80s Redux

The influence of 80s culture is undeniable, perhaps most popularly in music. So what are the musicians who built the sonic landscape of the 80s up to? Photographer Mike Hipple seeks to answer this and other burning questions in this nostalgic collection of portraits and interviews featuring more than 40 influential performers of the 80s, including Lol Tolhurst from The Cure, Cindy Wilson from The B-52s, Robyn Hitchcock, punk pioneer Alice Bag, and Kristin Hersh from Throwing Muses.

Join Hipple on this fan's journey to three countries and all four corners of the US to get an intimate look at these hit makers' stories. Some are still releasing critically-acclaimed records and touring, some could be the rock star that lives next door, and at least one is living a bohemian lifestyle in a 100-year-old farmhouse. Complete with a deft foreword by television personality and Esquire's L.A.-based editor-at-large Dave Holmes, this is the perfect book for fans of the eighties.

Book Features:

• A nostalgia-infused deep dive into the stories of 40 favourite acts of the decade.
• Find out what artists from The Squeeze, Dramarama, Fishbone, Men Without Hats are up to today.
• Some are releasing critically-acclaimed albums and some tend livestock, some stories will surprise you.

84 colour photographs

About the Author

Mike Hipple is a freelance photographer based in Seattle, Washington, and has worked with clients ranging from US News and World Report to Microsoft to Philips Technology to Sunset Magazine. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, he has won numerous awards for his work.