Friday, April 28, 2017

The Cranberries finally announce US tour


No South Florida!? Again!? But... it's been 15 years! booooo

Sigh, well they did say in a few separate interviews that there would be 18 dates, and they only announced 14. So maybe there's still hope... September 14th or 15th could fit after Atlanta...

Otherwise it looks like a 9 and 1/2 hour drive in the middle of the week for me to Georgia.

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

"Everybody..." standard vinyl from Analog Spark gets June 16th release date


ETA: A user at the vinyl collective message boards contacted Analog Spark regarding the Barnes and Noble release and whether it will be the same but only red. "I contacted Analog Spark and they confirmed it's based on their mastering."

Signed copies of "Something Else" sold out from official store. Dolores signed copies available from Newbury Comics

In case you missed the band signed copies from the official site. You can still order Dolores signed copies from Newbury Comics.

Many fans will remember Newbury selling signed booklets for No Baggage and Roses. (I've ordered signed booklets from them for years for various other artists).

"Why" radio instrumental version shared

A reader at Cranberries World was kind enough to share the track here! 

Much thanks to Cranberries World and their unnamed reader!



The Cranberries fan community has always been very generous and I'm proud to be a part of it. Hoping I get the opportunity to share something unique one day.

Monday, April 24, 2017

The Cranberries sign with US indie record label "The End Records"



The band was quietly added to the labels website last night. See here

Likely for the wide US distribution of "Something Else". (Up until this point it appeared that the US was just getting imported copies from the UK). This might be a good sign for preorder sales for the States, that they would need a more local distribution.



Standard (black colored) version of the "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?" vinyl available for pre order from Analog Spark

See Link Here

A little more info:

According to the site, it's listed as "Coming Soon" but a vinyl message board is giving it the same release date as the Barnes and Noble special red vinyl edition.

It was "Cut from the original stereo tapes by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios" (According to the message board Sean worked on the mono vinyl editions of The Beetles albums among others, fans have been very pleased with his work).

It will be "Housed in a Stoughton old style tip on gratefold jacket" (I love this about The Cranberries vinyl releases and re-issues, I hate getting a 1 pocket folder to store my vinyl)

It's really nice to see that it's being done right, it wasn't rushed into production.

Saturday, April 22, 2017

"Why" UK promotional single includes instrumental version of radio mix

It surfaced on discogs today.



Someone is selling it for $128 (USD) here. So if you have deep pockets and you want to be the first on your block to hear the instrumental version, it's waiting for you. (I'll be waiting for it to hit ebay)

Friday, April 21, 2017

"Something Else" double vinyl available for pre order exclusively from the official store

Pre Order here





Well that didn't take long for one of my vinyl wishes, from the other day, to come true . Really happy and excited to see this. Do any other Cranberries fans feel extremely spoiled lately? I'm loving all these new releases and re-releases!

Thank you to Dolores O'Riordan Spain for the heads up on facebook!

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

"Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?" to be re-released on translucent red vinyl exclusively from Barnes and Noble

Release date is May 26th!!

Click Here to pre order

Thank you to Cranberries World and their source, Joshua Ryan for the heads up!


Holy crap! It only took 3 re-releases of "No Need To Argue" and 1 "Bury The Hatchet" but we're finally getting the first album! This will complete my vinyl collection for the albums that are available. Still crossing my fingers for a vinyl release for "Wake Up and Smell The Coffee" and, maybe one day, "Something Else", hell, throw in Dolores' solo albums and Mono Band as well! Also, a double LP of Stars would be amazing... a boy can dream. (Yes, I have vinyl fever)

D.A.R.K. opening for The Cranberries? Well, sort of.

Just announced: Ole Koretsky and DJ Wool will be performing D.A.R.K. songs and other material in support of several of The Cranberries European tour dates.

Now, I don't think it would be much of a stretch to assume that Dolores would join them on stage as a little "surprise", but I guess we'll have to wait and see on May 2nd.

Click here for tour dates

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

The Cranberries to tour the US Mid-September!

Dolores and Noel called in to a Chicago radio station this morning and revealed that they will be announcing US tour dates in the next week! Noel said about 18 dates! OMG please come to Florida, it's been 15 years!! (f-it, I'm seeing them no matter what this time - anywhere on the East Coast, I'll be there!).


Listen for yourself Here. US tour talk starts about 4:20.

Saturday, April 1, 2017

Zombie breaks half a billion views on Youtube!!

This is no small feat for a song that was released 23 years ago. The video has been on you youtube for just 7 years. Imagine the number of views if this was the height of the band's popularity.

Zombie remains the biggest modern rock single in the US from a female lead group or female artist... to this day.

ETA: Just for comparisons sake, Alanis Morissette, 90's biggest female artist, her biggest single, Ironic, has 53 million views and it was uploaded 2 years before Zombie!