Early risers THE CRANBERRIES urge us to Wake Up And Smell The Coffee in our video interview. Are you going to stop in that bed all day? Lazy.
"I was up in Grizzly Adams territory, up at Ontario Lake, in the middle of nowhere," muses Dolores O'Riordan, superstar and famous outdoorsy type. Or perhaps not. "And I was waking up looking at raccoons, and wolves, and trees, and bears.. and going, 'Oooh. I wonder what's going on in the city?'"
Find out about the French and Spanish fans, the song on fifth album Wake Up And Smell The Coffee that most captures where their heads are at, and the irresistible pull of their Limerick hometown...
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Since Dolores O'Riordan appeared on the cover of Hot Press at the beginning of the year, her life has changed dramatically on both a personal and professional level. Not only has she starred in the Wedding Of The Year, but she's also sustained a serious leg injury, appeared on the Late Late show, and became a dab hand at dealing with media begrudgery. In between all this, The Cranberries found time to record a new album, No Need To Argue. Interview: Cathy Dillon.
Read More Twelve months ago The Cranberries were unknown outside of the hippest rock circles, now with the platinum success of Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? they stand as the first Irish band to genuinely crack America since U2. Much of the media attention given to them has focussed on Dolores O'Riordan, a singer whose unique approach to her craft underlines the defiantly independent path the group has trodden all the way to the top of the Billboard charts. Here she talks to JOE JACKSON about what by any standards has been a perfect year. .
Read More The Cranberries have overcome the growing pains that all young bands encounter to become one of Ireland's brightest prospects. Here, Dolores O'Riordan and Fergal Lawlor tell Stuart Clark about the new friends they’ve made, their first trip to America and a chance encounter with Michael Stipe.
Read More The Cranberries and They Do It With Mirrors Kevin Barry looks at a dilemma which has baffled many Irish bands – and reports on how two of Limerick’s finest have responded
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