local bands to rock stars, this was the first band that I liked that went from that band who used to play at our high school rec center to a band with a major label deal whose videos I'd see on MTV. Material Issue presaged the Pumpkins, Liz Phair and Urge Overkill's rise to national prominence, they blazed the trail. Jim and I weren't friends, hardly even acquaintences really but I had interviewed Material_issue_pass_1the band once and had emceed a few of their shows over the years at ...