Mike Hipple is a photographer with more than twenty years of freelance experience for publications such as Fast Company, Sunset, Bicycling, and National Geographic, as well as for corporate clients such as Microsoft, Seattle's Best Coffee, among others. His first book, 80s Redux (Schiffer Publishing), which focused on music from that decade, was released in 2018. His work has been shown in many galleries around the Northwest and beyond. He is based in Seattle, WA.
These photos capture the humanity and approachability that typifies these heroes. And while it is wonderful to see that so many of these artists have matured so gracefully, I see the face of my dear departed friend Adam Schlesinger, and I am reminded of just how precious these captured moments in time can be. -Paul Myers, host of The Record Store Day Podcast, author of Kids in the Hall: One Dumb Guy and A Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio Lived Through That is a reunion as well as a necessary reminder of why the 1990s were such a fun and interesting time to be a music fan. -Jason Diamond, author of The Sprawl: Reconsidering the Weird American Suburbs and Searching for John Hughes: Or Everything I Thought I Needed to Know about Life I Learned from Watching '80s Movies Lived Through That is a beautiful photographic reminder of a special era in music. These photos tell a story about alternative icons often left out of mainstream music. -Charles R. Cross, author of Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain