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Popdose Flashback ’91: Material Issue, “International Pop Overthrow”
When Material Issue front man Jim Ellison committed suicide in June of 1996, the act was sharp and sudden. The 32-year-old wasn’t a stereotypical grunge sad-sack. He was an anachronistic rock vocalist who sported
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 8/14/09
Read that headline and weep, folks. In just two more weeks, the summer of ’09 will be finito. Yeah, I know technically summer has a few more weeks of life but, who are we
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: Wonderboy, “Napoleon Blown Apart”
I can still remember the first time I became acquainted with the band known as Wonderboy. I was writing for Flash Magazine – the Hampton Roads entertainment publication formerly known as RockFlash – and
Read More »Bootleg City: Material Issue in Cleveland, May ’91
Back in 1992, my girlfriend received a 16th-birthday mix tape from a friend of ours named Tai. There were no artists or song titles listed on the cassette label, making the tape something of
Read More »Hooks ‘N’ You: International Pop Overthrow
Pop rules. I mean, it must. If it didn’t, would David Bash sign all of his E-mails with that phrase? Actually, he probably would. There are few individuals out there who’ve done quite so
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