Cranberries Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox’s Sunday Lunch salutes the Cranberries

One observation: That’s a lot of tinfoil. More Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp & Toyah Willcox

The Cranberries single “Zombie” is a five-minute lesson in the politics and struggles of Northern Ireland. “Zombie” is something of

It was one year ago today–January 15, 2018–that news came of Dolores O’Riordan’s death in a London hotel room. It

There’s something fun and satisfying about learning to play one of your favourite songs for yourself: learning the lyrics, figuring

This was such a weird and awful month in 2001. First, the 9/11 attacks. And on this day, the anthrax

Last November, LA’s Bad Wolves recorded a version of the Cranberries’ “Zombie” and sent word to singer Dolores O’Riordan that

If you remember the story of the death of the Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan, you’ll know that she died in a

[Note: 102.1 the Edge ran the wrong program last week. Listeners to the Edge will get the finale of the

If an autopsy ultimately determines that Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan committed suicide, a newly discovered voicemail left hours before her

The day Cranberries’ singer Dolores O’Riordan was found dead in her London hotel room, she was supposed to go into

Happy International Women’s Day! Remember that as you peruse the music news for March 8, 2018 There will be one

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver