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	<title><![CDATA[DAVID APPS: &#34;EAST END PHOTOGRAPHY&#34; BOOK+EXHIBITION]]></title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:36:41 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Chairman Ralph continues chronicling the doings of London punk rock-influenced outsider artist David Apps, through a brief writeup of his latest exhibition, and East End photo book.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[BAD COMPILATION TAPES: THE LANSING BEAT INTERVIEW]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.chairmanralph.com/bandinterviews/entry?id=36]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:01:22 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Chairman Ralph reissues his &#34;interview by cassette/mail&#34; with the San Diego, CA cassette-only comp supremo, Chris BCT, which discusses every aspect of this classic DIY &#34;living room&#34; operation -- from philosophy, to the state of hardcore punk, and types of bands that emerged during the mid-80s era that this chat covers.
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	<title><![CDATA[&#34;PUNK &amp; BEYOND&#34;: THE SEQUEL (11/24-12/17/11): GAYE BLACK SPEAKS]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.chairmanralph.com/bandinterviews/entry?id=35]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:55:31 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Not strictly a &#34;band interview,&#34; per se, but that&#39;s where this entry goes for now...&#34;Beyond Punk,&#34; the art show curated by Gaye Black (formerly of the Adverts), returned for its second installment, entitled, &#34;Punk &amp; Beyond&#34; -- bigger, badder and bolder than ever before, as the enclosed photos and statements should demonstrate.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[&#34;FROM BANK CLERK TO PUNK ROCKER&#34;: CHATTIN&#39; WITH THE MEMBERS&#39; JC CARROLL (9/3/11)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.chairmanralph.com/bandinterviews/entry?id=34]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:16:19 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Once again, through the magic of email, Chairman Ralph chats with the Members&#39; guitarist and songwriter, Jean-Marie &#34;JC&#34; Carroll, to get the lowdown on songs like &#34;Offshore Banking Business,&#34; and &#34;Solitary Confinement,&#34; and the reunited band&#39;s future plans...which have been recently updated since the interview first appeared.
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	<title><![CDATA[&#34;I CAN&#39;T GET AWAY FROM THE PUNK INFLUENCE&#34;: DAVID APPS CUTS LOOSE (5/3/11)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.chairmanralph.com/bandinterviews/entry?id=33]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:46:39 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Chairman Ralph chats via email with David Apps, drummer for a host of UK punk bands -- including The Beat Of The beast -- about his first solo art show, his philosophy, working methods and a few related images that will likely catch the viewer&#39;s eye.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[YOU&#39;RE A FREE MAN, THEN...11 MORE QUESTIONS FOR KNOX (1/13/11)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.chairmanralph.com/bandinterviews/entry?id=32]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:19:25 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Suitably inspired by the Vibrators&#39; September 2010 Grand Rapids gig at Billy&#39;s Lounge, Chairman Ralph takes up the cudgel for another round of questions for singer-guitarist Ian &#34;Knox&#34; Carnochan, who catches us up on the band&#39;s recording strategies, balancing the old-versus-new-song equation live, and how to keep your head above water in an uncertain business...among other topics.
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	<title><![CDATA[&#34;WE&#39;RE NOT CLAMOURING FOR ATTENTION&#34;: 10 QUESTIONS FOR KNOX (THE VIBRATORS)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.chairmanralph.com/bandinterviews/entry?id=31]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:40:57 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Vibrators guitarist Ian &#34;Knox&#34; Carnochan chats with Chairman Ralph via the magic of email...in which he lays out his musical background, life before Year Zero (1976), his band&#39;s role in the early UK punk scene&#39;s development, his artistic development, and much, much more.
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	<title><![CDATA[PUNKY REGGAE BHANGRA PARTY: THE MAKING OF &#34;MADE IN BIRMINGHAM&#34; (1/11/11)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.chairmanralph.com/bandinterviews/entry?id=29]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 10:27:45 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Chairman Ralph chats with Deborah Aston, director-producer of &#34;Made In Birmingham: Reggae Punk Bhangra,&#34; intended as a long-overdue account of these three scenes, and the cultural footprints that they left behind. Aston discusses her vision for the documentary, the strategies behind its creation and financing, and implications for today&#39;s audiences.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[&#34;OUR SONGS WERE ABOUT OUR REALITY&#34;: OLA (SPACEMAN) NILSSON RECALLS THE RUDE KIDS (12/15/10)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.chairmanralph.com/bandinterviews/entry?id=28]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 10:05:27 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Chairman Ralph fires off 15 questions for former Rude Kids bassist, Ola (&#34;Spaceman&#34;) Nilsson, who recalls the band&#39;s beginnings, conflicts with Sweden&#39;s infamous Raggare, and landmark recordings...including &#34;Raggare Is A Bunch of Motherfuckers,&#34; and &#34;Stranglers (If It&#39;s Quiet Why Don&#39;t You Play)&#34;...and how they stand up today.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[&#34;I MAKE THINGS FOR MYSELF&#34;: A CONVERSATION WITH GAYE ADVERT (10/22/10)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://www.chairmanralph.com/bandinterviews/entry?id=27]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 09:46:55 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Chairman Ralph sits down with Gaye Advert, former bassist of &#39;77-era heroes, The Adverts, to discuss her artistic influences, her motivation for doing the August 2010 &#34;Beyond Punk&#34; show, her former musical life, and what she&#39;s listening to these days....among other topics.

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