Material Issues
David Bash of International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records discuss power pop, pop music, releases, collectibles, news of the moment and many other things in a fun and, sometimes, irreverent manner! Join us for incredible interviews of musicians, actors, authors, sports figures, celebrities and the like! Also...hear great new music, Stump the Bash music trivia, and pop culture musings! The VIDEO podcast goes live every Sunday night at 8 pm EST at materialissues.com
David Bash of International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records discuss power pop, pop music, releases, collectibles, news of the moment and many other things in a fun and, sometimes, irreverent manner! Join us for incredible interviews of musicians, actors, authors, sports figures, celebrities and the like! Also...hear great new music, Stump the Bash music trivia, and pop culture musings! The VIDEO podcast goes live every Sunday night at 8 pm EST at materialissues.com
Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy fame (not to mention his prolific acting career!)…and, a very special announcement for Chad and Jeremy fans!

4 days ago
4 days ago
Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome Papa Twig and fab singer / songwriter Ronnie D'Addario to the show!

Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Material Issues Episode #239 featuring Steve Butler of Quincy / Smash Palace!
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
David and Mark talk with Steve Butler of Quincy / Smash Palace fame! We get the down low on the Quincy name controversy and listen to tracks from the new Smash Palace album “87”.

Monday Jan 12, 2026
Material Issues Episode #238 featuring The Shut Ups!
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome new wave / power pop band from Georgia, The Shut Ups!

Monday Jan 12, 2026
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome "Papa Twig", Ronnie D'Addario, to the show!
@@@Ronnie had to postpone and reschedule for Feb 1 due to illness! So, David and I played some new music and tried to Stump The Bash!

Monday Jan 12, 2026
Material Issues Episode #236 featuring Jim Gold of Gallery!
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome Jim Gold of the band Gallery to the show! One of the most recognizable tracks of early 70's pop , "Nice to Be With You" was written and sung by Jim!

Monday Jan 12, 2026
Material Issues Episode #235 with David and Mark and new music!
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records for a holiday show filled with tons of new music and.....possibly....El Stumpo De Basho!

Monday Jan 12, 2026
Material Issues Episode #234 featuring Nick Heyward of Haircut 100!
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome man man of Haircut 100 and of his own solo career....Mr Nick Heyward!

Monday Jan 12, 2026
Material Issues Episode #233 featuring Yorick Van Norden
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Monday Jan 12, 2026
Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome a fab artist from the Netherlands...Yorick Van Norden!

Friday Dec 12, 2025
Friday Dec 12, 2025
Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome 2 of the 3 members of the best 3 piece power pop, rock, mod band on the planet! The Len Price 3!







