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The 22-city tour runs the latter half of August, and includes swings through both the East and West coasts.

Quirky rockers Devo are suing the bosses of fast food chain McDonald's over the use of the band's likeness in a Happy Meal toy.

Devo vs. McDonald's - round one

In perhaps the most bizarre music story of 2008 to date, New Wave band Devo is suing greasy French fries, quasi-chicken nuggets, and mysterious meat substance McRib purveyor McDonald's over alleged unauthorized use of the band's likeness in a Happy Meal toy. The band claims that "New Wave Nigel," which besides sporting an...

Devo sues McDonald's over the "New Wave Nigel" toy that looks a lot like them. Submitted by Dabitch on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 13:09. in marketing mishaps Check this out: Devo are suing McDonald's over a happy meal ...

The Gadgets of 'Digital Experience' 06.26.08 Total posts: 1 For those of us in the consumer magazine businesses, this is the time when the holiday rush begins.

Cyndi Lauper was one of the biggest stars of the early MTV era, selling five million copies of her debut album, She's So Unusual, as well as scoring a string of four Top Ten hits from the record, including the ...

Michael's accountant dies suddenly, prompting Michael to vow "to live life to its fullest." 10:30PM Bernie Mac Show Jordan gets a crash course in Judaism---and parties at many Bar Mitzvahs---after a Jewish boy ...

A collection of often sceptical, always candid observations and insights on the US economy, politics and large-cap equity markets by the Chief Investment Officer of Performance Research Associates, LLC.

Concerts in Your Park: The family-friendly concert series begins this evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. with music by The Associates at May Watts Park, 804 S. Whispering Hill Drive, Naperville.

At a time when music is consumed blindfolded, in minute dollops of scentless, de-contextualized binary info, it is all the more important to explain to the kids where their music comes from, idea-wise. There's ...

One way or another, they're gonna find you, they're gonna get you. Blondie, that purveyor of new wave-punk-disco-reggae, gained wide acclaim for hits like 'One Way or Another,' 'Call Me' and 'Heart of Glass' - ...

I know I wasn't the only one to get veklempt when Vancouver quartet The Organ decided to call it a day in December of 2006 .

A revised design concept and new facades for Renaissance Square were unveiled Thursday during a public workshop that drew a modest crowd.

The iPhone 3G is still not ready for large-scale business usage, even when considering all the enhancements announced this week by Apple , one analyst said today.

'STOLEN' ENERGY DOME: New Wave icons Devo are suing McDonalds over a Happy Meal doll called 'New Wave Nigel' which the band says steals its trademarked 'energy dome' hat.

Recently unearthed after nearly three decades in the can, Teacher's Pet's self-titled album doubles as a time capsule of Akron's legendary music scene of the late '70s. "There was a lot of stuff happening," ...

Ford Motor Co. for the second consecutive year posted the most impressive gains in J.D. Power and Associates' closely-watched survey of initial vehicle quality.

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder , June 6, 2008 12:42 PM LA Weekly has an article about Devo frontman Mark Mothers baugh's print-to-order wallpaper designs.

Asked recently how the U.S. minivan market has been faring, Nissan's Dominique Thormann had a concise answer.

The Cape Breton Post Once you've lost your mojo, it's awfully hard to get it back.