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In 1997 I moved to, or shall I say "landed" upon NYC and for a short time I worked for a gear rental house. The job entailed dropping off and picking up guitar amps and drum kits all over Manhattan, from Rockefeller Center to the Mercury Lounge. On a seemingly normal grind of a day, I found myself "teching" a DJ rig at Other Music. The DJ set-up was for a British-Asian DJ who was pretty hot at that time, but the real impact on me was not the artist, but the venue. Everything about Other: It's layout, selection, the uber-muso staff. I was utterly inspired and even developed my own boutique type record shop that was housed in a hip vintage clothing store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Everything about my little nook was based off of Other Music. With joy, Interpol took me away from the small confines of my little shop, but Other Music has remained a staple in my life. Not just a source of music, new and old—the store has produced some good friends over the past 11 years and goes beyond being my favorite record store. It is literally an extension of my livelihood. —Sam Fogarino, Interpol 

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