Devastating Douglas fire will not stop the music at Music Zone pledges Ray
Ray O’Brien owns the Music Zone record shop, located at Douglas Village shopping centre, which was forced to close after a fire in the car park last August. Music Zone has now relocated temporarily to a premises in Deanrock Business Park in Togher. Here he meets Marjorie Brennan. CourtsArts Film & TVMusicPlace: Douglas VillagePlace: Deanrock Business ParkPlace: TogherPlace: Douglas Village Shopping CentrePlace: St FinbarrPlace: Rock BingoPlace: Patrick’s StreetPlace: CarrigalinePlace: DouglasPerson: Ray Ray O’BrienPerson: Marjorie BrennanPerson: Ray O’BrienPerson: Bruce SpringsteenPerson: BowiePerson: Fontaines DCPerson: DogrelEvent: ChristmasOrganisation: Music ZoneOrganisation: Golden DiscsI’m all about the Irish stuff — Fontaines DC’s album, Dogrel is great. It’s punk and edgy. I met the lead singer at [industry event] Music Cork, and we were close to getting them for an in-store before they blew up.I have always loved music, since I was a small child. Bruce Springsteen, Born in the USA was the first thing I bought out of my own money — it was the album, on cassette tape.You have seen a lot of changes in the music industry over the years: