The new Netflix documentary “Devo” explores the Ohio-born art-rock band known for their quirky style and misunderstood message. The film debuts on Tuesday and features archival footage and interviews, including appearances by fans like David Bowie and Iggy Pop.
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Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting themFDA's new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe viewsTexas declares measles outbreak overBeijing's first World Humanoid Robot Games open with hip-hop and martial artsMilkshakes, malts, concretes, frappes and more: A guide to frozen drinksPope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for local homeless people, invites them to lunch at summer villaMujer gazatí evacuada a Italia en “estado de grave deterioro físico” muere en hospitalTerence Stamp, actor británico que interpretó al General Zod en Superman, muere a los 87 añosPutin acepta que EEUU y Europa podrían ofrecer garantías de seguridad a UcraniaGerald Casale, from left, Josh Hager, Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Mothersbaugh of Devo perform on Jan. 22, 2024, in Park City, Utah. Bob Mothersbaugh, from left, Mark Mothersbaugh, Josh Hager, Gerald Casale from Devo attend the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert on Feb. 14, 2025, in New York. Gerald Casale, from left, Josh Hager, Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Mothersbaugh of Devo perform on Jan. 22, 2024, in Park City, Utah. Gerald Casale, from left, Josh Hager, Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Mothersbaugh of Devo perform on Jan. 22, 2024, in Park City, Utah. Bob Mothersbaugh, from left, Mark Mothersbaugh, Josh Hager, Gerald Casale from Devo attend the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert on Feb. 14, 2025, in New York. Bob Mothersbaugh, from left, Mark Mothersbaugh, Josh Hager, Gerald Casale from Devo attend the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert on Feb. 14, 2025, in New York. NEW YORK — You know the band Devo, right? The guys with the funny red plastic hats and jumpsuits? TheThey had that odd, spiky ‘80s vibe? Well, it turns out you may not know as much as you think. The new Netflix documentary “Devo” is an eye-opening examination of an Ohio-born art-rock band that argues they were perhaps the most misunderstood band on the face of the planet. It debuts on the streaming service Tuesday. “We were trivialized and pigeonholed,” co-founder Gerald Casale tells The Associated Press. “This documentary allows us to talk about what we were thinking and what we are motivated by to create what we created.” Directed by Chris Smith, “Devo” uses archival footage and interviews to trace the band’s beginnings, rise and fall, with cameos from fans likeBusta Rhymes and Ricky Martin will make history at 2025 MTV VMAs. Here’s who is taking the stage Bob Mothersbaugh, from left, Mark Mothersbaugh, Josh Hager, Gerald Casale from Devo attend the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert. Bob Mothersbaugh, from left, Mark Mothersbaugh, Josh Hager, Gerald Casale from Devo attend the SNL50: The Homecoming Concert. Devo introduced themselves to the world in 1977 by making a frenetic version of the Rolling Stones’ “I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” which earned them a crucial slot onThey released their Brian Eno-produced debut, “Q: Are We Not Men? 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 braces and knee pads were powerful art and literary ideas about where the country was going. They named themselves after the idea that modern society was entering a process of “devolution.” “We were seeing a world that was the antitheses of the idealized, promised future ginned up in the ’50s and ’60s.” Casale says in the movie. “What we saw was regression.” The nucleus of the band was formed from tragedy: Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh met at Kent State University, where they lived through the 1970 That tragedy forged in the pair an antiestablishment, anti-capitalist protest, mixing lofty art history with pop culture. They admired Dadaism and Andy Warhol. The factories of Akron inspired their gray overalls and clear plastic face masks — portraying cogs in a machine like in the art movie “Metropolis.” “We had a meta-approach,” Casale tells the AP. “It was a multimedia, big idea approach. Music was an element, a layer, a dimension, but it was connected to this big worldview.”— featuring cowboys drinking beer, dangerous gunplay and assault — was actually mocking President Ronald Reagan and his macho brand of conservatism.“Nobody wanted to hear us talking about the duality of human nature and the dangers of groupthink and the atrophication of people being able to think logically and think critically,” Casale says. “It was like, ‘That’s a bummer. Just tell us about drugs and sex.’”Rock has always needed bands like Devo, a corrective to the corporate machine. You can see an echo of Devo when“The only thing you can hope is that it will create an awareness and get rid of complacency, but it doesn’t seem to have done that in the past,” Mothersbaugh tells the AP. “I always tried to be optimistic that devolution was something that was going to be corrected and that our message would be not necessary at this point, but unfortunately it’s more real than ever.” After Devo, Casale directed music videos and commercials, while Mothersbaugh scored movies and TV shows such as “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse,” “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,” “Rugrats” andThere are signs of optimism when members of Devo play live these days. Mothersbaugh says he sees a lot of young people, who have used their smartphones to bypass media gatekeepers. “We see a lot of people that look like us, with gray hair out there in the audience. But there’s also, there’s also a lot kids, which is kind of surprising to me, but I think it’s only because they have this thing in their hand that they sometimes use to their advantage.” Devo are set to hit the road later this year in a co-headlining tour with the B-52’s. The Cosmic De-Evolution Tour will kick off Sept. 24 in Toronto and wraps Nov. 2 in Houston. You may think of Devo as New Wave or early electronica or synth-pop. but they see themselves differently: “We were true punk, meaning we questioned illegitimate authority and we stayed in our own lane and did our thing, remaining true to our vision,” says Casale. “That’s punk.”Kennedy is a theater, TV, music, food and obit writer and editor for The Associated Press, as well as a critic for theater, movies and music. He is based in New York City.States rethink a long-held practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travelLive updates: Zelenskyy signals openness to three-way meeting with Trump and Putin
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