Sugarcult

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Sugarcult
Origin Santa Barbara, California, USA
Years active 1998–present
Genres Pop punk
Power pop
Alternative Rock
Labels Fearless Records
V2 Records
Members Tim Pagnotta
Marko 72
Airin Older
Kenny Livingston
Past members Benjamin Davis

Sugarcult is an American pop punk/power-pop band out of Santa Barbara, California formed in 1998.

Tim met ex-drummer Ben Davis during a cigarette break at school. Ben (who then played bass) and Tim started to play together on a regular basis until Tim invited Airin Older, a fellow classmate, to join. Ben was moved to the position of drummer and Airin filled in for Ben on bass. Marko 72 was added into the band after meeting Tim back stage at a Superdrag concert. The pair apparently met because Tim was wearing a suit that resembled the one Marko wore to the show. Tim asked Marko to join the band before even hearing Marko play a single note on the guitar.

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[edit] Trivia

  • Tim's band, Sugarcult, are apparently named after a lesbian group that lived close by to Pagnotta when he was younger.
  • Pagnotta suffers from an 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.
  • Due to his tinnitus, Pagnotta wears earplugs on stage as do his fellow band members.
  • Pagnotta was close to ex-drummer Ben Davis, and wrote the song champagne about his addictions when he was forced to leave the band.
  • The guitar Tim 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
  • Marko's real surname is De Santis, he is a frequent photographer of the band, and he has a son named London De Santis
  • Since leaving Sugarcult, Ben Davis has released solo albums
  • Sugarcult have supported Green Day on their American Idiot tour and have featured on the main stage at the Vans Warped Tour
  • Sugarcult's 2nd studio album, Palm Trees & Power Lines, is named after the scenery in California where the band members live, the skyline is littered with palm trees and power lines
  • On the Palm Trees & 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"

[edit] Members

[edit] Current members

[edit] Former members

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Eleven
1999
Wrap Me Up In Plastic
2000
Start Static
2001
Palm Trees and Power Lines
2004
A Hard Day's Night
2005
Back to the Disaster (Live)
2005
Lights Out
2006

[edit] Singles

Year Title Album
2001 Bouncing Off The Walls Start Static
2001 Stuck In America Start Static
2002 Pretty Girl (The Way) Start Static
2004 She's The Blade Palm Trees and Power Lines
2004 Memory Palm Trees and Power Lines
2006 Do It Alone Lights Out
2006 Los Angeles Lights Out

[edit] Appearances

  • National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)
    • "Stuck In America", "Bouncing Off the Walls," "Saying Goodbye" and "How Does It Feel" can all be heard during the movie. The film's stars, Ryan Reynolds and Tara Reid appeared in the band's video for "Bouncing Off the Walls."
  • Old School (2003)
    • "Bouncing Off the Walls" can be heard during the tv ads
  • American Wedding (2003)
    • "Bouncing Off the Walls" can be heard during the end credits
  • Lovewrecked (2005)
    • "Memory" can be heard during the movie
  • Employee of the Month
    • "Do It Alone" can be heard during the movie

[edit] External links

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