Story highlights Bob Casale worked on many soundtracks for TV, film, commercials, video games 
 
 Bob Casale, 61, was known by Devo fans as "Bob 2" 
 
 Gerald Casale says his brother "was there in the trenches with me from the beginning" 
 
 Devo drummer Alan Meyers, who was with the group from 1976 to 1986, died last year. 
 
 Devo guitarist Bob Casale died Monday, his brother and band mate announced Tuesday. Casale was 61. 
 
 He was known by fans as "Bob 2" since he played alongside guitarist Bob Mothersbaugh, the brother of Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh. 
 
 "As an original member of Devo, Bob Casale was there in the trenches with me from the beginning," his brother Gerald Casale said in a Facebook posting. "He was my level-headed brother, a solid performer and talented audio engineer, always giving more than he got." 
 
 The new-wave band began after Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh met as art students at Kent State University. The group wrote its first music in May 1970 -- the same month National Guard troops fired on antiwar protesters on the Kent State campus, killing four students. 
 
 Devo actively toured in recent years, including a televised performance playing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. 
 
 Photos: Devo style Photos: Devo style Devo style – The band Devo plays in 1981. Although Devo never quite managed to maintain the mainstream success it found with the song "Whip It!" in 1980, its status as an important group hasn't wavered. Take a look back at the styles of the American new wave band. Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: Devo style Devo style – Devo, seen here in 1978, had a machine-like persona, using flowerpot hats, industrial jumpsuits and futuristic sounds. Hide Caption 2 of 10 Photos: Devo style Devo style – Devo is seen in London circa 1978. Their debut album "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" was an underground hit. Hide Caption 3 of 10 Photos: Devo style Devo style – The band's name was derived from the word "de-evolution" -- the idea that humans are regressing into a destructive herd mentality, band member Gerald Casale told CNN in an interview in February 2010. Hide Caption 4 of 10 Photos: Devo style Devo style – The band poses for a portrait circa 1979. The band started after Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh met as art students at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. Hide Caption 5 of 10 Photos: Devo style Devo style – The band plays its hit song "Whip It!" in Asbury Park, New Jersey, in July 1980. Hide Caption 6 of 10 Photos: Devo style Devo style – Devo poses for a photo in Chicago in October 1981. Hide Caption 7 of 10 Photos: Devo style Devo style – "When you think about 1980, if somebody would have showed you in a crystal ball 2010, you would have thought it was a bad joke," Gerald Casale told CNN in February 2010. "De-evolution happened and now everybody agrees. They don't think we're crazy. They know that it was true." Hide Caption 8 of 10 Photos: Devo style Devo style – Devo poses together in Los Angeles in March 1983. Hide Caption 9 of 10 Photos: Devo style Devo style – From left, band members Gerald Casale, Bob Mothersbaugh, Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Casale and David Kendrick appear together at a concert in April 2004. The band actively toured in recent years, including a televised performance playing at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Hide Caption 10 of 10 
 
 "He was excited about the possibility of Mark Mothersbaugh allowing Devo to play shows again," Gerald Casale wrote in his brother's death announcement. "His sudden death from conditions that led to heart failure came as a total shock to us all." 
 
 Mark Mothersbaugh issued a statement Tuesday saying he was "shocked and saddened" by Casale's death. 
 
 "He not only was integral in Devo's sound, he worked over 20 years at Mutato, collaborating with me on 60 or 70 films and television shows, not to mention countless commercials and many video games," said Mothersbaugh. "Bob was instrumental in creating the sound of projects as varied as Rugrats and Wes Anderson's films. He was a great friend. I will miss him greatly." 
 
 Mutato is the name of the band's headquarters, a landmark on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard. 
 
 The band's name was derived from the word "de-evolution" -- the idea that humans are regressing into a destructive herd mentality, Gerald Casale told CNN in an interview in February 2010. 
 
 "When you think about 1980, if somebody would have showed you in a crystal ball (for) 2010, you would have thought it was a bad joke," Casale said. "De-evolution happened and now everybody agrees. They don't think we're crazy. They know that it was true." 
 
 Devo drummer Alan Myers, who was with the group from 1976 to 1986, died last year. ||||| Mitt Romney probably wishes no one remembers that incident when he strapped his dog Seamus to the roof of his car. 
 
 But an American New Wave band is set to immortalize Romney's now-infamous decision in song. 
 
 According to Rolling Stone, Devo -- the band that emphatically told everyone to "Whip It" in 1980 -- is set to release a new song later this month entitled "Don't Roof Rack Me, Bro! (Remember Seamus)." 
 
 UPDATE: The song has been released and included at the bottom of this post. The actual name of the release is "Don't Roof Rack Me, Bro! (Seamus Unleashed)." The original article continues below. 
 
 Devo's founder and commercial director, Gerald V. Casale, clearly has a bit of obsession with Romney's Irish setter. He recently kicked off his Remember Seamus campaign and is involved in a smartphone game called "The Crate Escape: Seamus Unleashed," which is currently in the works. Casale is also a supporter of Dogs Against Romney. 
 
 Casale and his bandmates are not the only ones taking a dig at the presidential nominee. According to the Atlantic Wire, President Barack Obama also resurrected Seamus' memory this week when he was in Iowa: 
 
 Obama was trying to sell Iowans on windmills and the importance of extending the tax credits for wind energy producers when he totally went there. Mitt Romney doesn't like windmills. He doesn't want tax credits for wind energy producers. So Obama was all, "You can’t drive a car with a windmill on it ... Now, I don’t know if he’s actually tried that. I know he’s had other things on his car." 
 
 In 1983, Romney had driven for twelve hours with Seamus in a crate on the roof of the car during a vacation voyage with his family. 
 
 Sure, it's been almost 30 years but -- sorry, Mitt -- it seems that no one's going to forget about it anytime soon. 
 
 
 
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– "Whip It" fans, sorry for the news: Devo guitarist Bob Casale died yesterday of heart failure at age 61, Rolling Stone reports. He helped form the New Wave band with his brother Gerald in 1973 and stayed on board for decades: "Bob Casale was there in the trenches with me from the beginning," said Gerald in a statement. "He was my level-headed brother, a solid performer and talented audio engineer, always giving more than he got." Gerald said Bob was excited about performing with Devo again, and his death "came as a total shock to us all." The original Devo members, who grew up in Akron, Ohio, formed the band after personally witnessing the 1970 Kent State Massacre. "We came of age in the middle of a huge cultural war," said Bob in an Under the Radar interview two years ago. "This country was basically in the midst of a new civil war—the lines were drawn very clearly." The band had a hit in 1980 with "Whip It," broke up in 1991, got back together five years later, and toured for years after. Their name was based on the idea of "de-evolution"—that people were devolving into a mass-herd mentality. "De-evolution happened and now everybody agrees," Gerald told CNN. "They don't think we're crazy. They know that it was true."