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[Updated Wednesday, November 6th, 2003 01:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

Devo's The Truth About De-Evolution is certainly one of the rarest, most sought-after collectable items in the world of rock paraphernalia, due to its wide recognition as being possibly the first music video ever made. So it's legitimately surprising and wonderful that it will finally be coming out on DVD. The Complete Truth About De-Evolution is due November 18th through Rhino. Along with the famous film, the disc will feature extra videos and commentary by Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale, and director Chuck Slater.

Devo-philes can also check out the brand new book We Are Devo: Are We Not Men, featuring interviews, photographs, and the extensive history of the band and their resulting cult phenomenon. This is an excellent early Christmas gift for people who like Devo and who still read books, few as they may be.

With all these retrospective books and DVD's, you might forget the band hasn't actually broken up. Recently they re-recorded their song "Whip It" as an advertisement for Swiffer mops (you can see that at the attached link, or you can easily guess how it goes), and they even played some shows in support of Tony Hawk's skateboarding tour (hmmm). Most recently they've been spotted in the liners of A Perfect Circle's new Thirteenth Step as doing backup vocals on "Pet." Okay, so that last one is a stretch... seems Maynard James Keenan's a fan, and his young son is named Devo. Yes, after the band.

.: Swiffer Ad: mms://windowsmedia.dvlabs.com/adcritic/swiffer-swiffermom.asf