MN90: The Professor and the Prize
Marlon James grew up in Jamaica. But when it came time to write a novel influenced by Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley, Britt Aamodt says, James did it in Minnesota. [Read Transcript...]
Music
MN90: Janis’ Albert Lea Drummer
The photo is iconic: Janis Joplin astride a Harley-Davidson. Britt Aamodt tells us how a Minnesotan captured that indelible image. [Read Transcript...]
‘Scuse Me, While I Kiss the Sky (Blue Waters)
Jimi Hendrix lit his guitar on fire at the Monterey Pop Festival. He jammed the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock. But Britt Aamodt wants to tell you about the night in November 1968 when one of the hottest guitarists to ever sling a Stratocaster rocked St. Paul. [Read Transcript...]
MN90: A City, a Singer and a Christmas Card
What do Tom Waits, two pimps and a doughnut shop in Minneapolis have in common? Check out this piece by Britt Aamodt. [Read Transcript...]