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Friday, March 13, 2009

A De-Lux read!

YOU like the band The Cramps -- of course you do. So you, like me, were supremely bummed to hear of the recent too-soon death of singer/songwriter Lux Interior.

Well, you oughta go over to the Taking IN the Trash blog to read a very good appreciation (illustrated with art and video) of Lux and The Cramps, written by my friend Brian Horrorwitz, a friend of Lux and his wife Ivy.

Recommended:
BTW, I had no idea what Lux looked like for many years; as I listened to his music I imagined him looking just like the Stephen Blickenstaff drawing on one the Cramps' albums, Bad Music for Bad People:


Image source: Stephen Blickenstaff's Art Gallery
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3 comments:

  1. DianeMarch 13, 2009 at 9:09:00 PM EST

    i did a little tribute to him on my blog.

    first time i heard them i actually found BMFBP on vinyl at the big old library in atlanta. i think i was like 12. i was hooked right away. i kept that record checked out as long as i possibly could.

    my mom wouldnt buy the album for me so i ended up playing the album and recording it by holding up a tape player next to the speaker.

    oh yea!!!

    heading over to check out your link!

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  2. Max the drunken severed headMarch 13, 2009 at 9:25:00 PM EST

    Thanks for commenting, Diane!

    Here's the link to Diane's notice of Lux's death:

    http://www.goodmourningglory.com/2009/02/lux-interior-rip.html

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  3. Brian D. HorrorwitzMarch 14, 2009 at 2:53:00 AM EST

    Max, thanx for posting the link. Diane, that's a great story about how you had to record the Cramps album. I recorded a few albums that way too when I was young but I wasn't hip enough at 12 to own a Cramps LP. Of course they didn't have any records out at that point but that's besides the fact.

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