Johnny Coli Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Bummer. Another icon down. Lux Interior, lead singer of the Cramps, died yesterday of a heart condition. Punk singer Interior dies at 62 Interior, who was born Erick Lee Purkhiser, formed the influential band in 1973 with his wife Poison Ivy. Part of the legendary downtown New York punk scene, The Cramps went on to release 14 albums, the latest being the compilation, How To Make a Monster. They were the first known band to blend punk with rockabilly, and are widely recognised as innovators of psychobilly music. This link has some of the Target Video footage of the show they did at the Napa State Mental Hospital (in 1978). The LPs Gravest Hits, Songs the Lord Taught Us, and Psychadelic Jungle are essential records, IMO. Primal, trashy, lo-fi rockabilly played with a subterranean attitude. It doesn't get more real than the Cramps, man. RIP Lux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I got cramps just watching that. Were they also patients at that hospital? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I thought this was a thread about another furniture store closing in Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I thought this was a thread about another furniture store closing in Buffalo. So did I! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Sounded more like a vacuum cleaner to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Oh man, now he's Goo goo muck onto his date with Elvis. great distinctive sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOR Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Can your pu$$y do the dog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPR4444 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Saw them many times. Great shows, great albums. RIP Lux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Who ripped off who? Rocky Horror or Lux? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I thought this was a thread about another furniture store closing in Buffalo. I thought it was the sporting goods store! My first thought was WTF happened to the interior of one of their stores?... Then I noticed there was no "a" in Lux! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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