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janmisali · 11 months
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is the art devo (1973-1977) box set going to be on this year's meme mashup and how many songs
no (I don't know what you're talking about. but from that name alone I don't trust that it's from this year)
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punisheddonjuan · 8 months
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Favourite Music 2013-2023
As part of attempting to recover/reconstruct my blog here in the event that my old account is not restored, I'm reposting some old things that I've pieced together from Internet Archive scrapes of my old blog, personal files, and cross-postings elsewhere. A tradition I maintained on that blog over its ten year span was putting out a list of my favourite music releases at the end of every year.
I make it a goal to listen to fifty new releases every year, and I frequently manage over seventy or more, occasionally hitting one hundred. At the end of the year I distill all that listening down into a list of thirty-odd releases that I really enjoyed.
I've never much liked numbered and ranked lists so the lists are unranked and have been from the beginning. They are, however, partitioned into three categories. Two of these categories are self explanatory "Favourite Music" and "Favourite Reissues, Compilations, Soundtracks and Live Albums" while the third "Honourable Mentions" acts as a holding tank for things that I either liked "fine enough alright" or which I was/am still digesting. I have not gone back and edited these lists in any way (except to alphabetize earliest ones), as that would be cheating. I wanted these lists to be a document of a moment in time, a personal record of what I was listening to in any given year. Consequently, the further back you go, the more likely it is my opinions have changed. Some albums and artists that were favourites fell out of my rotation entirely, a few honourable mentions graduated to favourites while others slipped off, but a good half or more stayed right where I placed them. Some lists are longer than others. I was more discriminating in the first few years and left a great many things off.
I'm posting this mostly for myself, but please, take a look if you're looking for something to listen to, there are hundreds of recommendations below, something for everyone. My favourites from 2023 are directly below, and 2013-2022 are below the "read more" in reverse chronological order.
Favourite Music 2023:
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad — Jazz is Dead 16
Algiers — Shook
Anjumile — The King
Annelies Monseré — Mares
ANOHNI — My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
Brighde Chaimbeul — Carry Them With Us
Chris Watson & Philip Jeck — Oxmardyke
Colin Stetson — When We Were That What Wept for the Sea
Danny Brown — Quaranta
The Drin — Today My Friend You Drunk the Venom
The Inward Circles — Before WE Lie Down in Darknesse
Jaimie Brand — Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))
Kahil El’Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble ft. Dwight Trible & David Ornette Cherry — Spirit Gatherer: Tribute to Don Cherry
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard — The Silver Cord
La Baracande — La Baracande
Lankum — False Lankum
Meatraffle — Base and Superstructure
Oxbow — Love's Holiday
ØXN — CYRM
PJ Harvey — I Inside the Old Year Dying
Protomartyr — Formal Growth in the Desert
Squid — O Monolith
Tim Arnold — Super Connected
Tyvek — Overground
Yossari Baby — Inferiority Complex
Water From Your Eyes — Everyone's Crushed
Honourable Mentions 2023:
Gazelle Twin — Black Dog
Lonnie Holley — Oh Me, Oh My
Matmos — Return to Archive
The Mountain Goats — Jenny from Thebes
Mozart Estate — Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! And the Possibilities of Modern Shopping
The Murder Capital — Gigi's Recovery
Neil Young — Before and After
Peter Gabriel — i/o
The Pigeons — Bird Brain Gang
PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS — Land of Sleeper
Shame — Food for Worms
Sparks — The Girl is Crying in Her Latte
Stuck — Freak Frequency
Favourite Reissues, Compilations, Soundtracks and Live Albums 2023:
Alkemie — Pentiment (Original Game Soundtrack)
The Beatles — 1962-1966
The Beatles — 1967-1970
Black Country, New Road — Live at Bush Hall
Devo — Art Devo 1973-1977
John Coltrane — Evenings at the Village Gate: John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy
Lingua Ignota — The End: Live at Islington Assembly Hall
Neil Young — Chrome Dreams
Nervous Gender — Music from Hell
The Replacements — Tim (Let It Bleed Edition)
Shizuka (静香) — Heavenly Persona 天界のペルソナ
Sonic Youth — Live in Brooklyn 2011
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 — These Things Remain Unassigned (Singles, Compilation Tracks, Rarities & Unreleased Recordings)
Various Artists — Happy Land: A Compendium of Alternative Electronic Music from the British Isles 1993-1996
Various Artists — The NID Tapes: Electronic Music from India 1969-1972
Favourite Music 2022:
Alison Cotton — The Portrait You Painted of Me
Bill Orcutt — Music for Four Guitars
Black Country, New Road — Ants from Up There
black midi — Hellfire
Cate le Bon — Pompeii
Decius — Decius Vol. 1
Diamanda Galás — Broken Gargoyles
Extra Life — Secular Works, Vol. 2
Fontaines D.C. — Skinty Fia
Gnod — Hexen Valley
Hercules and Love Affair ft. Anhoni — In Amber
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard — Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava; Omnium Gatherum
Magma — Kãrtëhl
Moundabout — Flowers Rot, Bring Me Stones
One More Grain — Beans on Toast with Pythagoras
Richard Dawson — The Ruby Cord
Sam Slater — I do not wish to be known as a Vandal
Sault — 151; Air; Earth; Today & Tomorrow; UNTITLED(GOD)
SCUDFM — INNIT
Shovel Dance Collective — Water Is The Shovel of the Shore
Special Interest — Endure
Viagra Boys — Cave World
Honourable Mentions 2022:
The Chats — Get Fucked
Lady Neptune — Noz
Omertà — Collection particulière
Suede — Autofiction
Trupa Trupa — B flat A
Weak Signal — War&War
Yard Act — The Overload
Yoo Doo Right — A Murmur, Boundless to the East
Favourite Reissues, Compilations, Soundtracks & Live Albums 2022:
The Beatles — Get Back: the Rooftop Performance; Revolver Super Deluxe Edition
Bog-Shed — The Official Bog-Set
David Bowie — Divine Symmetry
Diamanda Galás — The Divine Punishment
Iannis Xenakis — Electroacoustic Works
Norma Tanega — I’m the Sky: Studio and Demo Recordings, 1964–1971
Oliver Coates — The Stranger
Oxbow & Peter Br​ö​tzmann — An Eternal Reminder Of Not Today: Live At Moers
Sonic Youth — In/Out/In
Tomasz Stańko Quintet — Wooden Music I
Valentina Goncharova — Ocean: Symphony for Electric Violin and Other Instruments in 10+ Parts
Favourite Music 2021:
Ärabrot — Norwegian Gothic
black midi — Cavalcade
Richard Dawson & Circle — Henki
Desperate Journalist — Maximum Sorrow!
Dry Cleaning — New Long Leg
Gnod — La Mort Du Sens
Greg Coates — Witch Egg
Hawthonn — Earth Mirror
Hedvig Mollestad Trio — Ding Dong. You're Dead
Iceage — Seek Shelter
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard — L.W.
Pharoah Sanders & the London Symphony Orchestra — Promises
LoneLady — Former Things
Low — HEY WHAT
Marissa Nadler — The Path of the Clouds
Mirage — Mirage
Nick Cave & Warren Willis — Carnage
Nyx & Gazelle Twin — Deep England
Oliver Leath and Explorer Ensemble — 'Me Hollywood'
Parquet Courts — Sympathy for Life
SAULT — Nine
shame — Drunk Tank Pink
Shortparis — Яблонный сад
Sleaford Mods — Spare Ribs
Snapped Ankles — Forest of Your Problems
Sons of Kemet — Black to the Future
Squid — Bright Green Field
Taqbir — Taqbir (Victory Belongs to Those Who Fight For a Right Cause)
Viagra Boys — Welfare Jazz
William Parker — Mayan Space Station
Favourite Reissues, Compilations, Soundtracks & Live Albums 2021:
Can — Live in Brighton 1975
Can — Live in Stuttgart 1975
Coil — Love's Secret Domain 30th Anniversary Edition
Faust — 1971-1974
Gang of Four — 77-81
John Coltrane — A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle
The KLF — The White Room (The KLF Director's Cut)
Magma — Simples
Suburban Lawns — Suburban Lawns
Van der Graaf Generator — The Charisma Years 1970-1978
Various Artists — Do You Have the Force? (Jon Savage's Alternate History of Electronica 1978-1982)
Various Artists — Cameroon Garage Funk
Willie Dunn — Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: the Willie Dunn Anthology
Favourite Music 2020:
Aksak Maboul — Figures
All diese Gewalt — Andere
Baxter Dury — The Night Chancers
Bill Fay — Countless Branches
Bob Dylan — Rough and Rowdy Ways
The Chats — High Risk Behaviour
Cold Meat — Hot and Flustered
Crack Cloud — Pain Olympics
Duma — DuMa
Einstürzende Neubauten — Alles in Allem
The Heliocentrics — Infinity of Now
Hen Ogledd — Free Humans
Hey Colossus — Dances/Curses
Idris Ackamor and the Pyramids — Shaman!
Jeff Parker — Suite for Max Brown
Jennifer Walshe — A Late Anthology of Early Music, Vol. 1: Ancient to Renaissance
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard — K.G.
Lonnie Holley — National Freedom
Nadine Shah — Kitchen Sink
Oranssi Pazuzu — Mestarin kynsi
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs — Viscerals
Protomartyr — Ultimate Success Today
Róisín Murphy — Róisín Machine
Sault — Untitled (Black Is); Untitled (Rise)
Shirley Collins — Heart’s Ease
The Sorcerers — In Search of the Lost City of the Monkey God
Wilma Archer — A Western Circular
Young Knives — Barbarians
Honourable Mentions 2020:
Algiers — There Is No Year
Christine and the Queens — La vita nuova
Fontaines D.C. — A Hero’s Death
fra fra — Funeral Songs
Idles — Ultra Mono
Pharoah Overlord — 6
Richard Skelton — These Charms May Be Sung Over a Wound
Sex Swing — Type II
Sparks — A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip
Thundercat — It Is What It Is
Torres — Silver Tongue
Wire — Mind Hive
Favourite Reissues, Compilations, Soundtracks and Live Albums 2020:
Beverly Glenn-Copeland — Transmissions: The Music of Beverly Glenn-Copeland
Black Sabbath — Paranoid Super Deluxe Box Set
Coil — The Gay Man’s Guide to Safer Sex
David Bowie — I’m Only Dancing (The Soul Tour ‘74); Ouvrez Le Chien (Live Dallas '95)
Fela Kuti — Perambulator
The Heshoo Beshoo Group — Armitage Road
The Jimi Hendrix Experience — Live In Maui
Neil Young — Homegrown
Pylon — Pylon Box
The Sun Ra Arkestra — Swirling
Sun Ra — Live Egypt 1971
Theotis Taylor — Brother Theotis Taylor
Uranium Club — Live for the Very First Time (In Italy)
Various Artists — Join The Future: UK Bleep & Bass 1988 - 1991
Various Artists — Interstellar Funk Presents Artificial Dancers: Waves Of Synth
Various Artists — Deutsche Elektronische Musik 4: Experimental German Rock And Electronic Music 1971 – 1983
Favourite Music 2019:
Alexander Tucker — Guild of the Asbestos Weaver
Ana Roxanne — ~~~
Årabrot — Die Nibelungen
BATS — Alter Nature
Beverly Glenn-Copeland — Primal Prayer
black midi — Schlagenheim
Cosey Fanni Tutti — Tutti
Damon Locks/Black Monument Ensemble — Where Future Unfolds
Drenge — Strange Creatures
Fat White Family — Serfs Up!
Holly Herndon — Proto
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard — Infest the Rats’ Nest
King Midas Sound — Solitude
Lingua Ignota — Caligula
MEATRAFFLE — Bastard Music
The Mekons — Deserted
Michael Kiwanuka — Kiwanuka
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds — Ghosteen
Priests — The Seduction of Kansas
Purple Mountains — Purple Mountains
Richard Dawson — 2020
shortparis — Так закалялась сталь
Sleaford Mods — Eton Alive
Snapped Ankles — Stunning Luxury
Test Dept. — Disturbance
Vanishing Twin — The Age of Immunology
Honourable Mentions 2019
Angel Olson — All Mirrors
Cate Le Bon — Reward
Caterina Barbieri — Ecstatic Computation
CHAI — PUNK
Earth — Full Upon Her Burning Lips
Jenny Hval — The Practice of Love
Kim Gordon — No Home Record
Leonard Cohen — Thanks for the Dance
The Murder Capital — When I Have Fears
Pharmakon — Devour
Richard Skelton — Border Ballads
Sudan Archives — Athena
Swans — Leaving Meaning
Favourite Reissues, Compilations, Soundtracks and Live Albums 2019:
The Beatles — Abbey Road Super Deluxe Edition
Can — Live Rockpalast 1970
David Bowie — Conversation Piece
The Deontic Miracle; Catherine Christer Hennix — Selections from 100 Models of Hegikan Roku
Hildur Guðnadóttir — Chernobyl (Music From the Original TV Series)
His Name Is Alive — All the Mirrors in the House (Early Recordings 1979 - 1986)
Mort Garson — Mother Earth’s Plantasia
Patrick Cowley — Mechanical Fantasy Box
Various Artists — Nigeria 70: No Wahala: Highlife, Afro-Funk & Juju 1973-1987
Various Artists — Tarantismo: Odyssey of an Italian Ritual
Various Artists — Third Noise Principle: Formative North American Electronica 1975-1984
Various Artists — Further Perspectives & Distortion: An Encyclopedia of British Experimental and Avant‐Garde Music 1976–1984
Favourite Music 2018:
Ärabrot — Who Do You Love
Capitol K — Goatherder
The Caretaker — Everywhere At The End of Time, Stage IV; Everywhere At The End of Time, Stage V
Chris Carter — Chemistry Lessons Volume 1
Daughters — You Won’t Get What You Want
Die Nerven — Fake
Lonnie Holley — MITH
The Ex — 27 Passports
Gazelle Twin — Pastoral
Gnod — Chapel Perilous
Hen Ogledd — Mogic
Hawthonn — Red Goddess (Of This Men Shall Know Nothing)
Julia Holter — Aviary
Hot Snakes — Jericho Sirens
Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids — An Angel Fell
ILL — We Are Ill
Insecure Men — Insecure Men
Idles — Joy As An Act Of Resistance
KELD — You Are Wolf
Laibach — The Sound of Music
Lonker See — One Eye Sees Red
Low — Double Negative
Mamuthones — Fear on the Corner
Parquet Courts — Wide Awake!
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs — King of Cowards
Protomartyr — Consolation EP
Pusha T — Daytona
Richard Skelton — Front Variations (I & II)
Rival Consoles — Persona
Simian Mobile Disco — Murmurations
Sons of Kemet — Your Queen Is A Reptile
Szun Waves — New Hymn to Freedom
Tropical Fuck Storm — A Laughing Death in Meatspace
Yves Tumor — Safe In The Hands Of Love
Honourable Mentions 2018:
Amen Dunes — Freedom
Amyl and the Sniffers — Big Attraction & Giddy Up
The Cavemen — Nuke Earth
Death and the Maiden — Wisteria
The Dirty Nil — Master Volume
Here Lies Man — You Will Know Nothing
Hop Along — Bark Your Head Off, Dog
Iceage — Beyondless
The Limiñanas — Shadow People
Lucy Dacus — Historian
The Messthetics — The Messthetics
Mitski — Be The Cowboy
Nine Inch Nails — Bad Witch
Ought — Room Inside the World
Sarah Louise — Deeper Woods
Scourge of Women — To End It All
Thou — Magus
U.S. Girls — In a Poem Unlimited
Tπc9 — Sekundenschlaf
Favourite Reissues, Compilations, Soundtracks and Live Albums 2018:
Art Ensemble of Chicago — Les Stances a Sophie
Austin Wintory — The Banner Saga 3 OST
Colin Stetson — Hereditary OST
Holger Czukay — Cinema
Holger Czukay & David Sylvian — Plight & Premonition/Flux & Mutability
Neil Young — Songs for Judy
Throbbing Gristle — Mission Of Dead Souls
Ursula K. Le Guin & Todd Barton — Music and Poetry of the Kesh
Various Artists — Uneven Paths: Deviant Pop from Europe 1980-1991
Various Artists — Deutsche Elektronische Musik 3: Experimental German Music 1971-1981
Various Artists — Onda de Amor: Synthesized Brazilian Hits That Never Were, 1984-1994
Various Artists — Venezuela 70 Vol. 2: Cosmic Visions Of A Latin American Earth: Venezuelan Experimental Rock In The 1970s & Beyond
Various Artists — Soul Of A Nation 2: Jazz Is The Teacher, Funk Is The Preacher
Various Artists — African Scream Contest Volume 2: Benin 1963 - 1980
Favourite Music 2017:
Algiers — Underside of Power
Atlantik Wall — Atlantik Wall
Charlotte Gainsbourg — Rest
Circle — Terminal
Colin Stetson — All This I Do For Glory
Gnod — Just Say No to the Psycho Right-Wing Capitalist Fascist Industrial Death Machine
Here Lies Man — Here Lies Man
Idles — Brutalism
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith — The Kid
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard — Flying Microtonal Banana; Murder of the Universe; Polygondwanaland; Sketches of Brunswick East
The Moonlandingz — Interplanetary Class Classics
Nadine Shah — Holiday Destination
Oxbow — Thin Black Duke
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs — Feed the Rats
Protomartyr — Relatives in Descent
Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement — Ambient Black Magic
Richard Dawson — Peasant
Thundercat — Drunk
Waxahatchee — Out in the Storm
William Basinski — A Shadow in Time
The Yossarians — Fabric of Time
Zola Jesus — Okovi
Honourable Mentions 2017:
All Them Witches — Sleeping Through the War
The Caretaker — Everywhere at the End of Time (Stage 2); Everywhere at the End of Time (Stage 3)
The Chats — Get This In Ya
Chelsea Wolfe — Hiss Spun
The Dumpies — The Dumpies
Electric Wizard — Wizard Bloody Wizard
EMA — Exile in the Outer Ring
The Fall — New Facts Emerge
French Vanilla — French Vanilla
Game Theory — Supercalifragile
Japan Blues — Sells His Record Collection
Moon Duo — Occult Architecture Vol. 1; Occult Architecture Vol. 2
NSRD — The Workshop for the Restoration of Unfelt Feelings
Onus — Ratsickles
Priests — Nothing Feels Natural
St. Vincent — MASSEDUCATION
Torres — Three Futures
UUUU — UUUU
Wire — Silver/Lead
Favourite Reissues, Compilations, Soundtracks and Live Albums 2017:
Black Sabbath — The Ten Year War
The Fall — Singles 1978-2016
German Oak — Down In The Bunker
Husker Dü — Savage Young Dü
Midori Takada — Through The Looking Glass
Patrick Cowley — Afternooners
The Pentangle — The Albums
Pep Llopis — Poiemusia La Nau Dels Argonautes
Various Artists — Music From Saharan Cellphones Vol. 1
Various Artists — N.E.E.T (Not in Education Employment or Training)
Various Artists — Noise Reduction System: Formative European Electronica 1974-1984
Various Artists — Silhouettes and Shadows: A Gothic Revolution 1978-1986
Favourite Music 2016:
All diese Gewalt — Welt in Klammern
ANOHNI — HOPELESSNESS
Årabrot — Gospel
Car Seat Headrest — Teens of Denial
Cheena — Spend the Night With…
Controlled Bleeding — Larva Lumps and Baby Bumps
David Bowie — Blackstar
The Dwarves of East Agouza — Bes
Exploded View — Exploded View
Fat White Family — Songs for Our Mothers
Fear of Men — Fall Forever
Hedvig Mollestad Trio — Black Stabat Mater
Jozef van Wissem — When Shall This Bright Day Begin
The KVB — Of Desire
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard — Nonagon Infinity
Leonard Cohen — You Want It Darker
The Mekons — Existentialism
Mélanie De Biasio — Blackened Cities
The Minneapolis Uranium Club — Human Exploration; All of Them Naturals
Moor Mother — Fetish Bones
Mütterlein — Orphans of the Black Sun
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds — Skeleton Tree
Parquet Courts — Human Performance
Savages — Adore Life
SHXCXCHCXSH — SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs
True Widow — Avvolgere
White Lung — Paradise
Honourable Mentions 2016:
The Caretaker — Everywhere at the End of Time
Diminished Men — Vision in Crime
Dinosaur Jr. — Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not
Future of the Left — The Peace and Truce of Future of the Left
Hen Ogledd — Bronze
Jenny Hval — Blood Bitch
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani — Sunergy
The Limiñanas — Malamore
Marissa Nadler — Strangers
PJ Harvey — The Hope Six Demolition Project
Radiohead — A Moon Shaped Pool
Rangda — The Heretic’s Bargain
SubRosa — For This We Fought the Battle of Ages
Swans — The Glowing Man
Wrekmeister Harmonies — Light Falls
Wire — Nocturnal Koreans
Favourite Reissues, Compilations, Soundtracks and Live Albums 2016:
Big Star — The Complete Third
Cluster — 1971-1981
Nine Inch Nails — The Fragile: Deviations 1
Pere Ubu — Architecture of Language 1979-1982
Scott Walker — The Childhood of a Leader (OST)
Sun Ra — Singles: The Definitive 45's Collection 1952-1991
Various Artists — Close to the Noise Floor: Formative UK Electronica 1975-1984
Various Artists — Killed By Deathrock Vol. 2
Various Artists — Wake You Up! Vol. 1: The Rise and Fall of Nigerian Rock Music 1972-1977
Various Artists — Wake You Up! Vol. 2: The Rise and Fall of Nigerian Rock Music 1972-1977
Favourite Music 2015:
Bad Guys — Bad Guynaecology
Baron — Torpor
The Body & Thou — You, Whom I Have Always Hated
Chelsea Wolfe — Abyss
Circuit des Yeux — In Plain Speech
Couch Slut — My Life As a Woman
Die Nerven — Out
The Eccetronic Research Council — Johnny Rocket, Narcissist & Music Machine…I’m Your Biggest Fan
Feu! Chatterton — Ici le jour (a tout enseveli)
Ghold — Of Ruin
The Inward Circles — Belated Movements For An Unsanctioned Exhumation August 1st 1984
Institute — Catharsis
Jenny Hval — Apocalypse, Girl
Low — Ones and Sixes
MEATRAFFLE — Hi Fi Classics
The Mekons — Jura
Men I Trust — Headroom
Negative Scanner — Negative Scanner
Protomartyr — The Agent Intellect
Pyramids — A Northern Meadow
Thundercat — The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam
Torres — Sprinter
U.S Girls — Half Free
Viet Cong — Viet Cong
Honourable Mentions 2015:
Alessandro Cortini — Risveglio
Bell Witch — Four Phantoms
Container — LP
Gnaw Their Tongues — Abyss of Longing Throats
J.C. Satàn — J.C. Satàn
Księżyc — Rabbit Eclipse
LoneLady — Hinterland
Nadine Shah — Fast Food
Spectres — Dying
Titus Andronicus — The Most Lamentable Tragedy
Tropic of Cancer — Stop Suffering
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats — The Night Creeper
Favourite Reissues, Compilations, Soundtracks and Live Albums 2015:
Coil — Backwards
Harmonia — Complete Works
Patrick Cowley — Muscle Up
Peter Christopherson — Live At L'Étrange Festival 2004
Rose McDowall — Cut With the Cake Knife
Sun Ra And His Arkestra — To Those Of Earth… And Other Worlds
Swans — The Gate
Swans — White Light from the Mouth of Infinity/Love of Life
Van der Graaf Generator — After the Flood: At the BBC 1968-77
Various Artists — [Cease & Desist] DIY (Cult Classics from the Post-Punk Era 1978-82)
Various Artists — Next Stop Soweto: Zulu Rock, Afro-Disco and Mbaqanga 1975-1985 Vol. 4
Various Arists — Small Town Country, Vol. 1
Favourite Music 2014:
Angel Olsen — Burn Your Fire for No Witness
Ben Frost — A U R O R A
The Body — I Shall Die Here
Burial Hex — The Hierophant 
Current 93 — I Am the Last of All the Field That Fell
Die Nerven — Fun
Einstürzende Neubauten — Lament
English Heretic — The Underground Service
Fear of Men — Loom
Feu! Chatterton — Feu! Chatterton
Grouper — Ruins
Hedvig Mollestad Trio — Enfant Terrible
Inga Copeland — Because I'm Worth It
The Inward Circles — Nimrod Is Lost in Orion and Osyris in the Doggestarre
Leonard Cohen — Popular Problems
Pharmakon — Bestial Burden
The Proper Ornaments — Wooden Head
Protomartyr — Under Color of Official Right
Pye Corner Audio & Not Waving — Intercepts
Richard Dawson — Nothing Important
Scott Walker & Sunn O))) — Soused
Silo — Work
Swans — To Be Kind
Thou — Heathen
White Lung — Deep Fantasy
Honourable Mentions 2014:
The Antlers — Familiars
Cult of Youth — Final Days
Earth — Primitive and Deadly
East India Youth — Total Strife Forever
EMA — The Future’s Void
Flying Lotus — You’re Dead!
Gazelle Twin — Unflesh
Iceage — Plowing Into The Field Of Love
Off — Wasted Years
Slim Twig — A Hound at the Hem
Sd Laika — That's Harakiri
Somali Yacht Club — The Sun
St. Vincent — St. Vincent
Tindersticks — Ypres
Ty Segall — Manipulator
White Fence — For the Recently Found Innocent
Wovenhand — Refractory Obdurate
Favourite Reissues, Compilations, Soundtracks and Live Albums 2014:
Austin Wintory — The Banner Saga (OST)
Jack Ruby — Hit and Run
John Coltrane — Offering: Live at Temple University
King Crimson — Starless
The Spies — The Battle of Bosworth Terrace
Various Artists — Native North America, Vol 1.: Aboriginal Folk, Rock, and Country 1966-1985
Various Artists — Sombras: Spanish Post-Punk and Dark Pop 1981-1986
Favourite Music 2013:
Chelsea Wolfe — Pain Is Beauty
David Bowie — The Next Day
Dawn of Midi — Dysnomia
Destruction Unit —Deep Trip; Void
The Devil — The Devil
The Dowland Project — Night Sessions
The Fall — Remainderer EP
Fat White Family — Champagne Holocaust
Iceage — You’re Nothing
Industrial Park — Cold White
Jozef Van Wissem — Nihil Obstat
Low — The Invisible Way
New War — New War
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds — Push the Sky Away
Pharmakon — Abandon
Protomartyr — No Technique, All Passion; Colpi Probiti EP
SubRosa — More Constant Than The Gods
Savages — Silence Yourself
True Widow — Circumambulation
Veronica Falls — Waiting for Something to Happen
Wire — Change Becomes Us
Honourable Mentions 2013:
Catholic Spray — Amazon Hunt
Darkside — Psychic
Diarrhea Planet — I'm rich beyond your wildest dreams
Jenny Hval — Innocence Is Kinky
The Limiñanas — Costa Blanca
Mark Mulcahy — Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You
Merchandise — Totale Night
My Bloody Valentine — m b v
Nadine Shah — Love You Dum and Mad
Nine Inch Nails — Hesitation Marks
Suede — Bloodsports
Tropic of Cancer — Restless Idylls
Ty Segall — Sleeper
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats — Mind Control
Unknown Mortal Orchestra — II
Favourite Reissues, Compilations, Soundtracks and Live Albums 2013:
Bob Dylan — Another Self Portrait (1969-1970): The Bootleg Series Vol. 10
The Conet Project — Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations
Earth Dies Burning — Songs from the Valley of the Bored Teenager 1981-1984
Jozef Van Wissem & SQÜRL — Only Lovers Left Alive (OST)
King Crimson — The Road to Red
Neil Young — Live At The Cellar Door 1970
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds — Live From KCRW
Patrick Cowley — School Daze
Swans — Not Here/Not Now
Various Artists — Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2: Experimental German Rock And Electronic Musik 1971-83
Various Arists — Everything's Coming Up Profits: The Golden Age of Industrial Musicals
Various Artists — Scared to Get Happy: A Story of Indie-Pop 1980-1989
Various Artists — Sorrow Come Pass Me Around: A Survey of Rural Black Religious Music
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Song Name: Auto Modown AKA "Auto Mo-down" Appears On: Hardcore DEVO Vol. 1, 74-77. "Auto Modown [Early Version]"(2:09) appears on Art Devo 1973-1977 Run Time: 2:01 (compilation version) Year Recorded: 1974 (compilation version) Years Performed: [1] 1975, 2014 setlist.fm stats Writing Credits: Gerald V. Casale Sung By: Gerald V. Casale Personnel: 1975* Gerald V. Casale - electric bass, vocals Mark Mothersbaugh - electric keyboards (officially released version) Bob Mothersbaugh - electric guitar
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gorgeously-stupid · 6 years
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“Post-Punk,” it seemed evident to me even at the beginning, and more and more so as I went deeper and deeper, was the real musical (if not popular) phenomenon, and also that it had roots and tendrils that reached far wider both into the past and around the world.  Indeed, I’d come to love Talking Heads and Wire and Raincoats simultaneously with so much music that seemed more immediately connected to it than three-chord thrash: Roxy Music, Velvet Underground, Bohannon, Can, Miles Davis, and on and on, such that the “year zero” hype for 1977 (or maybe late 1976) always rang false.  Equally, the “Post” part was out of whack: all this amazing music was the direct continuation of artful music that stood apart from psychedelia and roots rock and hippie rock and show-off prog, bound by a spirit of exploration.
Various – ‘Post-Punk: 1968-1977’ (Post-Punk Before Punk)
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01 [0:00:00] Brian Eno – “Third Uncle” (‘Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)’, 1974) 02 [0:04:50] David Bowie – “Breaking Glass” (‘Low’, 1977) 03 [0:06:35] Faust – “It’s A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl” (‘So Far’, 1972) 04 [0:14:05] Red Krayola – “Dairymaid’s Lament” (‘God Bless the Red Krayola…’, 1968) 05 [0:16:35] Television – “Elevation” (‘Marquee Moon’, 1977) 06 [0:21:35] Silver Apples – “Lovefingers” (‘Silver Apples’, 1968) 07 [0:25:33] Devo – “Social Fools” (‘Hardcore Devo Vol.1’, 1974) 08 [0:29:10] Cluster – “Caramel” (‘Zuckerzeit’, 1974) 09 [0:32:20] Augustus Pablo – “Skateland Rock” (‘This Is Augustus Pablo’, 1974) 10 [0:35:30] Chrisma – “C. Rock” (‘Chinese Restaurant’, 1977) 11 [0:41:00] Laurie Anderson – “Break It” (‘It’s Not The Bullet’ 7″, 1977) 12 [0:45:35] Debris’ – “One Way Spit” (‘Debris’, 1976) 13 [0:48:10] Heldon – “Mechamment Rock” (‘It’s Always Rock’n’Roll’, 1975) 14 [0:51:40] Death – “You’re A Prisoner” (‘…For The Whole World To See’, 1975) 15 [0:54:00] This Heat – “Horizontal Hold” (BBC) (‘Made Available’, 1977) 16 [1:02:20] Can – “Vitamin C” (‘Ege Bamyasi’, 1972)
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17 [1:05:50] Suicide – “Che” (‘Suicide’, 1977) 18 [1:10:40] Annette Peacock – “Been & Gone” (‘I’m The One’, 1972) 19 [1:13:00] Tim Buckley – “Song to the Siren” (‘Starsailor’, 1970) 20 [1:16:25] Neu! – “Negativland” (‘Neu!’, 1972) 21 [1:25:55] Wire – “Mannequin” (‘Pink Flag’, 1977) 22 [1:28:30] Kraftwerk – “Antenna” (‘Radioactivity’, 1975) 23 [1:32:10] Talking Heads – “I Want To Live” (Demo) (‘CBS Demos’, 1975) 24 [1:35:55] Chinaboise – “Girl You Got It (So Go Get It)” (‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’, 1975) 25 [1:38:10] John Lennon – “Well Well Well” (‘Plastic Ono Band’, 1970) 26 [1:44:05] Yoko Ono – “Potbelly Rocker” (‘Feeling the Space’ sessions, 1973) 27 [1:46:40] Pere Ubu – “Heart of Darkness” (’30 Seconds Over Tokyo’ EP, 1975) 28 [1:51:20] Modern Lovers – “Someone I Care About” (‘The Modern Lovers’, 1972) 29 [1:54:55] Ultravox – “Hiroshima Mon Amour” (‘Ha!-Ha!-Ha!’, 1977) 30 [2:00:00] Nico – “Janitor of Lunacy” (‘Desertshore’, 1970) 31 [2:04:00] Lou Reed – “The Bed” (‘Berlin’, 1973) 32 [2:09:50] The Stooges – “I Wanna Be Your Dog” (‘The Stooges’, 1969) 33 [2:12:55] Roxy Music – “For Your Pleasure” (‘For Your Pleasure’, 1973)
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Happy Birthday ♉️ to Mark Mothersbaugh @markmothersbaugh @clubdevo 🖤 who spent a harrowing 18 days at LA’s Cedar-Sinai hospital last year in June nearing death while battling Covid. I’m certainly glad that he recovered and it should be noted that he is a legend and a pioneer of musical genres and art. As a co-founder, lead singer, guitarist and keyboardist of Devo he has been the multi-instrumentalist creative force behind the band’s music. He met his other co-founding bandmates Gerald Casale and Bob Lewis while attending Kent State University as an art student. It was around the time of the Kent State shootings in 1970. A friend of Casale’s, Jeffrey Miller was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen and hence it spawned the idea of the “devolution/de-evolution” of the human race as a conceptual art project. Mark joined the concept with post-structuralist ideas lending his quirky humor with introducing the “Jocko Homo Heavenound” pamphlet. The project eventually became Devo in 1973 and the pamphlet would be the inspiration for the song “Jocko Homo”, the B-Side to “Mongoloid” which was Devo’s first single in 1977. Devo had a very quirky dissonant sound and stage antics with dry surrealist humor and satire early on which caught the attention of David Bowie in 1976 after the short film The Truth About De-Evolution. Both Bowie and Iggy were key to getting them signed later to Warner Bros. and Brian Eno went on to produce the first album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! with some help from Bowie. Mark brought the Minimoog Model D into the fold and along with proto-punk and punk rock elements in instrumentation, ushered in a new sound as they were one of the first bands in the 70s to embrace synthesizers and give them a more futuristic edge. As one of the most influential bands, they have been associated with many genres. They are also famously known for their red terraced energy dome hats. Aside from the phenomenal Devo and solo albums, he has written musical scores for TV, film and video games with his production company Mutato Musika. In 2014 he was quoted saying he’s done over 150 art gallery shows displaying his visual art… 🖤⚡️🎹
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Hoy se cumple 59 años de la muerte de Lou Costello (1906 - 1959)fue un reconocido humoristaestadounidense, cuyo verdadero nombre era Louis Francis Cristillo. Formó el popular dúo cómico Abbott and Costello en la década de 1940 con Bud Abbott.Costello se trasladó a Hollywood a principios de los años 1930 y tras desempeñar diferentes oficios fue contratado por la compañía Metro Goldwyn Mayer para trabajar como especialista, llegando a ser el doble de Tim McCoy. Después de trabajar como doble en sesenta películas, Cristillo empezó a engordar por lo que perdió el empleo en la Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Decidido a cambiar de rumbo, cambió su nombre por el de Lou Costello, iniciando su carrera como cómico en el Music Hall hasta encontrarse con Bud Abbott en 1936. Formó junto a Bud Abbott el dúo cómico Abbott and Costello, una de las más famosas parejas de la comedia de Hollywood, donde él era el alma de dicha pareja interpretando a un gordito miedoso y algo ridículo que no cesaba en ser utilizado por su contrafigura. Tuvo una enorme popularidad en Estados Unidos y también en Latinoamérica. En España, aun gozando de gran éxito, nunca alcanzó los gustos mayoritarios del público. La peculiar dupla que conformara con Bud Abbott, dio lugar a contrapartidas como la del dúo protagonizado posteriormente por Jerry Lewis (Joseph Levitch) y Dean Martin. Tras su separación de Bud Abbott inició su carrera en solitario demostrando aptitudes dramáticas, pero en esta nueva faceta solo pudo rodar un film porque la muerte le sorprendió súbitamente el 3 de marzo de 1959, falleciendo por una crisis cardíaca pocos días después de finalizado el rodaje. Años después, en 1967, William Hanna y Joseph Barbera produjeron una serie de dibujos animados basados en sus personajes, al estilo de como lo hicieron Stan Laurel y Oliver Hardy. Ayer cumplió años Jon Bon Jovi 56 años es un músico, actor, compositor, filántropo y productor discográfico estadounidense, reconocido por ser el vocalista y líder de la banda de rock Bon Jovi. Desde 2009 forma parte del prestigioso "Songwriters Hall of Fame" (Salón de la Fama de los compositores). En 2012, Jon Bon Jovi se sitúo en el número 50 en la lista "Power 100" de la revista Billboard, un rankingsobre las personas más influyentes en el negocio de la música ("The Most Powerful and Influential People in the Music Business"). En 1996, la revista People lo nombró como una de las cincuenta personas más bellas del mundo ("50 Most Beautiful People in the World"). En 2000, la misma revista lo nombró como la estrella de rock más sexy ("Sexiest Rock Star") y también se colocó en el número 13 en la lista de la cadena VH1 sobre los cien artistas más atractivos ("100 Sexiest Artists").Entre sus principales influencias se encuentran Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan y Aerosmith. Es dueño de un equipo de la Arena Football League, los Philadelphia Soul. Él es también el fundador de The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, que fue creada en 2006 para combatir los problemas relacionados con las familias e individuos sin hogar o en desamparo económico. John Francis Bongiovi nació el 2 de marzo de 1962 en Perth Amboy (Nueva Jersey), hijo de Carol Sharkey, una ex-conejita de Playboy devenida en florista y de John Francis Bongiovi, Sr., de profesión peluquero. En 1977 se graduó en la escuela y forma la banda Atlantic City Expressway junto con su compañero de clase David Bryan Rashbaum. Años más tarde, en 1980, luego de unos conciertos en bares, Jon decide cambiar el nombre a The Rest. Ese mismo año escribe la canción «Runaway», la cual es utilizada en el disco mixto que Chip Hobart estaba produciendo; «Runaway» se convertiría en la canción más destacada del álbum. A finales de 1980, Tony Bongiovi lo contrata para que interprete la canción «R2-D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas» del álbum navideño Christmas in the Stars. Durante todo este tiempo, Jon realizó varias grabaciones de canciones con Atlantic City Expressway, las cuales estaban recopiladas en The Power Station Years, tales como «Talking in Your Sleep» o «More Than We Bargained For». Ya en 1982, Jon y su banda John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones empezaron a grabar los demos de algunas canciones que se incluirían en su primer álbum oficial como banda, entre ellas destacan «She Don't Know Me» y «Summertime Blues». En 1983, John Bongiovi firmó un contrato con Polygram para poder producir un álbum. Jon, teniendo la libertad que le permitía el contrato, decidió reclutar a su antiguo compañero David Bryan, a su entonces guitarrista Dave Sabo y luego a Alec John Such, bajista de The Message, quien a su vez llamó a Tico Torres que era el baterista de su banda. Más tarde se uniría Richie Sambora, el cual se presentó al casting para escoger al nuevo guitarrista, reemplazando a Sabo. Es así como se forma la banda Bon Jovi, nombre que todos los miembros acordaron sin problemas. https://youtu.be/9BMwcO6_hyA Ayer cumplió años Daniel Craig 50 años es un actor británico de��cine, teatro y televisión.Debe su notoriedad especialmente por ser el sexto actor y actual, en encarnar en el cine al personaje de James Bond del escritor Ian Fleming, en las adaptaciones oficiales de las películas producidas por Eon Productions: Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace(2008), Skyfall (2012) y Spectre (2015). El papel de Bond lo ha elevado a nivel de estrella internacional: a pesar que inicialmente fue recibido con escepticismo por los seguidores más fieles a Bond, se ha convertido en uno de los actores más aclamados, cuya interpretación hasta le ha válido a una nominación al premio BAFTA, convirtiéndose en uno de los actores con más ganancias de la industria cinematográfica.  Reconocido por sus papeles en películas de acción y aventuras, Craig es instruido en la compañía británica National Youth Theatre y se gradúa en la Guildhall School of Music and Drama, de música e interpretación de Londres, donde inició su carrera en el escenario. Debutó en el cine con The Power of One (1992) y años más tarde atrajo la atención de la industria cinematográfica internacional al intervenir en películas como Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Road to Perdition (2002), Layer Cake (2004), Munich(2005), Defiance (2008) o The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). Daniel Craig ha sido elegido en diversas ocasiones como uno de los hombres mejor vestidos. Una de las escenas de Craig en la película Casino Royale, donde él aparece saliendo del mar usando un traje de baño, le sirvió para etiquetarlo como un hombre símbolo sexual de la década. En cuanto a sus honorarios, la revista Men's Vogue publicó que Craig era una de las celebridades con mejor sueldo británicas, y que seguía en ascendencia  y que encabeza el Top 5 de la lista de los actores mejor pagados de Hollywood. Ayer cumplió años Laraine Newman 66 años es una comediante, actrizy escritora estadounidense. Fue parte del elenco original del reconocido programa televisivo Saturday Night Live. Apareció en el show desde su primer emisión en 1975 hasta 1980. Interpretó a personajes como Sheri the Valley Girl y Connie Conehead, entre otros.Laraine ha realizado papeles en películas como Stardust Memories (1980), Problem Child 2 (1991) y Coneheads (1993). En 1986 protagonizó la serie de comedia Canned Film Festival, encarnando a Laraine the usherette. Adicionalmente, realizó apariciones en producciones como Laverne & Shirley, We're All Devo, According to Jim, St. Elsewhere, E.T. and Friends (1983), en la cual volvió a interpretar a Connie Conehead, Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981), Amazing Stories, Friends, The Tick, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Histeria!, Wayside, Danny Phantom, CatDog, Sonic the Hedgehog, As Told By Ginger, Rugrats, 7th Heaven, The Flintstones, Avatar: The Last Airbender y Metalocalypse. Más recientemente ha aparecido en episodios de Entourage y Brothers & Sisters y se ha desempeñado como actriz de voz en las producciones WALL-E, Battle for Terra, Ponyo, Jungle Junction, Cars, Up!, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc., Barnyard, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Happily N'Ever After, Horton Hears a Who!, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, The Lorax y Wreck-It Ralph. Newman también se desempeña como editora y escritora. Ha realizado contribuciones a la revista online One For The Table, y trabaja ocasionalmente con Huffington Post. Ha escrito artículos para Los Angeles Times, The Believer y McSweeney's. Ayer cumplió años Bryce Dallas Howard 37 años es una actriz, guionista y directora estadounidense, hija del director Ron Howard. Hizo su debut como actriz bajo la dirección de su padre en la película Parenthood en 1989 y pasó a tener pequeños papeles en películas y hacer apariciones en el escenario en los años siguientes. Durante este tiempo ella también asistió a la New York University (NYU), Tisch School of the Arts, luego de conseguir la Licenciatura en Bellas Artes, y se inscribió en escuelas de arte dramático. Después de ganar la atención de M. Night Shyamalan, este le dio un papel en lo que sería su primera película como protagonista, The Village (2004) y La joven del agua (2006). Su actuación en Como gustéis(2006) le valió una nominación al Globo de Oro en 2008.Howard logró más reconocimiento por parte del público con sus papeles en Spider-Man 3(2007), Terminator Salvation (2009), Eclipse(2010), The Help (2011) y en Jurassic World(2015). Ayer cumpliría años Lou Reed (1942 - 2013)fue un poeta, cantante, guitarrista y compositor de rock, considerado el padre del rock alternativo, primero como líder del grupo The Velvet Underground y luego en solitario.Enormemente influyente en la cultura popdesde la década de 1960, entre sus discos suelen destacarse Transformer (1972), Berlin(1973), Rock'n'Roll Animal (1976), Live: Take No Prisoners (1978), New York (1989) y, entre sus actuaciones en directo, el concierto ofrecido en el Meltdown Festival en 1998: Perfect Night Live in London. Nacido en Brooklyn, residió habitualmente en Nueva York; ciudad cuya faceta menos amable plasmó en muchas de sus letras. Hizo colaboraciones y contactos con creadores como Andy Warhol y David Bowie. Su original estilo e influencia le generó gran fama entre las vanguardias musicales posteriores, fama a la que no fue ajena su ajetreada vida personal durante sus años de mayor éxito. Sin embargo, Reed fue considerado habitualmente como un músico «de culto», ajeno en parte a las listas de éxitos y el marketing de las multinacionalesdiscográficas. En su época de The Velvet Underground (1964-70) escribió canciones especialmente reconocidas, como "Heroin", "Rock and Roll", "I'm Waiting for the Man" y "Sweet Jane". Su mayor éxito comercial, sin embargo, es una canción posterior: "Walk on the Wild Side" (1972), que dio visibilidad a la prostitución y la transexualidad; una temática que hasta la fecha la música rock no solía abordar. Ayer cumpliría años Karen Carpenter ( 1950 - 1983)fue una exitosa cantante y baterista estadounidense famosa por el dúo The Carpenters conformado por ella y su hermano, Richard Carpenter.
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lempiredeslumieres · 7 years
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Max’s Kansas City
Max's Kansas City fue un club nocturno y restaurante situado en la 213 Park Avenue South, en Nueva York, el cual se convirtió en punto de encuentro para músicos, poetas, pintores y artistas en los años 60 y 70. Fue inaugurado por Mickey Ruskin (1933-1983) en diciembre de 1965 y cerrado en 1981.
Max's rápidamente se convirtió en un lugar frecuentado por artistas y escultores del New York School, como John Chamberlain, Robert Rauschenberg y Larry Rivers, cuya presencia atrajo a otras celebridades y personalidades de la alta sociedad, como los críticos de arte Lucy Lippard, Robert Hughes, Clement Greenberg, los comerciantes de arte Leo Castelli y David Whitney (cuyas galerías estaban al otro lado de la calle) y el arquitecto Philip Johnson.
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También fue uno de los lugares favoritos de Andy Warhol y su séquito, quienes se apropiaron de la parte trasera del local. The Velvet Underground tocaban allí regularmente, incluyendo su último show con Lou Reed antes de que abandonara la banda, en el verano de 1970.
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Paul Morrisey, Andy Warhol, Janis Joplin Y Tim Buckley, 1968
Fue el hogar de la escena glam rock, con artistas como David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper o the New York Dolls. Otros artistas que tocaron allí a lo largo de los primeros años de los 70s fueron Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Marley, etc.
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David Bowie, Iggy Pop y Lou Reed
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Patti Simth y Tom Verlaine, 1975
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Robert Gordon, Tommy Dean, Bruce Springsteen y Dee Dee Ramone
Pero en 1974 Max’s había perdido popularidad entre el público y la era del glam rock comenzaba a decaer. El legendario establecimiento cerró en diciembre de ese mismo año y se convirtió en oficina del político Ed Koch.
Max's Kansas City reabrió en 1975, ahora propiedad de Tommy Dean Mills, quien inicialmente pensó en convertirlo en discoteca. Peter Crowley fue contratado para fichar bandas para el local.
Bajo la dirección de Crowley el club se convirtió en uno de los lugares de nacimiento del punk, debido a la actuación de artistas como the New York Dolls, Patti Smith, Ramones, Television, Blondie, Talking Heads, Devo, Dictators, Misfits y artistas de fuera de la ciudad como the Runaways. Después de la ruptura de Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious tocó allí en solitario.
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New York Dolls
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Nancy Spungen y Sid Vicious
El local original  volvió a cerrar en Noviembre de 1981 y actualmente alberga un Green Café koreano.
Mills reabrió el club el 27 de enero de 1998, en una nueva localización, 240 West 52nd Street, y volvió a cerrar rápidamente, debido a la pérdida de la esencia original y la decadencia del punk.
En 2000, Acidwork Productions Inc, una compañía de producción fundada por Neil Holstein, comenzó a trabajar junto con Victoria Ruskin (primo segundo e hija de Mickey Ruskin) en un largometraje documental sobre Mickey Ruskin y sus numerosos establecimientos, incluyendo Max's Kansas City.
En 2001, Yvonne Sewall-Ruskin estableció el Proyecto Max's Kansas City, en memoria de su difunto esposo, para mantener el espíritu de la filosofía de Ruskin de ayudar a artistas necesitados. El proyecto, una organización sin fines de lucro, proporciona fondos de emergencia y recursos para artistas en crisis, con el fin de empoderar a los adolescentes a través de las artes.
Vídeos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chd_JUkec8M New York Dolls, 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0a22CrMf4s Ramones, 1976
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIdYKV0PajI Devo, 1977
Fuentes:
https://elpais.com/cultura/2017/05/23/actualidad/1495534405_689382.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%27s_Kansas_City
http://maxskansascity.com/
http://classic.maxskansascity.com/index2.php
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/05/arts/design/05maxs.html
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Uncontrollable Urge DEVO Rock Story
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Nuestra Historia del Rock reivindica una de las mejores bandas de Rock "alternativo" de todos los tiempos:
DEVO!
Para algunos desconocidos, para otros, poco reconocidos o simplemente olvidados, pero para nosotros, Devo debe ser considerado como uno de los grupos más innovadores, genuinos e influyentes en la Historia del Rock. 
Un poco de Historia
El término Devo proviene de "De-evolution" (D-evolution) es decir, regresión humana. Un concepto satírico y filosófico de finales de los sesenta sobre la especie humana, la sociedad y su retroceso. Una época en la que no faltaban noticias "indignantes" como la masacre de Kent, en la que unos jóvenes pacíficos y desarmados que se manifestaban en contra de la guerra de Vietnam y Camboya fueron vilmente tiroteados por las numerosas ráfagas de la Guardia Nacional de Ohio. El espeluznante episodio dejó cuatro muertos y nueve heridos graves.
4 de Mayo de 1970: Matanza en Kent (Kent State Shootings)
Sucesos como éste, indicaba a las claras que en lugar de evolucionar, "de-evolucionamos"... Lo malo es que todavía hoy, por desgracia, esto sigue teniendo bastante sentido. Con motivo de esta nueva corriente "devoluconista", dos estudiantes "anti-regresivos" llamados Gerald Casale y Bob Lewis decidieron impulsar una banda a la que llamarían: DEVO.
DEVO comenzó su carrera musical a comienzos de los años setenta en la ciudad norteamericana de Kent (Ohio). En su primera actuación, en el Festival de Artes Escénicas de Kent de 1973, la banda se presentó como un sexteto compuesto por el compositor Lewis, el polifacético Casale, su hermano Bob Casale (guitarra), Mark Mothersbaugh (cantante), Rod Reisman (batería) y Fred Weber (voz). Pero esta formación de seis jamás volvió a juntarse ya que DEVO se reinventó como un cuarteto compuesto por dos pares de hermanos: Mark y Jim Mothersbaugh (percusión); y Gerald y Bob Casale (guitarra). Tras muchos conciertos juntos, la banda empezó a conseguir cierto reconocimiento, pero en 1976 las cosas empezaron a cambiar cuando la banda apareció en una especie de cortometraje realizado por Chuck Statler titulado The Truth About De-Evolution ("In The Beginning Was The End: The Truth About De-Evolution") en el que se mostraban dos canciones de Devo: Secret Agent Man y Jocko Homo.
Este "psicótico" corto de casi 10 minutos de duración ganó un premio en el Festival de Ann Arbor de ese mismo año y eso atrajo la atención de algunos Genios como David Bowie o Iggy Pop, los cuales les ofrecieron un contrato con la mismísima Warner Music. En marzo de 1977 Devo publicó su primer sencillo: Mongoloid, en el que incluyeron como Cara B: Jocko Homo proveniente del corto The Truth About De-Evolution..
Primer single de DEVO
1978 fue un año muy importante para Devo. Primero nos sorprendieron de lo lindo con otro sencillo, una especie de versión (¿o parodia?) del inolvidable (I Can not Get No) Satisfaction [tono que publicamos hace poco tiempo aquí en Tonos-Gratis] de los Rolling Stones. También ese mismo año sacaron al mercado un Ep titulado B Stiff con otro sello independiente, y por fin, gracias a ese acuerdo con Warner, Devo lanzaría su primer Lp: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! bajo la producción del compositor británico Brian Eno. ¡Vaya lujo! El éxito de la banda comenzó a materializarse, sobre todo en Europa, obteniendo más reconocimiento incluso que en los Estados Unidos. Lo malo de aquel momento fue que el co-fundador, Bob Lewis, salió "tarifando" y "pleiteando" de la recién consolidada banda.
Tercer álbum de Devo (1980)
En 1979 se publicó su segundo álbum Duty Now for the Future y en 1980 llegaría la fama global con el pletórico Freedom of Choice. Este disco contenía canciones como Whip It!, que posiblemente sea la canción más recordada y rememorada de Devo. Un detalle curioso de Whip It!, que se podría traducir algo así como "azota", es que el público la interpretó erróneamente como una canción "sadomasoquista". Y la cosa no quedo ahí ya que cuando se decidió grabar un videoclip con esta canción, los propios Devo se no se cortaron un pelo y salieron dando latigazos, como podéis ver a continuación:
Por último, y por citar otro "padrino" que encumbró la carrera de Devo, hablaremos del guitarrista y cantante canadiense Neil Young, quien les invitó a participar en su película Human Highway, una especie de comedia musical en la que Neil firmó bajo el seudónimo de Bernard Shakey y que fue estrenada en 1982.
Cubierta de la cinta VHS
A partir de los 80, Devo continuó publicando más discos con mayor o menor éxito. El sonido de la banda fue transformándose y evolucionando para quedar enmarcado en la línea New Wave (Nueva Ola) en la que la banda siempre tuvo claro que quería estar. Pero la gracia, el estilo y el espíritu del sonido de DEVO tiene mucho que ver con la filosofía alternativa con la que encaraban géneros tan variados como el Rock, el Punk, el Pop, la música disco, la electrónica o la música experimental.
En concierto (2010)
Terminamos esta sección con los terribles decesos sucedidos. Alan Myers, tercer percusionista de Devo murió de cáncer en junio de 2013 y Bob Casale murió en febrero de 2014. Una auténtica lástima porque la banda aún seguía en activo.
Discografía
1978 - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
1979 - Duty Now for the Future
1980 - Freedom of Choice
1981 - New Traditionalists
1982 - Oh, No! It's Devo 
1988 - Shout
1988 - Total Devo
1990 - Smooth Noodle Maps
2010 -  Something for Everybody.
Uncontrollable Urge
Ha sido realmente difícil elegir un tema para confeccionar nuestro Tono ya que el repertorio de DEVO es muy sustancioso. No queríamos destruir o partir una canción, tampoco queríamos ofrecer un riff en concreto, pero al final, tras volver a escuchar Uncontrollable Urge nos dimos cuenta de que se podía "abreviar" lo suficiente como para servir de tono de llamada sin desgraciar el tema original.
Uncontrollable Urge es la primera canción de un álbum sublime: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, en España conocido como P: Somos Nosotros Hombres? R: ¡Nosotros Somos Devo!, un disco que no recaudó demasiado en su época pero que sin embargo, es un Disco que merece la pena tener ya que se ha convertido en un disco de culto. Aquí os dejamos un oferta del CD a 8 euritos:
COMPRAR DISCO DEVO
En fin, aquí os dejamos con nuestra adaptación de Uncontrollable Urge y hasta la próxima historia.
ESCUCHAR TONO DEVO:
DESCARGAR TONO
LA HISTORIA DEL ROCK:
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I Devo sono un gruppo musicale statunitense formatosi ad Akron (Ohio) nel 1972.
Il loro stile musicale è stato classificato come punk, art rock o post-punk, ma sono per lo più ricordati come una delle band-simbolo della New wave. Sono oggi considerati dalla critica un gruppo fondamentale per l’evoluzione del rock contemporaneo.
Il gruppo viene fondato da Gerald Casale, Bob Lewis e Mark Mothersbaugh, nel 1972.
Il nome “Devo” viene dal termine “de-evolution” (de-evoluzione), teoria secondo cui l’umanità, invece che continuare ad evolversi, avrebbe cominciato a regredire, come dimostrerebbero le disfunzioni e la mentalità gretta della società americana. Tale teoria era frutto di uno scherzo di Casale e Lewis, nato nella fine degli anni sessanta, quando i due frequentavano la Kent State University.
La prima formazione prevedeva sei componenti: i fratelli Gerald e Bob Casale (basso e voce il primo, chitarra, tastiere e cori il secondo), Bob Lewis (chitarra), Mark Mothersbaugh (voce, sintetizzatori e chitarra), Rod Reisman (batteria) e Fred Weber (voce). La loro prima performance avviene nel 1973 al Performing Arts Festival della Kent State University.[6] Dopo questa prima esibizione, il gruppo abbandona Reisman e Weber, e ingaggia Jim Mothersbaugh alla batteria elettronica e Bob Mothersbaugh alla chitarra, entrambi fratelli di Mark. Negli anni a venire, il gruppo passerà attraverso cambi di formazione, che vedono, tra gli altri, l’abbandono di Jim Mothersbaugh, ed esibizioni dal vivo conflittuali.
Nel 1976 viene reclutato il batterista Alan Myers alla batteria, che sancisce una formazione solida che durerà dieci anni circa.
Lo stile del gruppo, ironico, pungente, irriverente e critico nei confronti della società moderna, inserito in un contesto estetico che rimanda a una sorta di fantascienza al limite del kitsch, gli fa guadagnare la simpatia di artisti noti come Neil Young e David Bowie, nonché apparizioni in film dei quali Mark Mothersbaugh curerà la colonna sonora. Il gruppo sarà anche pioniere nell’uso del videoclip, il più noto dei quali, Whip It, godrà di una massiccia presenza nei primi mesi di vita di MTV.
Nel 1977, grazie anche a Bowie e Iggy Pop, ottengono un contratto con la Warner Bros. Il loro primo album, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! viene prodotto nientemeno che da Brian Eno. L’anno successivo sono ospiti del Saturday Night Live, dove si esibiranno in una cover di (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction dei Rolling Stones.
Nel 1984, lo scarso successo commerciale del sesto album Shout e l’abbandono del batterista Myers, costringono il gruppo a rinunciare al tour di promozione, con conseguente pausa delle attività. Nel frattempo, Mark Mothersbaugh si diletta nella produzione di musica per la televisione, nonché di un progetto solista, Musik for Insomniaks.
Nel 1987 il gruppo si riforma con un nuovo batterista, David Kendrick, precedentemente con gli Sparks. L’anno successivo esce Total Devo, che contiene brani che compariranno in alcuni B movie come Slaughterhouse Rock e The Tapeheads, con John Cusack e Tim Robbins.
Nel 1990 esce Smooth Noodle Maps, che non raccoglie grandi consensi di pubblico e critica, e l’anno successivo il gruppo si scioglie nuovamente. Successivamente, Mark Mothersbaugh fonda uno studio di registrazione per produzioni musicali commerciali, il Mutato Muzika, insieme col fratello Bob e Bob Casale. Lo studio lavora principalmente per produzioni televisive come sigle, programmi, cartoni animati, videogame e film, tra cui alcuni di Wes Anderson. Nel frattempo, Gerald Casale intraprende una carriera come regista di spot pubblicitari e video musicali, per gruppi come Rush, Silverchair e Foo Fighters.
Nel 1995 il gruppo appare nella colonna sonora del film Tank Girl, e l’anno successivo si esibisce al Sundance Film Festival e al Lollapalooza proponendo alcuni classici del periodo tra il 1978 e il 1982.
Pur non pubblicando album fino al 2010, il gruppo produce una serie di singoli per compilation, produzioni televisive, spot pubblicitari per aziende come Dell e la multinazionale Target.
Nel 2006 collaborano con la Disney per un progetto chiamato Devo 2.0, un gruppo composto da bambini che suonano classici dei Devo.
Nel 2008 l’azienda McDonald’s propone un personaggio in omaggio che indossa l’Energy dome, il tipico copricapo dei Devo in plastica rossa a forma di ziqqurat circolare. Il gruppo intenterà una causa alla multinazionale, che successivamente alcuni blog riporteranno come “amichevolmente risolta”.
Nel 2010 esce il loro ultimo album Something for Everybody, a vent’anni dal precedente.
Nel 2013 il loro ex batterista Alan Myers muore a causa di un tumore cerebrale.
Il 17 febbraio 2014 muore improvvisamente Bob Casale, membro fondatore del gruppo, per arresto cardiaco.
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo Devo (/ˈdiːvoʊ/, originally /diːˈvoʊ/) is an American rock band formed in 1972, consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band included two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single “Whip It”, and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence.
Devo’s style, over time, has shifted between punk, art rock, post-punk and new wave. Their music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary. Their often discordant pop songs feature unusual synthetic instrumentation and time signatures that have proven influential on subsequent popular music, particularly new wave, industrial and alternative rock artists. Devo was also a pioneer of the music video, creating many memorable clips for the LaserDisc format, with “Whip It” getting heavy airplay in the early days of MTV.
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I Devo sono un gruppo musicale statunitense formatosi ad Akron (Ohio) nel 1972.
Il loro stile musicale è stato classificato come punk, art rock o post-punk, ma sono per lo più ricordati come una delle band-simbolo della New wave. Sono oggi considerati dalla critica un gruppo fondamentale per l’evoluzione del rock contemporaneo.
Il gruppo viene fondato da Gerald Casale, Bob Lewis e Mark Mothersbaugh, nel 1972.
Il nome “Devo” viene dal termine “de-evolution” (de-evoluzione), teoria secondo cui l’umanità, invece che continuare ad evolversi, avrebbe cominciato a regredire, come dimostrerebbero le disfunzioni e la mentalità gretta della società americana. Tale teoria era frutto di uno scherzo di Casale e Lewis, nato nella fine degli anni sessanta, quando i due frequentavano la Kent State University.
La prima formazione prevedeva sei componenti: i fratelli Gerald e Bob Casale (basso e voce il primo, chitarra, tastiere e cori il secondo), Bob Lewis (chitarra), Mark Mothersbaugh (voce, sintetizzatori e chitarra), Rod Reisman (batteria) e Fred Weber (voce). La loro prima performance avviene nel 1973 al Performing Arts Festival della Kent State University.[6] Dopo questa prima esibizione, il gruppo abbandona Reisman e Weber, e ingaggia Jim Mothersbaugh alla batteria elettronica e Bob Mothersbaugh alla chitarra, entrambi fratelli di Mark. Negli anni a venire, il gruppo passerà attraverso cambi di formazione, che vedono, tra gli altri, l’abbandono di Jim Mothersbaugh, ed esibizioni dal vivo conflittuali.
Nel 1976 viene reclutato il batterista Alan Myers alla batteria, che sancisce una formazione solida che durerà dieci anni circa.
Lo stile del gruppo, ironico, pungente, irriverente e critico nei confronti della società moderna, inserito in un contesto estetico che rimanda a una sorta di fantascienza al limite del kitsch, gli fa guadagnare la simpatia di artisti noti come Neil Young e David Bowie, nonché apparizioni in film dei quali Mark Mothersbaugh curerà la colonna sonora. Il gruppo sarà anche pioniere nell’uso del videoclip, il più noto dei quali, Whip It, godrà di una massiccia presenza nei primi mesi di vita di MTV.
Nel 1977, grazie anche a Bowie e Iggy Pop, ottengono un contratto con la Warner Bros. Il loro primo album, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! viene prodotto nientemeno che da Brian Eno. L’anno successivo sono ospiti del Saturday Night Live, dove si esibiranno in una cover di (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction dei Rolling Stones.
Nel 1984, lo scarso successo commerciale del sesto album Shout e l’abbandono del batterista Myers, costringono il gruppo a rinunciare al tour di promozione, con conseguente pausa delle attività. Nel frattempo, Mark Mothersbaugh si diletta nella produzione di musica per la televisione, nonché di un progetto solista, Musik for Insomniaks.
Nel 1987 il gruppo si riforma con un nuovo batterista, David Kendrick, precedentemente con gli Sparks. L’anno successivo esce Total Devo, che contiene brani che compariranno in alcuni B movie come Slaughterhouse Rock e The Tapeheads, con John Cusack e Tim Robbins.
Nel 1990 esce Smooth Noodle Maps, che non raccoglie grandi consensi di pubblico e critica, e l’anno successivo il gruppo si scioglie nuovamente. Successivamente, Mark Mothersbaugh fonda uno studio di registrazione per produzioni musicali commerciali, il Mutato Muzika, insieme col fratello Bob e Bob Casale. Lo studio lavora principalmente per produzioni televisive come sigle, programmi, cartoni animati, videogame e film, tra cui alcuni di Wes Anderson. Nel frattempo, Gerald Casale intraprende una carriera come regista di spot pubblicitari e video musicali, per gruppi come Rush, Silverchair e Foo Fighters.
Nel 1995 il gruppo appare nella colonna sonora del film Tank Girl, e l’anno successivo si esibisce al Sundance Film Festival e al Lollapalooza proponendo alcuni classici del periodo tra il 1978 e il 1982.
Pur non pubblicando album fino al 2010, il gruppo produce una serie di singoli per compilation, produzioni televisive, spot pubblicitari per aziende come Dell e la multinazionale Target.
Nel 2006 collaborano con la Disney per un progetto chiamato Devo 2.0, un gruppo composto da bambini che suonano classici dei Devo.
Nel 2008 l’azienda McDonald’s propone un personaggio in omaggio che indossa l’Energy dome, il tipico copricapo dei Devo in plastica rossa a forma di ziqqurat circolare. Il gruppo intenterà una causa alla multinazionale, che successivamente alcuni blog riporteranno come “amichevolmente risolta”.
Nel 2010 esce il loro ultimo album Something for Everybody, a vent’anni dal precedente.
Nel 2013 il loro ex batterista Alan Myers muore a causa di un tumore cerebrale.
Il 17 febbraio 2014 muore improvvisamente Bob Casale, membro fondatore del gruppo, per arresto cardiaco.
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo Devo (/ˈdiːvoʊ/, originally /diːˈvoʊ/) is an American rock band formed in 1972, consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band included two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single “Whip It”, and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence.
Devo’s style, over time, has shifted between punk, art rock, post-punk and new wave. Their music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary. Their often discordant pop songs feature unusual synthetic instrumentation and time signatures that have proven influential on subsequent popular music, particularly new wave, industrial and alternative rock artists. Devo was also a pioneer of the music video, creating many memorable clips for the LaserDisc format, with “Whip It” getting heavy airplay in the early days of MTV.
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I Devo sono un gruppo musicale statunitense formatosi ad Akron (Ohio) nel 1972.
Il loro stile musicale è stato classificato come punk, art rock o post-punk, ma sono per lo più ricordati come una delle band-simbolo della New wave. Sono oggi considerati dalla critica un gruppo fondamentale per l’evoluzione del rock contemporaneo.
Il gruppo viene fondato da Gerald Casale, Bob Lewis e Mark Mothersbaugh, nel 1972.
Il nome “Devo” viene dal termine “de-evolution” (de-evoluzione), teoria secondo cui l’umanità, invece che continuare ad evolversi, avrebbe cominciato a regredire, come dimostrerebbero le disfunzioni e la mentalità gretta della società americana. Tale teoria era frutto di uno scherzo di Casale e Lewis, nato nella fine degli anni sessanta, quando i due frequentavano la Kent State University.
La prima formazione prevedeva sei componenti: i fratelli Gerald e Bob Casale (basso e voce il primo, chitarra, tastiere e cori il secondo), Bob Lewis (chitarra), Mark Mothersbaugh (voce, sintetizzatori e chitarra), Rod Reisman (batteria) e Fred Weber (voce). La loro prima performance avviene nel 1973 al Performing Arts Festival della Kent State University.[6] Dopo questa prima esibizione, il gruppo abbandona Reisman e Weber, e ingaggia Jim Mothersbaugh alla batteria elettronica e Bob Mothersbaugh alla chitarra, entrambi fratelli di Mark. Negli anni a venire, il gruppo passerà attraverso cambi di formazione, che vedono, tra gli altri, l’abbandono di Jim Mothersbaugh, ed esibizioni dal vivo conflittuali.
Nel 1976 viene reclutato il batterista Alan Myers alla batteria, che sancisce una formazione solida che durerà dieci anni circa.
Lo stile del gruppo, ironico, pungente, irriverente e critico nei confronti della società moderna, inserito in un contesto estetico che rimanda a una sorta di fantascienza al limite del kitsch, gli fa guadagnare la simpatia di artisti noti come Neil Young e David Bowie, nonché apparizioni in film dei quali Mark Mothersbaugh curerà la colonna sonora. Il gruppo sarà anche pioniere nell’uso del videoclip, il più noto dei quali, Whip It, godrà di una massiccia presenza nei primi mesi di vita di MTV.
Nel 1977, grazie anche a Bowie e Iggy Pop, ottengono un contratto con la Warner Bros. Il loro primo album, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! viene prodotto nientemeno che da Brian Eno. L’anno successivo sono ospiti del Saturday Night Live, dove si esibiranno in una cover di (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction dei Rolling Stones.
Nel 1984, lo scarso successo commerciale del sesto album Shout e l’abbandono del batterista Myers, costringono il gruppo a rinunciare al tour di promozione, con conseguente pausa delle attività. Nel frattempo, Mark Mothersbaugh si diletta nella produzione di musica per la televisione, nonché di un progetto solista, Musik for Insomniaks.
Nel 1987 il gruppo si riforma con un nuovo batterista, David Kendrick, precedentemente con gli Sparks. L’anno successivo esce Total Devo, che contiene brani che compariranno in alcuni B movie come Slaughterhouse Rock e The Tapeheads, con John Cusack e Tim Robbins.
Nel 1990 esce Smooth Noodle Maps, che non raccoglie grandi consensi di pubblico e critica, e l’anno successivo il gruppo si scioglie nuovamente. Successivamente, Mark Mothersbaugh fonda uno studio di registrazione per produzioni musicali commerciali, il Mutato Muzika, insieme col fratello Bob e Bob Casale. Lo studio lavora principalmente per produzioni televisive come sigle, programmi, cartoni animati, videogame e film, tra cui alcuni di Wes Anderson. Nel frattempo, Gerald Casale intraprende una carriera come regista di spot pubblicitari e video musicali, per gruppi come Rush, Silverchair e Foo Fighters.
Nel 1995 il gruppo appare nella colonna sonora del film Tank Girl, e l’anno successivo si esibisce al Sundance Film Festival e al Lollapalooza proponendo alcuni classici del periodo tra il 1978 e il 1982.
Pur non pubblicando album fino al 2010, il gruppo produce una serie di singoli per compilation, produzioni televisive, spot pubblicitari per aziende come Dell e la multinazionale Target.
Nel 2006 collaborano con la Disney per un progetto chiamato Devo 2.0, un gruppo composto da bambini che suonano classici dei Devo.
Nel 2008 l’azienda McDonald’s propone un personaggio in omaggio che indossa l’Energy dome, il tipico copricapo dei Devo in plastica rossa a forma di ziqqurat circolare. Il gruppo intenterà una causa alla multinazionale, che successivamente alcuni blog riporteranno come “amichevolmente risolta”.
Nel 2010 esce il loro ultimo album Something for Everybody, a vent’anni dal precedente.
Nel 2013 il loro ex batterista Alan Myers muore a causa di un tumore cerebrale.
Il 17 febbraio 2014 muore improvvisamente Bob Casale, membro fondatore del gruppo, per arresto cardiaco.
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo Devo (/ˈdiːvoʊ/, originally /diːˈvoʊ/) is an American rock band formed in 1972, consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band included two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single “Whip It”, and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence.
Devo’s style, over time, has shifted between punk, art rock, post-punk and new wave. Their music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary. Their often discordant pop songs feature unusual synthetic instrumentation and time signatures that have proven influential on subsequent popular music, particularly new wave, industrial and alternative rock artists. Devo was also a pioneer of the music video, creating many memorable clips for the LaserDisc format, with “Whip It” getting heavy airplay in the early days of MTV.
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