After the band's breakup in 1993, Lovering drummed with several other acts, including The Martinis, Cracker, Nitzer Ebb and Tanya Donelly.

As a drummer Lovering was inspired by bands from a variety of genres, including Rush and Steely Dan.

[4] After graduating from high school, Lovering studied electronic engineering at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston.

He got a job at a Radio Shack store with Murphy,[3] and the pair often played practical jokes while at work.

[5] After graduating from Wentworth with an associate degree in 1985, he took a job building lasers, and continued to drum in local bands such as Iz Wizard and Riff Raff.

[2] A number of different genres of music have influenced him, including bands Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin, and Devo.

Lovering's contribution on songs such as "Bone Machine" – which begins with a 10-second drum solo – "Break My Body" and "River Euphrates" established his steady, accurate style.

[9] The album's producer Gil Norton later said that during the sessions Lovering "went from not wanting to sing a note to 'I can't get him away from the microphone'.

[10] In addition to drums and vocals, Lovering played bass guitar on the album's penultimate track, "Silver".

After the final date of the Doolittle "Fuck or Fight" tour in November 1989, the band was too exhausted to attend their end-of-tour party the following night and shortly afterwards announced a hiatus.

Lovering sang lead vocals on the "Velouria" B-side "Make Believe"; a song about his admitted "obsession" with US singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson.

[13] Following the Pixies' breakup, Lovering drummed with several artists, including Nitzer Ebb, but turned down an invitation to join the Foo Fighters.

[14] Lovering then joined Santiago's band The Martinis, appearing on their song "Free" on the soundtrack of Empire Records.

[5] Mutual friend Carl Grasso invited them to a show at the Magic Castle, a magic-oriented nightclub in Los Angeles.

"[18] As the Scientific Phenomentalist, Lovering performs science and physics experiments in a lab coat while on stage.

[19] Lovering cites sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay, mind reader Max Maven and Eugene Burger as influences on his technique.

[16] He toured his act across the United States as the opener for Frank Black (the new stage name of former Pixies bandmate Thompson),[19] Grant-Lee Phillips, the Breeders and Camper Van Beethoven.

[22] Later that year, he formed a new band called The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, with Los Angeles musicians Amit Itelman and Oscar Rey.

[27] He began metal detecting in his backyard in Burlington, Massachusetts, finding many colonial era coins.