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RIP Lux Interior.
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The Cramps are one of the best bands ever to play psychobilly and
horror-punk. Cited by some as the inventors of psychobilly, a style of
music that merged rockabilly with punk, The Cramps formed in 1976 in New
York City. The band had a rotating membership, but always used the core
of vocalist Lux Interior and guitarist Poison Ivy. Active in the early
CBGB's punk scene, The Cramps released their landmark first album, Songs
the Lord Taught Us, in 1979. They recorded and toured steadily up until
Lux Interior's death early in 2009.
I became aware of this band
late in their career, after hearing the 1990 album Stay Sick at CKUL. I
fell in love with their sound and look immediately. They combined the
visuals of 50s rock with B-movie horror film and sleazy erotica. Poison
Ivy often posed in skin-tight vinyl and played her guitar in a sensual
way. At the time, "Bikini Girls With Machine Guns" was making its way up
the college charts, but "Creature From the Black Leather Lagoon"'s
manic approach really appealed to me. The video is one of the most
playfully demented things I've ever seen. If you like this, go listen to
"Human Fly" and especially "Garbage Man", featuring Ivy in skin-tight
gold pants!
http://youtu.be/Zt4lf6aR15Y
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