldn’t it be nice to have some alternate takes or unreleased tracks just in time to celebrate Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? 20th anniversary this year?Sources: RTE.ie, Irish Times
The Cranberries’s debut album is turning 20 this week-end… and sounds as fresh as if it was recorded yesterday!Released on March 1st 1993 in Europe and March 2nd in North America, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? was recorded at the mythical Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland. Last Thursday, we learned that the mater tapes of this album, which could include possible outtakes and unreleased tracks, are facing destruction, as Windmill Lane Studios appealed to musicians who have worked there to collect them before next May or else they’ll be destroyed.The Cranberries began the recording of their first album in January 1992 with Pearse Gilmore, who previously worked with them on their Xeric label material. However, the band was not happy with the results and the work was scrapped. “Unhappy with the results – Gilmore had cluttered the mixes with dance beats and industrial-style guitar – and barely on speaking term with each other, the band scrapped the tracks and fired Gilmore†(Rolling Stone Magazine, March 23, 1995, p. 60.). After hiring a new manager, the band started working again on the album, this time with producer Stephen Street.Everybody Else… peaked at #18 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on this chart for 130 weeks (more than 2 years!!). After a rough start n the UK, the album reached #1 of Album Charts and stayed in chart for 86 weeks. The album sold almost 8 millions copies worldwide, making it the second best selling Cranberries album after No Need To Argue. The album was reissued in 2002 with its singles’ b-sides as bonus tracks.
The Cranberries’ master tapes recorded at the Windmill Lane Studios might be Universal and Island’s record property, as the record label probably paid for the recording sessions back then. Tony Perrey from Windmill Lane Studios was interviewed today on RTE radio and explained that in many cases, records labels have the rights on these master tapes. No words on the Cranberries in this interview though…
La banda europea “The Cranberries†canceló su participación dentro de las actividades del Festival Cultural Zacatecas 2013.Esto lo dieron a conocer en rueda de prensa las autoridades del Instituto Zacatecano de Cultura “Ramón López Velardeâ€, encabezado por su director general, Gustavo Salinas íñiguez.La probable causa sería el estado de salud de su vocalista, Dolores O’Riordan, lo que ha ocasionado que la gira de la banda pueda detenerse en gran parte.Los organizadores del festival aún no confirman cual será el espectáculo que suplirá a esta banda, la cual se iba a presentar el lunes 25 de marzo a las 20.30 horas en la Plaza de Armas de la capital.
Rumors have been spreading around about Dolores health for a few days now, since Zacatecas Festival canceled the Cranberries gig, originally scheduled for March 25th. Our fan site has chosen not to contribute to the rumors and not to put a name on whatever possible reason the gig was canceled. Remember that the band has not announced anything about this, so we can only presume that these are speculations. We would also like to point out that some statements by the Zacatecas representatives include some inaccurate information about Dolores’ previous health condition. The only known health problem that Dolores suffered from over the last few years was some vocal cord nodules. The current rumor could be a simple misunderstanding.Whether or not Dolores is afflicted by a health problem, we feel that she should be the one announcing it publicly if she wants to, not some concert promoter. We feel that the last days’ statements were inappropriate.
Zacatecas Festival seemed to have announced their 2013 line up prematurely last month: there never was an agreement for a show between the Cranberries and the festival.We can only assume that the rest of the rumors about Dolores are also unfounded.
According to a very intriguing promo CD that has surfaced on eBay, The Cranberries’ song Raining In My Heart might have a chance to be featured on some TV shows or movies.The promo CD is called “Music Alternatives: January 2013″ and it features songs from various artists including The Cranberries’ promo single Raining In My Heart. The CD is released by Music Alternatives, and according to the company’s web site, it specializes in “placing their artists’ music in film, television, commercials, video games, trailers, soundtracks and special markets.â€
esterday a new bootleg of The Cranberries surfaced on the internet. It is almost 11-year old as it was recorded live in concert on June 1st, 2002 in Miami during the Wake Up And Smell The Coffee World Tour ’02.We usually don’t write any news, as you may have noticed, when a new bootleg comes out and we simply add it to our bootography database (which is small for now but is bound to grow over the coming months and years).This new old recording is an exception as it is quite special and deserves a few explanations.Why ?Because we usually know 2 ways of recording a concert: Professional made by professional and authorized people and Audience made in most of the case by fans in the crowd and unauthorized.The bootleg that surfaced yesterday belongs to a third category as it is an IEM Feed source and this is the first ever IEM recording of The Cranberries known to date for now. Many of us have just no idea what an IEM Feed is and what it means. IEM is for In-Ear-Monitors. To be clearer and simple it is the headphones that all musicians have on stage nowadays. And all the musicians have their own mix inside, in example a bass player will hear the bass louder than the other instruments etc…Datfly (the uploader -and maybe taper?- of this new bootleg on dimeadozen) tells us the recording features very heavy Dolores O’Riordan vocals so there are good chances the IEM Feed recorded here is Dolores’ one. So we have a professional recording made by a non-professional and probably non-authorized person.The result is kinda unique and everyone will have its own opinion on the quality and interest of the thing. It’s up to you to listen. Hear the accuracy of Dolores singings like rarely heard before. Anyway what is for sure, The Cranberries Fans Community definitely have a collector piece !
A year before the release of their first album in 10 years, The Cranberries made good profits through their own company, Curtain Call Ltd.According to the Irish Times, the band’s company recorded well-deserved profits of €71,973 in 2011 and €248,183 a year before, mainly with their Reunion Tour, while music sales continues to decline in the entertainment industry for a decade or so.Each of the band’s four members has a 25 per cent stake in Curtain Call.With the release of Roses in 2012, followed by short tours in Asia and North America and an extended one in Europe, 2012 must have been a good year for the band, financial-wise.
