Dogzilla

All Music Guide:

With its energetic blend of straight-ahead rock, funk, grunge and DC-style go go, Dogzilla was one of Boston's top dance bands of the late-1980s and early-90s. While lead guitarist George Hall, songwriting and solid guitar rhythms of Sean Brann shared most of the spotlight, Dogzilla remained anchored the funky rhythms of Washington, DC-born percussionist Jim Billbrough, bassist Andy McGuire and Keith Moon-like drummer, Fudge.

The origins of Dogzilla trace back to the Archbishop's Enema Fetish, a mid-1980s band that had managed to get itself banned from most Boston clubs. After the group disbanded, in the spring of 1987, four members continued to play together as Dogzilla. Adding Billbrough on percussion, they performed their debut show, as opening act for the Dead Milkmen, at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Although they released two impressive albums -- Allizgod in 1991 and There's Always Something Wrong the following year -- Dogzilla was unable to break through to a national audience and disbanded. Hall went on to play with Boston-based World beat band, Seks Bomba.

Wikipedia:

Dogzilla is a duo of dance music musicians from the United Kingdom. The group has had four major releases since 2003 and is composed of Simon Patterson and Richie Kayvan, both based in London. They are most famous for their single "Without You" which charted in numerous countries, including Finland where it reached the number 11 spot. The song also appeared on many respected compilation albums such as Dave Pearce Dance Anthem Classics and former world #1 DJ Paul Van Dyk picked it as his track of the year. Their eponymously titled debut featured in the cult Brit flick 'The Football Factory'.

By day Simon works as A&R for Judge Jules and is also resident at Serious @ The Cross, whilst Richie is currently producing a major new band for V2 records.

In 2008 Simon Patterson left the project, essentially leading to its stop