R.I.P. Lux Interior

1986 is burned into my head as one of the most musically packed years for me... I feel like my brother and I went to the Palladium a couple times a month to see the likes of PiL, Siouxsie, The Cult, and the Ramones. Opening practically every show was Social Distortion. But maybe one of the greatest live shows was The Cramps, with lead singer Lux Interior wearing a fishnet bodysuit and patent leather thong, deep-sixing the microphone during "Surfin' Bird," not to mention belting out hits like "Goo Goo Muck," "Faster Pussycat," and "What's Inside a Girl?" He collapsed at the end of the show and was carried off. I saw the band a couple more times, and they never disappointed.



The group was beyond rockabilly, goth, punk, or garage, and made their own genre of music... As of tonight, Lux is among the "Surfing Dead," probably trading hair secrets with Elvis, guitar licks with Bo Diddley, and tour stories with Joey Ramone.



If you don't know what I'm talking about, Smell of Female, Off The Bone, and A Date With Elvis are good places to start. R.I.P Lux Interior.