In 2005, Gerald Casale announced his " solo " project, Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers ( the Evildoers themselves including the other members of Devo ), and released the first EP, Army Girls Gone Wild in 2006.

On September 16, 2009, Warner Bros. and Devo announced a re-release of Q: Are We Not Men?

Devo was also a pioneer of the music video, creating many memorable clips for the Laser Disc format, with " Whip It " getting heavy airplay in the early days of MTV.

A recording of an early Devo performance from 1975 with the quartet lineup appears on DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years, ending with the promoters unplugging Devo's equipment.

Devo launched a European concert tour, but poor ticket sales caused it to be ended early.

Posthumously, two albums of demo recordings from 1974 to 1977 — Hardcore Devo: Volume One ( 1990 ) and Hardcore Devo: Volume Two ( 1991 )— were released on Rykodisc, as well as an album of early live recordings, DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years.

* Devo used a Minimoog heavily on their first three albums and early singles, notably on the songs " Mongoloid " and " Jocko Homo ".

In the early 1970s, as a visiting poet at Kent State University, Dorn, along with British poet and editor Eric Mottram, was a mentor and supporter of the musical group Devo, and its founders Gerald Casale and Bob Lewis.

During this period, Mottram was twice a guest lecturer at Kent State University, where, along with Black Mountain poet Ed Dorn, he was an early supporter of the musical group Devo, and its founders Gerald Casale and Bob Lewis, whose poetry Mottram published when he was editor of the Poetry Review.

Neon Hunk sited diverse influences including Black Sabbath, Melvins, Ruins, Rush, Blue Cheer, early Devo, and Kraftwerk, as well as musical contemporaries such as many of their Load Records peers and many other artists within the underground noise and punk community.

Italo disco's influences include Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, French musician Didier Marouani, a couple of hits by the French drummer Cerrone, electropop ( Kraftwerk, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Telex, Devo and Gary Numan ), and the early Hi-NRG albums of San Francisco producer Patrick Cowley with such singers as Sylvester and Paul Parker.

Since its inception, thousands of influential filmmakers and artists have showcased early work at the AAFF, including luminaries such as Kenneth Anger, Agnes Varda, Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, Gus Van Sant, Barbara Hammer, Lawrence Kasdan, Devo and George Lucas.

The first performance included a synthesizer solo taken from the early Devo song " Chango.

" It helped break in New York and nationally early records by Elvis Costello, the Police, Nick Lowe, the Clash, the Cars, Squeeze, Devo, the Kings, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, the Buzzcocks, Cheap Trick, Talking Heads, David Johansen, Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd, to name just a few.

Booji Boy () is a character created in the early 1970s by American New Wave band Devo.

Booij Boy primarily performs live, but his voice was used on several early Devo recordings, such as " Lost At Home ( Tater Tot )" and an early version of " Smart Patrol.

* Radio Schitzophrenio interview with Gerald Casale of Devo in early 2008

In November 2009, Devo toured performances Q: Are We Not Men?

In April 2009 Devo debuted the music video for " Don't Shoot ( I'm a Man )" on their website, through Vimeo.

This paid off, as in August 1981, they found commercial success in Australia when their Devo Live E. P.

While they did not release any albums during this period, Devo recorded a number of songs for various films and compilations since their reunion, including a cover of the Nine Inch Nails hit, " Head Like a Hole " for the film Supercop.

In 2005 Devo recorded a new version of " Whip It " to be used in Swiffer television commercials, a decision they have said they regretted.

In June 2008 McDonald's released a Happy Meal toy wearing the Devo Energy dome that they named " New Wave Nigel ".

In an October 2008 interview, Devo confirmed that they would be completing their new album.

Devo also confirmed that they would be performing at All Tomorrow's Parties on May 6 and 8, with the May 6th performance featuring the band performing their first album, Q: Are We Not Men?

In March 2010, Devo appeared as the musical guest for an episode of the children's program Yo Gabba Gabba !, in which they performed an altered version of " Watch Us Work It "

" Ned Raggett of Allmusic describes it as surf-inspired power pop with a New Wave edge: " Not quite Devo if they grew up on the coast, but there's something to that comparison.

They were inspired by what they were convinced was the unique keyboard work of Kraftwerk, Devo, Sparks and The_Screamers.

Devo played several shows at Max's in 1977, including a show where they were introduced by David Bowie as " the band of the future.

Polysics have also creatively repurposed Devo and other New Wave / Punk material in their own original songs ; for instance, in the song " Each Life Each End " from the album " Neu " they borrow the opening riff from the Devo song " Girl U Want " ( along with a sample from " Love Missile F1-11 " by Sigue Sigue Sputnik ), and the lyrics are playfully paraphrased Engrish-style from Devo's " The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise " and " Red Eye Express.

While Polysics claim Devo as their most prevalent influence, other bands and artists that have influenced their music include Talking Heads, P-Model ( who they have opened for ), Sparks, The B-52's, XTC, King Crimson, Kraftwerk, Denki Groove, Neu !, Brian Eno, Nirvana, Man or Astroman, Spoozys, and David Bowie, Hikashu and Plastics.

In interviews they stated that the album was influenced by the sound of synthpop group Devo, and Eleanor Friedberger stated the album was " definitely the poppiest thing we've done.

This event would be cited multiple times as the impetus for forming the band Devo.

In concert, Devo would often perform in the guise of theatrical characters, such as Booji Boy, and The Chinaman.

Devo would perform off and on from 1997 on.

Due to rights issues with their back catalog, Devo often would use re-recorded songs for films and ads.

However, in a radio interview on April 17, 2008, Jerry stated that Mark had " killed the project " and that there would be no new Devo album.

In an interview on March 3, 2011, Gerald Casale noted that he is " working on a script for a musical, a Devo musical " that would be aimed towards a live Broadway production.

On February 14, 2012, the Devo Facebook page posted a status update that clubdevo. com would soon be launching a brand new " post-Warner Brothers " website that would feature new merchandise.

After watching some live footage of Devo and becoming heavily inspired by new wave music of the West, the student quit his soccer team and formed a band that would expand on the cartoonish image and musical ideas of the zany art-punk icons he had seen on TV.

" Mongoloid " would later be re-recorded by Devo and appeared on the album Q: Are We Not Men?