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Lovedrug Press Corps News:
March 06, 2006 On the Road w/ Switchfoot Just wanted to give you all the "you hear it first" bulletin: Lovedrug's next tour will be with Switchfoot. The national tour will begin on April 18th in Urbana, IL and visit a number of new towns for Lovedrug, as well as some old favorites. The following is a rough itinerary - keep your eyes on the "tours" page for more information: 04/18/2006 - Urbana, IL 04/19/2006 - East Lansing, MI 04/21/2006 - Maryville, MO 04/23/2006 - Mankato, MN 04/24/2006 - Brookings, SD 04/26/2006 - Ogden, UT 04/27/2006 - Pocatello, ID 04/28/2006 - Spokane, WA 04/30/2006 - Santa Cruz, CA February 07, 2006 Decorate Your Desktop You can now download Lovedrug images for your desktop from the "Exclusives" section of the Press Corps site!! December 23 Holidays, narratives, and other thoughts for our Press Corps friends, I had a dream last night that a giant man-eating elf invaded the privacy of my home by turning into fine polluted air molecules thereby drifting through the ventilation system AND down the chimney into my wreck room undetected. His name was Villeen and he spoke both german and clingon fluently. After he re-materialized he crept slowly upstairs and began hacking his way through my bedroom door with a double edged six foot axe with stainless steel handle. The sound was horrendous and it woke me up instantly. It was abrasive to say the least but still graceful, as elves are, he slipped through the now torn asunder door to my room and pulled out a small book from his sleeve. He handed it to me and I tried desperately to focus on its content. It was a cliff noted version of "how to fillet human flesh for the baking"!! What kind of cruel bastard would hand such a book to a fellow after awaking him in such a ludicrously violent manor with such festive sarcasm as to ascend from the chimney like old saint Nick or something? I pondered as he reached for his blade. I said a quick prayer to Zeus... who happened to be sleeping in the bedroom next door... and then, out of nowhere, a small rabbit dressed in a suit and top hat appears and the man eating elf is nowhere to be seen. The rabbit hops up onto the bed with me and rests gently against his cane as he musters the strength to speak some portion of infinite wisdom to me in some crazy rabbit language. But, to my surprise he spoke english and with the voice of Jeremy Irons said to me: " Be at peace and go out into the snow, for the treasure waits for you under the elephant tree." Then he hopped off and I threw myself out the window. Just as I hit the ground I awoke in a jolted panic screaming something unintelligent. So, everybody, thanks so much for all the hard work and glorious patience and appreciation for us this year. We have been so very excited and fortunate to have met so many of you through shows and various events, and we so look forward to meeting more of you this next year. As you may already know and remember, we try to do something special for each holiday season. This year we're please to share a concept video for "Pretend You're Alive", which was shot on various locations in Japan by James Brew of Duluth, MN - we've posted it in the "Exclusives" section. Also, enjoy some excitement with us... We are currently recording new material and will continue to record through January. The new songs are completely righteous and turning out spectacularly; I can't wait for everyone to hear them! Next year starting out we will be touring some more for the re-release of "Pretend You're Alive" but we hope to get a move on the new album and have it available for you all very soon! Thank you for your patience. We love you all... and Merry Christmas! Sincerely Yours, Michael Lawrence Shepard of Lovedrug October 24 Cymbal WINNER!! A big congratulations to Clay, our contest winner!! Thank you to everyone who submitted their ideas with what they'd do with the Lovedrug/Eisley cymbal if they won it. There are some very resourceful fans out there! Below is the winning entry (we'll be waiting for our Prince tickets, Clay..........) "I will use the cymbal as the final piece of my percussion deathbot with which I will use to...well, try and get it a spot as Prince's touring drummer." October 03 Another Cymbal Here in Ohio we’re mentally/spiritually/physically preparing ourselves for Lovedrug’s final tour of the year (have you heard of our friends, Matchbook Romance?). In the mean time, our own Matthew Putman has come up with a special treat for our friends of MySpace. So head on over to our MySpace page to find out more. July 14 Exclusive Update: The Juliana Theory tour and more… Hello friends, Just a quick update from Lovedrug HQ to let you know what’s on the band’s agenda for the next few months. First off, the band is taking a much-needed respite following the current run of headlining and support dates with Mae, which conclude on July 24th. Other than a couple random spot dates (Switchfoot, Purple Door Festival, etc.), August will see the band just generally put their feet up for a much-deserved break. Who knows, maybe they’ll even find time to write some new songs. Then it is back to the road. The band is happy to announce that they’ll be touring with The Juliana Theory starting in August through most of September. TJT will be featuring material off their brand new LP “Deadbeat Sweetheart”, which comes out September 13th, so it's sure to be a great show. Thanks again to everyone for your support. July 11 Cymbal Winner Congratulations to Nikki Viverette! You have won the In-Motion Cymbal Giveaway! We will be contacting you very soon!! Other winners include: Grace Kim, Peter Lapp, & Amy Nguyen. Thanks to everyone who entered! July 5 Cymbal Update Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter the In-Motion Cymbal Giveaway! We will be reviewing the responses and will announce the winner on July 11, 2005. June 1 Back At It Lovedrug begins a brief headlining sprint to the west coast today en route to their national tour opener with Eisley on the 8th in San Diego. Opening in one of their favorite cities (Fayetteville, AR), look for a varied new set of material from the band as the boys begin what will already be their 3rd coast-to-coast run of the year. May 31 Tapping The Rockies, Rocknroll, Etc. Coors Light has elected to spotlight Lovedrug as one four emerging artists as part of its “Taste The Cold, Get The Music” summer promotion. Along with 6 premium artists, including Oasis, Moby, Hoobastank, customers who login the obligatory “entry code” from specially marked bottles and cans will have access to download exclusive tracks from Lovedrug and other arts through Sony Connect. Click here for more official rules and information. May 10, 2005 Summer Tourdates We are pleased to provide you with a sneak peek at Lovedrug's Summer Tour - The guys are really looking forward to this summer and being able to share some time on the road with both Eisley and Mae.
April 28, 2005 Exclusive Footage Check out the latest addition to the "Exclusives" section - we have just uploaded video footage of "Spiders" from Ace's Basement. April 08, 2005 Extended Tour Lovedrug has been confirmed for the Eisley tour - starting June 7th in San Diego. The tour will make its way up the west coast, across the northeast (even into Canada!), down the east coast and into Texas during the first week of July. Watch for more details very soon! April 05, 2005 Sneak Peek Eisley and Lovedrug. The bands are planning to tour together for about a month starting June 17th in Minneapolis. Look for date announcements later this month. February 18, 2005 Tour In Motion Lovedrug will be joining good friends and label mates Copeland for a national tour through March and April. The coast-to-coast run will include not only Lovedrug’s second 2005 visit to the west coast, but a virtual tour de force of the U.S. with stops in Chicago, Denver, Boston, and New York. The tour will kick off in Florida on March 22nd, corresponding with the release of Copeland's new LP "In Motion", with Acceptance (Columbia) also providing support. Visit the Tour section for details on dates as they are added. February 2, 2005 Point Pleasant Tomorrows airing of FOX’s new tv series, Point Pleasant, will feature bits of Pretend Your Alive’s opening track, “In Red”. Point Pleasant has best been described as Dawson's Creek meets The Omen and shows Thursdays at 9pm right after The O.C. February 2, 2005 Attention Indianapolis, IN: FYI: The venue has been changed for the show this Friday in Indianapolis, IN. The show will now be held at: The Emerson Theater located at 4634 E 10th Street. Event time and ticket price will remain the same. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||