Other Music

The store specialized in the sale of closely curated underground, rare and experimental music.

In January 2007, Other Music announced that it planned to sell high-quality MP3 files for download without using any type of digital rights management.

[1] This announcement follows similar moves made by other small online music retailers, including United Kingdom–based Rough Trade, New York–based Insound and New York–based Anthology Recordings.

[4] Co-owner Josh Madell cited rising rents and the changing face of the music industry as the reasons for the closure.

[5] Writing about Other Music's closure for The New Yorker, Amanda Petrusich said, "In 1999, if you were the type of person who was looking for something a little different (more challenging, more sophisticated, more esoteric) from the schlock being peddled to the herds of dead-eyed automatons browsing the Tower Records up the block, then here was the store for you!