{"product_id":"hijinx-and-hearsay-scenester-stories-from-minnesotas-pop-life-paperback","title":"Hijinx and Hearsay: Scenester Stories from Minnesota's Pop Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Keller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGreg Helgeson\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eBob Mehr\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1979, while disco was dying and new wave and punk were rising from the underground, two twenty-something guys were thrown together on a new music monthly ignobly called \u003cem\u003eSweet Potato\u003c\/em\u003e. One had a Canon camera, the other a thirty-six-pound Royal typewriter. Over the next several years, the two chronicled the Minneapolis scene and the cultural landscape of the Twin Cities, covering some of the most influential artists, musicians, writers, comedians, and entertainers of the past forty years. They profiled legendary musicians from across the globe and across musical genres--Paul and Linda McCartney, Bob Marley, U2, James Brown, John Lee Hooker, Devo, and more--as well as homegrown talents ranging from Dylan and Prince to the Replacements and H sker D . They covered such disparate writers as William Burroughs and Dr. Seuss, and young, up-and-coming comedians like Jerry Seinfeld, Louie Anderson, and Lizz Winstead.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eHijinx and Hearsay\u003c\/em\u003e, writer Martin Keller and photographer Greg Helgeson are at it again, offering a delectable, fun, and fresh perspective through Helgeson's photography (much of it never seen before) and new stories and insights by Keller that shed fascinating light on a singular, influential era in popular culture in Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Keller\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professional journalist, author, screenwriter, pop culture critic, editor, and columnist. For the past 25 years, he has served as a veteran public relations specialist. Keller covered the arts, business, and cultural affairs for several Twin Cities publications, including \u003cem\u003eMinnesota Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCity Pages\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTwin Cities Reader\u003c\/em\u003e, and his worked has appeared in such national publications as \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eMusic Legends: A Rewind on the Minnesota Music Scene\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStorms: Tales of Extreme Weather Events in Minnesota\u003c\/em\u003e. Expertly working with Canon and Leica cameras for more than 40 years, \u003cstrong\u003eGreg Helgeson\u003c\/strong\u003e has fervently documented some of the most renowned artists and public figures in a variety of disciplines, from international superstars to local legends. His work has appeared in a range of periodicals, including \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDu Monde\u003c\/em\u003e (Paris), \u003cem\u003eMojo\u003c\/em\u003e (England), the \u003cem\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCity Pages\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMpls.St.Paul Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as in numerous books and on album covers. \u003cstrong\u003eBob Mehr\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning reporter covering music for Memphis's daily newspaper, the \u003cem\u003eCommercial Appeal\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also the author of \u003cem\u003eTrouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements\u003c\/em\u003e. A \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best seller, the book earned the ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor\/Virgil Thomson award for outstanding musical biography. Selected as book of the year by NPR, \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, and Amazon, it was also named one of the \"100 Greatest Music Books of All Time\" by \u003cem\u003eBillboard\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.9 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760244785440,"sku":"9781681341323","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6fe5b905a8323e80c65aeff0e5634a4a.webp?v=1780175456","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hijinx-and-hearsay-scenester-stories-from-minnesotas-pop-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}