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		<title>Chatting with Fitz</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through a combination of coincidence, mutual indie admiration and a handful of emails, I found myself on the phone with Michael Fitzpatrick of Fitz and the Tantrums. The conversation was set up by the band’s label as a way to do a bit of outreach to indie stores. Over the course of an hour, three [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catjohnson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4511276&amp;post=353&amp;subd=catjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Radio Show that Ruined My Day (in a Good Way)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cat Johnson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life Among the Humans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I generally have a stack of CDs on my desk that I need to listen to. Some of them are for pleasure listening; some of them are albums to possibly write up; some of them are research for upcoming interviews. The stack is always there. I listen to them here and there while I&#8217;m working [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catjohnson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4511276&amp;post=341&amp;subd=catjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Tale of Parenting and (Tower of) Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cat Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emilio Castillo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent interview with Emilio Castillo, founder of the legendary R&#38;B/funk group Tower of Power, we chatted about several things: the band&#8217;s longevity, his creative partnership with founding member Stephen &#8220;Doc&#8221; Kupka, their embrace of Oakland over San Francisco and more. One of my favorite moments of the interview was when Emilio told me [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catjohnson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4511276&amp;post=334&amp;subd=catjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Inimitable Charlotte Kruk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cat Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[My crazy life.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the pleasure of interviewing San Jose artist Charlotte Kruk and I must say, this was one of my favorite interviews and articles. Kruk is funny, charming, insightful and doing amazing things. This was a print-only piece, so here it is in its entirety: Charlotte Kruk by Cat Johnson No good packaging gets [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catjohnson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4511276&amp;post=323&amp;subd=catjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Barefoot Nellies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 02:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cat Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bluegrass]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bluegrass and old-time music is hot, hot, hot right now. This, I love. I&#8217;m totally into a good roots revival and the Bay Area knows how to do it up right. We love a good foot stomp. Here&#8217;s a preview of one of the local favorites, the Barefoot Nellies. Read the Article: Barefoot Nellies<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catjohnson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4511276&amp;post=318&amp;subd=catjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Urban Darling</title>
		<link>http://catjohnson.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/urban-darling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 01:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cat Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[My crazy life.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corrine Phipps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fashion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need a wardrobe makeover? Urban Darling can help. They will dissect your wardrobe an item at a time, mix-and-match new ensembles or take you shopping to start over from scratch. Not too long ago I had lunch with Corrine Phipps, the founder and CEO of the company and drilled her with a bunch of questions [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catjohnson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4511276&amp;post=314&amp;subd=catjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Remember Fishbone?</title>
		<link>http://catjohnson.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/remember-fishbone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cat Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They&#8217;re still rolling! Man, back in the day, these guys were the shizzit. They embodied everything that was righteous and fun about the 80s pop/rock/ska world. Fishbone will always be one-of-a-kind. Read the Article: The Wild World of Fishbone<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catjohnson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4511276&amp;post=309&amp;subd=catjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Birds of a Feather: the Tea Shack Project</title>
		<link>http://catjohnson.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/birds-of-a-feather-the-tea-shack-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cat Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sid Enck]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while ago I spent some time chatting with Sid Enck, the founder of the Tea Shack Project; a loose collective of artists and skateboarders who create t-shirts, bags, skate decks and a bunch of other cool things. Read the article: Birds of a Feather<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catjohnson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4511276&amp;post=305&amp;subd=catjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Average White Band: Blue-Eyed Soul Mates</title>
		<link>http://catjohnson.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/average-white-band-blue-eyed-soul-mates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cat Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hailing from Scotland, the Average White Band made an unlikely, yet successful climb to the top of the funk and soul charts in the 1970s&#8230;and they&#8217;re still going! Read the article: Average White Band<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catjohnson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4511276&amp;post=299&amp;subd=catjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Typography and Baseball</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cat Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I definitely got a touch of baseball fever this year. When the hometown Giants are not only in the World Series, but walk away the winners, the energy and excitement is contagious. Watching so many games also got me thinking about the history of baseball uniforms, and in particular that wonderful lettering, so I did [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=catjohnson.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4511276&amp;post=291&amp;subd=catjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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