Sick Puppies
are an Australian alternative rock 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 40 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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Career
Early career
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.
Shimon Moore came up with the band name after consulting with his father and seeing a large number of people reading the book
Sick Puppy by
Carl Hiaasen.
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, the band released their debut
EP Dog's Breakfast.
Welcome to the Real World
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. Chris Mileski was unable to leave Australia so he was eventually replaced by current drummer
Mark Goodwin.
Dressed up as Life
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.
Tri-Polar
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 is getting very close to being finished. Recently they have been broadcasting their in studio rehearsals and answering fan questions live on the website
ustream.tv every Wednesday night at 8:00PM EST
[1]. 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
[2]. 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.
[3] Their first single off Tripolar, "
You're Going Down" was used as the theme song for the WWE pay per view "Extreme Rules" in June 2009. Here is a recent live interview with the band at: http://app.synclive.com?show/29397
Also "
You're Going Down" it will be one of the
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010 Soundtracks
Sick Puppies World Crew
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
[4], 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.
Line-up
Current members
- Shimon Moore - lead vocals, guitar
- Emma Anzai - bass, backing vocals
- Mark Goodwin - drums
Former members
Discography
Albums
Album
| Date
| Label
| Peak Chart Position
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Billboard 200
| Top Heatseekers
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Welcome to the Real World
| 2001
| -
| -
| -
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Dressed Up as Life
| April 3, 2007
| Virgin Records
| 181 [5]
| 4
|
Tri-Polar
| July 14, 2009
| Virgin Records
| 31
| -
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EPs
- Dog's Breakfast
(1999)
- Fly
(2003)
- Headphone Injuries
(2006)
- Sick Puppies EP
(2006)
Singles
- "Nothing Really Matters" (2001)
- "Every Day" (April 30, 2001)
- "Rock Kids" (July 30, 2001)
- "Fly" (March 3, 2003)
- "All the Same" (2006, Digital release)
- "My World" (2007, Digital release)
- "What Are You Looking For" (2008)
- "Pitiful" (2008)
- "Street Fighter (War)" (2009)
- "You're Going Down" (2009)
Chart positions
Artist Chart History data from Billboard.com
Year
| Title
| U.S. Hot 100
| U.S. Modern Rock
| U.S. Mainstream Rock
| Album
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2007
| "All the Same"
| -
| #8
| #36
| Dressed Up as Life
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2007
| "My World"
| -
| #20
| -
| Dressed Up as Life
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2008
| "What Are You Looking For"
| -
| #34
| -
| Dressed Up as Life
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2009
| "You're Going Down"
| #118
| #12
| #7
| Tri-Polar
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References
- http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sick-puppies
- http://www.streetfighter.com/flash/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWd1UQX7H-o
- http://www.sickpuppiesworldcrew.net/
- Sick Puppies Albums Chart History