Mark Mothersbaugh

Punk Rock Bowling - Devo, The Damned - 5/25/2013

Devo, The DamnedPunk Rock Bowling, Las Vegas (View the full slideshow.)May 25, 2013 The Punk Rock Bowling Music Festival had a strong start, though some bands like Swingin' Utters (who bowled today as "Swingin' Gutters") had to rush to the festival after the bowling tournament ended around 6 p.m. T ... More >>

10 Greatest TV Themes of All Time

Oh you don't own a TV? How brave. Seriously -- people love bragging about not watching TV, but they're missing out. Whether watching live, on Netflix, or on DVD, there's almost nothing as fun as zoning out in front of the TV. We're partial to music too (you might have guessed), so when we started ... More >>

Our 10 Favorite Martian Songs in Honor of Curiosity

Ever since Curiosity survived the seven minutes of terror and landed on Mars last Sunday, we continue to be fascinated by the rover's pictures. Last week the device, which looks like it could be Wall-E's cousin, took a cool black and white panoramic shot of the red planet. The environment kind of lo ... More >>

Corey Busboom's Circuit-Bent Instrument Shows Up in Devo's Latest Music Video

The tough-looking circuit-bent instruments crafted by Phoenix's Corey Busboom are able to survive getting accidentally dropped by clumsy musicians. However, these curious creations (which are made from broken electronics and household appliances) won't survive an attack by ginormous kaiju monsters. ... More >>

Throwback Thursday: The Verve Pipe

In case you couldn't tell from my previous Throwback Thursday posts, I have a soft spot for the '90s. I'm a millennial, so it's easy for me to wax nostalgic over boy bands and raunchy comedies. Last weekend was quite the stroll down memory lane thanks to American Reunion, which recycled plenty of j ... More >>

Top Five Rockin' Grannies

Image credit: Photoshop.​Last week we announced the bummer news that Blondie has called off the show scheduled for tomorrow at Foundry on First due to "last minute scheduling conflicts. Promoter Danny Zelisko states that the band may reschedule its date, but until then, you can continue l ... More >>

Praise Yo Gabba Gabba! for Teaching Kids to Not Be Cynical Old Bastards Before Their Time

Praise Yo Gabba Gabba! for Teaching Kids to Not Be Cynical Old Bastards Before Their Time

Yo Gabba Gabba! Co-creator Christian Jacobs Talks Yo Gabba Gabba!, Weezer, and Devo

Yo Gabba Gabba! co-creator Christian Jacobs with Brobee​ As the parent of two toddlers, I've seen every episode of the popular kids TV show Yo Gabba Gabba! a minimum of five or six times. While being forced to sit through the same episodes of certain children's television programs is torture th ... More >>

Cheetah Chrome Talks Dead Boys, Dissing Devo, and His New Band Batusis

​ Cheetah Chrome and Sylvain Sylvain are considered founding fathers of punk rock, as original members of Rocket From the Tombs and The Dead Boys, and New York Dolls, respectively, but the two are far from mellowing out with their age. Their new project, Batusis, roars and rips with just as much f ... More >>

Stripper Pole Action, Devo Devastates, Primus' Spacemen, and Other Highlights From Day Two of Arizona Fall Frenzy

Luke HolwerdaDevo performs yesterday during day two of Arizona Fall Frenzy.​Whoever was manning the hose at Arizona Fall Frenzy had a perfect sense of timing.Temps soared into the triple digit range during the second day of the three-day concert, but luckily the promoters thought ahead and man ... More >>

Why Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh Befriended Local Circuit Bender Corey Busboom

Devo, Weezer, Menomena, and More in This Week's Issue

James SierraSynthesizing machine Corey Busboom holds a homemade musical contraption​This week's music feature is on Corey Busboom, a local who makes quirky instruments and one-of-a-kind synthesizers. He never thought he'd get a call from Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo. Mothersbaugh was enamored with Bu ... More >>

Polysics Q&A On Absolute Polysics, Kayo's Departure From the Band and Modest Mouse's Vulgarity

Fumi, Hiro, Kayo, and Yano of Polysics​Listening to Polysics is like doing a hit of acid in a vat of extra-sugar-coated Jujubes. Choose your album. Whether its 2008's We Ate the Machine, this year's Absolute Polysics, or any of the older albums in their catalog, the candy-sweet, frenetic energy th ... More >>

"Wonderland: Art from New Times Best of Phoenix 2009" Is a Dream Come True

Marvelous Comics

Pravus’ latest show brings graphic pages to life

Art PHX

Art Detour 2009

"Installation Five Scion Art Tour: Self-Portrait"

"Installation Five Scion Art Tour: Self-Portrait" Opening Reception

Phoenix Circuit Bender Corey Busboom Creates Funky Instruments for Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh

Corey Busboom and one of his photo theremin creations. Click here for more photos of Busboom's and Ryan Avery's works. In late December, local artist and musician Corey Busboom got a rather interesting phone call. It was from Mark Mothersbaugh, the eccentric frontman for 80s hitmakers Devo, who ... More >>

Feud for Thought

Old Avery/Reich spat highlights Trunk show

Little Photoshop of horrors: The devolutionary art of Mark Mothersbaugh

Little Photoshop of Horrors

The devolutionary art of Mark Mothersbaugh

Art PHX

Molten Gold

Jett flakes, so Kreme flies solo and gets his art jones fixed at the Molten Brothers' "Deck" show

Various Artists

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Soundtrack)
(Hollywood)

Swiff It, Bad. Whip It Good!

Devo dude shares his view in gallery show

Think Different

Could it be that this year's crop of summer movies actually requires a brain cell or two?

Ohio Players

Buckeye brothers Joe and Anthony Russo plot a zany scam in Welcome to Collinwood

Pretty Vacant

New Times' panel of critics searches for musical gems in a disheartening 2001

The Residents

Icky Flix DVD (The Cryptic Corporation)

Pompom and Circumstance

Criminal cheerleaders in Sugar & Spice give audience a rah deal

Candy Cane Mutiny

Consumers fight back! You have the power to make the ultimate Christmas album yourself. Use it!

It's Only Agro to Me

Then You Die, She Dies, Everybody Dies

DESERT DISCS(OH, ALL RIGHT, FOUR DESERT DISCS AND ONE MESA TAPE)