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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 ...

Are we not men? We are DEVO! But was DEVO meant to be DEVO? Were they supposed to forge a rock and roll legacy under their red energy domes and yellow jumpsuits, with a groundbreaking deconstructed ...

There were only three chords to a song, and certainly no keyboards or synths. What Devo did was decapitate the evolution of music. Their sound was not the next genesis of what had come before them.

NEW YORK — 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, it ...

Read full article: Atlas V rocket set to launch from Florida’s Space Coast Stardust Racers at Epic Universe. The new Netflix documentary “Devo” is an eye-opening examination of an Ohio-born art-rock ...

A: We Are Devo!," in 1978 and reached platinum status with 1980's "Freedom of Choice," which featured "Whip It," a hit just as their label was getting ready to drop them. But behind the odd neck ...

NEW YORK — 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, it ...