Guardian Music — Artists attempt to lure buyers with extras such as follicles of hair, car rides and free downloadsEarning a living in the music industry used to be relatively simple. You made music, sold records and, with a bit of luck, the money started rolling in.... more info

Pop Candy — If I ranked my favorite concerts of 2009, Devo would probably occupy two spots on the list. The band posted a holiday video wishing fans a Merry Something. The little ditty is pretty catchy, and Mark Mothersbaugh's artwork is cool, too: more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Chan Marshall of Cat Power talks to the Courier-Mail about her future projects. My A Year in Reading essay is up at The Millions, sandwiched between contributions by Jonathan Lethem and Jesse Ball. DEVO is streaming a 1978 15-track live... more info

Spinner.com — It's been well-documented that 2009 has seen tons of bands performing their best-known albums in their entirety. Always looking to be different, Devo upped the ante by doing two: Their debut disc 'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!' and their biggest... more info

Guardian Music — Cowtown – The Things I Do for Big Entertainment(From MySpace via Empreintes-Digitales. Thanks to SOPHisticated for the suggestion.)"Sounds like ... Cowtown!" says this Leeds trio's cocky little MySpace page. Hmm. But sounds like ... the best o... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - Devo energetically cracked that whip, and then some, as the '70s New Wave rockers wrapped up a much anticipated two-night stand at The Phoenix on Tuesday night in what were their first Toronto performances in 25 years. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin Devo performed two nights in a row at Irving Plaza in NYC over the weekend. And like they did on their whole current tour, they played a diffferent full album each night. Not coincdentally, those two... more info

Pop Candy — On Friday I went to see Devo. I knew it would be a phenomenal show, because they knocked my Chucks off at South by Southwest. (I honestly could see Devo every night and never get tired of them.) more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Remember Devo of Whip It fame? Well, the '70s New Wave band will release their first studio album in 20 years, tentatively titled Fresh, in 2010 and launch a new tour starting with a date at Coachella Music Festival in April. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sonic Youth @ United Palace Theatre in July (more by Bao Nguyen) tonight in NYC * The Feelies @ Maxwell's * Devo, JP Inc @ Irving Plaza * Yo Gabba Gabba @ Beacon Theatre * Nader Sadek @ Santos Party... more info