About
American author who has written books on American popular culture, including the 2001 book Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural Nörth Daköta and has worked as a columnist for New York Times Magazine and Esquire.
Before Fame
He grew up on a farm and graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1994.
Trivia
He appeared in the 2011 documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits.
Family Life
He was born the youngest of seven children to German and Polish parents.
Associated With
He participated in an e-mail exchange on ESPN's Page 2 with journalist Bill Simmons in 2004.
