History
Formation (1998-99)
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. 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.Early releases (1999–2003)
Sugarcult released their first collection of demo recordings, ''Eleven'', in 1999. Their second collection, ''Wrap Me Up in Plastic'', was released in 2000. In 2001, the band released their debut album, '' Start Static'', which featured the hit singles "Pretty Girl", " Bouncing Off The Walls" (also featured in the movie and soundtrack to '' National Lampoon's Van Wilder'') and "Stuck in America". In early 2003, "Stuck in America" won the Los Angeles Regional Poll in The 2nd Annual Independent Music Awards. ''Start Static'' featured several songs that had previously been released as demos on ''Wrap Me Up in Plastic''. In May 2001, the band re-released ''Wrap Me Up in Plastic'' with a new track listing that included songs from both ''Eleven'' and the original ''Wrap Me Up in Plastic'', as well as new artwork. In 2003, Davis officially left Sugarcult. Davis had been regularly missing shows since the release of ''Start Static'', and left Sugarcult to enter rehab 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.Later releases (2004–2008)
On April 13, 2004, Sugarcult released '' Palm Trees and Power Lines'' and performed on ''Hiatus and occasional shows (2009–present)
The band members took a year off in 2009 from Sugarcult for their 10-year anniversary to do their own side-projects. They were neither broken up, nor were known to be working on new Sugarcult material as of mid-2010. At the end of 2010, they announced that they would play at least two shows in the United Kingdom and then perform at the Belgium music festival Groezrock, all at the end of April. Sugarcult (with Davis) played a one-off show at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California on December 10, 2011, where they celebrated the tenth anniversary of the release of ''Start Static''. More recently, members of the group performed with members of 5 Seconds of Summer (who have cited Sugarcult as a primary influence on their band) and past tourmate Goldfinger frontman and acclaimed record producer John Feldmann for Strange '80s, a benefit concert on May 14, 2017, at the Fonda Theatre.Band members
;Final lineup *Tim Pagnotta – lead vocals, rhythm guitar *Airin Older – bass guitar, backing vocals *Marko DeSantis – lead guitar *Kenny Livingston – drums ;Former members *Ben Davis – drums, backing vocals TimelineDiscography
Demo collections
* ''Eleven'' (1999) * ''Wrap Me Up in Plastic'' (2000)Studio albums
DVDs/retrospectives/live albums
* ''Action'' DVD (2002) * ''Back to the Disaster: A Film About Sugarcult'' DVD/EP (2005) * ''Rewind 2001–2008'' Japanese Exclusive (2008)EPs
* ''Five'' Demo (1998) * ''Get Street Cred'' Demo (1999) * ''A Hard Day's Night'' Japanese Exclusive (2006)Singles
Media appearances
* '' Burnout 3: Takedown'' (2004) ** "References
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