Jim Ellison of Material Issue gave me a three-song cassette under the name AMX at the afterparty for Urge Overkill’s last show in Chicago in 1996 (before UO’s eventual reuniting). He wanted to have me put out a 45 under a pseudonym. Unfortunately, Jim died soon after. Two of the songs on the tape made it onto Material Issue’s posthumous Rykodisc CD, one is unreleased.
Satellite
Quicksand (unreleased)
What if I Killed Your Boyfriend? 
Jim Ellison, “Jimmy,” as he was known to me way back at Marquardt Middle School in Glendale Heights, Illinois, was a good friend. We laughed a lot – it was hard not to with his infectious smile and sense of humor. I always will remember you old buddy…
(Johnny – you were sure lucky to have known him so well.)