Few punches are pulled as the duo themselves speak to their various altered states, fascinations with the bizarre and the beautiful, and songwriting inspirations the conveyor-belt of band members is dealt with in a reasonable, if sometimes slightly whitewashed, manner. First-hand quotes from Lux Interior, Poison Ivy and various ex-members highlight the struggles endured by a band that was first ignored then repeatedly misunderstood by a series of labels. She lives in California.A revised and updated version of Porter’s 2007 book, A Short History Of Rock’n’Roll Psychosis, this is an excellently written and pretty comprehensive look at the outsider-rockers’ career both in and out of the mainstream music business. She was married to Cramps' singer Lux Interior, with whom she had been for 37 years, until his death on February 4, 2009.
She produced or co-produced several of their albums and singles, sang on the songs "Kizmiaz" and "Get Off the Road," and played theremin on later records. Throughout The Cramps' career Ivy co-wrote with Lux Interior all of the group's original songs and provided the arrangements for songs they covered. She uses Fender Pro Reverb amplifiers onstage, and smaller Valco and Allen amps in the studio. Since 1985 she has mostly used a 1958 Gretsch 6120 hollow-body. GuitarsĮarly on, Ivy used a clear plexiglass Dan Armstrong guitar, then the unusual Canadian-made Bill Lewis guitar heard on the first few Cramps recordings. Songs written by Poison Ivy/Lux Interior and performed by other artists include "Human Fly" (Crestfallen, The Dead Brothers, Nouvelle Vague, Supernaut, Hanni El Khatib) "New Kind of Kick" (The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Drones) and "Thee Most Exalted Potentate of Love" (Queens of the Stone Age). The Cramps, with Ivy, Lux, and various other guitarists, drummers, and bassists, continued to release records and perform live until the fall of 2006, enjoying some commercial success (mainly in Europe) and acquiring a strong cult following worldwide. They quickly gained a reputation for their unusual, rockabilly-inspired music and wild live performances. In 1976, as part of the emerging punk rock scene, they began performing as the Cramps. Two years later they moved to his hometown of Akron, Ohio, and then to New York City. In 1972, while attending Sacramento State College, Wallace met future Cramps singer Lux Interior. Ivy was born in San Bernardino, California and raised near Sacramento. Kristy Marlana Wallace (born February 20, 1953), known as Poison Ivy or Poison Ivy Rorschach, is a guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer, and occasional vocalist who co-founded the American rockabilly band The Cramps.
San Bernardino, California, United States
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