The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs (2024)

In 1980, two Cork outsiders, Cathal Coughlan and Sean O’Hagan, met at a New Year's Eve party. Bonding over music, a friendship and songwriting partnership was ignited; the band they formed, Microdisney, was one of the best bands of the 1980s that you’ve probably never heard. Mixing Sean’s stunning melodic arrangements with Cathal’s poetic, angry lyrics, they recorded three brilliant LPs, gained critical adulation and an obsessive cult following. But a hit single eluded them, as did radio play and LP sales. By 1988, frustrated by their lack of progress, the band crashed and burned, leaving a trail of acrimony and broken friendships.

Directing:
  • Julie Perkins

Stars:
Release Date: 2024-03-15
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 89
Muriel Gray
Muriel Gray
Self (archive footage)
Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen
Self
Billy Connolly
Billy Connoll...
Self (archive footage)
John Peel
John Peel
Self (archive footage)
Tom O'Connor
Tom O'Connor
Self (archive footage)
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