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PopSmarts: This Summer I Hear the Drumming

Last week saw the anniversary of one of the most horrific events in American history, the shootings of four unarmed college students by National Guardsmen on the campus of Ohio's Kent State University.

Graded on a Curve: Claw Hammer, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are NOT Devo!

In 1991, California punk heavies Claw Hammer decided to pay tribute to one of their influences, and not with a mere cover or two, but by tacking an entire album from the band that helped shape part of their ragged musical vision.

Films For Music: Neil Young's Human Highway Reappraised

December 1985, a courthouse in Los Angeles.

Turntable Interview: Robyn Hitchcock

Robyn Hitchcock turns 60 in March, but in the words of Aaliyah, age ain't nothing but a number to the former Soft Boys lead singer and longtime fixture of the indie rock scene.

Devo Explain Why EDM, Holograms and Other Cool Ideas Are Old Hat

These days, everyone's all up on Hologram Tupac 's jock, talking him up like he's the greatest concert innovation since the fog machine, but if technology had evolved a little faster, Devo would get the credit for being 3D OGs.

Blondie, Blondie Debbie Harry, Deborah Harry, Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh: Blondie, Devo @ The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco (Pics)

Listen to Devo’s song about Mitt Romney’s dog

As previously reported , bizarro-rock icons Devo plan to let slip the dogs of spoof against Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney with a song called "Don't Roof Rack Me, Bro! (Seamus Unleashed)".

DEVO: “Don’t Roof Rack Me, Bro (Seamus Unleashed)”

If you aren't American, don't follow politics or happened to miss this little vignette of the 2012 campaign, let me give you some quick context for DEVO's newest song.

Devo: "We Were Punk Scientists"

Today we revisit an amazing Jerry Casale (pronounced kuh-SAHL-ee) interview shot for a history of rock 'n' roll documentary in 1995.

Devo's Gerald Casale talks

Noise11.com's Paul Cashmere recently talked with Devo founder Gerald Casale who had a number of fascinating stories about the group.

Devo: Watch The Trailer For Devo Documentary 'Are We Not Men?'

Watch The Trailer For Devo Documentary 'Are We Not Men?'

Exclusive Stream: Devo's Theme Song for 'Monster Man'

Devo recorded the theme song for Monster Man , a show on the SyFy network about one of Hollywood's most respected monster prop building workshops.

SXSW '12: Mark Mothersbaugh Confirms He's Scoring 'Lego,' Talks Working On Wes Anderson's 'Bottle Rocket' & More

SXSW is usually an incredibly streamlined and well-organized film festival, with everything working with the smoothness of a Swiss watch.

Vanessa Becknell: Magic Cyclops Coming to the Bluebird March 1st

Fort Collins' favorite son, comedy-rock god Magic Cyclops, first rose to everyone else's attention after his hilarious audition for American Idol -- the bit (which anyone watching could see was HILARIOUS and anyone there on the judging panel obviously didn't get) went viral, and a national treasure was born.

Devo Dissect 'Devo Max'

Devo singer Gerald Casale has given his opinion on 'Devo max' - a potential political future outlined for the Scottish parliament.

No Concessions: H is for Horror

Given only the third October snowfall to hit New York since the Civil War, it's beginning to look a lot like the holidays here at Popdose Brooklyn.

Articles: I Want My MTV

The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution is a hugely readable and fun new oral history of the first decade of MTV.

Musicians Split Over Album Reissues

This year's Nineties-era reissues — like Nirvana's Nevermind , Pearl Jam's Vitalogy and Alice in Chains' Jar of Flies – may seem like harmless exercises in Gen X nostalgia, but some artists are publicly denouncing what they see as their labels' blatant money-grab.

Michelangelo Antonioni's 'Identification Of A Woman' Leads Criterion's October Slate

It's the middle of the month, which means the good folks over at the Criterion Collection have lifted the veil on a new batch of releases that are set to hit in October.

Devo: The Pop Apocalypse

Lewis reports this time as a golden age that was horribly shattered by the fatal shootings at the 1970 Kent State protests. 4 unarmed students were purposely mowed down by the National Guard after a few days of student Vietnam protests that threatened to spill into a full blown riot.

Devo 'Whips' Up New Wave Frenzy at Massive NXNE Street Party

The distance between Akron, Ohio -- the hometown of angular, electro-rock pioneers Devo -- to Cleveland is about 40 miles.

Devo Say Humanity's 'Devolution' Proven by 'Stupid' Sarah Palin

It's been 38 years since Devo first played at Kent State University and, if you believe the band, humankind has been devolving ever since.