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	<title><![CDATA[KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN #2: &#34;WE ARE THE CLASH&#34; BOOK]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=144]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:20:48 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[&#34;The Clash&#39;s bold, tragic last stand, rescued from history&#39;s dustbin: at war with Thatcher, Reagan, the Top Ten, &amp; (sometimes) itself...&#34; With this opening salvo, co-authors Mark Andersen and Ralph Heibutzki launch the Kickstater campaign for their book, WE ARE THE CLASH: THE LAST STAND BAND OF A BAND THAT MATTERED...find out how you can support the project.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN: REVISITING LIONEL ROGOSIN&#39;S LAST FILM (&#34;ARAB-ISRAELI DIALOGUE&#34;)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=143]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[&#34;As he was way ahead of his time politically and in his perceptions we are still catching up with him and have much to discover. The time has come to recognize Lionel Rogosin&#39;s important contribution as a &#39;Visionary American, humanitarian and filmmaker...see for yourself what the deal is all about with this Kickstater campaign! ]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[UNKNOWN PLEASURES/1 TOP CLASS MANAGER BOOK REVIEWS]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=142]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 09:37:14 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[&#34;No long tours - no TV and radio unless we agree - no press interviews/photos - unless we agree - no publicity - promo - unless we agree&#34;...join the Chairman for a peek behind the Joy Division mystique in his reviews of UNKNOWN PLEASURES: INSIDE JOY DIVISION (Peter Hook), and 1 TOP CLASS MANAGER: THE NOTEBOOKS OF JOY DIVISION&#39;S MANAGER, 1976-1980.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[A PERMANENT RECORD (TAKE TWO): JULIAN YEWDALL LOOK BACKS ON THE 101&#39;ERS (4/22/13)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=141]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:22:22 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[&#34;...when I first saw them perform live they came very much &#39;fully formed&#39;, the sound, the look, the words, the way they stood on stage...&#34; Julian Yewdall, author of A PERMANENT RECORD, discusses Joe Strummer&#39;s transition from the 101&#39;ers to the Clash...among many other topics in part two of our epic email chat!]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[A PERMANENT RECORD (TAKE ONE): JULIAN YEWDALL LOOK BACKS ON THE 101&#39;ERS (3/10/13)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=140]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:39:59 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[&#34;What The 101&#39;ers left behind is a rough-cut diamond, forged out of blood, sweat and tears...&#34;  Julian Yewdall talks about his philosophy and intentions behind A PERMANENT RECORD, which documents Joe Strummer&#39;s life (and after) his major pre-Clash band, the 101&#39;ers.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[FEATURED REVIEW: GOD&#39;S LONELY MEN: &#34;CHEMICAL LANDSLIDE&#34;]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=137]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:01:22 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[&#34;So cold outside, don&#39;t wanna go...See my footprints in the snow&#34;: Get the lowdown on the debut album from God&#39;s Lonely Men right here, as only the Chairman can do it!]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[“I OFTEN THINK OF HIM WHEN I PLAY IT...”: HOWARD PICKUP RMEMBERED, 15 YEARS LATER]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=136]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:57:53 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[&#34;We seemed to share the same sense of humour and similar interest -- he was an extremely funny chap.&#34;  Steve H. shares memories of his friend -- the Adverts&#39; late guitarist, Howard Pickup -- and how he looks back on those experiences nowadays.]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[&#34;PUNK WAS NOT JUST A GOOD IDEA -- IT WAS NECESSARY&#34;: A LOOK BACK AT DANISH PUNK WITH JAN POULSEN]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=133]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:27:47 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[&#34;We were kids without any respect for the older generations and we were trying to create OUR places, our positions in society, and many of us -- the early punks -- did succeed in one way or another, I suppose.&#34; Author Jan Poulsen reflects on the Danish punk scene that he chronicled in his book, SOMETHING ROTTEN, and its long-term impact in this exclusive email chat.
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	<title><![CDATA[A DRUM BEAT BEHIND BOOK EXCERPTS (PT. TWO): A NIGHT WITH WALLY NIGHTINGALE]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=75]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:55:08 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[Chairman Ralph publishes another excerpt from A DRUM BEAT BEHIND, David Apps&#39;s unpublished rock &#39;n&#39; roll memoir of his punk rock life and times with Beat Of The Beast. In this excerpt, David focuses on the band&#39;s one-off encounter -- and subsequent chaotic encore -- with the late Wally Nightingale, best known as the &#34;almost-Sex Pistol.&#34;]]></description>
	
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	<title><![CDATA[A DRUM BEAT BEHIND: DAVID APPS Q&amp;A+BOOK EXCERPTS (PT. ONE)]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://chairmanralph.com/communiques/entry?id=74]]></link>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:02:33 GMT</pubDate>
	
	<description><![CDATA[David Apps, former drummer of legendary Brentwood punks, Beat Of The Beast, shares excerpts from his memoir of the band, A DRUM BEAT BEHIND, including his London childhood, early musical motivations, personality sketches of his colleagues, and a memorable run-in with the humorless French gendarmes in 1986.]]></description>
	
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