![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nothing, however, could have prepared any of us for the huge upheaval of the past 18 months – and in Hot Press, we have had to reinvent ourselves in what is a very different climate, by doing completely new things. “We were able to contribute to the extraordinary wave of change that has transformed Irish society. “We launched Hot Press in 1977 to give voice to the emerging new Ireland, and especially to musicians and bands,” Hot Press editor Niall Stokes added. The Deputy Editor of Hot Press, Stuart Clark was an ally and confidante of the band, going back to their earliest Limerick days and offers his own candid insights into the people and the personalities – and into how The Cranberries became one of the biggest bands on the planet. It is a fantastic way of remembering her, and of celebrating the music that was her life’s work.”ĭolores’ mother Eileen said: “This is a unique and fascinating way to tell the story of the band, and of Dolores’ solo musical exploits. We’ve always had a fantastic relationship with Hot Press, so I think fans are going to really relish re-living all of the highs, as well as the sadness and the pain, as told through the pages of the magazine.”įergal Lawler adds: “I think fans are going to love Why Can’t We? Stuart Clark and Hot Press were there from the very start with the band, and Dolores was such a great interviewee. Welcoming today’s announcement, Noel Hogan of The Cranberries said: “Stuart Clark wrote the first press release that we ever did, as The Cranberry Saw Us, so it will be great to see his name on what promises to be an absolutely brilliant, blow-by-blow account of the incredible adventure we embarked on, all those years ago. Why Can’t We? can now be secured by ordering directly from Hot Press – with the large format Deluxe Platinum Limited Edition being especially sought-after. Fans can rest assured: it is going to be an extraordinary and very beautiful, must-have book.” ![]() It is fantastic that this will now be immortalised in Why Can’t We?, with the full support of the band and of Dolores’ estate. “The magazine has always enjoyed a very close, personal working relationship with The Cranberries crew. “We covered every step of The Cranberries’ – and Dolores’ – journey in Hot Press,” editor Niall Stokes said. There was also fun, friendship, triumph, adversity, controversy and, ultimately, the gut-wrenching tragedy of Dolores’ sad death on January 15th, 2018 in London. Told from an insiders’ perspective, in a powerful ‘as-it-happened’ style, by Hot Press – along with the band and their inner circle – it’s an odds-defying story that brings the music, the characters and the events together brilliantly, in a roller-coaster narrative.Īlong the way there were superb solo adventures undertaken by Dolores and side projects involving Noel. The large format Deluxe Platinum Limited Edition, of which there will only ever be 1,000 copies, will be personally signed by individual members of The Cranberries, Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan and Fergal Lawler, as well as by Eileen O’Riordan – Dolores’ mother – who will sign specially on Dolores’ behalf, for those lucky enough to secure a copy of what will doubtless become a hugely prized item of future-proof Cranberries collectors’ memorabilia.Įvery pre-purchaser of this very special edition will have their name included in the book as an Executive Producer. ![]()
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