Pictured above is my membership card to the Cramps fan club from back in the early 1980s. Twenty six years ago I thought the Cramps were quite possibly the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world and that Garbageman was the coolest pop promo video of all time. Sitting here now after being prompted to watch it again on youtube after hearing of the sad death of Lux Interior I realise that, for once, my 16 year old self was 100% correct.
Songs That Lux Taught Us
"If you can't dig me you can't dig nothin'" - in praise of the late Lux Interior
by Lake, Film Editor
first published: February, 2009
first published: February, 2009
approximate reading time: minutes
Garbageman was the coolest pop promo video of all time.
Lake
Film Editor
Kirk Lake is a writer, musician and filmmaker. His published books include Mickey The Mimic (2015) and The Last Night of the Leamington Licker (2018). His films include the feature films Piercing Brightness (2014) and The World We Knew (2020) and a number of award winning shorts.
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