| Sick Puppies | |
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 Sick Puppies acoustic in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative rock, nu metal (early material), alternative metal, post-grunge, hard rock |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Virgin |
| Website | Sick Puppies Official Website |
| Members | |
| Shimon Moore Emma Anzai Mark Goodwin |
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| Former members | |
| Chris Mileski | |
Sick Puppies are an Australian alternative rock[1] band from Sydney, formed in 1997. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Shimon Moore, bassist Emma Anzai and drummer Mark Goodwin.
Sick Puppies rose to prominence in 2006 when their song "All the Same" was uploaded along with a video to YouTube. The video supported the Free Hugs Campaign which was launched in Sydney, and has since received over 50 million views on the website. This success followed up with Dressed Up as Life in 2007, which entered the Billboard 200 at number 181. Their third studio album is titled Tri-Polar.
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The band was formed by singer/lead guitarist Shimon Moore and bassist Emma Anzai in the music room of Mosman High School in 1997, where the two connected because of their shared love for Silverchair. Initially with Shimon on drums and Emma on guitars, the duo would frequently meet up in their high school band room to play Green Day, Rage Against the Machine and Silverchair songs and eventually felt compelled to write their own material. When Chris Mileski joined the band to play drums, they became the Sick Puppies. There are two stories as to how the band name was conceived. One version is that Shimon Moore thought of the name himself, and then came home a few days later to find his father Max reading the book Sick Puppy by Carl Hiaasen. However, recently on SiriusXM's Octane radio station, Shimon Moore disclosed that the name actually came about from a neighbor's sick dog entering the garage during a rehearsal and vomiting on their equipment. An early "groupie" made the comment, "That's one sick puppy" and the name stuck. Emma Anzai took up a job as a telemarketer and Shimon took a job holding a sandwich board in the Pitt Street Mall in Sydney, Australia. Through their own financing and with help from Shimon's father (a musician and producer), the band released their debut EP Dog's Breakfast.
In 2001, the band released their first studio album, Welcome to the Real World. Welcome to the Real World was a hit in Australia and led to the band winning the Triple J Unearthed band competition that is held annually in Australia. This contest led to a management deal with Paul Stepanek Management. With the band gaining momentum, Shim and Emma decided to take the band to the next level by moving to Los Angeles, CA. Drummer Chris Mileski was unable to leave Australia so he was replaced by current drummer Mark Goodwin, after he responded to an ad in Craigslist the band had posted.
In 2007 they released their second studio album (first on a major label), Dressed Up As Life. This album featured their breakout single "All the Same", which reached number eight on the U.S. Modern Rock chart and is also featured as the soundtrack for the Free hugs campaign video which won YouTube video of the year in 2006. They followed up their debut with the single "My World", which peaked at number twenty.
The band went into the recording studio in December 2008 to write, record and produce their next studio album that was released on July 14, 2009. The band stated on March 13, 2009 that their new record Tri-Polar was very close to being finished. Recently they have broadcasted their in studio rehearsals and answered fan questions live on the website ustream.tv every Wednesday night at 8:00PM EST.[2] They also wrote a song for Capcom's video game Street Fighter IV called "Street Fighter (War)" and it has only been used in the advertisements and promotion for the game[3]. This song has also reached the top 40 on the iTunes top rock songs. "Street Fighter (War)" was used during the Washington Capitals 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs introduction video.[4] Their first single off Tri-Polar, "You're Going Down" reached as high as #2, and was used as the theme song for the WWE pay per view "Extreme Rules" in June 2009 and is also used in SmackDown vs. Raw 2010. The second single from the album, "Odd One", impacted radio on November 10. Sick Puppies released a new song called "That Time of Year" on NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack - Vol. 2 and through their MySpace page for the holidays. [5]
Sick Puppies have been classified as Nu Metal in their early days but are now classified as an Alternative metal and Post-Grunge band.
Sick Puppies World Crew is a fan site that brings together fans of Sick Puppies from all over the world. Fans can either sign up by visiting their website,[6] or sign up in person following a live show. There is a message board, contests, free exclusive content and daily interaction from the band. The goals of SPWC are to promote the band while getting to know other fans and having fun while earning exclusive prizes and opportunities to meet the band.
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Former members
| Year | Album | Peak Chart Position[7] | ||||
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| US | US Alt. | US Heat. | US Rock | NZ | ||
| 2001 | Welcome to the Real World
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| 2007 | Dressed Up as Life
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181 | — | 4 | — | — |
| 2009 | Tri-Polar
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31 | 9 | — | 12 | 40 |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions[7] | Album | ||||
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| US Hot 100 | US Alt. | US Heat. | US Main. | US Rock |
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| 2001 | "Nothing Really Matters" | — | — | — | — | — | Welcome to the Real World |
| "Every Day" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rock Kids" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Fly" | — | — | — | — | — | Fly |
| 2006 | "All the Same" | — | 8 | — | 36 | — | Dressed Up as Life |
| 2007 | "My World" | — | 20 | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "What Are You Looking For" | — | 34 | — | — | — | |
| "Pitiful" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "You're Going Down" | 108 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 8 | Tri-Polar |
| "Odd One" | — | 17 | — | 15 | 21 | ||
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   | Sick Puppies Official Website - Sick Puppies - Tri-Polar - Available July 14 |
| | Virgin Records release list - Virgin Records America :: Releases |
| | link - Type 3 Media Interviews: Sick Puppies |
| | Sick Puppies on Rolling Stone - Sick Puppies : Rolling Stone |
| | City Sessions TV Los Angeles, Featuring Studio Live Performance Clip by Sick Puppies - WELCOME TO CC ENTERTAINMENT |
| | Free Hugs - YouTube - Free Hugs Campaign - Official Page (music by Sick Puppies.net ) |
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