Hello "Cruel World"

Yesterday I got a surprise when a friend unloaded a VIP ticket on me to the first ever Cruel World Festival in Pasadena at The Rose Bowl. It was a music festival of  consisting of, let's just put it this way, bands I grew up with. Please refer to the flyer above for those said bands.

Did I enjoy myself? "Yes" this is one of the better music festivals I've been to. Not to mention it was my first time seeing Devo. Alright I admit it, I had a blast! Here are photos by yours truly from it...Cheers!

That's Me In The Spotlight

Festival Goers

F#cking Blondie!!!

Motherf#cking Devo!!!

Cruel World on the WWW -

https://cruelworldfest.com/     

 

That's So Devo

A Very Devo New Year’s Eve on Night Flight Plus!

Celebrate the death of 2020 in devolved style w/ "A VERY DEVO NYE"

Livestream and Wine Tasting party, ft. Gerald Casale of DEVO!

 

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Night Flight Plus is hosting an exclusive wine tasting and live Q&A with Gerald Casale of Devo on New Years Eve! The live stream will occur at 9PM ET and is available exclusively for members of Night Flight Plus. It will be streaming on our Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV apps and online.

Purchase VIP access NOW to get two bottles of Gerald Casale’s The 50 By 50 Wine (Pinot Noir and Rosè), participation in the Q&A and an exclusive dinner menu from Gerald.

D-E-V-O

Featuring guest hosts Dana Gould (Stan Against Evil), John Ross Bowie (The Big Bang Theory), an exclusive video from Fred Armisen and a live magic show and spirit-summoning by Hollywood's Magic Castle magician & series host of "Otherside With Zabrecky", Rob Zabrecky!

Night Flight is a rite of passage, a trip of entertainment discovery, old and new. The iconic 1980s series is back with the Night Flight Plus streaming service, the only place to watch original episodes of Night Flight. Sign up now to explore an eclectic collection of music documentaries, cult films, public access gems, art house rarities and exclusive performances and videos from independent artists.

Tickets for the wine tasting start at $59.99. Orders must be in before December 20th, so don’t delay!

Night Flight Plus memberships are available for $4.99/month or $39.99/year.

Michael's Musings

I Don't Know About You, But I'm Feeling Dirty
Michael Shinafelt

"You got me lookin' up high, You got me searchin' down low, You got me, I know you knowYou got me jerkin' back 'n' forth" - Devo "Jerkin Back and Forth" 

We're the kids in America and we are so totally being jerked back and forth. I dunno, how you feel. But I feel like it's time for a MotherF#cking revolution. 

Damn! did you catch all the classic song references I made to my Current Mood? It's time to hit it!!!

Don't want no more of The Crying Game - seriously

This factory ain't about to be shut down

Jump Back!!! 

I am not a killer, I bring American Men the brides they want

BTW if it hadn't been for those bones

Lizzo Grammy nominated for Truth Hurts. One of my favorite songs of the year - get it!

"God has the most toxic fan base" - Satan

Shout out to Donald Trump I heard my Grandmother say: "Stupid MotherF#cker" for the first time

Woman Crush of the Week - my friend Naama Kates for her Podcast The Incel Project follow it here: https://twitter.com/IncelProject

"The human race is at 2% on Rotten Tomatoes" - God

What's my nightmare? Things that make you go hmmmmmmm....I'm too decisive for that!

People Have The Power

What about you? Seriously from the bottom of my...he told me to ask (think about it, but not too much)

Jennifer Lopez claims she co-starred in and produced Hustlers for free. Please she doesn't even wake up for less than ten grand a day. More power to her!

Where did my innocence go? Find out at:
https://www.instagram.com/michaelshinafelt/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/MShinafelt

DEVO Has An Uncontrollable Urge

Devo: Yellow Is The New Black Photo: Janet Macoska DEVO "Hardcore Live!" on DVD, Blu-ray, CD, and Vinyl coming February 10th "The Hardcore show for DEVO was like relocating a tail you misplaced a lifetime ago."  - Mark Mothersbaugh Are they not men? Nope, I guess they're Devo! You get one guess as to where I will be January 17th 2015... LA screening event with Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale & Bob Mothersbaugh, Director Keirda Bahruth and Producer Rick Ballard  Saturday, January 17 - 7:30 PM Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, CA 90028 Map Watch ROLLING STONE premiere "Uncontrollable Urge" HERE DEVO was among the most thought-provoking bands to emerge in the aftermath of punk, but before hits like "Whip It," they worked in the basements and garages of Akron, Ohio to make raw, unfiltered music that the group called "Hardcore DEVO." In the summer of 2014, DEVO did ten shows performing these seminal pre-fame songs, created between 1974 and 1977 and rarely played since then. Shot at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California, this exciting concert film captures these groundbreaking artists performing the songs that started it all, interwoven with interviews revealing the history of the band. In total, these 21 oddities serve as a tribute to departed, original DEVO bandmate, Robert "Bob 2" Casale. A special screening event will be held on Saturday, January 17th at 7:30 PM at the Egyptian Theatre (6712 Hollywood Boulevard - Hollywood, CA 90028). A discussion with director Keirda Bahruth, coproducer Rick Ballard, and DEVO members Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale, and Bob Mothersbaugh will follow. Pre-order: http://bit.ly/1BqJuym Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl7rbDxMyMg      DEVO "Hardcore Live!" on DVD, Blu-ray, CD, and Vinyl coming February 10th "The Hardcore show for DEVO was like relocating a tail you misplaced a lifetime ago."  - Mark Mothersbaugh Are they not men? Nope, I guess they're Devo! You get one guess as to where I will be January 17th 2015... LA screening event with Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale & Bob Mothersbaugh, Director Keirda Bahruth and Producer Rick Ballard  Saturday, January 17 - 7:30 PM Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, CA 90028 Map Watch ROLLING STONE premiere "Uncontrollable Urge" HERE DEVO was among the most thought-provoking bands to emerge in the aftermath of punk, but before hits like "Whip It," they worked in the basements and garages of Akron, Ohio to make raw, unfiltered music that the group called "Hardcore DEVO." In the summer of 2014, DEVO did ten shows performing these seminal pre-fame songs, created between 1974 and 1977 and rarely played since then. Shot at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California, this exciting concert film captures these groundbreaking artists performing the songs that started it all, interwoven with interviews revealing the history of the band. In total, these 21 oddities serve as a tribute to departed, original DEVO bandmate, Robert "Bob 2" Casale. A special screening event will be held on Saturday, January 17th at 7:30 PM at the Egyptian Theatre (6712 Hollywood Boulevard - Hollywood, CA 90028). A discussion with director Keirda Bahruth, coproducer Rick Ballard, and DEVO members Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale, and Bob Mothersbaugh will follow. Pre-order: http://bit.ly/1BqJuym Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl7rbDxMyMg

Surprise, Not! DEVO Goes Hardcore

Yes, They Are Men, It's D-E-V-O! DEVO Partners With PledgeMusic For Release Of: "Hardcore DEVO Tour Live" Is it any surprise that DEVO is still being innovative and breaking all the rules? Yeah I thought not. "She sends out an aroma of undefined love It drifts on down in a mist from above" - "Girl U Want" DEVO

DEVO has partnered with direct-to-fan platform PledgeMusic for their upcoming live album release. The American rock band, who broke onto the scene in the 1980's with a string of hits such as "Whip It," will be making a live album and DVD from their June 28th performance at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA during their recent "Hardcore DEVO Tour." DEVO will be involving fans in the process through their PledgeMusic campaign. During the tour, the band played seminal, experimental songs created before the band released any music on a label and rose to fame. The tour honors original band member and longtime DEVO guitarist/keyboardist Bob Casale who passed away earlier this year - a portion of the tour's proceeds will go to his family. The "Hardcore DEVO Tour" resurrected the early creative efforts that first brought the band together. DEVO Hardcore LIVE will document this once-in-a-lifetime experience and be released as a CD, DVD, vinyl and Blu-ray deluxe disc with bonus features. Pre-orders of the CD/DVD will allow fans to engage with the band during the album making process, providing exclusive access to behind-the-scenes photos, videos, tour artifacts and more. Pledge your support at http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/DEVO Nuff' Said "We can't believe that we are working with DEVO on this amazing campaign!" said Benji Rogers, President and founder of PledgeMusic. "This project is truly about the music and the hardcore fans. By going beyond just the radio favorites this makes the whole thing an incredible journey for those super fans who have been following the group since their early days." Gerald V. Casale of DEVO said, "I'm not noted for being optimistic but the Hardcore DEVO Live horn 'o' plenty (DVD, Blu-Ray, CD, Vinyl LP) has me genuinely high hopin' as we mix and edit a truly DEVOlved show. One for the ages!" PledgeMusic is the world's leading online, direct-to-fan music community, offering artists a unique way to engage their fans in the music making experience whilst interacting with PledgeMusic's global community of music fans. Crack The Whip With Devo at: http://www.clubdevo.com/

D-E-V-O

We Are Men, D-E-V-O DEVO The Men Who Make The Music / Butch Devo & The Sundance Gig  available on DVD and Digital Formats on August 12 Classic DEVO live in 1978-79, philosophy, and more! Are we not men? Yeah Devo was one of my favorite New Wave 80's groups, from the wonderfully subversive S&M ditty "Whip It" to the perverted voyeurism song about masturbation "Peek-A-Boo" here for your flashback pleasure is more DEVO, no one can ever get enough of that noise! The Men Who Make the Music combines concert footage from DEVO's 1978 tour with music videos and interstitials featuring a vague story about DEVO's rocky relationship with "Big Entertainment."  As for the bonus program, Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig, Jerry Casale says, "In January of '96, we closed Sundance Film Festival. We wore 20s style prison suits and dished out classic DEVO songs to an unsuspecting audience of Hollywood elite." Take a look at my favorite Devo song Peek-A-Boo...                                                            Peek-A-Boo: I Can See You "So put your hands on your face And cover up your eyes Don't look until I signal"... Peek-A-Boo, Devo Pre-order:  http://bit.ly/1kDGYHs Love Devo, like me at: https://www.facebook.com/ClubDEVO

Neil Patrick Harris Has An "Angry Inch"

Watch Out Bitches, Neil Patrick Harris Is On The Loose!

Apparently Neil Patrick Harris, the immensely likable performer is a bit of a 
Devo (Male term for Diva for those not in the loop) - Oh and by the way, kidding!

Neil Patrick Harris' recent Broadway performance of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" is causing a bit of a stir.

After a female admirer yelled out "I love you Neil!," during the show Saturday, Harris shot back, "I'm doing something up here, motherf—cker!"  

The former "How I Met Your Mother" star isn't denying that this happened, but he is saying the supposed curse out was taken out of context. 

The musical—about a transgender German rocker—is highly improvisational, embracing audience interaction."

It's great that an enthusiastic fan was there in the audience for Mr. Harris to take her comment and make it a part of the show. I bet she loved it!

NPH made the following statement to Out Magazine:

"Hedwig is bringing up a lot of super insecure things within me. I never thought drag was intoxicating, I've never had a fun drunken Halloween in drag, never been in heels, really. I've lived my whole life being attracted by masculinity—it's why I like guys. I'm not a super effete person, and I have to turn into that, and in doing so it brings up a lot of homophobic insecurities within myself."

Neil you are preaching to this choir I hear ya!

Currently in previews "Hedwig" opens April 22nd!

Buy your tickets here: http://www.broadway.com/shows/hedwig-and-angry-inch/