Word: devos
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SLAMDANCE Watch them wiggle to Devo's Whip It on tvdance.com/bush-gore...
...Yeah, he isn't that big in America, but I think he's catching on," was overheard while house DJ John Devo warmed the Axis crowd up with his set of grooves...
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...Firmly rooted in their eponymous theories of musical "de-evolution," Devo burst onto the musical scene in the late '70s with the memorable "Jocko Homo" and "Mongoloid," and continued producing songs like the oft-covered "Girl U Want" and, yes, "Whip It." The band carved its own niche through minimal instrumentation, precise rhythms and sing-songy atonality; it became known for its cover versions, which "de-evolved" classics like the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" into their bare structural elements. Remembered by most for their early contributions to music video in red flowerpot hats...