May 20 New journal entries encompassing the April/May tour run have been added. Check the Journal page for the latest in a continuing assortment of candid comments, amusing satire, and the occasional sketch. May 10 Lovedrug with Hanson? Yes, its true, Lovedrug with opening for Hanson at the Canton Palace Theatre on June 5th. For those inclined to lift their noses and utter something inaudible about "Mmmbop" beware: the new Hanson record is actually quite good. Either way, Lovedrug will open the show with a quality rocknroll set. Trust in that. April 28 Looking forward to getting a copy Lovedrug's debut album "Pretend You're Alive"? Pre-Order yours today! April 20 We have added more merch. Check it out here! April 15 New photos from last month's photo shoot have been posted. Check them out HERE! April 9 For Immediate Release: It's official... Lovedrug has signed with The Militia Group. Lovedrug is proud to join forces with The Militia Group and look forward to the release of their much-anticipated debut album "Pretend You're Alive". Produced by Tim Patalan (Sponge) and mastered by Grammy Award winner Gavin Lurssen (Tom Waits, O Brother Where Art Thou?), "Pretend You're Alive" will hit stores world-wide this summer. Stay tuned for the official release date and acquaint yourselves with Lovedrug's new family at www.themilitiagroup.com. April 6 Lovedrug make their first true L.A. club appearances in the next 36 hours, playing the Chain Reaction in Anaheim tonight and the Knitting Factory in Hollywood tomorrow. The show tonight will be with Controlling The Famous & Say Anything; the Knitting Factory will also be with Controlling The Famous. Both shows should pack out, so if you're in the area be sure and come early to get in. March 30 Thanks to everyone for continuing to stream/download the band's music from Soundclick through Lovedrugmusic.com. The sneak preview posting of "Candy" online last month quickly shot to the top of the Soundclick.com charts, hitting #1 in both Rock and Progressive Rock. "Candy" is still holding strong in the Progressive Rock top 10, while Radiology also remains strong at #3 in Avant Rock. March 22 Lovedrug's "Rocknroll", title track from the band's current EP, is coming to Television! Fox's new drama/comedy "Wonderfalls" will use "Rocknroll" in the show's one-hour episode on Friday, April 2nd. The show airs at 09:00pm eastern / 08:00pm central time. March 16 Ear Candy... or like candy in your ear...or both depending on perspective. We just added the previously unreleased track “Candy” to the audio page. Perhaps you’ll recognize the tune? We often play it as the opener for our set…while the unleashing of the “pretend you’re alive” LP is fast approaching (official release date coming soon), we thought we’d give you another taste. hope you enjoy it... March 12 Open for E-commerce... the online merch section of the Lovedrug website is up and running….which means you can feel free to check in and purchase the “Rocknroll” Ep with credit card, money order, or other mediums of our cashless society. Look for additional merch (shirts, stickers, buttons, garden supplies) to be added soon. March 9 So Lovedrug is out on the road again... look for us on several touring runs in March, April, and May. First up, this month we’ll play some select dates in the Midwest and Southeast, including a showcase appearance at SXSW in Austin on Saturday March 20th which should be, well, cool. Early April will see the quick California run, followed by an East Coast run from the end of April through May. March 3 Memo to Arnold and the rest of California: Lovedrug is coming... after many requests and delay, Lovedrug will visit to the Golden State in April. While this first run won’t be long, we promise to make it the first of many visits... whether you like it or not. But naturally, you’ll like it. Check the Shows page for updates. February 5 So, hello to all. Sorry for not writing since X-mas but Lovedrug has been busy like little beavers, making things happen for all to enjoy. It is unfortunate that kittens are not in season right now... I realize that this makes felines sound somewhat like fruit but it’s true. Spring is definitely the time to pick up a young little fury friend from your local animal shelter. Oh, yeah, in other news.. our album has a name now.. it’s called “pretend you’re alive”. Catchy right? It will be out soon… we promise… keep your ears to the ground. We will have new shows and tours listed as soon as we confirm them so please check the schedule/shows page frequently. Bye. December 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! December 18 In the wake of MP3.com's recent demise, Lovedrugmusic.com has moved its audio content to Soundclick.com. As visitors have no doubt noticed, the audio page accessible through this site now offers more songs (including Michael & Dave's infamous "snowmen song") and a more inviting demeanor. Also, for those interested in numbers, "Radiology" has reached #1 on Soundclick.com's Alternative/Avant Rock charts, "Down Towards The Healing" is #12 amongst the Progressive Rock selections, and the total visits to Lovedrugmusic.com has now topped 20,000. Thanks to everyone for the continued support. December 09 Sorry folks about the lack of recent news updates. Here on the Lovedrug farm the animals have been wild at bay for so long that things were getting ready to errupt into musical barn yard madness so to speak(in a positive ion sort of way). Anyways, our plate has been plenty full with newly aquired friends and comrads coming to aid us in our quest. Basically, in a nut shell, we have been busy making things happen so that you all out there can soon enjoy the pleasures of Lovedrug on a much larger scale and our sounds will soon reach much farther to attack you where you live(this too in a postitive inclination). To those of you who inquire at every show about our full length... we now are reaching the time to where all will be revealed very soon. We praise you all for your patience. Love is not but a string to be pulled, it is a rope to be climbed. October 10 Hundreds of key college radio stations and music press outlets from around the nation are being serviced the Lovedrug Rock n' Roll EP this week. Aiding in the cause are, Indiego promotions from Denver, CO who have metaphorically drunk the cool-aid and joined Lovedrug's musical cult. Please call your local college radio station and request your favorite song from the Lovedrug Rock n' Roll EP. If they haven't received it yet drop us a line and let us know. October 03 Returning home to the Lime Spider the bar was packed wall to wall. The set was shortened due to scheduling problems at the club, leaving the capacity-crowd wanting more. The band played a short set of songs, mostly taken from the Rock n' Roll EP as well as opening and closing the show with "Candy" and the melancholy epic "Pretend You're Alive," both from the band's yet-to-be-released full length album. September 30 Lovedrug's first trip to New York City was to play the at the legendary Bitter End. The bar has been famous as a singer songwriter venue for about a hundred NYC generations. Bob Dylan got his start there and Billy Joel has actually been known to do impromptu appearances. Matt Putman literally hugged the stage when he found out that Jeff Buckley had performed there. Lovedrug didn't get to take the stage til an hour and a half after their scheduled start time but at 12:30 am the guys ripped into an all out 120 decibel 6 song set that literally drove some people in the front row out of their chairs. Lot's of music industry type people attended so maybe Adam Ladd can quit his day job soon. September 29 The band finished the long weekend in Lancaster, PA playing with buddies Mewithoutyou. The New York Times called those guys the heirs to At the Drive Inn and judging from their stage show they might be right. The Chameleon club was packed and people were actually singing back songs from Lovedrug's Rock n' Roll EP (possibly being the first time that has happened outside of Ohio). Interstate commerce rules! September 27 Lovedrug's new lineup with Matt Putman on drums met for the first time at 4pm to rehearse at the Lime Spider. It went well enough that they decided to play an impromptu set to the room full of people gathered for the evening show. The set was "a little loose" according to Dave Owen, guitarist "but I guess like 50 people bought our EP so somebody must have liked it." August 30 Lovedrug will be going back out on the road September 26th through October 4th to play shows in PA, DE, NY and OH. This run will include the bands first ever New York City appearance at the Bitter End on September 30th and a couple of dates with Mewithoutyou (those guys kick ass). Check tour dates for details. If you are interested in booking the band email timothyeddings@aol.com. The guys still have a date or 2 left to fill. Hopefully we'll see many of you at the shows. August 25 We need to squelch the rumors that David Grohl is auditioning for the Lovedrug drummer job. The band has had several very talented musicians from around the country try out for the job, but David has not been one of them. The fact that Lovedrug still travels in a 15-passenger van eliminated David from the potential list pretty early on. The band still remains fans of David's music and hope to become friends in the future. August 16 In between torrential downpours, Matt Bentley played his last date with Lovedrug today. Matt promises to continue making music and to live happily ever after with his new bride-to-be Kate. August 09 Lovedrug played the Midwest Music Conference at Radio with Cat Power and Richard Buckner. It was raining music industry people and yet that particular evening seemed to be about music. The band would like to thank the conference and their new Chicago friends for helping out so much. We hope you know who you are. June 03 We have new show dates listed! Check out the schedule page right now to find out when lovedrug will rock your home town!! April 29 our show in columbus, oh is actually at the high five, not little brothers. sorry for that mistake. April 26 more information has been added to the schedule page. a lot of the dates have changed, so if you're planning on coming out on one of them, please check the schedule page first. contact phone numbers have been added, too.