MTV's ubiquitous video series has become a huge earner for the musician, all thanks to the Devo song used as its theme. By Tyler Jenke When Devo opened their 1978 album Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are ...
Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO Says He Makes $1 Million Yearly From the ‘Ridiculousness’ Theme Song Alone
Whether you’re a fan of MTV’s Ridiculousness or not, you have to admit the theme song is catchy. It makes sense why the opening track is so good, too. It was put together by DEVO’s Mark Mothersbaugh ...
Devo’s sound is so original and identifiable that covering their songs—and doing justice to them— would seem to be a monumentally difficult task. Yet their songs have been covered frequently, with ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Somewhere deep in the archives of the lime-green, forum-shaped headquarters of Mutato Muzika, Mark Mothersbaugh is digging up the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Think "Devo," and you probably think about the "Whip It" music video with its snapping leather whip and bright red "flower pot" ...
When Devo's debut album arrived in late August 1978, nothing else sounded quite like it. Even by the standards of the late '70s – the era of punk rock, new wave and futuristic-sounding electronic ...
In the years Devo has been part of the American lexicon, the iconic band name has taken on multiple meanings. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, if you were called “Devo,” it meant you were into new ...
David Byrne and Devo have unearthed their decades-old collaboration “Empire” for a new compilation of unreleased songs to benefit abortion access. “Years ago, I did a record called Feelings in which I ...
Half a century after Devo began singing about cultural De-Evolution, the visionary new wave band would have preferred to be wrong. By Jon Pareles Devo isn’t overjoyed about being prescient. The band ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – In a world perpetually gone mad, DEVO always made perfect sense. With their herky-jerky rhythms, dystopian humor and matching energy dome helmets, the Akron art-punks reprogrammed ...
If you think DEVO’s Mark Mothersbaugh makes most of his money off his iconic ’80s new wave band, think again. Turns out, the musician makes $1 million a year — his biggest source of income — off ...
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