Fiends of Dope Island is the eighth and final studio album (and 13th album overall) by the American Garage Punk, Psychobilly band The Cramps. The Cramps resurrected their own record label Vengeance Records to release the album in 2003. It was recorded in Hollywood in August 2002. It was self-produced by Poison Ivy and Lux Interior. (The two had been married for 37 years when Interior died 2009). The album takes its title from the 1959 film, 'Fiend of Dope Island'. Lux Interior - vocals, harmonica, maracas Poison Ivy Rorschach - guitars, echo-thereminChopper Franklin - bas… read more
Fiends of Dope Island is the eighth and final studio album (and 13th album overall) by the American Garage Punk, Psychobilly band The Cramps. The Cra… read more
Fiends of Dope Island is the eighth and final studio album (and 13th album overall) by the American Garage Punk, Psychobilly band The Cramps. The Cramps resurrected their own record labe… read more
The Cramps were an American garage punk band formed in Sacramento, California in 1976. The band was influential in founding of a hybrid subgenre later known as "psychobilly," which is a fusion of punk and rockabilly. Their music is mostly in blues form, played at varying, (though usually fast) tempos, with a very minimal drumkit. An integral part of the early Cramps sound is dual guitars, without a bassist. The content of their songs and image is sleaze, trashy Americana (much in the style of filmmaker John Waters), sexual fetishism, clever bad jokes, and cheap, horror B-m… read more
The Cramps were an American garage punk band formed in Sacramento, California in 1976. The band was influential in founding of a hybrid subgenre later known as "psychobilly," whic… read more
The Cramps were an American garage punk band formed in Sacramento, California in 1976. The band was influential in founding of a hybrid subgenre later known as "psychobilly," which is a fusion of punk and rockabilly. Their mu… read more