If you have even a passing interest in Devo, then you simply have to check out WTF episode 807. Marc Maron interviews Mark Mothersbaugh, the co-founder and driver of Akron's finest. It's a brilliant insight into Mothersbaugh's life and vision, including his time at Kent State University - he was there when the shootings happened in 1970 - to funny tour tales from Japan.
However Maron can be a grating presence, so skip to around 13 minutes in if you're not a fan of his schtick, or indeed are new to it. After 807 episodes the patter is well down by now making it a bit daunting for new listeners. WTF does often features in round-ups of best comedy podcasts, however I just don't get it. If you do want a crash course in Marc Maron though, Adam Buxton interviewed him on his excellent podcast a couple of weeks back. As an aside, the latest Adam Buxton Podcast is with Adam Curtis (The Power of Nightmares, HyperNormalisation etc.) - I've not listened to it yet but it should be fascinating.
Back to Mark Motherbaugh, if all you want is stories from Peak Devo, then that comes in around the hour mark.
The world is a better place with Soulwax doing their thing in it.
Here's an hour of acts recorded and/or mixed at their DEEWEE studio for XLR8R. It's less banging than their mid-00s maximalist heyday, however the mix has a real strut and groove to it. Touching on acid, techno, and of course electro, the Dewaele brothers still have the Midas touch when it comes to electronic music for the disco.
A Llantwit Major-based music blog for things post-punk, electronic and a little bit left of centre, with second-hand cultural musings, third-rate sociological stabbings and very rarely the odd mp3.
I also write the odd album review for Buzz Magazine and used to present Amser Electroneg on Bro Radio.
