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Chairman Ralph sits down with Reds guitarist Rick Shaffer to discuss his first solo album, NECESSARY ILLUSION. Featured topics of part one include Shaffer's reasons for doing his own album, how it reflects his early blues influences, and his approach to the recording. | Jul 12, 2010 |
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Chairman Ralph unearths round one and round two of an August 2006 email chat with legendary Lurkers four-stringer Arturo Bassick, who dishes on his musical inspirations, his favorite punk-era venues, press perceptions of the band, and impressions of the Clash. | May 25, 2010 |
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Chairman Ralph celebrates the CHIRON REVIEW's acceptance of four poems for its "All-Punk Issue," including "East Lansing Skate Punk Ritual #49," "raw joy (winding up, winding down)," and the sharply contrasting moods of his tributes to the original UK punk explosion, "1977 Revisited," and "1977 Retrofitted." In doing so, he also explores how his '70s/'80s-era punk rock culture influences inspired him to contribute. | Dec 29, 2009 |
