Lair of the Asp

I'm not sure if this makes me happy or not. It sounds pretty cheezy, but that's half of what to like about Devo. Spuds with cheese please.. After Devo, meet Devo 2.0., a project for which all five members of Devo regrouped. The aim of the project is to re-record some of the band's best known songs, including the 1980 hit "Whip It!" with vocals provided by a quintet of kids. Also included will be "Cyclops" and "The Winner", the first new studio tracks from Devo in nearly 20 years. The "Devo 2.0" CD will be released on March 17 via Disney Sound. A companion DVD will feature animated and live action videos for each of the tracks directed by Devo bassist and co-founder Gerry Casale. In addition to Devo 2.0, Casale also records with Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers for the Warner Music Group's digital-only label, Cordless Records.

Well, this is good news. I'm always happy to hear new music by Covenant. Lots of hype is already mounthing on this, let's hope it lives up to it... The release date of the first new single EP, "Ritual Noise", by Scandinavia's finest Covenant has been set for January 20 and will be limited to just 5000 copies. Besides remixes of the title track, the single will also hold the non-album track "Crossroads" and a sticker with the artwork of the new album. The complete tracklist is as follows: Ritual Noise (Edit), Ritual Noise (Main Version), The Island (Unreleased), Ritual Noise (Alpha Jet), XRDS (Unreleased) and Ritual Noise (Terence Fixmer Remix). A North American edition seems in the pipeline as well. Out on March 24, 2006 is the long awaited new album "Skyshaper". Here is a description of the album by Sebastian Koch from the leading Italian distribution company Audioglobe: "Believe me or not, ‘Skyshaper’ has – according to my very own per