On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. . In an age when band names were getting more abstract Iron Butterfly, Aerosmith, Grand Funk Railroad they wanted an old-school name like the Kinks, and they came up with one that referenced menstrual cramps. "It's so personal," Lyonne says of the show, which she also co-wrote. Nobody ever talks to me about music or guitar, she once said. Born in California in 1953 and raised in Sacramento, Ivy met Lux Interior (Erick Lee Purkhiser), the future singer for the Cramps and her future husband, in 1972 while . It goes back to the rock n roll tradition of boasting like Bo Diddley and Howlin Wolf, she says. I would just point out that there was a tiny error as to the brand of signature guitar she used. Whats Inside A Girl A Poison Ivy Tribute The Cramps: The Cramps had a long succession of drummers, bassists, and second guitarists, but Lux and Ivy always remained at the helm, the Morticia and Gomez of punk, the reigning monarchs of all things debauched and scary, carrying the banner of rock high when younger bands failed to channel its energy. Kristy McNichol is an actress and singer. After Lux Interiors death in 2009, the Cramps disbanded, and Poison Ivy retired from music. Flamejob [1994] came out on Creation Records and was buried as founder Alan McGee had a drugs-induced breakdown and their new signings, Oasis, went stratospheric. They dont comment on our music at all, or the fact that maybe what I play is unique and Im not mimicking some male guitarist that this is original. We're all in our uniforms every day for seven years. It was one of the rare occasions she was questioned about the technical details of her playing. The band, formed in 1976 by Interior (real name: Erick Lee Purkhiser) and his guitar-playing future wife Poison Ivy Rorschach (Kristy Marlana Wallace) after Interior, as urban legend has it . Of her relationship with Lux, Ivy said, I think we kind of brought each other up, weve been together so long. Born: February 20, 1953 ; San Bernardino, California, United States Also known as: Poison Ivy, Poison Ivy Rorschach Instruments: Electric . "My family's story, my years through the ringer of being at death's door and addiction, and the experience of being a weirdo and an outsider in New York and in this business. - For The Love of Ivy | Facebook See more of For The Love of Ivy on Facebook Log In or Create new account Vintage Punk & Wild Rock 'n' Roll Psychedelic Sixties Punk Rock and Garage Rock The Scatter Shot on WXNA Greenseeker Band Panzram Band Entertainment website LA Punk Rocker Book Series Isn't everybody exhausted? It can take someone whos been dead for 30 years and then make them alive again. Subscribe now for full access to The Eye of Photography! So we were thinking, "Okay, well by the time I make it I'll be 35," and then by the time Leslye was involved I was already 36, you know? I don't have any money. [3] In 1976, as part of the emerging punk rock scene, they began performing as the Cramps. When I was very little, I was especially fixated on a stompin 45 my brother had, Martian Hop by the Ran-Dells. Just the wasted years of a lifetime. It didnt matter: Lux and Ivy were the Cramps. Its spontaneous and thrilling. Poison Ivy Videos. They played a strange new form of rock n roll that they dubbed psychobilly, a blend of harsh garage rock and punk heavily influenced by Lux and Ivys favored sounds of Fifties rockabilly, doowop, and wicked instrumentals.. Kristy Marlana Wallace (@poisonivy4ever) Instagram photos and videos poisonivy4ever 597 posts 228 followers 405 following Kristy Marlana Wallace This Account is Private Already follow poisonivy4ever? Her standby guitar was a reissue Gretsch 6120 Junior with TV Jones pickups. My favorite female guitarist? All Rights Reserved. See Kristy's contact info now . She plays Guitarist, Bassist, and Vocals. I think so. 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(Was it Ivys outsider status that led her to guitar playing? is so harrowing to consider. 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 punk band The Cramps. In 1975, the couple moved to New York City, and with the addition of guitarist Bryan Gregory and drummer Pam Ballam, the Cramps were formed in the spring of 1976. Other names that Kristy uses includes Kristy M Wallace and Kristy Marlana Wallace. They were musical geniuses. Lead guitarist Poison Ivy (born Kristy Marlana Wallace) of The Cramps is backstage before performing at a theater in 1980 in Boston. Birth place: San Bernardino, California. . Current Address: JZXB Cambridge Dr, Glendale, CA. Nita Strauss Poison Ivy Rorschach was born Kristy Marlana Wallace in San Bernadino, California, on February 20, 1953. God, I do love a happy ending.. I spent a fair amount of time listening to the Cramps on record, never missing them in concert, and talking with Lux and Ivy on the phone prior to a gig or afterwards in the dressing room. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. Good for her. Sex and danger were there from the beginning. She was like Johnny Ramone that way. of being sexist, sighed Ivy, who co-wrote the songs with Interior. Perhaps come across a singer that can go Lux What say chick? Kristy Marlana Wallace (born February 20, 1953), known as Poison Ivy or Poison Ivy Rorschach, is an American guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer, and occasional vocalist who co-founded the rock band The Cramps. I mean, I know Im the real Poison Ivy. Detailed Tweet Analytics for Punkrock History's tweet - Happy Birthday to the one and only Kristy Marlana Wallace aka Poison Ivy Rorschach, co-founder of the American punk rock band The Cramps, born on this day 1953 in San Bernardino, California. That kind of stuff was never on the table in this story. The Cramps Poison Ivy was pissed off. Its a blues tradition to boast about yourself that youre the king, with the biggest dick, the biggest queen, whatever.. By Gregg L. Friedman MD, I really miss the great musical groups of the 1960's. No one would say that to Bo Diddley: `Whens he gonna branch out? (Interestingly enough, Diddley often had female guitarists in his band. They were from Cleveland, but relocated to New York. He had that thing I call the grind that really fast, grinding, dead strumming. Guitar World is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. I had one thing as a kind of criteria, she says. Poison Ivy Rorschach They say that behind every good man, there's a good woman. Or why not treat yourself? Recently Passed Away Celebrities and Famous People. "My mother was a very real redhead, and I naturally sit somewhere between the two. Poison Ivy. Scott regularly appears on Classic Rocks podcast, The 20 Million Club, and was the writer/researcher on 2017s Mick Ronson documentary Beside Bowie. Kristy Marlana Wallace, known as Poison Ivy or Poison Ivy Rorschach, is a guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer, and occasional vocalist who co-founded the American punk-rock band The Cramps. The Cramps loved Elvis hey, they called a 1986 album, and many more obscure rockabilly icons; they loved the outsider music of Hasil Adkins; they were influenced by the schlock horror and sexploitation movies of Herschell Gordon Lewis and Russ Meyer. In an interview with Vintage Guitar magazine done in 2003 (the year the band released Fiends of Dope Island, their 13th and final studio album), Ivy discussed her favored axes, amps and recording techniques. Interior, from Cleveland, met Ivy in California in 1972. Born Kristy Marlana Wallace, Ivy developed a passion for music especially early rock 'n' roll, R&B, country and blues; a defiant, "bad girl" aesthetic; and a natural, total aversion to . Out in the crowd, everyone was dressed up to get mussed up and messed up. She produced, managed, wrote the music, played the guitar and frequently reached over to tune the guitars of her bandmates. Great interview with Poison Ivy and Lux Interior in 2004: A RIOT OF THEIR OWN: THE FIRST GENERATION OF FEMALE ROCK BANDS, SHOT IN THE DARK: THE PUNK PHOTOGRAPHY OF DAVID ARNOFF. Fugazi/Minor Threats Ian MacKaye once claimed that a Cramps gig kickstarted the D.C. hardcore scene. Follow him on Twitter @jimsullivanink. Kristy Marlana Wallace, aka POISON IVY in San Bernardino, CA on 20 February 1953.. I didnt even think of that til you said it, but maybe that made it easier for me to consider playing guitar because I was such a misfit anyway. Over the years a number of female guitarists held the position of the Duchess, usually playing rhythm, moving along in the traditional choreographed box-steps with Diddley and the rest of the band. [1], Ivy was born as Kristy Wallace in San Bernardino, California, and raised near Sacramento. Happy birthday, Poison Ivy. And then I got this email that ELLE wanted to do a shoot. You're like, "No! There's a plastic straw in your smoothie. She didn't speak much, preferring to let her guitar do the talking. What an atrocious way that we treat ourselves. But, once upon a time, there was nothing quiet about her. Offstage she was soft spoken, witty and thoughtful, but always ready to launch into the sex-goddess Bikini Girls with Machine Guns mode that she portrayed in so many Cramps promo videos. I've been collating and cataloging this series for a lifetimein a deeper sense, on a more PTSD level, cataloging a lifetime of living through so many really dark experiences. VIKTOR TSOI: THE LEGEND OF RUSSIAS GREATEST ROCK STAR LIVES ON, WILLIAM GREFE: MASTER OF GRINDHOUSE CINEMA, BLOOD FEAST: THE STOMACH-TURNING CINEMA OF HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS, MY DAD IS DEAD: IMPECCABLE POST-PUNK ANGST STRAIGHT OUTTA CLEVELAND. That is to say, Lyonne and Poison Ivy have a couple of things in common.