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	<title><![CDATA[MEMBERS UPDATE (2/19/12): EASTERN EURO TOUR, NEW ALBUM]]></title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:09:48 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[What have the Members have been up to lately?  Plenty, as this accompanying 35th anniversary press release makes clear...to which the Chairman supplies his usual pointed commentary.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[SPRINGTIME IN AMSTERDAM: MY TRIBUTE TO WALLY TAX (1948-2005)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=110]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:34:54 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Explore the meaning of &#34;Springtime In Amsterdam&#34; through Chairman Ralph&#39;s tribute to the late Outsiders lead singer, Wally Tax, and the city that he commemorated in his own song of the same name.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[OUTSIDERS BY INSIDERS: CHATTING WITH JEROME BLANES ON THE OUTSIDERS, WALLY TAX &amp; NEDERBEAT (2/12/12)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=109]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:41:42 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Who were the Outsiders, exactly, and why are people still talking about these Dutch Beat Gods&#39; music today?  To get the answers, Chairman Ralph chats with Jerome Blanes, author of the definitive book about the band -- OUTSIDERS BY INSIDERS, now available in English -- and sheds light on the chemistry that yielded such Mod classics as &#34;Filthy Rich,&#34; &#34;Lying All The Time,&#34; and &#34;Touch.&#34;]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH: MARGARET THATCHER &amp; THE POLL TAX RIOTS (3/31/90): PT. II: THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR SQUARE]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=108]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:09:02 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[What happened at Trafalgar Square on March 31, 1990? With the relevant historical background established, Chairman Ralph follows up Part I of his look at the Poll Tax Riots with his own recollections of the day&#39;s events, how they affected those around him, and -- ultimately -- how they affected the nation.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH: MARGARET THATCHER &amp; THE POLL TAX RIOTS (3/31/90): PT I: THE AUTUMN OF DISCONTENT]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=107]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:44:51 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[On the heels of the film, &#34;The Iron Lady&#34;, Chairman Ralph revisits the Poll Tax Riots, which are widely credited with driving its subject, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, from the post she&#39;d held since 1979. In this installment, Chairman Ralph sketches out the historical and personal backdrop behind the riots.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[PHIL DONAHUE &amp; THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: PUNKSPLOITATION FOR FUN &#39;N&#39; PROFIT]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=106]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:03:52 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Chairman Ralph recalls the first of Phil Donahue&#39;s many run-ins with the exponents of punk rock, and what it meant amid a mini-trend for &#34;punksploitation&#34; that included Penelope Speehris&#39;s classic documentary, THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[&#34;I KNEW THERE WERE A LOT OF US, FAMOUS AND NOT&#34;: HELEN McCOOKERYBOOK REVISITS &#34;THE LOST WOMEN OF ROCK MUSIC&#34; (12/14/11)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=105]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:37:45 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Chairman Ralph sits down with author, lecturer, performer and singer-songwriter Helen McCookerybook about her book, THE LOST WOMEN OF ROCK  MUSIC (2007), which she&#39;s revised and is gearing up for a reissue with a new publisher.  We talk about what motivated her writing, as well as her thoughts on female musicians&#39; roles, and what people can look forward to seeing in the revised edition.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[&#34;THE WHOLE THING WAS A REALLY EMOTIONAL RIDE, I TELL YOU&#34;: A FEW MORE WORDS WITH JAMES WATKINS, PT. II (11/21/11)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=104]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:21:25 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Chairman Ralph returns for the second installment of his original chat with White Summer&#39;s sticksman, Jimmy Watkins, who recalls the peaks and valleys of recording in the &#39;80s, winding down in the &#39;90s, and life after rock...among other topics!]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[&#34;HE LIVED IN A WORLD OF SOUND&#34;: A FEW MORE WORDS WITH JAMES WATKINS, PT. I (11/21/11)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=103]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:35:43 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Chairman Ralph sits down with White Summer&#39;s drummer (and sometime frontman) James Watkins for an extended look at the band&#39;s origins, playing philosophy, and encounters with rock legends like Eric Clapton, and Neil Young, in the first of two installments.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[WHITE SUMMER REUNION AT CZAR&#39;S 505 (11/25/11): &#34;A NICE DAY TO...START AGAIN&#34;]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=101]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:20:48 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Chairman Ralph shares his recollections of White Summer&#39;s one-off reunion gig at Czar&#39;s 505, including the mood of the crowd, and the major songs that the band played.]]></description>
	
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