Sick Puppies

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Sick Puppies
Shimon Moore, Emma Anzai and Mark Goodwin.
Shimon Moore, Emma Anzai and Mark Goodwin.
Background information
Origin Sydney, NSW, Australia
Genre(s) Indie Rock
Alternative Metal
Years active 2000–present
Label(s) Virgin Records
Website Sick Puppies at MySpace
Members
Shimon Moore
Emma Anzai
Mark Goodwin

Sick Puppies is an indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. 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 to play Green Day and Rage Against the Machine songs and eventually felt compelled to write their own songs. Soon Chris Mileski was added to the band to fill in on drums.

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[edit] Unearthed

Sick Puppies started attracting national attention when their song Nothing Really Matters won Triple J's Unearthed in 2001. Later that year they released their debut album called Welcome To The Real World and were voted for "Best Live Performance" at a rock festival in Sydney. This album was initially supposed to feature a humorous cover version of Destiny's Child's hit single Say My Name, performed in a post-grunge/nu metal style, the song was not included due to the threat of a lawsuit by Destiny's Child's record label. It was leaked however, and is readily available and easy to find on the internet on websites and p2p networks.

[edit] Recent Activity

The band is currently based in Los Angeles. Their current EP, Headphone Injuries, was digitally released in June 2006. They have also released a single/video from this album called My World. On 26 September 2006, Sick Puppies digitally released a new single called All The Same, a song which is featured in the video of Juan Mann, a man in Sydney famous for initiating the Free Hugs Campaign. The video (which has recieved over 12 million hits on YouTube already) has helped the band gained airplay in the US. The song is currently #26 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart. The Sick Puppies' second album, "Dressed Up As Life" is due out on the 3rd of April 2007 via Virgin Records [1].

The track list for "Dressed Up As Life" was confirmed to contain the following songs.
1. My World 3:59
2. Pitiful 3:44
3. Cancer 3:05
4. What Are You Looking For 4:09
5. Deliverance 3:12
6. All the Same 4:18
7. Too Many Words 3:21
8. Howards Tale 4:12
9. Asshole Father 3:00
10. Issues 3:59
11. Anywhere But Here 3:59
12. The Bottom 4:36

[edit] Lineup

Sick Puppies.
Sick Puppies.

Current Members

Former Members

  • Chris Mileski : drums

[edit] Discography

Album cover for All the Same.
Album cover for All the Same.

Albums

  • Welcome To The Real World - 2001
  • Dressed Up As Life - 2007

EPs

  • Dog's Breakfast - 1999
  • Fly - 2003
  • Headphone Injuries - 2006

Singles

  • Nothing Really Matters - 2001
  • Rock Kids - 2002
  • Every Day - 2002
  • Fly - 2003
  • My World (Digital Release) - 2006
  • All The Same (Digital Release) - 2006
  • Sick Puppies EP - 2006

[edit] Trivia

  • Shimon Moore and Emma Anzai have both appeared on Australian TV Series All Saints. Moore also played the lead role of Jamie Duncan on 2000 Australian movie Selkie.
  • Anzai is an official endorser of Warwick bass guitars.
  • In the band's photographs, videos, and performances, Shim is always positioned on the left of Emma (audience's eye view)
  • The Sick Puppies song "All The Same" is the theme for Juan Mann's famous Free Hugs Campaign video on YouTube.

[edit] Sources

Sick Puppies video "All The Same"]

Sick Puppies
Shimon Moore | Emma Anzai | Mark Goodwin
Chris Mileski
Discography
Studio albums: Welcome To The Real World (2001) | Dressed Up As Life (2007)
EPs: Dog's Breakfast (1999) | Fly (2003) | Headphone Injuries (2006) | Sick Puppies EP (2006)
Singles: "Nothing Really Matters" (2001) | "Rock Kids" (2002) | "Every Day" (2002) | "Fly" (2003) | "My World (Digital Release)" (2006) | "All the Same (Digital Release)" (2006)
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