San Bernardino-born Kristy Marlana Wallace reinvented herself as Poison Ivy Rorschach en route to New York City's nascent 1970s punk scene. Thanks for showcasing such an amazing and influential artist. I think its a great tradition in blues songs and I think were in a good tradition there, too. Poison Ivy Rorschach was born Kristy Marlana Wallace in San Bernadino, California, on February 20, 1953. A Cramps gig was one of barely controlled chaos. We're all in our uniforms every day for seven years. Though when I first started writing it I was 26. To get to collaborate with all female writers and directors on this and never be worrying aboutthey never worried about, will James Gandolfini's character in The Sopranos be likeable, you know? It used to be vinyl and now its a CD, but its still amazing that this little thing reproduces a universe of sound. 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. She's living quietly somewhere in Glendale, California. Scott is the Content Director of Music at Future plc, responsible for the editorial strategy of online and print brands like Guitar World, Guitar Player, Total Guitar, Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog, Guitarist and more. N wai i h ktahi ka h rawa atu te krero n te kaikaunihera Mori i te kaunihera o Tranganui-a-kiwa n Rhonda Tibble m te kaha heke o ua i Mangapapa, Te Tairwhiti. BA1 1UA. I mean, listen. Natasha Lyonne is grimacing. Unlike her botanical counterpart, Poison Ivy - aka Kristy Marlana Wallace - won't make you break out in red rashes upon close contact. Somethin' tellin' me there's a whole other world." 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. Its spontaneous and thrilling. And, uh [stern voice], itd better. That just burned through my brain permanently., By the time she met Lux, then called Erick Lee Purkhiser, she was an outsider and confirmed rock n roll obsessive. It changed my world view in a lot of ways. 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. Ivy fasted for six days and then took mushrooms, upon which she received a vision in which she was given the name Poison Ivy Rorschach, which she immediately began using. More information Kristy Marlana Wallace More like this In the last five years, it started crystallizing more and more. I will say that finally now, at 39, I'm so relieved to be older. It was always a story that I wanted to tell, and it was incredible to have collaborators like Amy [Poehler] and Leslye [Headland] help externalize what was in my mind's eye. Throughout The Cramps' career Ivy co-wrote all of the group's original songs with Lux Interior, and provided the arrangements for songs they covered. . That means people are thinking; theyre not just doing what theyre told. Getting together made us think of things to do, being partners in crime. They were dangerous, yeah. I've been writing versions of what would become Russian Doll for at least 10 years, you know? (Image credit: DEMED LHER, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED), The 50 greatest moments in electric guitar history, Nuno and Extreme return with first single in 15 years, Paris Jackson drops grunge-inspired single, David Lindley, legendary multi-instrumentalist and slide guitar master, dies aged 78, Hear the first snippet from Roger Waters' re-imagining of The Dark Side Of The Moon, Chuck Berrys stage-played Gibson Firebird which features on the cover of a 2017 triple-album reissue is up for auction, ESP launches long-awaited Kirk Hammett LTD KH-V signature models, JHS pays tribute to three foundational fuzz pedals with new Mary-K, Berkeley and Plugin stompboxes. I interviewed her in 2003 for the guitar magazine I worked on at the time. The Cramps emerged in 1976. So austere. He had that thing I call the grind that really fast, grinding, dead strumming. People are constantly like, "Are you getting married? 650 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from 'kristymarlanawallace' hashtag The actress is cheerfully attempting all kinds of contortions so as to better channel the great punk musician Poison Ivy. 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. Her career lasted from 1976 to 2009. Hell? Early co-guitarists like Bryan Gregory and Kid Congo Powers got more credit than they were due, even though Gregory was really employed for his looks. Including me. His songs make you laugh, but man thats wicked music. There's a plastic straw in your smoothie. 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 . Onstage, she exuded a kind of cool menace that seemed to stem from her focus on playing, her prowess of the instrument, and her previous work as a dominatrix. . I would just point out that there was a tiny error as to the brand of signature guitar she used. Poison Ivy Peter Gunn Theme. And a lot of people just confuse being turned on with being sexist like its not OK to be flat-out horny over someone else. .. Gaugin said there are two types of artists: revolutionaries and plagiarists. Its insane. Manako - Erana Reedy. She keeps dying in unpredictable accidents, and the Groundhog Day-esque life reboots force the cynical, crotchety New Yorker to re-inspect her every decision, large and small. Ironically, this musical archeology was inspired by the British Invasion. My Bloody Valentines Kevin Shields told Guitar World that he formed a band because of Caves the Birthday Party and the Cramps. 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. RT @JakeRudh: Happy 70th birthday to Kristy Marlana Wallace aka #PoisonIvy - guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer and co-founder of #TheCramps. Later Novoselic and the other band members went ahead to register a company in the bands' name. Kristy calls Glendale, CA, home. No one would say that to Bo Diddley: `Whens he gonna branch out? (Interestingly enough, Diddley often had female guitarists in his band, way before that became a thing. 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. Find contact info for current and past residents, property value, and more. Let me set the scene: It's 1972, and a young, fiery-haired Poison Ivy (birth name: Kristy Marlana Wallace) is hitchhiking near the Sacramento State college she's attending, when Lux Interior . I played it to death. It means theyre being moved by a spirit. An agreement. Born Erick Purkhiser in Ohio, Interior eventually landed in Sacramento, California where he reportedly picked up hitch-hiking college student, Kristy Wallace. 1953 and is 69 years old now. I don't wanna play "I'm a pretty actress," you know, try to fit into these weird borrowed clothes. . The Cramps, you see, were born bad and stayed sick. Their last album, Fiends of Dope Island, came in 2003. led off Side 2. When Lux died suddenly in 2009 (from aortic dissection his heart literally burst), the story ended. . punk rock. The White Stripes owe them. The two . They did blistering covers of lost rock n roll, garage and country classics the Sparkles Hipsville 29 B.C., Macy Skippers Bop Pills, Charlie Feathers Cant Hardly Stand It, Jack Scotts The Way I Walk, the Trashmens Surfin Bird and Roy Orbisons A Cat Called Domino. Lead guitarist Poison Ivy (born Kristy Marlana Wallace) of the punk rock band "The Cramps" is backstage before . 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. If you see pictures, he has these really long fingers and huge hands wrapped around a skinny Stratocaster neck., A fascination with Jack Nitzsches 1963 hit The Lonely Surfer led Ivy or Kristy Marlana Wallace, as she was known then to pester her older brother Jerry into showing her the basics of guitar playing. For 13 albums and 33 years of live performances, Poison Ivy remained the idol of girls who ate, slept and breathed rock n roll, girls who wanted to infiltrate a predominantly male industry and show that women deserved a place at the table, too. But, man, they were funny. I got a new job weeks later and the interview was never used. Maybe its harder for someone who fits in to do that. Shes more than earned retirement, but Id always be interested in anything else shes involved with. Psychotic Reaction The Cramps live in Norway, 2006: Records are so magical because its this little mechanical thing. What about Trump? See Kristy's contact info now . Happy cake POisOn Ivy ! We're at this tipping point where it feels like there's not a lot of time to wait, you know? To change would be like falling out of love with the person you really love. None of that is the business of Russian Doll itself. . Kristy Marlana Wallace Girls Music Women In Music Female Guitarist Female Musicians Punk Rock Girls The Cramps Dame Women Of Rock Guitar Girl More information . Poison Ivy is a punk rock, rock, and roll musician. Theres a million sides to Ivy and I just love all of them.. She's still alive now aged 66 but makes no cameos on other people's records, plays no shows, does no photo shoots, gives no interviews, etc. It helps us to get a little bit of a distance and concrete awareness around the surreal element, that life is as strange and painful and beautiful as it is. All I see is our songs have to do with, from the male point of view, being intrigued by the power and mystery of females. He was Editor in Chief of Classic Rock for 10 years and, before that, the Editor of Total Guitar and Bassist magazines. of being sexist, sighed Ivy, who co-wrote the songs with Interior. In Lets Get Fucked Up, we say, `Tomorrow youll feel like you were hit by a truck. But these people that dismiss drugs as bad, period, for everyone and thats the end of that . I remember after one gig, he, Ivy and I talked for quite a while though Ivy spent a lot of the time checking the books, to make sure the band wasnt being ripped off. The name came from the Leiber and Stoller-penned 1959 Coasters hit. Poison Ivy of The Cramps (Image: Pinterest), Me and my friends talked about what wed seen at The Rat. It sounds dangerous to me, it sounds spooky.. Check Background Get Contact Info This Is Me - Edit Reputation & Background View All I loved that line. Now that rock has become respectable and even virtuous, with musicians preaching about saving the rain forests, The Cramps stubbornly resist current trends and make bad music for bad people by taking rock back to its wilder outlaw roots. Maam, we salute you. I first heard human fly when I was 10 years old. And if we are searching for a meaningful life, we have to look at the darker stuff that we're avoiding in order to become truly participating members of our world. His songs make you laugh, but man thats wicked music. WERE WE ALL BRAINWASHED BY THE CIA WITH SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK & ROLL? I guess when we were making it I was 38. And this came out: The big rock awards / Crowned a brand-new king/It shoulda been me instead / Dont they know that Im Elvis Fucking Christ?. Rebellion and reliability were mashed together, which is to say the Cramps flirted with disaster but always came through with an A-level show. Just one 10-inch speaker, beautiful reverb and tremolo, and Ive been using that at least since [1990s] Stay Sick!. You know, he makes the most out of the least for sure.. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Age: 70 years. Learn how your comment data is processed. They never calcified and never cratered. Theyre fetishes, mainly. Excellent article, ty! (Great verse in the latter: You got good taste/You got good taste/You got good taste/Sit on my lap.). Popularity: Poison Ivy Poison Ivy is a punk rock, rock, and roll musician. In 1972, while attending Sacramento State College, Wallace met future Cramps singer Lux Interior. The Cramps made eight studio albums and one classic live album (1983s Smell of Female), but their career was dogged by record company politics. Maybe because Im not the same person, maybe I know more from playing longer. When Do New Episodes of 'Mandalorian' Come Out? All I see is our songs have to do with, from the male point of view, being intrigued by the power and mystery of females. Certain things I play dont even feel like its me playing it, and thats my favorite kind of playing.. there is also a gift for all of us >> few pics for the orange babe rockin'. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The cramps left a hell of a mark on me. Poison Ivy Rorschach was born on 20 February 1953 in Sacramento, California, USA. Elvis Fucking Christled off Side 2. . Not only was she the lead guitarist and occasional bassist, she also produced the majority of the bands thirteen studio albums and co-wrote all of the bands original songs. I saw them first at Bostons The Rat and didnt know much of anything walking in. Thats really pitiful, but that happens to be the way things are right now. Were performing within a rich musical tradition. She produced or co-produced several of their albums and singles, sang on the songs "Kizmiaz" and "Get Off the Road," and played theremin on later records. Guitar World is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. [2], In 1974, they moved first to Interior's hometown of Akron, Ohio, and then to New York City. And in I Aint Nuthin But a Gorehound: Ashes to ashes/Dust to dust/Easy come, easy go/Taint no big fuss.. Good for her. I had a lot of people calling saying I should sue these people. (MOSTLY) NEW YORK PUNKS IN THEIR HOMES THEN AND NOW! Bryan was mainly more of a visual thing. Hell? So to this day, its a rule: we will not throw in a Chuck Berry riff., Do you have any other rules like that? But it's kind of already too late. A fascination with Jack Nitzsche's 1963 hit The Lonely Surfer led Ivy - or Kristy Marlana Wallace, as she was known then - to pester her older brother Jerry into showing her the basics of guitar playing. Were they joking? And its astounding; you never would hear Link Wray influences or Duane Eddy. I still like the idea of playing for the pure euphoria. Poison Ivy (Kristy Marlana Wallace) was the guitarist and songwriter for the long-lived punk rockabilly group The Cramps, one of the essential early New York punk bands. I would never look at a child or a teenager, and say, "Hey, you're broken. You know shes special just looking at a photograph of her: in an image snapped at a gig sometime during the 1990s, her usually wild red tresses are calmed into a silky Forties starlet pageboy, her eyes made enormous by Egyptian kohled lines. Then when I was a teenager, I got even more interested, she says. Nick Knox pounded out the most basic of beats. that just kind of glamorizes it to a teen-ager, that just makes em run for it., To get a little heavier about it, Interior said, Ive always thought of us as surrealists right from the very beginning. Her life changed on Valentines Day 1970 the day she went to the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium to see Quicksilver Messenger Service, supported by Eric Burdons War and Bo Diddley. Kristy Marlana Wallace aka Poison Ivy. Kristy Marlana Wallace, AKA Poison Ivy. Duane Eddy also sounds spooky. Early life; Career; Guitars; Personal life; References; External links; Early life. Where Did the 'Perfect Match' Couples End Up? He produced a lot, and he considered himself more of a piano player, but his guitar playing was totally unique. Later on in life at a show in Miami I waited all night just to see them come out the door to hear them through the walls I was too young to get in but I was going to fucking meet them. You know? They might have seemed deviant, but the Cramps nevertheless played all-American music the kind of music that had rocked the country before the British Invasion a Frankensteins monster stitched together out of the blues, doo-wop, rockabilly, country, R&B, exotica, garage rock, psychedelia, instrosurf and more. And once youve got The Note and The Chord, the final ingredient in this hoodlum gumbo is aggression? Kristy had 2 siblings: Gerry Ross Wallace and one other sibling. Its not really good to fill the room with sound leaking, she says. Were revolutionaries.. He couldnt tune his guitar and would wander over to Ivys side of the stage for her to help out. Then, there was Eyeball in My Martini, Alligator Man and The Crusher a total, tongue-in-cheek blowout on a grand order. Diddley performed with a female second guitarist called, the Duchess, and seeing a woman onstage playing rock n roll was a major moment for Ivy. "I was thinking about my crazy hair. I think some guitarists get into an ego thing where they want to perform in some technical way, which even if you can its not always the best thing to choose to do. All Rights Reserved. Maybe it was, she says. There's gotta be a sense of fighting back pretty quickly to make this an inhabitable world that we actually want to be in. Im the Queen of Rock n Roll and for this to not to be recognized is pure sexism.. I didn't need this." A big part of my life (as well as my kids). Kristy married Andrea Lynn Wilkie. Country: US, United States. She met Lux Interior, the man with whom she would form the Cramps, while they were both attending Sacramento University: We met up in a class called Art and Shamanism. As she investigates why these peculiar rebirths are plaguing her, Nadia twigs that her habit of self-preservation has mutated from a defensive mechanism into one that distances her from the world. The Cramps were rock n roll as remodeled by Roger Corman, Russ Meyer and John Waters. Of course, at the time, Lux was actually called Erick Purkhiser, and Ivy was still called Kristy Wallace, but it didnt take long for the friends-turned-soulmates to assume new names and new personas in the pursuit of a life devoted to rock n roll. 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? She was like Johnny Ramone that way. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. And is that a reason I should wanna be dead?" Some people say Gretsch guitars dont stay in tune. 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. Kristy was given the name Christina Ann McNichol on September 11th, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. She tookreverb, tremolo, sustain and fuzz those bad, bad boys and whipped em into shape, handcuffing them to licks sharper than stilettos.
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