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3 unusual facts about Pop Will Eat Itself


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The band recently completed post-production and remix work on the Vile Evils album Vive le vileevil and the Pop Will Eat Itself single 'Axe of Men 2010', and is producing remixes or tracks with P. Hux, Claudja Barry and Kevin Max.

JB's Dudley

The three leading bands of the so-called "Stourbridge music scene" of the early 1990s, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Wonder Stuff and Ned's Atomic Dustbin, all cite the venue as a major influence over their early careers.

Stacked Up

The political background in Britain, and the impending passing of the Criminal Justice Act into statute paved the way for a series of politically influenced artists such as The Levellers, The Prodigy, Dreadzone, and Pop Will Eat Itself, and Senser fit into that group with a blend of aggressive hip-hop, thrash metal and psychedelic ambience.


Age of Chance

They were contemporaries of Pop Will Eat Itself, whose music also featured rock guitar, dance beats and copious samples, and other early UK samplist groups such as Coldcut and The JAMMs.

Can U Dig It?

"Can U Dig It?" is a popular single by British Grebo band Pop Will Eat Itself, released in 1989 from the bands second album This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This! and it peaked at #38 in the UK Charts.

Cerebral Fix

In 1992, the band's fourth and final album to date, Death Erotica was released – this time on Music For Nations and were joined by members of Napalm Death and Pop Will Eat Itself from nearby Birmingham, who supplied guest vocals on various tracks.

Def. Con. One

"Def. Con. One" is a single by Pop Will Eat Itself released in 1988 from the album This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This!, It samples the songs "I Wanna Be Your Dog" by The Stooges, Funkytown by disco band Lipps Inc, Crazy Horses, a 1972 hit by The Osmonds and the Twilight Zone theme tune.

Never Loved Elvis

The song "Mission Drive" was inspired by Wonder Stuff singer Miles Hunt's fall out with best friend and former flatmate Clint Mansell of Pop Will Eat Itself.

Richard Heslop

He also continued his career as director of music videos, including clips for New Order, Happy Mondays ("wrote for luck" "24 hour party people" and "Hallelujah"), Pop Will Eat Itself and The Mighty Lemon Drops(A certain ratio)(sugar cubes).

There Is No Love Between Us Anymore

"There Is No Love Between Us Anymore" is a single by Pop Will Eat Itself released in 1988 from the album Box Frenzy, It samples the songs "When I Fall In Love" by Nat King Cole, and "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" by The Righteous Brothers on 12" version.

U.G.L.Y.

"Ugly" and "Let's Get Ugly", tracks on Pop Will Eat Itself's 1987 album Box Frenzy, along with a similarly named track "U.B.L.U.D."


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