The Cork publication/zine We Play Here returns for issue two this week. Published by a team of five people including The Point Of Everything’s Eoghan O’Sullivan, Brad McLoughlin, Eimear O’Donovan and Emmet O’Brien, the zine looks at the Cork scene from the perspectives of its musicians and music people.
Issue two is released on Record Store Day and at 72 pages, has interviews with Meltybrains? and Croupier, features on the band Fred who recently called it day, a feature on Limerick music scene past and present, women in music and film production companies in Cork like Feel Good Lost.Photography is by Bríd O’Donovan and artwork is by Paul ‘Sunless’ O’Reilly.
There are 300 copies in total and We Play Here is available for pre-order and in record stores around Ireland on Record Store Day.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
