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Andrew W.K. won our hearts in 2002 with 'Party Hard' and his altogether awesome attitude towards life. So, it put a big smile on our faces when we saw he has his own Cartoon Network show -- though it's not a cartoon -- titled 'Destroy Build Destroy,' where he guides teams of teens as they, you guessed it, destroy stuff and then build something with the wreckage. We were lucky enough to have Andrew come into the PopEater offices for a good chat and a stellar photo shoot where we basically told him: "Here, destroy some stuff." He happily obliged.
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Andrew W.K. Visits PopEater
Andrew WK lived up to the title of his new show 'Destroy Build Destroy' when he was let loose on a bunch of stuff in the PopEater offices. Click to See the Awesome and Destructive Gallery
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Andrew W.K. in the PopEater Offices

    Destroy: A toy guitar faces the wrath of Andrew W.K. during his photo shoot with Popeater.

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    Build: Tape can fix anything ... including Andrew W.K.'s photo shoot with Popeater.

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    Destroy: Andrew W.K. and his many licorice-induced moods with Popeater.

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    Destroy: A pillow makes for prey and play during Andrew W.K.'s photo shoot.

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    Destroy: Andrew W.K. unleashes the fury on a television during his photo shoot with Popeater.

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    Destroy and Build: A pencil is mangled and then fixed during Andrew W.K.'s Popeater shoot.

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    Build: A snapped pencil gets the old gum fix during Andrew W.K.'s photo shoot with Popeater.

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    Destroy and Build: Andrew W.K. disembowels and then repairs a stuffed animal during his shoot with Popeater.

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    Destroy: Andrew W.K. tears into a piece of licorice during his PopEater shoot.

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    Destroy: Andrew W. K. puts a balloon to death during his Popeater shoot.

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Go Behind the Scenes of Andrew's PopEater Shoot
Andrew describes his show (Watch the trailer!) as such: Two teams of kids "compete to destroy objects. These objects have generally been large machines ... and once they've destroyed these, traditionally using explosives or some very powerful technique, they take the rubble and rebuild that into some new machine which they then compete with in some challenges. Then whoever wins that challenge has the honor and priveledge of destroying the other team's creation."

W.K., (short for Wilkes-Krier) admits the "show is sort of a bunch of excuses to make big explosions. And I mean big explosions."

So what exactly is so fascinating about big explosions?

"I've wondered that for many years," Andrew told PopEater. "It's a bit of a mystery why when we see or hear or feel a big explosion, something about it is undeniably thrilling. Maybe it's the fear of something being dangerous ... but we're far enough away and protected. It ties into the primal, elemental part of life about the beginning of something, the end of something else. If you think about something as simple as making a sandwich. When you build a sandwich, you have to destroy the tomato you cut up, the cow's milk to make this thing we call cheese, the loaf of bread by slicing it up. We're destroying a bunch of different things like this sandwich. ... It's an exploding sandwich with melted cheeses, fresh tomatoes and a lot of extra tuna or any meat you wish. You don't have to use tuna, any protein source can work... even extra cheese."
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PopEater's Full Chat With 'Destroy Build Destroy' Host Andrew W.K.:
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