he past five years have seen an exponentially growing interest in Devo. The group, which formed in Akron, Ohio, in 1972, has ratcheted up its performance schedule from one live show in 2001 to 17 in 2005. Three new DVDs have been issued in the last 18 months, and the group’s music is appearing with increasing frequency in commercials and movies such as “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou” and “Raising Helen.”
What’s more, Devo’s skewed musical sensibilities have taken root in breakthrough acts like the Killers, Franz Ferdinand and Interpol. Buoyed by this awareness, founding bassist Jerry Casale feels that for the first time in 15 years, the time is right for a new Devo album to be written and recorded, even going as far as to mention Alan Moulder (U2, Nine Inch Nails) as a possible candidate to produce the material.
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New Devo Album?
Posted on 18 August 2005 by Mat
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August 18th, 2005 at 4:37 pm
I just saw them live this past Sunday night. The place was packed with all these old geeky men in their 50s, most of whom were attending alone or with their similarly geeky friends. A few had trophy girlfriends/wives. It was like being at a Rolling Stones show for losers. :/ My conception of punk rock has totally changed now.
August 18th, 2005 at 7:21 pm
man, we’re thinking about going on Tues. We’ll be those geeky guys, sans the trophy wives.