While Devo’ s song “Whip It” was in a near constant rotation on MTV in 1981, the following year, the network refused to play ...

While Kiss is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Devo isn't. Should they be? Sure. Will they ever be? Unlikely, even though ...

For a great deal of the world at large, DEVO didn’t exist until they released their hit single “Whip It” in 1980, and for ...

Using new interviews and old footage, director Chris Smith creates a potent mix of Devo’s music and its philosophy.

Founding member Gerald Casale explains how this quirky song saved Devo from the brink of extinction. The Story Behind Devo’s Surprise Breakout Hit “Whip It” Peter Csathy ...

Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman” became one of the most famous classic rock songs of the 1960s. Subsequently, it inspired Devo’s “Whip It,” one of the most famous new wave songs from the 1980s. In ...

New wave trailblazers Devo were considered ahead of their time when they recorded the 1980 tune “Whip It.” Now — 42 years later — they wonder if the seemingly silly video for that hit song would be ...

When Devo opened their 1978 album Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! with "Uncontrollable Urge", few listeners could have foreseen how much money it would generate decades down the line – especially ...

Devo will donate the licensing revenue from their song catalog for the entire month of April, along with personal contributions, to Ukrainian relief organizations. The funds will benefit Music Saves ...

If you grew up in the 1980s, as I did, you must know the song “Whip It” by Devo. Just hearing the name of the song, I start to sing: “When something’s going wrong you must whip it. Now whip it into ...

A new Fort Myers exhibit examines art-rock band Devo's dark history, absurdist humor, pioneering music videos and more.