The Drugs
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The Drugs are an Australian alternative rock
band from Sydney. Formed by Ian Baddley in 1992, they released their first single, "Pop Song", in 2000. Their debut album, Music's in Trouble, was released in 2002. Their second album, The Very Next Of
, was released in 2004.
They disbanded in 2004, but reunited in 2008 for a national tour. A documentary about the band, Masking Agents, has been made and was released in November 2011.
Their back catalogue, except for The Very Next Of and "Burger King", was released in 2009 on iTunes.
Their members' names seem to be pseudonyms.
when 28 Days fans threw cigarette butts at the Drugs, slashed the tyres on their van and destroyed their equipment. Ian Baddley then posted a letter to 28 Days lead singer Jay Dunne
on the Drugs' website accusing him of being homophobic and using hateful slurs. He also accused Dunne of being a hypocrite because Dunne had accused Rammstein
of being Nazis because they sung in German.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band from Sydney. Formed by Ian Baddley in 1992, they released their first single, "Pop Song", in 2000. Their debut album, Music's in Trouble, was released in 2002. Their second album, The Very Next Of
The Very Next Of
The Very Next Of is the second and latest album to date by the Drugs. It was released in 2004. Track 14, "I Was a Teenage Voter", was released on Rock Against Howard...
, was released in 2004.
They disbanded in 2004, but reunited in 2008 for a national tour. A documentary about the band, Masking Agents, has been made and was released in November 2011.
Their back catalogue, except for The Very Next Of and "Burger King", was released in 2009 on iTunes.
Their members' names seem to be pseudonyms.
2003 war with 28 Days
In 2003, a war broke out between the Drugs and rival rap metal band 28 Days28 Days
28 Days are a punk rock band formed in Bacchus Marsh, Australia during 1997. At their career peak, they had a #1 album on the Australian ARIAnet Albums Chart and also a #12 single on the ARIAnet Singles Chart....
when 28 Days fans threw cigarette butts at the Drugs, slashed the tyres on their van and destroyed their equipment. Ian Baddley then posted a letter to 28 Days lead singer Jay Dunne
Jay Dunne
Jay Dunne was the singer of Melbourne punk rock band 28 Days. He is often referred to as 28 Jay and is respected throughout Australia for his hip hop/rap ability and style....
on the Drugs' website accusing him of being homophobic and using hateful slurs. He also accused Dunne of being a hypocrite because Dunne had accused Rammstein
Rammstein
Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...
of being Nazis because they sung in German.
Singles
- "Pop Song" (2000)
- "The Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the Beautiful (song)The Bold and the Beautiful is a song by the Drugs. It was released in 2002 and became an instant hit, being regularly played on radio and live....
" (2002) - "Metal vs. Hip HopMetal vs. Hip HopMetal vs Hip Hop is the name of a single by the Drugs off their 2002 album Music's in Trouble. An early version was released on the The Bold and the Beautiful single under the title "No Place with Hip Hop".- Themes :...
" (2002) - "Burger KingBurger King (song)"Burger King" is a single by the Drugs, released in 2002 as a free download from the Drugs' website. A physical promo disc also exists.- Promo disc :...
" (2002) - "Was Sport Better in the '70s?" (2003)
Videos
- Masking Agents (2011) (includes Music's in Trouble, The Very Next Of and an unspecified single)