Word: punks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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People who have attended a Devo concert or bought their new album are often just as confused. Is Devo just the latest, most bizarre form of punk nihilism? Is it some recording executive's brain-storm; a way to catch the jaded public's attention? In short, can these guys be serious...
...process, they'll be missing a lot of music that's powerful and unique. Aside from the infectious "Jocko Homo," Devo's album includes one song, "Mongoloid," that's a fine punk-influenced rocker, and another, "Space Junk," that's in the grand David Bowie tradition of futuristic disaster songs...
...discovered Private Lightning," Falk smiles proudly. "And the first time The Talking Heads were heard on the radio was here." Their song "Psychokiller" has gained them acclaim in punk rock circles...
...offer an alternative to the top 40," says rock programming director Rob Falk '79. Clad in a black leather jacket and omnipresent t-shirt, Falk is a self-confessed punk rock aficionado. "You're not going to hear The Shirts on just any station," he insists...
...Billy Hayes we first meet is, by any measure, an unlikely hero. His self-image is a familiar and obnoxious one: cocky, fool-hardy American punk bopping around the Mideast with his girl and his stash. Played by Brad Davis in his flashy feature film debut, Billy comes off as a hopeless amateur in the contraband business, the kind of sunglassed shmuck who chews gum and smokes a Winston at the same time while a suspicious customs agent checks his bags. Naturally, Billy does not read the papers; otherwise he would have known about the tight security checks at Istanbul...