Devo (pronounced DEE-vo or dee-VO, often spelled "DEVO" or "DEV-O") is an American New Wave group formed in Akron, Ohio in 1972. They are best known for their 1980 hit "Whip It", which made it to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Birds eye view of downtown Akron Akron is located in Summit County, Ohio. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Warner Bros. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... Enigma Records was a popular rock and alternative record label in the 1980s. ... Rykodisc Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ... Devo 2. ... Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers is the solo project of Devo bassist and chief strategist, Gerald Casale. ... Mark Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950, in Akron, Ohio) is an American musician, composer, singer, and painter. ... Bob Mothersbaugh Jr. ... Gerald Casale: Pre Getting Laid Gerald Casale: Post Getting Laid Gerald Casale returns from the veterinarian Gerald Casale (born July 28, 1948) is the Bass Guitar/Synth Player, a vocalist, and one of the founding members (along with Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Lewis) of the new wave band Devo. ... Bob Casale (born July 14, 1952), or Bob II is the keyboardist and second guitar player of the band Devo. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Robert Lewis Robert Curtis Lewis (born March 4, 1947, Akron, Ohio), founding member (along with Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh) of the new wave band Devo. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Original Drummer for The Band DEVO. He was latter replaced by Jim Mothersbaugh. ... Jim Mothersbaugh (born January 18, 1956 in Akron, Ohio) was the second drummer for Devo, replacing Rod Reisman who only played for a single show. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Location within the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Summit Founded 1825 Incorporated 1835 (village) - 1865 (city) Government  - Mayor Don Plusquellic (D) Area  - City  62. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Whip It is the title of a 1980 single by the New Wave band Devo. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Their style has been variously classified as punk, art rock and post-punk, but they are most often remembered for their late 1970s and early 1980s New Wave music which, along with others (such as Gary Numan, Oingo Boingo, and The B-52's) ushered in the synth pop sound of the 1980s. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Art rock is a term used by some to describe rock music that is characterized by ambitious or avant-garde lyrical themes and/or melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic experimentation, often extending beyond standard modern popular music forms and genres, toward influences in jazz, classical, world music or the experimental avant... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Oingo Boingo was a critically acclaimed American New Wave rock band better known for their influence, soundtrack contributions, and high energy Halloween concerts rather than their chart successes. ... The B-52s are a New Wave rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, an important center of alternative rock. ... Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Devo's music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary via sometimes-discordant pop songs that often feature unusual synthetic instrumentation and time signatures, and their work has proved hugely influential on subsequent popular music, particularly New Wave and alternative rock artists. Kitsch (pronounced “kich” as in “rich”) is a term of German origin that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior copy of an existing style. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Deadpan is a form of comedic delivery in which humour is presented without exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression. ... This photograph, a cow with antlers standing on a pole, is an example of surreal humour. ... 1867 edition of the satirical magazine Punch, a British satirical magazine, ground-breaking on popular literature satire. ... Social commentary is the act of expressing an opinion on the nature of society. ... In music, a consonance (Latin consonare, sounding together) is a harmony, chord, or interval considered stable, as opposed to a dissonance, which is considered unstable. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ...

Devo were also pioneers of the music video, creating many memorable clips that were popular in the early days of MTV, although their use of the video medium dates right back to their very first appearance on stage at Kent State University in 1973, which was recorded with an early b/w portable video system. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State or KSU) is a major public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States, which is about 40 miles southeast of Cleveland, 12 miles east of Akron, and 30 miles west of Youngstown. ...

History

Early years

The name "Devo" comes from the concept of Devolution (also referred to by the band as "de-evolution") which means the evolution of man into "primitive" forms. This idea was developed as a joke by Kent State University art students Gerald Casale and Bob Lewis as early as the late 1960s. Casale and Lewis created a number of art pieces in the vein of Devolution. At this time, Casale had also performed with the local band 15-60-75. They met Mark Mothersbaugh around 1970, who introduced them to the pamphlet Jocko Homo Heavenbound, which would later inspire the song "Jocko Homo". The term devolution, which normally means a delegation of powers, is sometimes erroneously used to refer to the evolution of a species into more primitive forms. ... Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State or KSU) is a major public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States, which is about 40 miles southeast of Cleveland, 12 miles east of Akron, and 30 miles west of Youngstown. ... Gerald Casale: Pre Getting Laid Gerald Casale: Post Getting Laid Gerald Casale returns from the veterinarian Gerald Casale (born July 28, 1948) is the Bass Guitar/Synth Player, a vocalist, and one of the founding members (along with Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Lewis) of the new wave band Devo. ... Robert Lewis Robert Curtis Lewis (born March 4, 1947, Akron, Ohio), founding member (along with Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh) of the new wave band Devo. ... Mark Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950, in Akron, Ohio) is an American musician, composer, singer, and painter. ...

The pivotal moment for the formation of Devo was the Kent State shootings of May 4 1970. Casale knew two of the students who had been killed, and even claimed to see one student, Allison Krause, with exit wounds from the M1 Garand rifle. At this moment, Casale claims he changed the idea of Devolution into a serious concept. John Filos Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of Mary Ann Vecchio, a fourteen-year-old runaway and Vietnam War protester, screaming with anguish and kneeling over the dead body of Jeffrey Miller, shot through the mouth by an unknown Ohio National Guardsman. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the student. ...

The first form of Devo was the "Sextet Devo" which performed at the 1973 Kent State performing arts festival. It included Casale, Lewis and Mothersbaugh, as well as Gerald's brother Bob Casale on guitar, and friends Rod Reisman and Fred Weber on drums and vocals, respectively. This performance was filmed and a part was included on the home video The Complete Truth About De-evolution. This lineup only performed once. Devo returned to perform in the Student Governance Center (featured prominently in the film) at the 1974 Creative Arts Festival with a line-up including the Casale brothers, Bob Lewis, Mark Mothersbaugh, and Jim Mothersbaugh on drums. Bob Casale (born July 14, 1952), or Bob II is the keyboardist and second guitar player of the band Devo. ... The Original Drummer for The Band DEVO. He was latter replaced by Jim Mothersbaugh. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Complete Truth About Devolution was the third home video release by new wave band Devo. ...

Devo later formed as a quartet focusing around Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale. They recruited Mark's brothers Bob Mothersbaugh and Jim Mothersbaugh. Bob played electric guitar, and Jim provided percussion using a set of homemade electronic drums. This lineup of Devo lasted until 1976 when Jim left the band. The lineup was occasionally fluid, and Bob Lewis would sometimes play guitar during this period. In concert, Devo would often perform in the guise of theatrical characters, such as Booji Boy, and The Chinaman. Live concerts from this period were often confrontational, and would remain so until 1977. A recording of an early Devo performance from 1975 with the quartet lineup appears on DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years, ending with the promoters unplugging Devo's equipment. Bob Mothersbaugh Jr. ... Jim Mothersbaugh (born January 18, 1956 in Akron, Ohio) was the second drummer for Devo, replacing Rod Reisman who only played for a single show. ... In Devos music videos, early concerts, and short films, the band created a pastiche and parody of the real world via the idea of Spudland. Many characters and concepts reappeared between videos. ... Booji Boy is a character created by the late-twentieth century New Wave band Devo. ...

Following Jim Motherbaugh's departure, Bob Mothersbaugh found a new drummer in Alan Myers, who played a conventional, acoustic drum set with mechanical precision. Casale re-recruited his brother Bob Casale, and the popular line-up of Devo was formed. It would endure for nearly ten years. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

1975-1985

In the mid-1970s, Devo recorded a series of songs, much slower and more ethereal than the band's typical sound, at Briarwood Studio on High Street, a small recording studio run by Phil Gallo and Dave Bennet from the band Armentrout. Gallo and Bennet had a Tascam 80-8 8-track recording deck. The recordings were heavily influenced by Phil Gallo, the engineer, who was a respected musician in his own right. Even though this material was very "artistic", it wasn't the sound that Mark Mothersbaugh was looking for. While remaining friends with Gallo and Bennett, Mothersbaugh stopped recording at Briarwood.^{[citation needed]}

Devo, or at least some members, including Mark Mothersbaugh, also recorded at the house of Rick Dailey (of the band Sniper), who also had an 80-8. Mothersbaugh recorded a song entitled "Itchy, Itchy Goo" with Dailey on cello, which hinted at the direction Devo's sound would soon take.^{[citation needed]} Sniper is a French hip hop band composed of four sons of immigrants from the suburbs of Paris: El Tunisiano and Aketo from Deuil-la-Barre, Black Renega from Montfermeil, and DJ Boudj from Saint-Denis. ...

Devo's big break came in 1976 when their short film The Truth About De-Evolution won a prize at the Ann Arbor Film Festival; it was then seen by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, who championed them and enabled Devo to secure a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records. By this time Alan Myers had replaced Jim Mothersbaugh as drummer. Brian Chojnowski also had a brief stint with the band, manning the synthesizer and keytar. After Bowie backed out due to previous commitments, their first album, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! was produced by Brian Eno and featured a radical cover of the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and the controversially titled "Mongoloid". See also: 1970s in music. ... The Truth About De-Evolution (full title: In The Beginning Was The End: The Truth About De-Evolution) was the first music video created by the band Devo. ... The Ann Arbor Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Ann Arbor in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... Warner Bros. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Brian Eno (pronounced ) (born Brian Peter George St. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction is a rock song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for The Rolling Stones and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. ... Mongoloid is the first single released by Devo in 1977, on the Booji Boy label. ...

The band followed up with Duty Now for the Future in 1979. During this period, Lewis successfully sued the band for theft of intellectual property. Devo gained a new level of visibility with 1980s Freedom of Choice, which included their best-known hit, "Whip It", which immediately became a Top 40 hit. Duty Now for the Future was the second album by United States New Wave band Devo. ... Freedom of Choice is the third album by New Wave musicians Devo, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... Whip It is the title of a 1980 single by the New Wave band Devo. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ...

Although they started out with a mixture of traditional rock instruments and electronic effects, during the early 1980s Devo adopted mostly or entirely synthetic instrumentation, becoming one of the first American acts to perform on stage using only synthesizers (except for Bob #1 on guitar); they were also one of the first groups in the world to regularly use radio microphones and microphone headsets on stage. A microphone, sometimes referred to as a mike or mic (both IPA pronunciation: ), is an acoustic to electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. ...

The cover of the Australian release of the Devo Live E.P.

Devo actively embraced the Church of the SubGenius. In concert, Devo sometimes performed as their own opening act, pretending to be a Christian soft-rock group called "Dove (the Band of Love)". They appeared as "Dove" in the 1980 televangelism spoof Pray TV. They also recorded music, later released on the CD E-Z Listening Disc (1987), with alleged Muzak versions of their own songs to play before their concerts. In 1982, they appeared in the Neil Young film Human Highway. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The original Devo Live E.P. was recorded at San Franciscos Warfield Theatre on 16 August 1980, just after the release of their album Freedom of Choice. ... J. R. Bob Dobbs The Church of the SubGenius is a postmodern religion, originally based in Dallas, Texas, which gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s subculture, with a large presence on the Internet. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pray TV is a 1980 comedy film spoofing televangelism. ... E-Z Listening Disc is the 1987 release by Devo. ... Muzak Holdings LLC is a company, founded in 1934, that is best known for distribution of music to retail stores and other companies. ... Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director from Omemee, Ontario. ... Human Highway is 1982 movie co-directed by, and starring Neil Young, under his pseudonym Bernard Shakey. ...

Devo remained popular in countries such as Australia, where the nationally broadcast 1970s-1980s pop TV show Countdown was one of the first programs in the world to broadcast their video clips. They were given consistent radio support by Sydney-based noncommercial rock station Double Jay (2JJ), one of the first rock stations outside America to play their recordings. The late-night music program Nightmoves aired The Truth About De-Evolution. This paid off, as in August 1981, they found commercial success in Australia when their Devo Live E.P. spent 3 weeks at the top of the Australian charts. Later in the year, they came out to Australia and appeared on TV show Countdown The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from late 1974 until July 19, 1987. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ... Triple J (JJJ) is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... The original Devo Live E.P. was recorded at San Franciscos Warfield Theatre on 16 August 1980, just after the release of their album Freedom of Choice. ... The following lists the number one singles on the Australian Singles Chart, along with other substantial hits, during the 1980s. ... Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from late 1974 until July 19, 1987. ...

During the 1980s, Devo produced the albums New Traditionalists (1981), Oh, No! It's Devo (1982), Shout (1984), to diminishing commercial returns and critical success, though they managed to be a successful live band during this time. Following the commercial failure of Shout, Warner Bros. dropped Devo from their label. Shortly after, claiming to feel creatively uninspired, Alan Myers left the band. Devo went on hiatus for two years. New Traditionalists is a 1981 album by the New Wave rock band Devo. ... Oh, No! Its Devo is the 5th studio album by Devo. ... Shout is a 1984 album by the New Wave rock band Devo. ...

During the interim, Mark Mothersbaugh began composing music for the TV show Pee-Wee's Playhouse, and released an elaborately packaged solo cassette, Musik for Insomniaks, which was later expanded and released as two CDs in 1988. Pee-wees Playhouse is a childrens television program starring Pee-Wee Herman. ... For the meaning of cassette in genetics, see cassette (genetics). ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...

1987-1994

In 1987, Devo reformed with new drummer David Kendrick. Their first project was a soundtrack for the flop horror film Slaughterhouse Rock, starring Toni Basil. Devo has previously collaborated with Basil on her 1982 album Word of Mouth, and she had been in a relationship with Gerald Casale. The band released Total Devo in 1988 on Enigma Records. This album included two songs used in the Slaughterhouse Rock soundtrack. The song "Baby Doll" was used in the film Tapeheads, and was credited to (and shown in a music video by) a fictitious Swedish techno band. Toni Basil (born Antonia Christina Basilotta on September 22, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a musician, video artist, actress, and choreographer. ... Word of mouth, is a reference to the passing of information by verbal means, especially recommendations, but also general information, in an informal, person-to-person manner. ... Total Devo was one of the last two albums by American New Wave band Devo. ... Enigma Records was a popular rock and alternative record label in the 1980s. ... Tapeheads is a 1988 comedy film directed by Bill Fishman. ...

Devo followed this up with a world tour, and released the live album Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace. However, Total Devo was not a commercial success, and received poor critical reviews.

1990 saw the release of Smooth Noodle Maps, which would be the last Devo album. It, too, was not a commercial success. Devo launched a European concert tour, but poor ticket sales caused it to be ended early. The band had a falling out soon after, though played one show in 1991 before breaking up. Posthumously, two albums of demo recordings from 1974 to 1977—Hardcore Devo: Volume One (1990) and Hardcore Devo: Volume Two (1991)—were released on Rykodisc, as well as an album of early live recordings, DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years. Smooth Noodle Maps was the final album by American New Wave band Devo. ... Rykodisc Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...

Mark Mothersbaugh started Mutato Muzika, a commercial music production studio, taking with him Bob Mothersbaugh and Bob Casale. The former works as a composer, and the latter as a recording engineer. David Kendrick also worked for Mutato for a short period of time. Mark has gained considerable success in writing and producing music for television programs (starting with Pee Wee's Playhouse and perhaps most famously with Rugrats), video games, cartoons, and movies (notably working alongside director Wes Anderson). Mutato Muzika logo Mutato Muzika is a music production company comprising of former Devo members Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, Bob Casale as well as non-Devo personnel Albert Fox and Josh Mancell. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Audio engineering is the branch of engineering dealing with the production of sound through mechanical means. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Pee-wees Playhouse was a half-hour CBS USA TV Saturday morning live-action childrens show starring Pee-wee Herman (played by Paul Reubens) that aired from 1986 until 1991 and was enormously popular with both children and adults. ... For the 1980s Canadian childrens band, see The Rugrats. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Gerald Casale began a career as a director of music videos and commercials. He has worked with bands including Rush and Foo Fighters. Also, in the wake of Devo's demise, Bob Mothersbaugh attempted to start a solo career with The Bob I Band, recording an album that was never released. The tapes for this are now lost. Rush is a Canadian rock band comprised of bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... This article is about the band. ...

1995-Now

In 1995, Devo reappeared with a new recording of Girl U Want on the soundtrack to the movie Tank Girl. In 1996, Devo performed a reunion concert at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The band performed on part of the 1996 Lollapalooza tour in the rotating Mystery Spot, with a setlist largely composed of material from their heyday between 1978 and 1982. Also in 1996, Devo, perhaps inspired by The Residents, also released a multimedia CD-ROM adventure game, The Adventures of the Smart Patrol with Inscape. The game was not a success, but the Lollapalooza tour was received well enough to allow Devo to return in 1997 as a headliner. cover art to Tank Girl: The Odyssey Tank Girl is a British comic character written by Alan Martin and originally drawn by Jamie Hewlett; currently by Ashley Wood. ... The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks alongside the Cannes, France, Venice, Italy, Berlin, Germany, and Toronto, Canada festivals as one of the most prestigious in the world. ... Park City, Utah Main Street during a parade Looking down Main Street Park City is a city located in Summit County, Utah, United States. ... Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring alternative rock, hip hop, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... ... The CD-ROM (an abbreviation for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (ROM)) is a non-volatile optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. ... Adventure is a genre of video games typified by exploration, puzzle-solving, interaction with game characters, and a focus on narrative rather than reflex-based challenges. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Though Devo has not released a new album, officially, the band has recorded a number of songs for various films since their reunion, including a cover of the Nine Inch Nails hit, Head Like a Hole for the film Supercop. In 2001, members of Devo formed the surf band The Wipeouters, describing it as a reunion of the first garage band they started while in their early teens. Devo also has used their music in advertising. Recently Devo recorded a new version of "Whip It" to be used in Swiffer television commercials, a decision they have said they regret. During an interview with the Dallas Observer Gerald Casale said "It's just aesthetically offensive," he says. "It's got everything a commercial that turns people off has." [1] “NIN” redirects here. ... Alternate cover UK release This article is about the Nine Inch Nails single. ... Police Story 3 DVD cover USA DVD cover Police Story 3 or Super Cop (警察故事３超級警察) is a 1992 Hong Kong movie starring Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung. ... Surf music is a genre of popular music associated with surf culture. ... Garage band is a general term for startup rock bands, often consisting of teenagers and twenty-somethings. ... Whip It is the title of a 1980 single by the New Wave band Devo. ... The Swiffer logo Swiffer is a line of cleaning products by Procter & Gamble. ...

In 2005, Gerald Casale announced his solo project, Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers, and released the first EP, Army Girls Gone Wild in 2006. A full length album, Mine Is Not A Holy War was released on 12 September 2006 after a several-month delay. It features mostly new material, plus re-recordings of four very obscure Devo songs: "I Need A Chick" and "I Been Refused" (from Hardcore Devo: Volume Two), "Find Out" (which appeared on the single and EP of "Peek-A-Boo" in 1982), and "Beehive" (which was recorded by the band in 1974, at which point it was apparently abandoned with the exception of one appearance at a special show in 2001). Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers is the solo project of Devo bassist and chief strategist, Gerald Casale. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Devo toured from August 2006 through November 2006. The first date of their UK tour was at the Brighton Dome in East Sussex on June 18, 2007, two days after their appearance in Barcelona and saw the return of Booji Boy singing Beautiful World in the final song of the encore. Further UK dates include shows in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow. The band's European tour also includes Dublin, Ireland and Bergamo and Azzano Decimo, Italy. The Brighton Dome is a building complex in Brighton that contains the Concert Hall, Corn Exchange and the Pavilion Theatre. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Booji Boy is a character created by the late-twentieth century New Wave band Devo. ... Beautiful World may refer to: the artistic name used in the mid-1990s by New Age musician Phil Sawyer. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Birmingham (pron. ... Manchester (pronounced ) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... Small street (via della Noca) leading to città alta. ... Azzano Decimo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pordenone in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 90 km northwest of Trieste and about 11 km southeast of Pordenone. ...

In an April 2007 interview, Gerald Casale mentioned an upcoming project for a movie about Devo's early days. A script is supposedly being developed, tentatively called The Beginning Was the End, though the production hasn't been confirmed yet. Casale also stated that there may be some new Devo material as well, but whether this is related to the release of a movie or not is unclear. [2]

Devo 2.0

Main article: Devo 2.0

The band has worked on a project with Disney known as Devo 2.0. A band of child performers was assembled and re-recorded Devo songs. A quote from the Akron Beacon Journal elucidates, "Also Devo recently finished a new project in cahoots with Disney called Devo 2.0, which features the band playing old songs and two new ones with vocals provided by children. Mothersbaugh doesn't rule out the idea of the band gathering in the studio, eventually, to record a new Devo album." Their debut album, a two disc CD/DVD combo entitled "DEV2.0", was released on March 14 2006. The lyrics of some of the songs have been changed for family-friendly airplay, which has been claimed by the band to be a play on irony of sorts of the messages of their classic hits. Devo 2. ... The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Devo 2. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The concept of family friendly entertainment or information, or of the media carrying them being so, is an aspect of the family values controversy in American political and social discourse. ...

Style and influence

Devo are probably as well known for their image as for their music, donning uniforms that mocked industrial culture and pop consumerism, such as the yellow chemical-protection suits during the early Q: Are We Not Men? period, and famously worn on their now-legendary Saturday Night Live appearance, which first aired on October 14 1978. The band also wore matching JFK-esque plastic pompadours (marketed for sale as "The New Traditionalist Pomp"), masks and the signature red "flower pot" hats (marketed as "Energy Domes") for Freedom of Choice—which were intended (according to the band) to channel their sexual energy into their voices. Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning to cultivate), generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... Consumerist redirects here. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 91-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City that has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also referred to as John F. Kennedy, Kennedy, John Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, or JFK, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Pompadour is a style of haircut which takes its name from Madame de Pompadour. ... Cover for the DEVO album Freedom of Choice Energy dome refers to the red terraced headgear worn by DEVO during their Freedom of Choice years. ... Freedom of Choice is the third album by New Wave musicians Devo, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ...

Devo wearing their famous "Energy Domes" on the cover of album Freedom of Choice (1980)

Mark Mothersbaugh also donned a baby mask to create his famous alter-ego, Booji Boy (pronounced "Boogie Boy"), said by some to symbolize the infantile regression that Devo saw in American culture. The character featured in many stage performances and video clips, as did Booji Boy's father, General Boy (played by Mothersbaugh's father Robert Mothersbaugh, Sr.), who satirized American authority figures. For their performance at the 1996 Sundance Festival, they wore black-and-white-striped prisoners' uniforms. In their more recent shows, they have returned to the hazmat outfits and energy domes of their earliest days. Cover of the Devo album Freedom of Choice. ... Cover of the Devo album Freedom of Choice. ... Cover for the DEVO album Freedom of Choice Energy dome refers to the red terraced headgear worn by DEVO during their Freedom of Choice years. ... Freedom of Choice is the third album by New Wave musicians Devo, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). ... Papierkrattler masks at the Narrensprung 2005 Carnival parade, Ravensburg Germany A mask is a piece of material or kit, usually worn on the face. ... Booji Boy is a character created by the late-twentieth century New Wave band Devo. ... The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks amongst the top five events of its type in the world. ...

Devo were pioneers of the music video, thanks in part to their frequent early collaborator, director Chuck Statler. The video for "Whip It" became an early staple of MTV, and their many promotional films and video clips are important landmarks in the development of this genre. They also pioneered the use of long-form promotional video cassettes with releases such as The Complete Truth About De-Evolution and The Men Who Make the Music, which mixed self-produced conceptual video clips with live performance footage and mockumentary segments. In many videos, Devo created a "plastic reality" with original characters, serving as parodies of real-life counterparts. Devo created and directed many of their own videos, and the band has cited the video for the song "Beautiful World" as their favorite example of their video work. The video for "Weird Al" Yankovic's Devo tribute song, "Dare to Be Stupid", consists of elements inspired by, and directly parodying, various Devo videos (in VH1's Behind the Music episode about Yankovic, Mothersbaugh expressed admiration and envy of Yankovic's talents). A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Scale model of a Wheaties cereal box at a pep rally Promotion is one of the four aspects of marketing. ... The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ... The Complete Truth About De-Evolution is a movie, written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale, that contains commentaries and appearances by members of Devo. ... The Men Who Make the Music was the first home video released by new wave band Devo. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... In Devos music videos, early concerts, and short films, the band created a pastiche and parody of the real world via the idea of Spudland. Many characters and concepts reappeared between videos. ... This article is about the musician himself. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... For the album by The Soundtrack of Our Lives, see Behind the Music (album). ...

Some hear influences from Krautrock in Devo's music, such as Neu!, Can and the production work of Conny Plank. Other influences are said to include American rock iconoclasts Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, and the Residents. Gerald Casale was strongly influenced by American blues music, while Mark Mothersbaugh has cited electronic music pioneers Raymond Scott and Tonto's Expanding Head Band as influences and personal heroes. Devo were one of the first American groups to use the services of noted British producer, musician and artist Brian Eno, who produced several landmark New Wave music groups including Talking Heads and Ultravox. Devo have covered songs by The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Nine Inch Nails, Lee Dorsey, Bonnie Dobson, Tom Glazer, and Larry Parks. They have appropriated melodies from The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Raymond Scott. A cover, recorded in 1990, of Devo's 'Turnaround' was released on Nirvana's compilation collection, Incesticide. Fellow Seattleites, Soundgarden recorded a cover of 'Girl U Want' for the bonus disc that accompanied the Grammy-nominated Badmotorfinger in 1991. For a period in the late 1980s, Devo worked with Neil Young on a motion picture, and in a display of mutual respect Devo and Young took the opportunity to jam on some some of Neil's tunes. A video clip of Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) features Devo and Boojie Boy in rubber quiffs. Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s. ... Neu! (the German word for new, pronounced noy) were a German band, probably the archetypal example of what the UK music press at the time dubbed Krautrock. ... Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968. ... Konrad Conny Plank (frequently spelled Planck) (born about 1943 in Austria, died December 18, 1987 in Cologne) was a record producer. ... This article belongs in one or more categories. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet on January 15, 1941, in Glendale, California, USA) is a musician and visual artist, best known by the pseudonym Captain Beefheart. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ... Mark Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950, in Akron, Ohio) is an American musician, composer, singer, and painter. ... It has been suggested that Electronica be merged into this article or section. ... Raymond Scott, 1937 Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow, September 10, 1908 – February 8, 1994), was an American composer, orchestra leader, pianist, engineer, recording studio maverick, and electronic instrument inventor. ... Tontos Expanding Head Band was an influential electronic music duo from the 1970s, despite releasing a relatively small number of albums. ... Brian Eno (pronounced ) (born Brian Peter George St. ... Talking Heads were an American rock band existing between 1974 and 1991, composed of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. ... Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) was one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the early 1980s. ... “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... “NIN” redirects here. ... Left-aligned text Lee Dorsey (born Irving Lee Dorsey, December 24, 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana — died December 1, 1986 in New Orleans) was an Afro-American pop/R&B singer during the 1960s. ... Bonnie Dobson (born November 13, 1940 in Toronto) is a Canadian folk music songwriter, singer, and guitarist, most known in the 1960s for composing the songs Im Your Woman and (Walk Me Out in the) Morning Dew. The latter, augmented (with a controversial co-writing credit) by Tim Rose... Thomas Zachariah Glazer (September 2, 1914 - February 21, 2003) was a folk singer/songwriter. ... Larry Parks (December 13, 1914 - April 13, 1975) was an American actor who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who formed in 1968. ... Raymond Scott, 1937 Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow, September 10, 1908 – February 8, 1994), was an American composer, orchestra leader, pianist, engineer, recording studio maverick, and electronic instrument inventor. ... Nirvana was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. ... 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In the liner notes of their "Greatest Hits" album, there is a transcript of a late '70s interview in which the band describes their music as "industrial", underscoring the dehumanization (devolution) of their art. Their extensive mechanization of popular music through synthesizers helped to inspire the more modern industrial pop acts of the late 1980s and early 1990s. ←Dehumanization is a process by which members of a group of people assert the inferiority of another group through subtle or overt acts or statements. ... A synthesizer (or synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument designed to produce electronically generated sound, using techniques such as additive, subtractive, FM, physical modelling synthesis, phase distortion, or Scanned synthesis. ...

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Discography

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References

• Dellinger, Jade, and Giffels, David. We Are Devo! Deviants in a Post-Modern World. SAF Publishing. 2003. ISBN 0-946719-49-7.

See also

• Dada
• Devo 2.0 - a kid version of the band.
• Polysics - a band heavily inspired by Devo.

Cover of the first edition of the publication, Dada. ... Devo 2. ... Polysics are a Japanese New Wave / Synthpop / J-Rock band from Tokyo, who personally dub their unique style as technicolor pogo punk. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo. ...

External links

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• Club DEVO - Official website
• DEVO on MySpace
• Devo Live Guide - Comprehensive guide to Devo's live performances.
• DEVO: The First Post-Modern Band Essay on Devo and Kent State
• Readers vs. Breeders: Didactical Works re De-Evolution originally appearing in Los Angeles Staff, 1972

• Mutato Muzika
• Michael Pilmer's DEVO Collection - The largest collection of DEVO memorabilia, anywhere
• DEVOBook.com - Official website for We Are DEVO by Jade Dellinger and David Giffels.
• Devo lyrics and the Devo Print Archive in PDF format
• Booji Boy's Basement - band-sanctioned site for trading live recordings and demos
• Mark Mothersbaugh interviewed - Mark talks about DEVO, soundtrack work and the Wipeouters side-project.
• DEVO 2.0 - Official Disney Records site
• WikiDevo - A very new unofficial DEVO Wiki