The post The Story Behind Devo’s Surprise Breakout Hit “Whip It” appeared first on Consequence of Sound. 2020 has been a year that represents de-evolution on a global scale. The pandemic rages.

New wave legends Devo have been a force since 1973. Several original members are still performing with the group today. A Netflix documentary about the band is now streaming. In the early 1970s, Devo ...

NEW YORK (AP) — You know the band Devo, right? The guys with the funny red plastic hats and jumpsuits? The New Wave musicians behind the silly “Whip It” video? They had that odd, spiky ’80s vibe? Well ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The passing of Devo’s 61-year-old guitarist, Bob Casale “Bob 2” and the band’s drummer Alan Myers the previous year gives reason to look back on just how ...

Devo was first nominated for a Grammy in 1985 for music video "We're All Devo." The new wave band is up again in 2026 in the ...

For a band that was occasionally dismissed as a joke or a fad when it began confusing mainstream listeners with their idiosyncratic art-punk more than a half century ago, Devo is sure having a big ...

Devo founding guitarist Bob Casale died Monday after medical complications unexpectedly led to heart failure, his brother Gerald said. Bob Casale was 61. Bob had recently been hospitalized due to ...

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Devo, best-known for the 1980 hit "Whip It," is back on the road with their "50 years of De-Evolution … Continued!" tour and their trademark brand of sci-fi surrealism. A major influence on the new ...

Devo announced an appearance at the Desert Daze festival in at Lake Perris, Calif., during the weekend of Oct. 10-13, and co-founder Jerry Casale said it might be their last-ever show. It’s only the ...

Devo bassist Gerald Casale has responded to the claim from John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to assassinate former President Ronald Reagan, that he is owed royalties for a song he "cowrote" with the ...