Radio with Pictures - The Cramps

The Cramps arrived in Auckland for the first time in 1986, and revealed themselves to be not quite as odd as they appeared. In this short RWP interview, lead singer Lux Interior shows himself as intelligent and sincere. Above all, he’s a music fan. The band went on to play two great shows of their rockabilly style of rock'n'roll at the Galaxy (now the Powerstation), which were recorded for live album RockinnReelininAucklandNewZealandXXX. A devoted couple, Lux and Poison Ivy were together for 37 years (33 of them as The Cramps) until Lux’s death on 4 February 2009.

What I’m saying is there is no rock and roll today, hardly, outside our band. What there is, is a lot of people making pop music, trying to make a lot of money and have careers. But that has nothing to do with rock and roll which is folk music.

– Lux Interior

Key Cast & Crew

Keith Tannock

Director, Researcher

Richard Driver

Presenter