C Acting Cathal Coughlan Born December 16, 1960 · County Cork, Ireland Died May 18, 2022 · aged 61 Cathal Coughlan was the frontman of bands Microdisney and The Fatima Mansions ↗ Share Known For‹Scott Walker: 30 Century Man · 2007Scott Walker: 30 Century Man★ 7.22007MovieDocumentaryMusicA documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.▶+The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs · 2024The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs★ 7.02024MovieMusicDocumentaryIn 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.▶+› FilmographySortPopularNewestTop ratedScott Walker: 30 Century Man · 2007Scott Walker: 30 Century Man★ 7.22007MovieDocumentaryMusicA documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.▶+SelfThe Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs · 2024The Story of Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs★ 7.02024MovieMusicDocumentaryIn 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.▶+Self
