Awesome Devo

The remaining members of the influential new wave band DEVO are still going strong. Instead of playing the usual hits, their NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert features four lesser-known tracks, including some they haven’t played live in more than 40 years. The set list: It Takes a Worried Man, Blockhead, Praying Hands, and Come Back Jonee.

When a problem comes along, you must whip it. Super7 pays tribute to the founding fathers of de-evolution with its first-ever Devo ReAction figure. The retro-style 3.75″ figure features the likeness of a young Mark Mothersbaugh donning his Devo Dome and ready to crack that whip. It even comes with a tiny bowl of whipped cream.

DEVO’s Gerald V. Casale presents an impassioned solo track about “gaslighting and betrayal at the hands of a toxic narcissist.” Accompanying the song is a phenomenal music video by director Davy Force with a cool animation style inspired by the work of illustrator TOMO77.

We dug up this little gem that dates back to a Halloween 2009 concert in Philly, in which Pearl Jam turned in a fun cover version of the 1980 Devo hit Whip It. There’s nothing quite like Eddie Vedder in a Devo dome warbling “Step on a crack, break your momma’s back.”