Tune your radios to 88.5 FM CJSR Edmonton or tune in on the web at www.cjsr.com for a tribute to the late frontman for the Cramps, Lux Interior – whose “Purple Knif” radio broadcast was the inspiration (read:COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF) for Flying Saucer Rock & Roll and Dan Electreau. I'll be playing lotsa Cramps and a bunch of stuff from the Born Bad series. This will also be the LAST transmission of Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll radio so don't miss your final opportunity to tune in. Squares beware. Jeff Papineau on behalf of Dan Electreau

They had me at bikini Girls with Machine Guns,but I admit,I always took em for granted(I have too many bands to obsess over) and the loss totally got me down. Hope Ivy and em are all right.

Damn...Saw the Cramps in 78 and they blew me away. In 1980 he invited The Cudas to support The Cramps in London and Lux was a most gracious host, really went out of his way to make us feel welcome. The Feelies were on the same bill and their management tried to muscle them in to play after us in the prime support, but Lux put his foot down and ensured the order of the bill was respected. He was a real Rock 'N' Roll fan, shaker and mover and a real gentleman to boot.

Damn, this really sucks.
I saw them twice in the middle '80s in Italy, they were the wildest act I've ever saw in my life. The day after I bought Psychedelic Jungle in my favourite record shop... I went to one of their show a couple of years ago, they still nailed it!
I've been sad the whole day yesterday when I had the news.
You'll be missed, Lux.
Stiv

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Like most of us here I suppose, The Cramps were the beginning of it all for me : real cool music, cool movies, cool trash culture and, most of all : a real cool WAY OF LIFE.
Life was suddenly much more fun with The Cramps and all the doors they'd opened...
Aaaaarrgghhh....feels like I've lost someone from own family...my SOUL FATHER or something like that...
All my thoughts go to Ivy ...

I thought he was some sort of immortal god.

Very sad news.
It sucks.
I also thought about Poison Ivy...condolences to her

Lux RIP.

makes the world suck just a little bit more, doesn't it?
kat

Cleveland Plain Dealer had one of the better informed obits. http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2009/02/appreciation_akronborn_garage.html#more

To adapt a lyric from my old drunk friend, beat cowboy poet Kell Robertson, "Come on in, Lux, it's cool and dark inside."

He was a great one. All of us in here owe him a lot. Peace be upon you, Mr. Interior. And peace to all my friends in the Hideout.

Rock n Roll suffered a great loss. RIP Lux, gone but never forgotten!

His physical body can die, but the true essence of what Lux IS cannot die or be destroyed. Ditto for all the great men we have lost so recently.

I will never forget the first time I saw Lux and the Cramps - they opened my eyes to what could be in music. RIP Lux.

I was wishing this was untrue.
but alas, Lux is gone.

One of my top favorite performers of all time.

I only got a chance to see them once...
but it blew my mind...

Love you Lux.

Totally weakening, i can't believe it. Lux was a legend, the Cramps have been a huge influence to me, their early stuff especially.. R.I.P.

Thank you, Kopper... It's now corrected and uploaded... (if it hasn't changed: clear cache/history in browser) kopper said:

Great poster, but he was born in 1946, though (according to Wikipedia and the Cramps' website).

Psychotonic said:

Tonight, if you're in Los Angeles, Psychotonic at The Bigfoot Lodge will have a whole night dedicated to Lux Interior & the Cramps...
For more information, check out the events page (http://garagepunk.ning.com/events) for Thursday, February 5th.

When I heard this news last night, suddenly the whole damn world seemed a lot less fun.

I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF THIER SONGS ON MY PAGE PLAYLIST FOR A WHILE. THEY CAN SOUND REALLY PUNK IN SOME SONGS OR VERY POLISHED AS IN "WHERE DO YOU RUN"

SMASHMAN

Back in November, I checked them out on MySpace and I was pretty excited. Later that month, they played the Bowery Ballroom, sandwiched between the A-Bones and King Khan & BBQ. I was mighty disappointed: Very same-y sounding the entire time.

Don't have their record/CD but they did a killer show in Austin, TX, last year during the Chaos in Tejas Fest (at Red 7, May, 2008).

Anyone know where I can get a copy of these tracks? Or if anyone has them, would they be willing to burn a copy for me?

Session was recorded in '93 and I believe the track listing is:

1.Tall Order
2.Death Bedside Manner
3.We Need More
4.Never Will
5.I Hate People (Anti Nowhere League Cover)

Thanks,

John O'H
Beercan Records

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really dig your podcast! great job on the latest one, enjoyed the tribute to lux and ron asheton, as well as all of the other tunes you included. thank you.
pat.

I'm using United right now, my test pressings came back alittle fucked up sounding and so far they been super cool to deal with about getting all the problems looked after. ~T Feathered Apple Records said:

Gasser Dale said:

We've pressed all our 45's through United & all have sounded great. Never had a problem with them. We also just pressed an LP with them & sounds great so far. Good people to deal with as well.
-La Ti Da

United is great!

We've pressed all our 45's through United & all have sounded great. Never had a problem with them. We also just pressed an LP with them & sounds great so far. Good people to deal with as well. -La Ti Da

I've just heard that there is pressingplant here in Sweden, does anyone have any info about it? Is it the same plant that was/is in Jönköping?

Some friends of mine has worked with Handle With Care in Germany and they have also been pleased with their work.

One thing about GZ is that they can press your records very fast, at least they have done that the times we have asked them that we need the records very fast (for a tour etc.). We received a 7" on 1 1/2 week a couple of years ago and that was really great.