{"title":"Evie Nagy","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvie Nagy's writing offers a thoughtful exploration of \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e, weaving insightful narratives that delve into creative freedom and personal expression. Readers can expect engaging titles that illuminate the intersections between individual choice and artistic identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorks such as \u003cstrong\u003eDevo's Freedom of Choice\u003c\/strong\u003e reflect Nagy's ability to capture the spirit of creative rebellion and cultural significance. Her books invite reflection on how art shapes and reflects society, making her collection a compelling read for those intrigued by cultural studies and the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"devos-freedom-of-choice-by-evie-nagy-9781623563448","title":"Devo's Freedom of Choice","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, after all that waiting, The Future arrived in 1980. Ohio art-rockers Devo had plainly prepared with their 1979 second LP \u003ci\u003eDuty Now for the Future\u003c\/i\u003e, and now it was go time. Propelled by the new decade's high-tech, free-market, pre-AIDS promise, 1980's \u003ci\u003eFreedom of Choice\u003c\/i\u003e would rocket what Devo co-founder Gerald Casale calls his \"alternate universe, hermetically sealed, alien band\" both into the arms of the Earthlings and back to their home planet in one scenic trip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBefore an artistic and commercial decline that resulted in a 20-year gap between Devo's last two studio records, \u003ci\u003eFreedom of Choice\u003c\/i\u003e made them curious, insurgent superstars, vindicated but ultimately betrayed by the birth of MTV. Their only platinum album represented the best of their unreplicable code: dead-serious tricksters, embracing conformity in order to destroy it with bullet-proof pop sensibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough first-hand accounts from the band and musical analysis set against an examination of new wave's emergence, the first-ever authorised book about Devo (with a foreword by \u003ci\u003ePortlandia's\u003c\/i\u003e Fred Armisen) explores the group's peak of success, when their hermetic seal cracked open to let in mainstream attention, a legion of new Devotees, and plenty of misunderstandings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedom of Choice\u003c\/i\u003e was the end of Devo innocence—it turned out to be the high point before the storm of a total cultural move to the right, the advent of AIDS, and the press starting to figure Devo out and think they had our number,\" says Casale. \"It's where everything changes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424038437100,"sku":"9781623563448","price":21.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781623563448.jpg?v=1774769349"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/evie-nagy.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}