Spuds!! Lots of news this month:
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DEVO "Are We Not Men?" and "Freedom of Choice"
Re-issues coming soon!
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Deluxe reissues are available 11.3.09!
"Q: Are We Not Men?, A: We Are Devo!", DEVO's debut album circa 1978, will be re-issued on CD and Vinyl. Bonus material includes a live version of the album played front to back which was recorded at the London Forum in May 2009. In that performance - never before available - the band performs "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" in its entirety, front to back live! The Daily Mirror described the show as, "tight as a gnats nethers; note-perfect and impeccably choreographed in their traditionally minimalistic schlock-shock style."
There will also be a SUPER DELUXE version of the "Are We Not Men?" re-issue, which will include a DVD of DEVO's London 2009 show. It will only be available on the ClubDevo.com site. (release date and final info still tbd) and available digitally as a stand-alone long form video through iTunes (release date still tbd).
"Freedom of Choice", DEVO's 3rd and most popular album circa 1980, will also be reissued on CD and Vinyl. It will include a bonus disc of live material: the six-song "DEV-O LIVE EP", recorded in 1980 at San Francisco's Fox Warfield Theatre. Also included - of course - is the remastered version of the "Freedom Of Choice" album.
Both are re-mastered, and packaging for both deluxe editions includes exclusive stuff from the DEVO archives: photos, art sketches, handwritten lyrics, and a glimpse inside Mark Mothersbaugh's early sketchbooks.
There will be more DEVO goodies coming soon, including new merchandise at the DEVO shows in November.
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NEW DEVO MySpace Page design!
To match the new clubdevo.com.
More photos, music, and videos coming soon!
www.myspace.com/devo
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Hardcore DEVOtional 2009 Fan Gathering - A Full Report!
See Special Guest Bob 2 of DEVO flex his culinary skills, cooking for over 70 DEVO fans! Report features over 150 photos!
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Mark Mothersbaugh Art News:
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Report from Mark's recent art show at The DeVos Art Museum in Marquette, MI.
See Mark's live video chat!
Direct link: http://www.mutatovisual.com/html/reports/devos_museum/devos_museum.html
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That's all for now, Spuds.
Hope to see you at the DEVO shows in November!
-Michael Pilmer
for DEVO, Inc.