Cramps frontman Lux Interior (né Erick Purkhiser) died today due to a pre-existing heart condition. He was 52. According to Billboard, "The Cramps formed in 1976 and were part of the now legendary downtown New York punk scene ... [and] has been credited as an influence by bands like the White Stripes and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion." Since your editor doesn't listen to punk, we'll let you mourn for him in the comments. But we do know the Cramps played in SF on many a New Year's Eve (or was it Halloween?), so we're sure many of you will be sad to see their name no longer gracing local marquees.