The Beginning Was the End

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Focusing on DEVO's vibrant early history, this definitive account reveals the band's formation and artistic evolution, inspired by the industrial landscape of Northeast Ohio and the Kent State shootings. It showcases never-before-seen images and highlights how a group of creative misfits transformed protopunk energy into an influential art project. DEVO's innovations in music videos and their impact on the 1980s New Wave and MTV era are explored, alongside their enduring social and political relevance over the past fifty years.