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		<title>Vaclav Havel, Czech leader and playwright, dies at 75</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an artist Havel played a key role in the Czech underground scene that included avant-garde band: Plastic People of the Universe.]]></description>
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		<title>The Hemp SeeDee</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A compilation of Canadian songs/stories about the potential of hemp to heal the environment, the rural economy, and our health.]]></description>
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		<title>Multiple Sclerosis Smudges Out The Mascara Snake</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 03:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Avant-Garde/Experimental]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don Van Vliet, aka Captain Beefheart [15 January 1941 – 17 December 2010], has died of MS-related complications.]]></description>
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		<title>Of Live and Love and Coltrane</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jazz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 2-hour spiritual journey celebrating the life of jazz legend, John Coltrane.]]></description>
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		<title>It was a Rebellion, not a Riot</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/3767</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toronto's G20 police state and the story of The Watts Prophets and the 1965 Watts Rebellion, in Los Angeles, California.]]></description>
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		<title>Gil Scott Heron &#8211; I&#8217;m New Here</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poetry/Spoken]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new record from Gil Scott-Heron is something that the world needs now more than ever.]]></description>
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		<title>The Last Poets</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/2101</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poetry/Spoken]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most dangerous beat poets you will ever hear!]]></description>
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		<title>Lightnin&#8217; Rod &#8211; Hustler&#8217;s Convention</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/233</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry/Spoken]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before there was rap or hip-hop, there was the Hustler's Convention.]]></description>
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		<title>Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson &#8211; From South Africa to South Carolina</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/1952</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another out-of-print classic from Gil and Brian - the title says it all.]]></description>
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		<title>Chasing The Ghost Of Kerouac</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/6016</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jazz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 3-part review of the ongoing influence of Jack Kerouac, jazz, and the beat generation.]]></description>
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		<title>Steal This Album!</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/256</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poetry/Spoken]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Abbey Hoffman classic: Wake Up, America!]]></description>
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		<title>Frank Foster &#8211; The Loud Minority</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/222</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jazz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The classic jazz concept album about the importance of using free speech.]]></description>
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		<title>Frank Garlock &#8211; The Big Beat: A Rock Blast</title>
		<link>http://basementrug.com/68</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rugrat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Garlock's rants on the evils of rock and roll have made this double-LP a pricey collectible.]]></description>
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