Lux Interior, Dead at 62

Lux Interior

 

Lux Interior, lead singer of influential garage-punk act the Cramps, died Wednesday morning (February 4) due to an existing heart condition, according to a statement from the band’s publicist. He was 62.

Born Erick Lee Purkhiser, Interior started the Cramps in 1972 with guitarist Poison Ivy (born Kristy Wallace, later his wife) — whom, as legend has it, he picked up as a hitchhiker in California. By 1975, they had moved to New York, where they became an integral part of the burgeoning punk scene surrounding CBGBs.

Due to their imagery, obsession with kitsch and dogged dedication to touring — they wrapped up their latest jaunt across Europe and the U.S. this past November — the Cramps commanded a loyal fanbase, and even earned a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in the form of a shattered bass drum that Interior had shoved his head through.

Give Up The Funk

So sorry my faithful readers of CheapGasMusic (all 3 of you). I know it’s been a while since my last post. I thought what better way to get ready for the weekend than to give everybody some Funk. It’s good… It’s loud… It’ll get your booty shakin’. So here, in all it’s glory is Funk The Funk!!!

 

 

Tracklist:

1. Gap Band – You Dropped A Bomb On Me

2. Parliament – Give Up The Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)

3. The Ohio Players – Fire

4. Con Funk Shun – Ffun (Long Version)

5. Kool & The Gang – Jungle Boogie

6. Breakwater – Release The Beast

7. Dazz Band – Let It Whip

8. Curtis Mayfield – Superfly

9. Earth, Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove Tonight

10. George Clinton & The Paliament Funkadelic – Flashlight

11. The Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster

12. Gap Band – Burn Rubber On Me

13. Con Funk Shun – Ffun (Edit)

14. Zapp – More Bounce To The Ounce

15. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Love Rollercoaster

 

Enjoy.

Ciao.

Back To The 80’s

Todays mix gives 80’s sweetness to relive those days long gone past. Here it is… Max’s 80’s Headroom, a PunkRick Production.

 

Tracklist:

1. Peter Wolf – Lights Out (Extended Dance Mix)

2. Men At Work – Overkill

3. Nena – 99 Luft Balloons (New Version)

4. M – Pop Muzik

5. The Cure – The Walk

6. Oingo Boingo – Weird Science (Extended Dance Version)

7. Corey Hart – Never Surrender

8. Nick Lowe – Cruel to be Kind

9. The Outfield – I Don’t Want to Lose Your Love (Arcade2600 Remix)

10. The Pursuit of Happiness – I’m an Adult Now

11. Captain Sensible – Wot

12. Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax (Dreamtime Mix v2.0)

13. R.E.M. – It’s the End of the World as We Know It

Enjoy.

Ciao.

Go round in circles…

I’m so happy it’s Thursday, my happy campers. I put together a mix for you that is heavy on making you think. I know, some of you don’t like to think when the tunes are flowing. I get that way sometimes myself. But this one will be awesome for the times of solitude that we all enjoy. It’s got some new and some old; and even a bit in-between. It’s bookended with Robyn Hitchcock, so that means it has to be good! Today, I present… Fade Into The Crowd.

 

Tracklist:

1. Robyn Hitchcock – Goodnight Oslo

2. Stephen Malkmus & Lee Ranaldo – Can’t Leave Her Behind (Bob Dylan)

3. The Yardbirds – Stroll On (from the 1966 film Blow Up)

4. Faces – Jealous Guy (John Lennon)

5. Alejandro Escovedo – Sex Beat (The Gun Club)

6. Jake Holmes – Dazed and Confused

7. The Rolling Stones – Memo From Turner (from the 1970 film Performance)

8. Neko Case – Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis (Tom Waits)

9. The Gaslight Anthem – Even Cowgirls get the Blues

10. Danny Elfman – Remains of the Day (from the film Corpse Bride)

11. Joan Baez – Forever Young (Bob Dylan)

12. Davey Graham – Anji

13. Tori Amos – You Belong To Me (Jo Stafford)

14. Classics IV – Traffic Jam

15. Eartha Kitt – C’est Si Bon

16. Golden Earring – When The Lady Smiles

17. Robyn Hitchcock – Arnold Layne (Pink Floyd)

Enjoy.

Ciao.

Kate Bush

Today, the soaring voice that I was truly in love with in 1978 (she’s not harsh on the eyes, either). Kate Bush – The Kick Inside. This album was released in 1978, with Kate at the tender age of 19. She was discovered by Pink Floyds own David Gilmour, who produced “The Man with the Child in his Eyes” and “The Saxophone Song”. She went on later to record Love and Anger with Gilmour. So, without further delay, I present the debut album from Kate Bush, The Kick Inside.

Kate Bush - The Kick Inside

 Tracklist

1 Moving

2 The Saxophone Song

3 Strange Phenomena

4 Kite

5 The Man With The Child In His Eyes

6 Wuthering Heights

7 James and The Cold Gun

8 Feel It

9 Oh To Be in Love

10 L’Amour Looks Something Like You

11 Them Heavy People

12 Room For The Life

13 The Kick Inside

Enjoy.

Ciao.

Post Pop Sugar

A Sunday morning mix pure ear candy for your pleasure is here for the taking. Aural Goodness is sure to be a hit! Catchy hooks, saccarine vocals and beats to tap your toes  to. It’s all here.

"Aural Goodness" A PunkRick Production

 Tracklist

1 Dengue Fever – Seeing Hands

2 The Mae Shi – Run To Your Grave

3 No Age – Teen Creeps

4 T. Rex – Telegram Sam

5 Faye Wong – Where

6 Murder Mystery – The World

7 The Swimmers – It’s Time They Knew

8 Birds Fled From Me – Resisted

9 Blitzen Trapper – Furr

10 She and Him – This Is Not A Test

11 The Ting Tings – Shut Up & let Me Go

12 Mono In VCF – Escape City Scrapers

13 Duffy – Mercy

14 The Hymns – I Can’t Be What You Want

15 Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Glue Girls

16 The Major Labels – Don’t Hear A Single

17 The Rosewood Thieves – She Don’t Mind The Rain

18 Pow Wow! – My House Your House Mine

19 Dumptruck – Make A Move

Enjoy.

Ciao.

Go Nuts !!!

I am proud to present to you today, the official snack food music of the world! The Go-Nuts! Here, for you, is their 2000 album Dunk And Cover. A big thanx goes to Rock Is Dead/R.I.P. for opening my head and shoving snack food goodness inside. There is absolutely no way you’ll be able to sit still and listen to this… it’s party tuneage!!!

 

1.THE FABULOUS GO-NUTS THEME
2.LET’S BRING CHEESE TO CHINA
3.A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SNAK ROCK SUPERSTAR
4.DONUT PRINCESS
5.YOU DRIVE ME APE YOU BIG GORILLA
6.CHEETOE
7.THE FABULOUS GO-NUTS THEME REDUX
8.BOMBAY YOUR MY HOSTESS CUPCAKE
9.THE FABULOUS GO-NUTS THEME YET AGAIN!
10.S.N.A.K.R.O.C.K.
11.CHUBBY CHASER
12.I SEE THE MONA LISA IN MY PEPPERONI PIZZA
13.MORE MAYO
14.JELLY FILLED HEART
15.HOT FOR TWINKIES
16.THE FINAL FABULOUS GO-NUTS THEME
17.PHAT LIKE THAT

Enjoy.

Ciao.

Jazzy South Africa

New mix for you this Saturday and it comes from Any Major Dude . Jazz from South Africa. It’s smooooth! It’s mellooooow! It’s real fine music! Be sure to hit the link to get the low down on this amazing music.

 

"Township Jazz" oil on canvas by Lorraine Marcus

TRACKLISTING
1. Tony Schilder Trio – Montreal
2. Allou April – Bringing Joy
3. Don Laka - Ilang Sekolong
4. Gito Baloi - Hinkwafo
5. Vusi Mahlasela – Antone
6. Solly Mabena - Pehilindaba
7. Jimmy Dludlu - Zavala
8. McCoy Mrubata – Phosa Ngasemva
9. Ernie Smith – Lonely
10. Selaelo Selota – Painted Faces
11. Musa Manzini - Renaissance Song
12. Alvin Dyers – Wesley Street
13. Sylvia Ncediwe Mdunyelwa – Abazali
14. Ratau Mike Makhalemele – Soweto Dawn
15. Allen Kwela – Seven Days Ago

Enjoy.

Ciao.

Feelin’ kinda down…

I know it’s been a slight stretch of time since my last post, so here you have something to hold on to and get you through the cold, dark weather of mid-winter. Melancholy Rapture is the latest mix from PunkRick Productions. It’s up… it’s down… it might even fall through the cracks, who knows? Between having the flu and having a tooth pulled, my mood in music fluctuated wildly. In no way will I be held responsible for your actions after listening to this mix.

 

1. The Beauty Shop – A Desperate Cry for Help

2. John Cale – Set Me Free

3. The Dictators – Who Will Save Rock & Roll?

4. Woody Guthrie – New York Town

5. Flower Travellin’ Band – Satori Part II

6. The Clash – White Man in Hammersmith Palais (Live)

7. Bob Mould – Wishing Well

8. The Damned – Born to Kill

9. Todd Rundgren – Real Man

10. Planet Gong – Opium for the People

11. Focus – Hard Vanilla

12. The Leather Nun – F.F.A.

13. The Monochrome Set – Ten Don’ts for Honeymooners

14. The Bodies – Art Nouveau

15. Donald Fagen – The Nightfly

16. Manufactured Romance – Time of My Life

17. Paul Butterfield Blues Band – East/West

I have to thank Fusion 45 and Any Major Dude for giving me the missing pieces to complete this mix. Check out their sites from the links to your right.

As always, if you like what see and would like a copy, let me know.

Enjoy.

Ciao.

Rock On…

Here at the home of Cheap Gas Music I thought I was just doing this blog to kind of keep track of my ever expanding musical selections. Lo and behold, I’ve received some recognition from another music blog that I visit frequently, http://fusion45.com/ . I wanted to post what was written.

“New to the FOF45 cadre of colleagues is Cheap Gas, who just launched back in October 2008. You’ll find a mix of the interesting and the bizarre, a combination of Cheap’s own mixes and props to others’ mixes and posts. I learned about a band called The Belmont Playboys through CG, though I had to jump over to Rock Is Dead to get the link. No worries there: Rock Is Dead a very cool place for music that “will scare your neighbors”.

As always, I give the proper credit for what is not of my own creation. Fusion 45 is a wonderful site that you really should check out. Eclectic to the sublime is just some of what I’ve found there.

So, many thanks go to Fusion 45 for being the first. Kudos to you!

Be sure to visit the links and if you like what you see/hear, let them know.

Ciao.