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Devo is a band that seems destined to be eternally misunderstood, probably because of multi-faceted elements in the pot. Many adjectives and nouns spring forth  – humorous, novelty, plastic, comedy, but dig beyond the superficial and you’ll find subversive, pioneers, provocateurs, innovators, and let’s not forget entertainers, and if you’ve ever had the pleasure to see …

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Canadian dance-punks Pottery have released a rather Pythonesque inspired music video for their latest single, “Take Your Time“, taken from their forthcoming album Welcome to Bobby’s Hotel. Designed, illustrated and directed by band member Paul Jacobs, with animation duties helmed by Raised By Bears, the Devo-heavy single pairs up nicely with the Terry Gilliam like …

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Devo’s first album ‘Q – Are We Not Men? A – We Are Devo’ was by all accounts a messy, protracted birth, brought about in no small way by casting Brian Eno as the midwife. Despite many moments of genius, Eno’s forté of making pedestrian bands interesting had never been more surplus to requirements, his …

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