Nearly 50 years after The Cramps recorded their earliest material with Alex Chilton, Gravest Gravy has finally clawed its way out of the vault. Originally assembled from the band’s October 1977 Ardent Studios sessions and shelved for decades, the previously unreleased album captures Lux Interior, Poison Ivy, Bryan Gregory, and Nick Knox at the beginning of their beautifully demented reign.

Restored and mastered for a new generation of people who still need their ears vexed. Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye and others made this fever dream come true.

Chris Estrada describes his upcoming stand-up event at the Punk Rock Museum, and answers the age-old question: What’s so funny about punk rock?