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Inspired by the do-it-yourself ethic of the British new wave scene, independent labels and imports are exerting an increasingly powerful influence on the American music industry. Devo, Pere Ubu, the Shoes, the Romantics and 20/20 all parlayed self-financed and independently distributed singles or albums into major label deals. Several majors have attempted to keep abreast of the times by striking up distribution deals with leading British independents--Polydor with Radar, CBS with Stiff, Atlantic with Virgin and A&M with the recently formed International Record Syndicate...
...crowd of about 100 people jammed into the Currier House Senior Common Room for the second night to see new wave videotaped commercials, film excerpts, and television shows. The program, narrated by Ivers, contained works by Gary Neuman, Devo, and many other bands...
...Devo is the first group that was paid to produce "a sophisticated, artistic film that contains important social and political commentary," Ivers said. He added that the mentality typified by Devo's music would greatly affect all forms of entertainment...
...conditioning from the Gang of Four, and a pair of selections from the new, hardbitten Marianne Faithfull Collectibles include a pair of live cuts from the Sex Pistols' San Francisco swansong (distinguished chiefly by John Rotten/ Lydon's obvious disgust with the whole affair) and previously unreleased tracks by Devo (first LP era), John Cale and Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers...
CLEVELAND LEADS THE NATION? An unlikely claim in the best of times. Today it may be harder to point out any areas of distinction. Cleveland's rock culture is overshadowed even in Ohio by Devo and the other New Wave spuds sprouting in Akron, while readers of Fortune will note Cleveland's fall from third to fourth among corporate headquarters for major U.S. industrials. The businessmen may be inclined to blame the latter on Mayor Dennis Kucinich...