Sick_Puppies

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sick Puppies Sick Puppies Sick Puppies 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 wearing 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. Sick Puppies acoustic in 2008 Background information Origin Genre(s) Years active Label(s) Website Members Shimon Moore Emma Anzai Mark Goodwin Former members Chris Mileski Sydney, NSW, Australia Alternative rock Alternative metal 1997–present Virgin Records Sick Puppies at MySpace 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. Sick Puppies are a three piece rock band from Sydney, Australia. Information on Sick Puppies 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 Tripolar The band went into the recording studio in December 2008 to write, record and produce their next studio album to be released in July 14, 2009. The band stated on March 13, 2009 that their new record Tripolar is getting very close to being finished. Recently they have been broadcasting their in studio rehearsals 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Album Date Label Sick Puppies Peak Chart Position Billboard 200 Top Heatseekers Welcome to the Real World Dressed Up as Life Tripolar Year Title 2007 "All the Same" 2007 "My World" 2008 "What Are You Looking For" 2009 "You’re Going Down" 2001 April 3, 2007 July 14, 2009 U.S. Hot 100 - Virgin Records Virgin Records 181 [5] - 4 [5] Album Dressed Up as Life Dressed Up as Life Dressed Up as Life Tripolar U.S. Modern Rock #8 #20 #34 - U.S. Mainstream Rock #36 - and answering fan questions live on the website ustream.tv every Wednesday night at 8:00PM EST[1].Their first release off of their upcoming album is You’re going down... They also wrote a song for Capcom’s video game Street Fighter IV called Street Fighter (War) and it has been used in the advertisements 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 second single of Tripolar, "You’re Going Down" was used as the theme song for the WWE pay per view "Extreme Rules" in June of 2009. Line-up Current members • Shimon Moore - lead vocals, guitar • Emma Anzai - bass, backing vocals • Mark Goodwin - drums Former members • Chris Mileski - drums Discography Albums EPs • • • • Dog’s Breakfast (1999) Fly (2003) Headphone Injuries (2006) Sick Puppies EP (2006) Sick Puppies World Crew Sick Puppies World Crew is an ever growing 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 directly from the band. Sick Puppies World Crew (SPWC) is something unique: it is not a fan club and it is not a street team. It is a completely interactive experience with the band that is unlike any other. 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. 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[5] 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sick Puppies References [1] http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sickpuppies [2] http://www.streetfighter.com/flash/ [3] http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=xWd1UQX7H-o [4] http://www.sickpuppiesworldcrew.net/ [5] ^ "Sick Puppies Albums Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/ bbcom/ retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=780771 Retrieved on 2008-12-25. External links • Sick Puppies official website • Sick Puppies at MySpace Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick_Puppies" Categories: Australian rock music groups, 2000s music groups, Musical groups established in 1997, New South Wales musical groups This page was last modified on 23 May 2009, at 15:03 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 3