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    03/24/2011 - 9:30am
    An Interview with Sick Puppies: Out From Down Under

    Sick Puppies

    When L.A. drummer Mark Goodwin responded to an ad on Craigslist for the Australian band Sick Puppies, he had no idea his life would get caught up in such a whirlwind. Coming on board in the early 2000s, he replaced Aussie drummer Chris Mileski, making him to be the only American in the band. The outcome couldn’t have been better as all three members – Shimon Moore, Emma Anzai, and Goodwin – shared the same influences and love for rock music.

    Growing up on a healthy diet of Silverchair and the late 90s nu-metal scene, Sick Puppies moved from down under to the lovely land of Los Angeles circa 2001, where the band is still making a name for themselves. Their current hit, “Maybe”, has officially crossed over to the Top 40 and they are officially moving full steam ahead with their next single, "Riptide", a track from their most recent EMI release, 2010 acoustic EP Polar Opposite.
     
    Goodwin sat down with Noisevox’s Robby Frezza to discuss Sick Puppies' career thus far in the middle of the band’s grueling tour schedule, which includes a stop at New York City's Gramercy Theatre tonight, March 24.
     
    Noisevox: How is the tour going so far?
    Mark Goodwin: The tour’s been awesome. We play an hour and half each night. It’s our first major headlining tour and it’s a way to show people what we have been working on.
     
    NV: How was it coming on board with an Australian band?
    Goodwin: The band’s originally from Australia; I’m from Los Angeles. We signed our first record independently and it’s been crazy ever since. We are all based in Los Angeles.
     
    NV: What was the reasoning behind another acoustic album?
    Goodwin: Well the first one wasn’t really an acoustic album as far as the whole production aspect part of it went. We put it out as an unplugged album, but it was more of a studio album. Polar Opposite has a of a string ensemble to it, thus making it our official acoustic EP.
     
    NV: Do you think that your 2009 album, Tri-Polar, is getting a second life now since it’s been done over as acoustic?
    Goodwin: Yes. It’s like a new deluxe version. We wanted to give our fans something new because it’s been a while.
     
    NV: The video for “Maybe” has been featured on many video outlets now. What was the video shoot like?
    Goodwin: The video was awesome! The song had a great message to it, so we wanted to make the video amazing. We worked with Travis Kopac and he was a really good video director. We got along with him very well on other video shoots so well that we decided to go with him again.
     
    NV: Who were some of your influences?
    Goodwin: Shimon and Emma did grow up on Silverchair and were really into them, with being from Australia. I actually, although not a hard-core fan, was also into Silverchair. I loved Rage Against the Machine and also listen to Incubus and Papa Roach.
     
    NV: What niche are you carving out in rock music today?
    Goodwin: We are just a mainstream rock band right now. There will always be a place for rock music. We are very fortunate and pride ourselves on building our fan base. 
     
    NV: What’s next for Sick Puppies?
    Goodwin: Going to Europe and then coming back to finish up this headlining tour in the states that we are on right now.
     
    For tour dates and information on Sick Puppies head over to their web site, sickpuppies.net/.
     
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