The B-52s, the seminal new wave band, are heading out on the road in September for what may be the final time. The band is best remembered for their mega-hits "Rock Lobster" and "Love Shack," but they ...
New Wave band Devo brought its theory of de-evolution to the Germania Amphitheatre Saturday, Nov. 1. Devo and The B-52s ...
Many years ago, a band of hip bohemians was playing for their friends at a house party in Athens, GA. Nobody thought of telling the band that their quirky song about a rock lobster would become a ...
B-52s lead singer Fred Schneider could live anywhere in the world, but he chose to make Long Island his home base. "I’m in a small town out east," he said in a phone interview. "It’s beautiful here." ...
In the world of professional sports, the saying is that no one ever beats Father Time. It’s an adage that extends to entertainers, making the idea of farewell tours ever more ubiquitous as performers ...
It took nearly half a century, but the "Love Shack" is finally colliding with Planet Devo. The B‑52s, surf‑party surrealists, and Devo, high‑concept prophets of de‑evolution, are co‑headlining a tour ...
Kate Pierson is probably best known as a founding member of the B-52s. When the band came on the scene in the late 1970s, they embodied a quirky individuality with their outrageous style, sending the ...
Back in the ‘70s, Las Vegas was about as unhip as things could get. Well, that is, unless you went all Hunter Thompson, ...
The post Fred Schneider on The B-52’s Not Being in Rock Hall of Fame: “It Just Doesn’t Make Any Sense” appeared first on Consequence. Fred Schneider of The B-52s has some pointed thoughts about the ...
Despite moving to England at a young age, new wave icon Lene Lovich says she still feels a deep connection to Detroit, where she was born. Lovich is set to open for Devo and the B-52s at Pine Knob on ...
This article has been updated to include more photos. MANSFIELD — The inspired pairing of the B-52s and Devo was not only a match made in new wave heaven but it was, quite possibly, also the best ...