The book was published by Falck forlag, as a part of an ongoing series of books related to Morgenbladets list of the hundred best Norwegian albums.
Hansen is known for having been the owner of the magazines Morgenbladet and Søndag Søndag.
He delivered news and radio and television documentaries for NRK and TV 2, and wrote for national outlets such as Dagbladet, Dagsavisen, Dagens Næringsliv, Morgenbladet, the Norwegian News Agency and Samtiden.