Pages tagged “devo”

SXSW 2009: Day Three Photos ft. Metallica, Devo, M. Ward, Peter Bjorn and John, Third Eye Blind and more

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Photos taken by Amber Roussel (Metallica, Third Eye Blind, Ward, Silversun), Eric Ryan Anderson (Bedouin, PB&J, School, Ra Ra Riot), Mike White (Devo) and Jonathan Jackson (Future, Gil Mantera) at SXSW...  read more

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Devo to appear at SXSW, release new album

Devo might just be human kind's last hope. With the world in shambles and our species devolving into a brainless mess with each passing day, the five men of Devo have taken it upon themselves to set the wicked ways of the world straight with their particular brand of synth pop That, or maybe they just felt like making a record. Either way....  read more

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Devo to perform Are We Not Men? in London

Before Mark Mothersbaugh began composing soundtracks, before “Whip It” became a Swiffer commercial and long before McDonald’s was sued for New Wave Nigel, the American Idol Happy Meal toy with a red energy dome on his noggin, there was Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are Devo!, Devo’s synth-punk 1978 debut. And it was good....  read more

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Vandals drummer Josh Freese's new album: $7-$75,000!

Few people can claim punk, rock-star and metal cred, but drummer Josh Freese is a unique breed. Although a permanent member of punk-prodigy group The Vandals since 1989, new-wave band Devo since '95 and Maynard James Keenan's A Perfect Circle since the beginning, Freese's work has also appeared in many other places. To name a few: Guns N' Roses, The Replacements, Sting, Nine Inch Nails, Ween, The Offspring and so on....  read more

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Paul McCartney urges fans to boycott McDonald's

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Hey, McDonald's, leave those bands alone!...  read more

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Devo says "Brush it!" with toothy vibrations

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Remember McDonalds' shameful Devo rip-offery? Please turn your attention to Hasbro, and the correct way to infuse Devo into children's products. It's Tooth Tunes, where the wacky New Wavers join the ranks of Hannah Montana, the Transformers theme song, Hilary Duff, Smash Mouth and other hygienically-sound, prepubescent-safe superstars....  read more

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Devo to sue McDonalds over happy meal toy

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Devo wasn't making idle threats: When a problem comes along, those Akron, Ohio dudes whip it...  read more

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Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh to exhibit artwork across U.S.

Mark Mothersbaugh plans to tickle our fancies this spring, when he tours the United States showcasing his artwork. The art, which has doubled as Mothersbaugh's personal (and creative) method of diary-keeping, will travel to Berkley, Calif. and the windy city of Chicago in an exhibition entitled "The Postcard Diaries."...  read more

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