There were never too many bands who took their names literally. The Smashing Pumpkins never smashed pumpkins, Super Furry Animals were merely men, and Little Richard is taller than the average American. However, there tends to be an exception for The Lovemakers. Yeah, you guessed it. They make love. Well, the two founding members - Lisa Light and Scott Blonde - did anyways. When the two met in California in 2002, they were immediately inseparable. After their fateful first meeting, Light left her previous boyfriend (Blonde’s manager) for Blonde. Something tells me that Blonde hired a new manager since then. Either way, Blonde recruited Light to sing in his previous band and the two were shortly kicked out for disturbing the artistic process (making out) too much during practice. I personally thought that sort of stuff ended in high school but I could be wrong. So, after the whole band thing didn’t work out they started watching Japanese porn together and ended up viewing a flick called “The Weird Lovemakers”. I suppose you can figure out now where they got their name from. In a nutshell, that is how The Lovemakers were formed. From their practice/make-out sessions to Japanese porn, their originative tale is a breath of fresh air when compared to the masses of bands who give the usual chit-chat about how they met in high school over a love affair for Led Zeppelin. Even better, The Lovemakers’ unique story is nearly as entertaining as their music.

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Dated: Mar 13 2008 @ 05:42 PM