He's known in the national independent music scene for signing promising young musicians, such as Yellow Ostrich (Barsuk), Haley Bonar, Sissy Wish (Sony BMG), Now, Now (Trans Records), Night Moves (Domino), We Shot The Moon, Mouthful of Bees, The Poison Control Center, We All Have Hooks For Hands and Bad Bad Hats.
[3][4] Anderson was the founding member of Minneapolis angular indie band Aneuretical in his teens and later One for the Team who released four albums on Afternoon Records, Warner Music and Militia Group.
Anderson is behind the popular music blog MFR and wrote a book, "Here Come The Regulars," which was published by Farrar Straus on October 20, 2009 and has been adopted in the United States as canon in Music Business secondary education.
Anderson has a new band called Dream Brother that has appeared in several movies and television shows.
[5] In 2012, Anderson opened Mead Hall Games & Comics in downtown Minneapolis.