Devo

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Jesse Thorn

Society & Culture

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2010

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh are founding members of the art-rock band Devo. They had remarkable chart success in the early 1980s, including the hit Whip It. Their philosophy of devolution, compelling videos and bold aesthetic presentation were as big a part of the band as their danceable rock music. Their latest record, Something For Everybody, is their first since 1990.

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0:00.0	I'm Graham from Oxford, England.
0:01.6	I'm David from New York.
0:02.8	The Sound of Young America is an independent production supported by listeners like me.
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0:09.1	Visit maximumfund.org and click on Donate.
0:12.8	I'm Jesse Thorne, live on tape from My House in Los Angeles.
0:16.0	It's the Sound of Young America from Maximumfund.org and PRI, public radio, international.
0:22.3	It's The Sound of Young America. I'm Jesse Thorne.
0:30.5	My guests are Jerry Cassali and Mark Mothersbaugh.
0:33.4	They became friends 40 years ago while attending college at Kent State University,
0:37.6	and they went on with their brothers, both of whom were coincidentally named Bob,
0:42.0	to anchor the band Devo.
0:44.1	Their dance-friendly, mechanistic, often satirical rock albums only yielded one major hit
0:49.2	1980s whippet, but their refined message, sound, and aesthetics have made them wildly
0:54.4	influential for some 30 years now.
0:56.7	Their new album, Something for Everyone, is their first in 20 years.
1:01.1	Before I talk with Mark and Jerry, here's a bit of uncontrollable urge from the band's first album,
1:06.0	are we not men? We are Devo.
1:19.2	Got a news, got a suit, and it's out of control.
1:22.3	Got a new album, a move, because I'm losing control.
1:27.3	I'll get through the world, I want a day, I want a funny.
1:30.8	Got a new album, and they made me scream and shout.
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