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Lovedrug is an alternative/indie rock band formed in Alliance, Ohio in 2002 by singer/guitarist Michael Shepard.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=" Event does not exist )〕 == History == Lovedrug released their first EP, the ''Lovedrug'' EP, with the follow-up EP, the ''Rocknroll'' EP, coming in mid-2004. After signing to The Militia Group, an indie-rock label, the band released their first full-length Pretend You're Alive on July 27, 2004. The album was produced by Tim Patalan, and featured dark, guitar-driven art rock. The album became the label's fastest selling debut ever, selling close to 20,000 copies in the first few months of release. The record and band were thus up-streamed to major label parent Columbia Records at the end of 2005,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HugeDomains.com - JiveMagazine.com is for Sale (Jive Magazine) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=You Must Login - AbsolutePunk.net )〕 though the re-release of Pretend You're Alive, and accompanying radio single for "Spiders", were undercut by tremendous corporate purging that plagued Columbia Records throughout 2005 and 2006. Lovedrug toured heavily from 2004 through early 2007, including support dates with The Killers, Robert Plant, Switchfoot, and Coheed and Cambria, Matchbook Romance and several headlining runs, establishing a sizable American following.〔 By late 2006, Lovedrug had a new album's worth of material and, to avoid continued upheaval at Columbia,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lovedrug: granted release from Columbia Records - Puddlegum )〕 returned to The Militia Group to release Everything Starts Where It Ends, again produced by Tim Patalan, on March 7, 2007. The album was well received, selling close to 30k albums in several months on the back of Japanese and North American touring, including two headline runs and tours with Sparta, Blue October, and The Plain White Ts.〔 The video for "Ghost By Your Side" was added to regular rotation on MTV and the college/indie single "Happy Apple Poison" charted in the top 10. The band's third album, The Sucker Punch Show, was made with iconic 90s rock producer Michael Beinhorn (Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mew) at the Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica, CA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lovedrug )〕 Though the October 28, 2008 release coincided with the bankruptcy and collapse of The Militia Group in North America, the album was especially well received when re-released in Europe on June 2, 2009 with Make My Day Records, landing at No. 6 on the Visions summer chart, garnering broad radio play for the single "Only One".〔(Niet compatibele browser | Facebook )〕 The Euro version of The Sucker Punch Show included a full-length alternate version of the album entitled "Sucker Punched (Alt. LP)".〔http://www.makemydayrecords.de/shop〕 The band toured Europe in June and July, playing a number of club shows and festivals with Kings of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, Silversun Pickups, and Eagles of Death Metal.〔http://www.southside.de/bands/damals.php〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hurricane Festival 2009 )〕 March 2010 saw ''EP - Part I'', the first installment in a series of three EPs collectively logoed "+/-",〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lovedrug - EP - Part I - Amazon.com Music )〕 coinciding with the band's appearances at the South By Southwest conference in Austin Texas and a number of surrounding touring dates including Bamboozle at Giants Stadium.〔(Lovedrug To Tour This Summer; Band To Release Two New EPs )〕 EP - Part II followed on June 13, 2010, along with another three-week headlining tour in the U.S. In November the band announced I AM LOVEDRUG, a fan-driven campaign in partnership with PledgeMusic to fund the recording and setup of album No. 4,.〔(Iamlovedrug.Com )〕〔(I AM LOVEDRUG: The Making of an Album: Lovedrug Give Fans Unique and Exclusive Access to New Album | MusicThread.net )〕 The band reached its goal over the holiday, released the final ''EP Part III'' in January 2011, and head into the studio in March and April with producer Paul Moak in Nashville.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=I AM LOVEDRUG )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=I AM LOVEDRUG )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lovedrug」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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