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Dan Martensen
The New New York Cool
(page 50)

“Shooting these bands was cool for me because they’re all based in my hometown of New York,” says the photographer. “Everyone was great to work with, especially Lissy Trullie and her bandmates.” Martensen has also shot for i-D, Nylon, and The New York Times.

Essential item of rock-star
clothing: “Either a shitty, beat-up
pair of Converse or a shitty,
beat-up pair of black boots.”
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Eric Ogden
Neko Case (page 58)

“At the end of the shoot, it was dark and our gear was scattered in Neko’s yard and driveway,” says the photographer of his desert jaunt. “My assistant kept telling us stories about scorpions, so we were a little nervous picking everything up. But no sightings, thankfully.” Ogden contributed to the exhibition “American Character,” opening in Manhattan on March 12. Favorite Neko Case song: “Tightly”

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Ellen Carpenter
Neko Case (page 58)
Senior editor Carpenter, who
rejoined the SPIN editorial
staff in July after a three-year
absence, made a new friend
while interviewing Case—or so
she thought. “Neko’s cat Rhoda
sat on my lap throughout the
interview, aggressively purring
into my tape recorder,” she says.

“I thought we had some special bond, but Neko said she was just a whore.” Favorite Neko Case album: Furnace Room Lullaby

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John Sellers
The Inquisition: Andy Samberg
(page 30)

If Samberg was trying to bribe his interviewer with food, he didn’t do a great job. “He treated me to breakfast, which says he’s loaded,” laughs Sellers. “I only had a $2 bagel, but still.” The Brooklyn resident has written for GQ and The New York Times, and is the author of Perfect From Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life (Simon & Schuster). Favorite Samberg short: “Lazy Sunday”

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