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Material Issue / Material Reissue. 2,724 likes · 129 talking about this. Chicago Power Pop Trio
Dec 1, 2021 · Material Issue film premieres Thursday with concert. Jim Ellison of Material Issue performing at a Tower Records release party in 1994. Photo: Philin Phlash, courtesy of Arvonia Films. It's been 30 years since Chicago's Material Issue released its first major-label album "International Pop Overthrow." A new film, premiering tomorrow at Lincoln ...
Died. June 20, 1996 (age 32) Genres. Power pop. James Walter Ellison (April 18, 1964 – June 20, 1996) was the frontman for the band Material Issue. He tirelessly promoted his band, booked tours, and secured a major-label deal in 1990. Ellison [1] — along with bassist Ted Ansani and drummer Mike Zelenko — would lead the renaissance of ...
The 12-inch Material Issue EP (produced by Jeff Murphy of Shoes) is a great beginning, six songs filled with punky energy, enthusiastic performances (by Ellison, bassist Ted Ansani and drummer Mike Zelenko, who would go on to pound the skins on a few Shoes discs) and hooks up the wazoo. “She’s Going Through My Head,” the riff-happy “A ...
