Are The Cramps punk rock, psychobilly, acid surf, or all of the above? Music critics can decide, but we know one thing—Lux Interior, Poison Ivy and the rest of the mutant gang are pure pulp, an amalgam of sci-fi schlock, Vegas vice, and vintage Times Square sleaze. They formed in a New York City basement in 1976 and went on to conquer the planet. In between they played every venue from CGBG to the Napa State Mental Hospital, always delivering wild shows and album covers that were violent, sexy and funny.