Recombo DNA: The Story of Devo, or How the 60s Became the 80s

by Kevin C. Smith

Book Overview

Devo may have become synonymous with the crass commercialism of 80s new wave, but many of their guiding principles are firmly rooted in the idealism of the 60s. Taking a willfully non-traditional approach to the surprisingly conservative world of rock music, they sought inspiration instead from Dada and Pop art, comic books and homemade electronics, in the process crossing paths with everything from late 60s psychedelia and punk to krautrock and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1908279397
• ISBN13: 9781908279392
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Jawbone Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.4"