{"id":21379,"date":"2026-07-07T09:06:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21379"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:06:38","slug":"devos-gerald-v-casales-scathing-protest-song-video-just-do-it-out-now-as-america-250-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21379","title":{"rendered":"Devo\u2019s Gerald V. Casale\u2019s Scathing Protest Song &amp; Video \u201cJust Do It\u201d Out Now as America 250 Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GERRY.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GERRY.jpg 420w, https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GERRY-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LOS ANGELES, CA (TUESDAY JULY 7, 2026)<\/strong>&nbsp; &#8211; Fresh off DEVO\u2019s Coachella performances, NPR\u2019s Tiny Desk Concert, and the Grammy Award-nominated Netflix documentary, Gerald V. Casale unleashes \u201cJust Do It!\u201d\u2014a scathing new protest song and music video targeting the Trump administration as America 250 begins. It is not an exercise in nostalgia, but a response to the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpmail9.net\/49cb2ejjyhakaeqjsharauhywatamwshq\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rolling Stone<\/a>&nbsp;featured \u201cJust Do It!\u201d exclusively ahead of its public release, calling it a work that \u201ctakes on the ultimate symbol of our decay: Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The animated video casts Trump at the head of a MAGA zombie army while Jeffrey Epstein grins from the Teletubbies\u2019 sun and Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Bill Clinton replace the beloved children\u2019s characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WHY NOW?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As America 250 begins, the forces that gave birth to DEVO are back in power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Casale\u2019s worldview was forged on May 4, 1970, when he witnessed the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ymlpmail9.net\/1e11aejjywacaeqjshavauhywaaamwshq\/click.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kent State shootings<\/a>, where four students were killed by the Ohio National Guard. Two of the students killed were Casale\u2019s friends. That event became the catalyst for DEVO\u2019s formation and fueled a lifelong assault on authoritarianism, propaganda, and de-evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than half a century later, \u201cJust Do It!\u201d shows that America\u2019s greatest threat comes from within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featuring longtime DEVO touring members Josh Hager and Jeff Friedl, along with Die alten Maschinen, \u201cJust Do It!\u201d is out now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJust Do It! celebrates 250 years of our defeat of Tyranny in an age of Tyranny reborn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Gerald V. Casale<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"DEVO\u2019s Gerald V. Casale - \u201cJust Do It!\u201d (Official Music Video) ft. Die alten Maschinen\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tKHzXBroSaM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DEVO\u2019s Gerald V. Casale is a founding member, co-principal songwriter, co-lead vocalist, bassist, and visual architect of DEVO. Since co-founding the band in 1973, Casale has helped shape one of popular music\u2019s most influential multimedia acts, co-writing much of its catalog, including the global hit \u201cWhip It.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond DEVO, Casale built an award-winning career directing music videos for artists including Foo Fighters, Rush, Silverchair, A Perfect Circle, The Cars, and Soundgarden. He has also directed acclaimed commercials for major international brands. Recording as DEVO\u2019s Gerald V. Casale, he continues creating music and visual work rooted in satire, cultural critique, and warnings of de-evolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES, CA (TUESDAY JULY 7, 2026)&nbsp; &#8211; Fresh off DEVO\u2019s Coachella performances, NPR\u2019s Tiny Desk Concert, and the Grammy Award-nominated Netflix documentary, Gerald V. Casale unleashes \u201cJust Do It!\u201d\u2014a scathing new protest song and music video targeting the Trump administration as America 250 begins. It is not an exercise in nostalgia, but a response&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=21379\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Devo\u2019s Gerald V. 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