Devo, American new-wave band from Akron, Ohio, that took its name from devolution, the theory of mankind's regression that informed the band's music and stage act.
When the Pixies finally did split, in a flurry of bile and spat feathers, Black was rumoured to have informed the band of his decision by fax.
His experiences informed the band's biggest-selling and most influential recording, The Joshua Tree (1987), which ranked 26th when Rolling Stone magazine selected its top 500 albums of all time in 2003.
After the colossal success of the 1984 album Born in the USA and then touring with the follow-up, Tunnel of Love (1987), Springsteen decided he wanted a change of musical partners, and in 1989 informed the band members that they were no longer required.
Raynor agreed to both and informed the band of his decision after taking the weekend to mull options.
Barson then informed the band that he would not be able to take part, as he was tired of the music business and wanted to spend more time with his wife.
According to Hoppus and Barker, a record deal was finalized and sessions were booked before DeLonge's manager informed the band he intended to spend more time on "non-musical activities".
Police show up to the set and inform the band's crew of the security issue that the film shoot is causing, due to the large number of people who are coming to watch the performance.
Heedful not to freak out their charges, Atlantic didn't even inform the band of their platinum status.
Macklovitch explains the grooves of the '70s and '80s that inform the band's music were only discovered via the "mediation" of that genre.
Which is to say that, while the legendary Iceage origin stories about bleeding moshpit casualties and explosive crowds still inform the band's character, whatever that totally batshit animal was, it was more feral than the one that, two or three years later, kicked off its new tour this weekend.
