For a lucky few, writing music for a theme song can rake in millions of dollars and be, as one songwriter puts it, "the gift ...
Mark Mothersbaugh of new wave band DEVO allegedly makes upwards of $1 million per year through MTV's use of the 'Ridiculousness' theme song.
MTV's ubiquitous video series has become a huge earner for the musician, all thanks to the Devo song used as its theme.
In other news, last summer David Byrne and DEVO shared an unearthed collaborative ... years – especially after first trying to get the band off the ground. “College radio would play us and ...
Devo is going to release of box set of rare and unreleased music that was recorded before the release of their first album. The earliest material stretches back to 1973. It's called Art Devo 1973-1977 ...
"Devo is a perfect fit for the Ann Arbor Film Festival," AAFF executive director Leslie Raymond said in a media release. "The ...
The Freedom of Choice press kit included a typed insert titled “Devo Meets the Press,” formatted as twenty frequently asked questions to give journalists a primer on the band. Naturally ...
In the late 1970s, subversive post-punks Devo satirised organised religion and the Christian rock with their own support band ...
The Men Who Make the Music was DEVO's first home video release. Features live footage from the band's 1978 "Duty Now for the Future" tour.
DEVO's Mark Mothersbaugh has revealed he earns about $1 million per year from the Ridiculousness theme song, "Uncontrollable Urge." ...