The Eight Legged Atomic Dustbin Will Eat Itself
Press release

Author:
Martin Roach

The Book:
A fully updated, revised and expanded edition of the book that Vox magazine called ‘a phenomenon’ on its publication in 1992. With all three of the Stourbridge bands – The Wonder Stuff, Pop Will Eat Itself and Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – having reformed in 2004, due to public demand, this book brings the history of this unique music scene up to date. Extensive interviews with band members reveal what they have been up to throughout the thirteen years since this book’s first publication, including writing Hollywood soundtracks and running record companies.
A comprehensive chronicle of all their record releases to date and massive histories of each band complete the third edition of this publishing classic. Originally printed in 1992 as I.M.P.’s first ever title, the original ‘blue’ edition sold over 5,000 copies - predominantly out of carrier bags outside gigs and at festivals! The second ‘red’ edition was released to the book trade and sold a further 3,000 copies and both are now collectors’ items among the fanbase.
With an introduction by the movement’s most famous face – Miles Hunt, singer of ‘The Size of a Cow’ and ‘Dizzy’ with Vic Reeves, this essential tome will be a must-have book for thousands of the bands’ fans.

The Author
Martin Roach is a triple Sunday Times Best-Selling author with more than ninety books published on music, celebrity and youth culture including acclaimed biographies of The White Stripes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Justin Timberlake, Coldplay and the Strokes. He has contributed to magazines, newspapers, television and radio shows all over the world. To date he has sold more than 1.5 million books worldwide.

Key selling points
1. In 2005, all three bands have reformed and are touring, recording new material and being covered by the music media once more.
2. A generation of new bands reference all three of the ‘Stourbridge’ bands, and influences are as wide and varied as Placebo and Muse. Thus a whole new generation of fans will be interested in this title.
3. The UK’s summer festival circuit was traditionally a goldmine for these three bands and in 2005 they will all return to their old haunting grounds for the first time in a decade.
4. PWEI’s Clint Mansell co-wrote the Mission Impossible soundtrack for Tom Cruise and is now one of the world’s most sought-after film music writers.
5. All three bands have had to extend their UK tours for the autumn of 2005 already due to huge ticket demand.

Reviews:
With the author’s extensive press contacts, I.M.P.’s growing PR presence and previous author sales success, the book is guaranteed to garner similarly impressive media exposure. There is also interest within the book trade media for this title that was described as ‘a publishing phenomenon’ when it was first released. As an aside, the book is being entered into the ‘Most Peculiar Non-Fiction Title of the Year’!

The Specs
Title: The Eight Legged Atomic Dustbin Will Eat Itself
Author: Martin Roach
Pub Date: October 2005
ISBN: 0 9549704 0 3
EAN: tbc
Imprint: Independent Music Press
Category: Music and Biography
Rights: World (owned by I.M.P.)
Title Origin: UK
Pages: 176
Price: £8.99
Format: Paperback
Size: 198 x 129 mm B format
Illustrations: 2 x 8pp b/w section
Pack Size: tbc Gill Woolcott
Weight: tbc Gill Woolcott
Author Location: London, UK