Happy Birthday Poison Ivy!

Raising a glass to Poison Ivy – The Cramps guitarist, composer and producer – with some interview & performance footage.

Here's a bonus shot of Poison Ivy with The Cramps featuring Miriam Linna on drums circa 1976. 

Midweek Mixdown: Lux & Ivy's Favorites – Halloween Edition

Just in time for Halloween, Kogar the Swinging Ape compiled a special creepy cool edition of his Lux & Ivy tribute series. 

Here's the scoop from Kogar the Swinging Ape...

I’ve resisted doing this for years, but here is a “best of” volume of Lux and Ivy’s Favorites for Halloween. Who doesn’t need something good to focus on these days?

Here are 40 tracks taken from LAIF volumes 1-20 of songs with a “creepy” bent to them. I made a playlist of them for myself, but then said “what the hell,” let’s make it so other folks don’t have to go through the hassle of making their own playlists.

I reached out to JR Willaims, who did a cover for one of the other volumes of LAIF, and he agreed and we teamed up for this cool cover from one of my favorite (non EC) pre-code horror comics called WEIRD MYSTERIES. I thought it would be perfect because Here Lies My Love by the Undertakers is among the set of songs. Thanks JR!

Happy Halloween everyone! - Kogar tSA

Listen right here. Check the track listing below. 

Lux & Ivy's Favourites – Halloween Edition

01 Anton LaVey - Satan Takes a Holiday

02 Ken Nordine - Strollin' Spooks

03 Jan Davis - Watusi Zombie

04 The Symbols - Do the Zombie

05 The Del-Airs - Zombie Stomp

06 Ralph Neilson and the Chancellors – Scream

07 Jackie Morningstar - Rockin' In The Graveyard

08 Joe Wallace - Leopard Man

09 Lee Ross - The Mummy's Bracelet

10 Kip Tyler - She's My Witch

11 Zacherle - Dinner With Drac

12 The Electro-Tones - Ghost Train

13 Bill Carter -  Baby Brother

14 The Five Blobs - The Blob

15 The Ran-dells - Martian Hop

16 The Invasion - The Invasion is Coming

17 Roy Brown - Butcher Pete part one

18 Roy Brown - Butcher Pete part two

19 Mr Undertaker - Here Lies Love

20 Revels - Dead Man's Stroll

21 Lord Luther & The Kingsmen Teenage Creature

22 Kay Starr - The Headless Horseman

23 The Five Jones Boys -  Mr Ghost Goes To Town

24 Bob and Jerry - Ghost Satellite

25 Deadly Ones - Monster Surfing Time

26 Hugh Barret and the Victors - There Was a Fungus Among Us

27 Richard Delvy - Green Slime Theme

28 Albert Elias - King Kong

29 The Gravestone Four - Rigor Mortis

30 Sickidz - Night of the Living Dead

31 Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You

32 Social Outcasts – Mad

33 The Deadly Ones - The Mad Drummer [pt. 1]

34 Cab Calloway - The Ghost of Smokey Joe

35 Jim Wolfe and the T-Towners – Innersanctum

36 The Ventures - The Bat

37 Jack Hammer and the Pacers - Black Widow Spider Woman

38 The Regal-aires -  It

39 Vampires' Sound Incorporation - The Lions and the Cucumber

40 Ghoulardi Surf

Midweek Mixdown: Kogar's Jungle Juice

The latest episode of Kogar's Jungle Juice features a preview of Lux & Ivy's Faves Vol. 20 which should delight Cramps fans.

Here's the scoop...

Another week means another NEW episode of Kogar’s Jungle Juice! 2 hours of instrumentals, group sounds, rockabilly, rhythm and blues and a special preview of Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Volume 20! This show features artists like: Bob Taylor, The Eden Rocs, The Lamplighters, Don and Dewey, The Five Quails, Bo Diddley, Hasil Adkins (that's Hasil flipping through some 45s at home below), Kip Tyler, Otis Blackwell, Cousin Leroy, The Godz, Calico Wall, and Jack Hammer and the Pacers! Full playlist at the Boss Radio 66 Blogspot! Have a listen via Mixcloud right here. 

For more info about Lux and Ivy's Favorites Volume 20, check the Boss Radio 66 blog site: https://www.bossradio66.com/2025/10/lux-and-ivys-favorites-volume-20.html

Happy Birthday Lux Interior of The Cramps!

Remembering Lux Interior on his birthday with an interview at home with Poison Ivy and a few stellar Cramps performances. 

Watch The Cramps rock San Francisco's I-Beam in 1984

Sure, it is a bit dark, but hey, where else are you gonna see The Cramps with Chris "Click Mort" Doran on second guitar. 

Happy Birthday Lux Interior of The Cramps!

Remembering my old pal Lux Interior with a shopping trip with Poison Ivy to Toronto's Kops Records and a couple of interviews. 

The Cramps vs. Freddie & The Hitch-Hikers

A shrewd use of theremin raised the creepy quotient of Freddie & The Hitch-Hikers' 1961 recording of "Sinners" which helped make it a Cramps fave. 

Happy Birthday Poison Ivy!

Celebrating Poison Ivy's birthday with a few interviews discussing The Cramps.

Listen to Lux & Ivy on KALX 97 FM in 1981

The Cramps' Lux Interior & Poison Ivy dropped by UC Berkeley's radio station to play some of their fave 45s, 

Watch Alex de Laszlo's 1978 short film for Human Fly by The Cramps

Happy Birthday Lux Interior!

Remembering The Cramps' mainman Lux Interior on his day with live clip of "Her Love Rubbed Off" from 1990.

William Shatner vs. The Cramps

Listen to William Shatner sing "Garbageman" off the forthcoming Dr. Demento comp following The Cramps' classic version. 

Happy Birthday Poison Ivy!

Happy Birthday Cordell Jackson

Late Moon Records founder Cordell Jackson with The Cramps' Poison Ivy in 1979.  Photo by Tav Falco

Happy Birthday Poison Ivy!