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'''Sugarcult''' is an American [[pop punk]] / [[power-pop]] band from [[Santa Barbara, California]] formed in 1998. It is comprised of Tim Pagnotta on guitar and vocals, Marko DeSantis (commonly known as Marko 72) on guitar, Airin Older on bass and vocals, and Kenny Livingston on drums.
'''Sugarcult''' is an American [[pop punk]] / [[power-pop]] band from [[Santa Barbara, California]] formed in 1998. It is comprised of [[Tim Pagnotta]] on guitar and vocals, [[Marko 72|Marko DeSantis]] (commonly known as Marko 72) on guitar, [[Airin Older]] on bass and vocals, and [[Kenny Livingston]] on drums.




Revision as of 03:12, 31 May 2007

Sugarcult

Sugarcult is an American pop punk / power-pop band from Santa Barbara, California formed in 1998. It is comprised of Tim Pagnotta on guitar and vocals, Marko DeSantis (commonly known as Marko 72) on guitar, Airin Older on bass and vocals, and Kenny Livingston on drums.


History

Tim Pagnotta met ex-drummer Ben Davis during a cigarette break at school. Davis (who then played bass) and Pagnotta started to play together on a regular basis. Pagnotta met Airin Older in a music class where Pagnotta was copying Older's work. They became good friends and Pagnotta invited Older to join his band.[1] Davis moved to the position of drummer and Older filled in for Davis on bass. Marko DeSantis was added into the band after meeting Pagnotta backstage at a Superdrag concert. The pair apparently met because Pagnotta was wearing a suit that resembled the one DeSantis wore to the show. Pagnotta asked DeSantis to join the band before even hearing him play a single note on the guitar.

Sugarcult released their debut album, Eleven, in 1999. Their second album, Wrap Me Up in Plastic, was released in 2000. In 2001, the band released their third album, Start Static, which featured the hit singles "Pretty Girl", "Bouncing Off the Walls" and "Stuck in America". Start Static featured several songs that had previously been released on Wrap Me Up in Plastic. In May 2002, the band re-released Wrap Me Up in Plastic with a new tracklisting that included songs from both Eleven and the original Wrap Me Up in Plastic, as well as new artwork. In 2003, Ben Davis officially left Sugarcult. Davis had been regularly missing shows since the release of Start Static, and left Sugarcult to get help for his alcoholism. Pagnotta was close to Davis, and wrote the song "Champagne" about his addictions when he was forced to leave the band.[2] Davis was replaced by Kenny Livingston, the former drummer for the band Lefty. On April 13, 2004, Sugarcult released Palm Trees and Power Lines. This album featured the MTV hits "Memory" (featured in Burnout 3 and NHL 2005) and "She's the Blade". Sugarcult successfully landed a spot on the Warped Tour 2004 main stage and they also supported Green Day on their American Idiot tour and Blink 182 on their final UK tour. They released Back to the Disaster, a live album, in 2005. Lights Out, their latest studio album, was released on September 12, 2006.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Title Album Modern Rock Tracks
2001 "Bouncing Off the Walls" Start Static #40
2001 "Stuck in America" Start Static
2002 "Pretty Girl (The Way)" Start Static #30
2004 "She's the Blade" Palm Trees and Power Lines
2004 "Memory" Palm Trees and Power Lines
2006 "Do It Alone" Lights Out #40
2006 "Los Angeles" Lights Out

Appearances

Trivia

  • Sugarcult are named after a lesbian group that lived close to Pagnotta when he was younger.
  • Tim is fond of eating at Chico's Tacos in El Paso, Texas
  • Pagnotta suffers from a hearing problem, tinnitus. Due to damage caused by the amplifiers on stage at Sugarcult shows, and the shows Pagnotta would attend as a fan, his ears were damaged leaving him hearing a high pitched sound in his ears frequently. Because of this, Pagnotta wears earplugs on stage, as do his fellow band members.[3]
  • The guitar Pagnotta is most often seen playing is an Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Custom in Alpine White. Though he can also be seen playing Gibson 1960 special single cutaway les paul, A junior version of the Gibson SG '61 and on the band's earlier records a Sunburst, Wine Red or an Ebony Epiphone ES-335.
  • DeSantis is a frequent photographer of the band, and he has a son named London DeSantis.
  • Sugarcult's fourth studio album, Palm Trees and Power Lines, is named after the scenery in California where the band members live, the skyline is littered with palm trees and power lines.[2]
  • On the Palm Trees and Power Lines album cover, a few pieces of Californian scenery can be seen in the background, such as a liquor store, which Pagnotta visits in the documentary Back to the Disaster.

References

  1. ^ Allen, Jamie. "Sugarcult boasts the sweet sounds of yesterday". Retrieved 2007-05-14.
  2. ^ a b Black Velvet, Shari. "All Roads Lead To Sugarcult". Retrieved 2007-05-14.
  3. ^ Bondowski, Karen. "Sugarcult Comes Clean". Retrieved 2007-05-14.
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