Irish group Microdisney were only together for a few years in the mid-1980s, but for a time were critical darlings with their mix of biting lyrics (courtesy Cathal Coughlan) and smooth, shimmering ...

Cathal Coughlan, who fronted Irish cult band Microdisney in the ’80s and Fatima Mansions in the ’90s, is set to release new solo album Song Of Co-Aklan on March 26 via Dimple Discs. (Preorder.) It’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. '80s Irish rock band Microdisney performed together for the first time in 30 years last Saturday at the National Concert Hall in ...

Mickie Most was a pop writer and producer responsible for some of the biggest British chart hits from the 1960s though to the 1980s. He worked with everyone from Suzi Quatro to Hot Chocolate and knew ...

Cynical, very funny and wildly energetic, Cathal Coughlan made music that alternately sounded like art and trouble Microdisney in March 1987. Picture by David Corio/Redferns Cathal Coughlan I didn’t ...

In advance of Paul McDermott's radio documentary on the Sultans Of Ping, he talks about his efforts to pay tribute to the music of his home town Clockwise from left: music journalist and historian ...

SINGER Cathal Coughlan of Microdisney has sadly passed away at the age of 61. The Cork native died peacefully in hospital following a long illness. Cathal found fame alongside Sean O’Hagan in the ...

Ed Power speaks with songwriter Cathal Coughlan, best known to some for his part in Microdisney, and to others in the harder-edged band he formed afterwards. As the legendary Cork band get ready for ...

Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan met on New Year’s Eve in 1980. The band they formed, Microdisney, were arguably one of the best bands of the 1980s that you’ve probably never heard. Mixing Sean’s ...