Devo

New Wave Rock 

Devo: Boston Booji

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Boston, Devo, Fenway Park, Gerard Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, Massachusetts, MGM Music Hall

The Ohio spuds celebrate 50+ years in MGM Hall at Fenway

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Music Journalism 

Before It Was Easy: Ira Robbins Talks Trouser Press’s 50th Birthday

March 19, 2024March 19, 2024 Jim Allen 2 Comments 50th anniversary, Big Country, Devo, Elvis Costello, Ira A. Robbins, Ira Robbins, Jimmy Page, Magazine, New Wave, Pete Townshend, Rory Gallagher, The Who, Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books, Zip It Up! The Best of Trouser Press Magazine 1974-1984

A seminal rock magazine gets an awesome anthology

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North Americana Rock 

Tim Easton Reissues Two Classic Solo Albums

November 9, 2023February 19, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Akron, Black Mesa Records, Chrissie Hynde, Devo, Lux Interior of The Cramps, Not Cool, Ohio, Special 20, The Black Keys, The Waitresses, Tim Easton, Wilco

Special 20 and Not Cool are available now on Black Mesa Records

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Pop Progressive Rock Rock 

That’s All: the Self-Titled Genesis LP at 40

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1983, Atlantic Records, Cabaret Voltaire, Devo, Genesis, Mama!, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, That's All, Tony Banks

Looking back on the band’s last grasp at art-rock glory

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 48: September 2023

September 30, 2023September 30, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Aerosmith, Devo, Extreme, Famous Quotes, Gary Cherone, Gerald V. Casale, Jarvis Cocker, Jerry Casale, Jim Sullivan, PJ Harvey, Pulp, The Joe Perry Project

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Records 

Rhino Celebrates Rocktober With Vinyl Reissues

September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Bad Company, Devo, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, Grateful Dead, Iron Butterfly, Matchbox Twenty, MC5, Portugal The Man, Rhino, Rhino Records, Rocktober, Talking Heads, The Band

Limited-Edition LPs will be available each week of October

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New Wave Punk 

Uncontrollable Urge: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! at 45

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, Bob Casale, Devo, Gerald V. Casale, Jocko Homo, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mongoloid, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Warner Bros. Records

Looking back on a masterwork of minimalist thought and situationist action

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Alternative Rock Art Pop Electronic Electronics Experimental Films Instrumental Pop 

Golden Hours: Brian Eno at 75

May 15, 2023February 19, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Brian Eno, Cluster, David Bowie, David Byrne, Devo, Harold Budd, John Cage, John Cale, Jon Hassell, Nico, Paul Simon, Phil Manzanera, Robert Fripp, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, U2, Ultravox

Looking back on the career of rock’s avant-garde icon

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Music Journalism Records Remembrance 

Record Man: Mo Ostin (1927-2022)

August 3, 2022August 2, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Devo, Family, Fanny, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Gang of Four, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Richman, Joni Mitchell, Mo Ostin, Neil Young, Reprise Records, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Sex Pistols, T.Rex, The Everly Brothers, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, The Modern Lovers, The Pentangle, The Small Faces, Van Dyke Parks, Van Morrison, Warner Bros. Records

Remembering a music industry giant responsible for Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell and countless others

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Music Journalism 

Rock Hall 2022: A Discerning Fan’s Guide To Voting

February 9, 2022February 8, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment A Tribe Called Quest, Beck, Carly Simon, Devo, Dionne Warwick, Duran Duran, Fela Kuti, Lionel Richie, MC5, New York Dolls, Pat Benatar, Rage Against the Machine, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rev’s got some hottakes on this year’s nominating class whether you like it or not!

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 27: January 2022

January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Dave Davies, Devo, Famous Quotes, Fishbone, Gerald V. Casale, Henry Rollins, Infinite Zero, Jim Sullivan, John Norwood Fisher, Rick Rubin, The Kinks

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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New Wave 

All Art Is Political: A Chat With Devo’s Gerald V. Casale

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Tim Sommer 4 Comments Akron, Daniel Ellsberg, Devo, Gerald V. Casale, I'm Gonna Pay U Back, Jihad Jerry and the Evil Doers, Kent State, Mark Mothersbaugh, The Pentagon Papers

An extensive and honest chat with the New Wave pioneer

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Pop Remembrance 

Remembering Robert Palmer: A Man Who Loved Wine, Women and Tailoring

September 26, 2020April 4, 2021 Jim Sullivan 11 Comments and Keb' Mo., Bob Dylan, Devo, Gary Numan, Husker Du, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Robert Palmer, ZZ Top

Jim Sullivan recounts his history of conversation with the English art pop great

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New Wave 

Oh, No! It’s Devo’s 40th anniversary of Freedom of Choice

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Kelley Simms 0 Comments 1980, Alan Myers, Bob Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh, Devo, Gerard Casale, Girl U Want, Kent State, Mark Mothersbaugh, Ohio, Whip It

Ohio art-rockers’ 1980 record opened the floodgates for the new wave genre in America

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New Wave Rock 

Mark Mothersbaugh Wants You to Know Ward White

October 5, 2019October 8, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments Devo, LaunchLeft, LaunchLeft podcast, Mark Mothersbaugh, Rain Phoenix, Slam the Musical, Summer Phoenix, The Phoenix Sisters, Tony Hawk, Ward White

The Devo King puts over an impressive young talent on a podcast hosted by Rain and Summer Phoenix

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