posted 3/2/2002:

Q: 'Tis me, Scott Pennock, yet again. I read in a Tell Us Devo posting that you're slated to have a DVD come out in the Spring. Could you give me some quick info about its contents and what company's going to put it out? If this news is solid, I will be one happy spud. -- Duty Now, Scott

A: Actually there will be (4) DVD's. The Complete Truth About De-evolution , The Men Who Make the Music , Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig and A Devo Lollapalooza! The first two titles are compilations of our video work plus interstitial comedy and satire. The second two are very different types of live concerts from 1996. -- Nutra

posted 2/20/02:

Q: Devo put on such great live shows that many of us "fans" who followed them throughout their band "life" find ourselves on e-bay looking for bootleg videos of tours. Can the club "dig up" video from each tour and offer it as part of the "cool stuff?" -- Khaussman@aol.com

A: Unfortunately, there was very little documentation of DEVO's legendary shows. The Freedom of Choice tour was never filmed except for three songs that appear in Urgh! A Music War . The New Traditionalists tour was filmed but a technical disaster with electrical shorts forced the footage into an insurance claim - it was destroyed by the insurance company. The OH NO It's DEVO tour with the rear projection suffered a similar fate. It was taped once only by a company attempting a 3D satellite broadcast. It didn't work, it looked bad and DEVO had to sue them. The footage was confiscated by the court. That leaves the 1996 Lollapalooza show - stripped down and bare bones it was shot with 10 video cameras. The company who did it went into bankruptcy and the footage has been only recently recovered by the band after years of fighting. It will appear on DVD in the late spring of 2002 along with all of DEVO's video and film work. As you can see the world of Rock n' Roll lives up to it's sleazy reputation. -- Duty Now for the Future, Nutra.

posted 2/7/02:

Q: Who was supposed to produce DEVO's first album, and why did Brian Eno end up producing it?
-- Anonymous

A: We have received a run on this question. Rather than answer it 100 times, here is the answer posted for all to see. David Bowie was supposed to produce DEVO's album. His movie acting schedule conflicted with our recording schedule. Finally we couldn't wait for him any longer. He asked Brian Eno to come see us play at Max's Kansas City in NYC. Brian liked what he saw and we liked Brian and the work he'd done with Bowie on the album, "Low". So, we went to Connie Planck's studio in Germany where they recorded "Low" and recorded "Are We Not Men?" with Brian. -- Gerald V. Casale

posted 2/5/02:

Q1: Please Post this On TELLUS DEVO: I , like many eager spuds, out there don't get enough DEVO. So, I appreciate the tech tv spot, It was great to see de-evolution still being preached. (We can all ready see it around us.) QUESTIONS? Yes , I have a few: Has A BEHIND THE MUSIC Been done on DEVo, yet? Not a where are they now, measley little segment, but the full deal. I watch it constantly, hoping to catch DEVO: BEHIND THE MUSIC, But,Alas, All I get Is Hammer, Hall and Oates, and Boy George. -- Frank Rorrer

A: No, there hasn't been any DEVO "Behind the Music" on the order of those shows. We don't fit the formulaic cliche of anti-intellectual, drug addled musicians who lost it all and came back. We were conceptual, organized and articulate. We never amassed a big pile to lose because mainstream radio and press never liked us - we really were new and different.. Our message didn't fit the corporate propaganda of fake nihilism and rebellion. Lastly we quit before crashing and burning and made the mistake of not coming back (Mark's decision). You see, hardly the story that the powersthat be at VH1 want to tell? -- GVC

Q2: Loved the rhino release RECOMBO DNA. When can we look forward to some more unreleased material, OR better yet, A NEW 2002 Album! Yes, Brand New! I know you guys have got some new material mutating around somewhere! there is too much POP bubblegum on the radio now, The truth should be told! -- Frank Rorrer

A: I personally would love to create new DEVO, there's so much left to say. However, others in the band have lost that fighting spirit. -- Gerald V. Casale (P.S. Contrary to rumor, there is not a lot of unreleased material lying about.)

Q3: I recently finished A homemade CD and want to just pass it along, I think you guys would appreciate the concept., No strings, it would just be cool to share it with you.. in some ways, it is similar to your early concepts, And considering the influence Devo has had on me musically, It would be an honor for you guys to have a copy.(And if you did not like It, The CD case makes a great drink coaster for those late night Mutato recording sessions. And, Hey, FREE music, you can't beat that, even if it sucked ;) Any way, If I sent A copy would you guys check it out?

A: We would be very interested to hear your music. Mail it to Mutato Muzika, 8760 Sunset Blvd, LA, CA 90069. -- Duty now for the Future, Nutra

Q4: I saw a reference on you guys in an early 80's movie called Jekyll and Hyde...Together again ;
Sort of a disco new wave movie. Hyde busts into a nightclub where there are two devotees in the energy domes. It is a twisted comedy, I think paramount made it, released around '82 on video. Kind of feels like A Troma flick.

A: Wow, to be included in such profound creative expression! -- Nutra