Post by Mr. Hendrickson™ on Oct 8, 2004 22:49:21 GMT -5
Current Track Listening To: Counting Stars
Newest Album: Palm Trees and Power Lines (Released 2004)
What I think: I have heard some music fromt his band. I dont know everything about this band but what I do know is they have some great songs and they have been out there since their 2001 debut. Here is some things I found out about them. Just remember check them out!
Biography:
Tim Pagnotta (vocals / guitar)
Marko 72 (guitar)
Airin Older (bass)
Ben Davis (drums)
Formed in 1998 in Santa Barbara, Calif., Sugarcult set to work with the following ingredients: 4 guys, 3 chords, 2 guitars and 1 van. Armed with a batch of energized power-pop-rock songs, the band toured the west coast generating a healthy buzz that led to their signing with Ulitimatum Music in January 2001.
In spring, Sugarcult entered Rumbo Studios in Los Angeles to record their debut album with producer Matt Wallace (Replacements, Faith No More). The as-yet-untitled LP will be released this August.
Sugarcult will hit the road in June to do what they love best, play lots and lots of shows. The band obtained a coveted slot on the first two weeks of the Vans Warped Tour, and will play alongside such established acts as Rancid, Pennywise and 311. (Sugarcult will be Warped June 22-July 5).
The band's sound subscribes to the don't-bore-us-get-to-the-chorus approach of power-pop, underlined with the don't-give-a-fuck spirit of late-'70s punk. Standing out from the hordes of modern rock bands, Sugarcult sticks close to the raw essentials of all great rock 'n' roll: energy, attitude and style. However, it's the well-crafted songs and melodic hooks that really set this band apart.
"There's something about the energy that's packed into those two-and-a-half minute songs, like Elvis Costello's 'Radio Radio' or Cheap Trick's 'Surrender' that shoot like bullets compared to a lot of today's popular music," says singer/guitarist and chief songwriter Tim Pagnotta. Guitarist Marko 72 adds, "We like to merge the old with the new. We're not interested in being retro. We thrive on updating that certain common-denominator that has stood the test of time, from the Beatles to the Ramones to Nirvana."
Having lived in 13 different homes, gone to four different elementary schools, two different junior highs and three different high schools, Tim found music and songwriting at a young age as his only source of stability. "He's a natural," says Marko after seeing Tim perform live when Sugarcult was a trio. "I see this young guy up on stage in a ragged thrift-store suit and tie, singing these really cool pop songs and flooring the audience. I hadn't heard of him, but he seemed like he'd probably been at it for years. It turned out that was his first show ever, in his first band ever!"
"We all immediately clicked and discovered a mutual admiration for the elements that made our favorite bands great," adds Tim. "I asked Marko to join even before hearing him play a note of guitar!" Bassist Airin Older and drummer Ben Davis, both of whom handle the vocal harmonies that put the "sugar" in Sugarcult, round out the band's lineup.
Sugarcult's energized live shows are packed with youthful adrenaline, loud guitars and a visual style that culminates in an attractive spectacle in touch with the original danger of rock 'n' roll, but with a healthy sense of humor about it all.
With their debut LP hitting the streets in late August, Sugarcult are set to stick a safety pin through the heart and put cavities in the smile of modern rock.
Other cool s--t that you should know about Sugarcult: * As an unsigned act with self-produced demos, they received airplay from major modern rock stations including: Live 105 San Francisco, 91X San Diego and 92.9-KJEE Santa Barbara.
Newest Album: Palm Trees and Power Lines (Released 2004)
What I think: I have heard some music fromt his band. I dont know everything about this band but what I do know is they have some great songs and they have been out there since their 2001 debut. Here is some things I found out about them. Just remember check them out!
Biography:
Tim Pagnotta (vocals / guitar)
Marko 72 (guitar)
Airin Older (bass)
Ben Davis (drums)
Formed in 1998 in Santa Barbara, Calif., Sugarcult set to work with the following ingredients: 4 guys, 3 chords, 2 guitars and 1 van. Armed with a batch of energized power-pop-rock songs, the band toured the west coast generating a healthy buzz that led to their signing with Ulitimatum Music in January 2001.
In spring, Sugarcult entered Rumbo Studios in Los Angeles to record their debut album with producer Matt Wallace (Replacements, Faith No More). The as-yet-untitled LP will be released this August.
Sugarcult will hit the road in June to do what they love best, play lots and lots of shows. The band obtained a coveted slot on the first two weeks of the Vans Warped Tour, and will play alongside such established acts as Rancid, Pennywise and 311. (Sugarcult will be Warped June 22-July 5).
The band's sound subscribes to the don't-bore-us-get-to-the-chorus approach of power-pop, underlined with the don't-give-a-fuck spirit of late-'70s punk. Standing out from the hordes of modern rock bands, Sugarcult sticks close to the raw essentials of all great rock 'n' roll: energy, attitude and style. However, it's the well-crafted songs and melodic hooks that really set this band apart.
"There's something about the energy that's packed into those two-and-a-half minute songs, like Elvis Costello's 'Radio Radio' or Cheap Trick's 'Surrender' that shoot like bullets compared to a lot of today's popular music," says singer/guitarist and chief songwriter Tim Pagnotta. Guitarist Marko 72 adds, "We like to merge the old with the new. We're not interested in being retro. We thrive on updating that certain common-denominator that has stood the test of time, from the Beatles to the Ramones to Nirvana."
Having lived in 13 different homes, gone to four different elementary schools, two different junior highs and three different high schools, Tim found music and songwriting at a young age as his only source of stability. "He's a natural," says Marko after seeing Tim perform live when Sugarcult was a trio. "I see this young guy up on stage in a ragged thrift-store suit and tie, singing these really cool pop songs and flooring the audience. I hadn't heard of him, but he seemed like he'd probably been at it for years. It turned out that was his first show ever, in his first band ever!"
"We all immediately clicked and discovered a mutual admiration for the elements that made our favorite bands great," adds Tim. "I asked Marko to join even before hearing him play a note of guitar!" Bassist Airin Older and drummer Ben Davis, both of whom handle the vocal harmonies that put the "sugar" in Sugarcult, round out the band's lineup.
Sugarcult's energized live shows are packed with youthful adrenaline, loud guitars and a visual style that culminates in an attractive spectacle in touch with the original danger of rock 'n' roll, but with a healthy sense of humor about it all.
With their debut LP hitting the streets in late August, Sugarcult are set to stick a safety pin through the heart and put cavities in the smile of modern rock.
Other cool s--t that you should know about Sugarcult: * As an unsigned act with self-produced demos, they received airplay from major modern rock stations including: Live 105 San Francisco, 91X San Diego and 92.9-KJEE Santa Barbara.