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Ask Sick Puppies Questions Using YouTube's Moderator Module

SICK PUPPIES — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Do you have a question you'd like to ask Sick Puppies?
Now's your chance!

Hop over to the band's YouTube Channel -- http://www.youtube.com/sickpuppies1 -- and upload a question to their Moderator module.

Just click "Submit a Question," and either type in a question, or upload a video of yourself asking a question.
It can be about gear, songwriting, or even personal stuff.
The band will pick their favorites and answer them!

For the latest news & tour dates, please visit: www.sickpuppies.com

Emma delivers the Ultimate Bass Lesson

SICK PUPPIES — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In this exclusive video, Sick Puppies bassist Emma Anzai shows us how to play their song "Odd One." The track appears on the Australian hard rock band's latest album, 'Tri-Polar,' which is in stores now!

Check it out here.

ACOUSTIC SESSION & LIVE CHAT - 9 February 2010

SICK PUPPIES — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Join Australian Alt-Rockers, Sick Puppies, for a live acoustic session and chat. They'll be playing tracks from their album, Tri-Polar, and will answer your questions LIVE this Tuesday February 9th at 3:30pm EST at Livestream.com/SickPuppies! Chat with them across Facebook, Twitter and add the player to your own page or Facebook!

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SICK PUPPIES To Host Gameplay Session WWE® SMACKDOWN® VS. RAW® 2010

SICK PUPPIES — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Consumers to Compete Against Band Members in Latest Addition to Distinguished Fighting Video Game Franchise via Xbox LIVE® Online Entertainment Network

AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - December 14, 2009 - THQ Inc. today announced the company has partnered with EMI / Capitol Music Group recording artist Sick Puppies to offer consumers the opportunity to connect with the band using WWE® SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2010, the critically acclaimed addition to the renowned fighting videogame franchise. On Friday, December 18 at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT, Sick Puppies band members will log into the Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft to compete against fans using the Gamertag “SICKPUPPIESband.” The consumer gameplay session is expected to last for approximately two hours.

“Through our continued partnership with EMI / Capitol Music Group, we are pleased to unite Sick Puppies with our unparalleled WWE SmackDown vs. Raw audience,” said Victor Rodriguez, music director, THQ. “The band’s impactful sound and relationship with WWE make for the perfect fit with the franchise.”

“We can’t wait to meet you guys online and play WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010,” said Emma Anzai, bassist, Sick Puppies. “You’re going down!”

“You’re Going Down,” the No. 1 single from the band’s recent release, Tri-Polar, appears on the soundtrack to WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010. In addition, “You’re Going Down” served as the official theme song for the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view in June 2009.

About WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 for the Xbox 360

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 introduces a new Create-a-Superstar Mode, including a fresh look, all-new 3-D parts and improved graphical quality, allowing players to create Superstars and Divas comparable in quality with their in-game WWE counterparts. A new Paint Tool enables detailed creation of tattoos, logos and other unique designs, while a franchise-first Superstar Threads feature lets players create alternate ring gear for Superstars and Divas by customizing the colors of shirts, pants, face paint, elbow pads, boots and more. The game’s Create-a-Finisher Mode has been updated to let players create acrobatic and gravity-defying diving attacks from the top turnbuckle, move their creations to new heights by adjusting the trajectory and take advantage of new moves from the front grapple position. Taking creativity even further, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 marks the debut of WWE Story Designer. In this new mode, players can create and customize their own storylines and cut scenes, including selection of talent and scene locations, writing their own dialogue, adjusting camera angles, choosing from over 100 scene animations, assigning talent emotions and much more. Players may also construct each night’s show card with matches, unique match stipulations, interference events and other story twists and turns.

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 empowers players with not only extensive creative freedom but the ability to share their gameplay experiences as well. For the first time in franchise history, the WWE Community Creations interface enables players to upload their creations online, including created Superstars and Divas, story designs, finishing moves, highlight reels and screenshots, and share them with others around the world. Players may also download created content via keyword search engine from other users for use both online and offline. In addition, players can tag their creations with search terms, as well as leave ratings, allowing for ease of use in searching the robust database for the most popular – or even the most obscure – created items. To date, more than 50,000 items have been uploaded to WWE Community Creations via Xbox LIVE.

In addition to its extensive creative and online offerings, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 includes a number of key updates. The WWE Training Facility provides a franchise-first in-game tutorial, making it simple for both long-time fans and newcomers to get helpful gameplay tips and practice moves with their favorite Superstars and Divas. The popular Road to WrestleMania story-based mode returns with interactive cut scenes and six new storylines based on a created Superstar, Mickie James, Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels and Edge, as well as a “Brand Warfare” co-op storyline with Triple H and John Cena. In terms of match types, the Championship Scramble makes its WWE SmackDown vs. Raw franchise debut, while the renowned Royal Rumble delivers a revised presentation and more ways to eliminate opponents, including three elimination mini-games and match-specific finishing moves. In addition, a robust talent roster will include more than 60 playable Superstars and Divas, many of whom will make their videogame debut, as they represent the Raw, SmackDown and ECW® brands.

More information about WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 can be found at www.smackdownvsraw.com.

Sick Puppies take part of NCIS Soundtrack Vol. 2

SICK PUPPIES — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Sick Puppies' previously unreleased song "That Time of Year" is included on the recently released NCIS Official TV Soundtrack Vol. 2. Along with Sick Puppies fans will find previously unreleased songs from Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, Joss Stone and many more. All information at ncismusic.com

Links for fans to get the soundtrack:
Amazon
iTunes

Sick Puppies Hit No. 1 On Active Rock Radio Chart With Lead Single "You're Going Down"

SICK PUPPIES — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT

SICK PUPPIES HIT NO.1

ON ACTIVE ROCK RADIO CHART

WITH LEAD SINGLE “YOU’RE GOING DOWN”

ON TOUR NOW WITH SHINEDOWN

JOINS NICKELBACK ON TOUR IN AUSTRALIA NOV. 10

Los Angeles, CA – Australian rock trio, Sick Puppies’ lead single “You’re Going Down” has hit the rock world by storm, scoring them a No. 1 record on the Mediabase & BDS Active Rock Charts.

The hard hitting fight anthem appears on the band’s latest album, Tri-Polar (RMR/Virgin Records/EMI Music), which released on July 14. Revolver spotlighted Sick Puppies as one of their Bands To Watch in this month’s issue on stands now (November 2009). In addition, “You’re Going Down,” served as the theme for WWE’s Extreme Rules PPV broadcast this summer, will be used on WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 Video Game (out October 20) and scored them an Unleashed video premiere on MTV2 & MTVu.

Sick Puppies has joined forces with Shinedown on tour until October 24 and will then head back to their homeland of Australia to support Nickelback starting November 10 in Brisbane at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.

Sick Puppies relocated to Los Angeles four years ago, and introduced themselves to the world with their song, “All The Same,” which was used for video that was shot in a Sydney shopping mall featuring their friend Juan Mann, who held up a hand-written placard offering “Free Hugs,” a clip seen by more than 50 million viewers on YouTube alone, spurring six-figure sales of their RMR/Virgin Records/EMI Music major label debut, Dressed Up As Life. In recent times, SICK PUPPIES (Shimon Moore, guitar and vocals, Emma Anzai, bass, Mark Goodwin, drums) completed a two-month headline tour, and a series of gigs supporting Evanescence, Deftones, Velvet Revolver, Chris Cornell, Flyleaf, Chevelle, Breaking Benjamin, 3 Doors Down and Finger Eleven.

Tour dates are as follows:

Date            City                                   Venue

On Tour w/ Shinedown

9/22/09        Seattle, WA                        Showbox SoDo

9/24/09        Blackfoot, ID                                   El Rey Events Center

9/25/09        Magna, UT                          The Great Salt Air

9/26/09        Glendale, AZ                       KUPD Summer Scorcher @ Phoenix Event Complex (no Shinedown)

9/28/09        Las Vegas, NV                               House of Blues - Las Vegas

9/29/09        Modesto, CA                                  Modesto Center Plaza

9/30/09        San Diego, CA                    House of Blues - San Diego

10/3/09        San Francisco, CA              Grand Ballroom

10/7/09        San Antonio, CA                 Sunset Station

10/9/09        Houston, TX                        Verizon Wireless Theater

10/10/09      El Paso, TX             KlAQ Locofest @ Cohen Stadium

10/11/09      Dallas, TX                           Palladium Ballroom

10/13/09      Corpus Christi, TX                Concrete Street Pavilion

10/14/09      Little Rock, AR                                The Metroplex

10/16/09      Pensacola, FL                     Pensacola Civic Center

10/17/09      New Orleans, LA                 UNO Lakefront Arena

10/19/09      Agusta, GA                         James Brown Arena

10/20/09      North Myrtle Beach, SC       House of Blues

10/21/09      Orlando, FL                         House of Blues

10/23/09      Nashville, TN                       Nashville Municipal Auditorium

10/24/09      Charlotte, NC                      Uptown Amphitheatre

On Tour w/ Nickelback

11/07/09       Aukland, NZ                       Vector Arena

11/10/09       Brisbane, AU                     Brisbane Entertainment Centre

11/11/09       Brisbane, AU                     Brisbane Entertainment Centre

11/13/09       Sydney, AU                       Sydney Acer Arena

11/14/09       Sydney, AU                       Sydney Acer Arena

11/16/09       Melbourne, AU                   Melbourne Rod Laver Arena

11/17/09       Melbourne, AU                   Melbourne Rod Laver Arena

11/19/09       Hindmarsh, AU                   Adelaide Entertainment Centre

11/21/09       Victoria Park, AU               Burswood Dome

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ROCKLINE - Monday 24 August 2009

SICK PUPPIES — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Sick Puppies and friend of the band, photographer extraordinaire Robert Knight, will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show ROCKLINE with host Bob Coburn on Monday August 24, 2009 at 8:30pm PT / 11:30pm ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with Sick Puppies and Robert Knight by calling 1-800-344 ROCK (7625). For a station near you or for information regarding how to log onto the Internet to hear the broadcast go to www.RocklineRadio.com This broadcast will then be streamed on our website for two weeks beginning the day after the broadcast.

Sick Puppies - Bootleg Exclusive with Revolver Magazine

SICK PUPPIES — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT

BOOTLEG: EXCLUSIVE SICK PUPPIES TRACK, “SO WHAT I LIED (ACOUSTIC)”

In our never-ending quest to give you the best music available, we present the Revolver Bootleg series. Throughout each month, we’ll post cool, new, and often-exclusive tracks right here for you to hear before anyone else.

This installment is a rare acoustic version of “So What I Lied” Australian hard rockers Sick Puppies. The electric version appears on their current album, Tri-Polar (Virgin). Bassist Emma Anzai was kind enough to fill us in on this version below.

REVOLVER What’s this song about? What was the inspiration?
EMMA ANZAI The song is about people conforming to society and society’s so called standards. People seem to get stuck in a mold and can’t seem to get themselves out of it, so basically its a song to relieve that frustration!

Why did you record this acoustic version?
We actually start writing all our songs as acoustic songs first because our motto is, “If they sound good with just the bare bones, then we know they will translate as full electric songs.” “So What I Lied” felt great this way so we made an acoustic version.

Which version do you like better?
Probably the electric version because it best represents what we are as a live band and also because we love the rhythmical aspect of the song in electric form, although we do like the acoustic version, also!

What sort of feedback have you gotten on this song so far?
We’ve had a lot of people come up to us and say its their favorite song because of the way they relate to it; however it seems to mean different things to different people depending on where they’re at in their life.

http://www.revolvermag.com/node/3445

Sick Puppies Hit The Road With Shinedown For U.S. Tour This Fall

SICK PUPPIES — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT

SICK PUPPIES HIT THE ROAD WITH

SHINEDOWN FOR US TOUR THIS FALL

New Video “You’re Going Down” Set To Premiere on MTV2 & MTVu’s Unleashed

Single Climbing at Modern, Active, and Rock Charts

Teaming up with Samsung -Fans Can Enter To Win Samsung LCD TV, Memoir Phone & More Through The Month of August

LOS ANGELES, CA – Australia’s rock trio, Sick Puppies will hit the road with Shinedown this fall in support of their recent release, Tri-Polar, which was released on July 14 on RMR/Virgin Records/EMI Music. The tour will kick off in Madison, WI on September 14 at The Orpheum Theater and will include stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Dallas, and Nashville.

Sick Puppies’ recently shot a new video for their hit single “You’re Going Down,” which also served as the theme for WWE’s Extreme Rules PPV broadcast last month. The band decided to take a less predictable route to back the popular fight anthem. The video involves kids, neighborhood bullies, and a massive water balloon fight that takes place in a pristine suburban setting. The video will premiere on MTV2 and MTVu’s Unleashed Tuesday, August 11. The lead single “You’re Going Down,” continues to gain momentum at radio charting Top 15 at Modern, Top 10 at Active Rock, and Top 30 at Rock formats.

The Aussie rock trio has teamed up with Samsung Mobile™ and T-Mobile to support the release of the independent film Rock Prophecies, which is about the band’s good friend, legendary rock photographer Robert M. Knight, who originally took the group under his wing when they came to America, introducing them to the people who helped kick-start their stateside career. Samsung has sponsored showings of the film along their last tour, promoting their camera phone, under the banner, Samsung Memoir Presents Rock Prophecies. The band will play an exclusive party for Rock Prophecies screening sponsored by Samsung in New York on August 13 at Top of The Rock at Rockefeller Center.

In addition, Sick Puppies are currently running a Tri-Polar giveaway contest online. The contest runs through August 24 and fans will have a chance to win a 32” LCD TV, Samsung Memoir phone and Samsung Blue Tooth headsets.

www.sickpuppies.net

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www.twitter.com/sickpuppies

Current Headlining Tour:

8/7/09               Portland, ME                 The Station
8/8/09               Syracuse, NY                WKRL
8/9/09               Rochester, NY
8/11/09             New York, NY                Highline
8/12/09             Philadelphia, PA            The Note
8/13/09             Baltimore, MD               Recher Theatre
8/14/09             Jacksonville, NC            Hooligans
8/15/09             Charlotte, NC                 Amos
8/16/09             Hilton Head, SC             Shoreline
8/18/09             Columbia, SC                Headliners
8/19/09             Atlanta, GA                   The Loft
8/20/09             Orlando FL                    House of Blues
8/21/09             Tampa, FL                     The State Theatre
8/22/09             West Palm, FL             Respectable Street
8/24/09             Ft. Walton                     The Swamp
8/25/09             Baton Rouge, LA           The Varsity
8/26/09             Layette, LA                   Nite Town
9/5/09               Seattle, WA                  Bubbershoot
9/8/09               Colorado Springs, CO     BlackSheep
9/9/09               Denver, CO                    Bluebird Theater
9/11/09             St. Louis, MO                Pageant
9/12/09             Noblesville, IN                Verizon Wireless
9/13/09             Dayton, OH

With Shinedown:

9/14/09 Madison, WI Orpheum Theater

9/15/09 Walker, MN Northern Lights Casino

9/18/09 Boise, ID Knitting Factory

9/19/09 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort & Casino/Grand Theatre

9/21/09 Medford, OR The Medford Armory

9/22/09 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo

9/24/09 Blackfoot, ID El Rey Events Center

9/25/09 Magna, UT The Great Salt Air

9/26/09 Glendale, AZ KUPD Summer Scorcher @ Phoenix Event Complex (no Shinedown)

9/28/09 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues - Las Vegas

9/29/09 Modesto, CA Modesto Center Plaza

9/30/09 San Diego, CA House of Blues - San Diego

10/3/09 San Francisco, CA Grand Ballroom

10/7/09 San Antonio, TX Sunset Station

10/9/09 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater

10/11/09 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom

10/14/09 Little Rock, AR The Metroplex

10/16/09 Pensacola, FL Pensacola Civic Center

10/17/09 New Orleans, LA UNO Lakefront Arena

10/19/09 Augusta, GA James Brown Arena

10/20/09 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues

10/21/09 Orlando, FL House of Blues

10/23/09 Nashville, TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium

10/24/09 Charlotte, NC Uptown Amphitheatre

SICK PUPPIES’ TRI-POLAR DEBUTS IN BILLBOARD TOP 40

SICK PUPPIES — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT

SICK PUPPIES’ TRI-POLAR DEBUTS IN BILLBOARD TOP 40

AUSSIE BAND ENJOYS BEST CHART BOW TO DATE AS THEY LAUNCH SAMSUNG MOBILE™-PROMOTED TOUR WITH FEATURED SCREENINGS OF ROCK PROPHECIES FILM

Thanks to an unprecedented promotional and marketing campaign, which included a launch party/showcase at the famed Capitol Tower, as well as their current headlining tour, Powered by Samsung Mobile™ (in conjunction with The Agency Group), Aussie rock sensations Sick Puppies’ Virgin/EMI Music album, Tri-Polar, debuts this week at #31 on the Billboard Top 200, with a total of 16.5k in sales. It is the band’s best-ever chart bow.

Sick Puppies’ new single, “You’re Going Down,” which also served as the theme for WWE’s Extreme Rules PPV broadcast last month, cracked the Top 20 at both Active and Modern Rock stations such as WRIF Detroit, WIYY Baltimore, WCHZ Augusta, KLAQ El Paso, WHXR Portland. WSUN Tampa and WJRR Orlando. The WWE website is currently offering downloads of “You’re Going Down” through an iTunes purchase link.

The July 7 record release/tour launch event at Capitol’s famed Tower, co-sponsored by Samsung Mobile™ along with T-Mobile, featured a screening of Rock Prophecies, the documentary about the band’s good friend, legendary rock photographer Robert M. Knight, who originally took the group under his wing when they came to America, introducing them to the people who helped kick-start their stateside career. Samsung will also sponsor showings of the film along the tour route, promoting their camera phone, under the banner, Samsung Memoir Presents Rock Prophecies.

Sick Puppies are also currently featured on Joost.com’s “Countdown to Release” feature with a series of webisodes that document the making of the album at www.joost.com. They have also released a variety of exclusive content at iTunes, Napster.com and Walmart.com.

Insert the Tri-Polar CD into your computer and it will direct you to a site with access to free downloads of a pair of trailers from Rock Prophecies featuring the Sick Puppies, as well as an exclusive, previously unavailable bonus track.

Samsung’s sponsorship of the tour will include several Sick Puppies’ acoustic performances on site at T Mobile locations, a national radio promotion, as well as flat-screen and camera phone giveaways in designated markets as part of a “Roadie for a Day” promotion, with winners getting a chance to experience a day with the band, including tickets to the show in their city.

Sick Puppies will also offer three text and photo blogs a week shot with their Samsung Memoir camera phones at www.rockprophecies.com and www.SickPuppies.net/SamsungMemoirMoments. In addition, Samsung will include insert cards in the first 60,000 units of the new album, which will lead you to bounus content at www.sickpuppies.net/bonus.

Sick Puppies relocated to Los Angeles four years ago, taking the world by storm with their song, “All The Same,” used for a video shot in a Sydney shopping mall featuring their friend Juan Mann, who held up a hand-written placard offering “Free Hugs,” a clip seen by more than 10 million viewers on YouTube alone, spurring six-figure sales of their Virgin/EMI Music major label debut, Dressed Up As Life.

ON TOUR:

Wed 7/22      Columbia MO            Blue Note
Thu 7/23       Chicago, IL              House Of Blues
Fri 7/24         Milwaukee, WI          Rave 2
Sat 7/25        Ft. Wayne, IN          Pieres
Sun 7/26       Flint, MI                  The Machine Shop
Tue 7/28       Pontiac, MI              Crofoot
Wed 7/29      Grand Rapids, MI       Intersection
Thu 7/30       Toledo, OH              Headliners
Fri 7/31         Chestwick, PA          Chest-A-Area
Sat 8/1         Albany, NY              EdgeFest
Sun 8/2         Lancaster, PA          Chameleon
Tue 8/4         Allentown, PA           Croc Rock
Wed 8/5        Poughkeepsie, NY     Chance
Thu 8/6         Burlington, VT          Higher Ground
Fri 8/7           Portland, ME            The Station
Sat 8/8         Syracuse, NY           WKRL
Sun 8/9         Rochester, NY
Tue 8/11       New York, NY           Highline
Wed 8/12      Philadelphia, PA        The Note
Thu 8/13       Baltimore, MD           Recher Theatre
Fri 8/14         Jacksonville, NC        Hooligans
Sat 8/15        Charlotte, NC           Amos
Sun 8/16       Hilton Head, SC        Shoreline
Tue 8/18       Columbia, SC            Headliners
Wed 8/19      Atlanta, GA              The Loft
Thu 8/20       Orlando FL               House of Blues
Fri 8/21         Tampa, FL               The State Theatre
Sat 8/22        West Palm, FL          Respectable Street
Mon 8/24       Ft. Walton               The Swamp
Tue 8/25       Baton Rouge, LA       The Varsity
Wed 8/26      Layette, LA             Nite Town
Sat 9/5         Seattle, WA             Bubbershoot
Tue 9/8         Colorado Springs, CO BlackSheep
Wed 9/9        Denver, CO              Bluebird Theater
Fri 9/11         St. Louis, MO           Pageant
Sat 9/12        Noblesville, IN          Verizon Wireless
Sun 9/13       Dayton, OH

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