Lux Interior, the great lead singer of perhaps the coolest punk band of all time, The Cramps,  died today of reported heart disease at age 62. Our hearts go out to his wife and bandmate, Poison ivy. The Cramps single handedly kept garage rock alive since they formed in 1972. He will be missed. Feast your eyes on this gem, The Cramps played a live show in a mental institution in California in 1978.So ... Read More

The always-titillating Susie Bright has a new anthology out called X:The Erotic Treasury. Not only is it awesome on the inside, filled with the best the world of erotica has to offer, but it's also pretty on the outside, with a lush cover and a classy slipcase designed by one of my fave artists, Hannah Stouffer. New Yorkers are lucky to get some face time with Susie this month, she's got some events and readings coming up, click through ... Read More

I think my Jem and the Holograms doll use to have the dress that she wears in the beginning. I also love the flat tone of 'these are buggle beads.' Well I'm gonna go teleport to my closet now. Want more Brenda Dickson? Check ... Read More

Just when you thought that Sarah Palin had finally receeded into the back of our national consciousness like a bad dream, she's in the news again. This time, according to CNN , it's because her continued 'support for aerial wolf-hunting has sparked a heated cross-country war of words between the governor and an environmental ad campaign fronted by the actress Ashley Judd, with Palin calling the organization funding the ads an 'extreme ... Read More

Nothing says Spring like Pussy Willows! I found these earrings on Lost in E minor, designed by Stephanie Simek (she also made the eyelash necklace we featured in BUST  few issues back. I'm feeling inspired to go down to Chinatown after work and pick up a huge $5 bundle of PW's for the ... Read More