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They took their name from an article the Beastie Boys published in their Grand Royal magazine about a man they hired to track down classic sneakers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band's founding members were Liam Howe and Chris Corner, who then recruited Kelli Dayton (formerly of Lumieres, now recording under the name Kelli Ali) for vocal duties and long-time friend Ian Pickering to provide lyrics. After the first album, the band felt that demos for the second album (on which Corner provided the guide vocals) better suited his voice, especially in regard to the more raw, personal quality of the lyrics. Following the promotional tour for Becoming X, Kelli was dismissed from the group, and Corner became the singer.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Sneaker+Pimps","playStationPath":"/stations/113304621/play","stationId":113304621,"bioPath":"/music/Sneaker+Pimps/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Bowery+Electric","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dd7/dd7affec591572cd38796afe92d51a30_md.jpg","artistName":"Bowery Electric","artistId":109262,"station_id":281864125},{"musicPath":"/music/Mandalay","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bce/bce6cf464be9e47a0c13a869426d246a_md.jpg","artistName":"Mandalay","artistId":519,"station_id":113409140},{"musicPath":"/music/Flume","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a16/a16eaccc27b2be3610c9ddcacd521c35_md.jpg","artistName":"Flume","artistId":236774,"station_id":352267343},{"musicPath":"/music/Puracane","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/10a/10ab012790f2feca52da33017e34cf46_md.jpg","artistName":"Puracane","artistId":101855,"station_id":280763954},{"musicPath":"/music/Halou","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/974/974dc6f67116c4df75cc6f10126e7357_md.jpg","artistName":"Halou","artistId":1078,"station_id":113395272},{"musicPath":"/music/Alex+Gopher","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e6c/e6cddeea2296d21d0b25e3c27eb9f9fe_md.jpg","artistName":"Alex Gopher","artistId":2811,"station_id":113866581},{"musicPath":"/music/Rob+Dougan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6ef/6ef32c1b479365ae70a61fc6ebdc17f5_md.jpg","artistName":"Rob Dougan","artistId":1449,"station_id":113506717},{"musicPath":"/music/Lamb","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f09/f0974d953a40a7a9682a324e10ae5a8e_md.jpg","artistName":"Lamb","artistId":1248,"station_id":113284506},{"musicPath":"/music/Thievery+Corporation","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c3a/c3a67d0380989ced7d54af66c03ebeec_md.jpg","artistName":"Thievery Corporation","artistId":785,"station_id":113267264},{"musicPath":"/music/Vanessa+Daou","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0ee/0ee4100b78d43d635e554546642c878a_md.jpg","artistName":"Vanessa Daou","artistId":101811,"station_id":280763910},{"musicPath":"/music/Pati+Yang","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/982/982672fca0c3799d0acd420e326f7f97_md.jpg","artistName":"Pati Yang","artistId":56210,"station_id":259828891},{"musicPath":"/music/Cibo+Matto","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/322/322f1eb39113454c6402db58b9e7cf2a_md.jpg","artistName":"Cibo Matto","artistId":966,"station_id":113325249},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Cinematic+Orchestra","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d1e/d1eac611d0ccff59c3dfb96fa02d6975_md.jpg","artistName":"The Cinematic Orchestra","artistId":1578,"station_id":113277696},{"musicPath":"/music/Baxter","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/534/534c9fe063adec9e1195ccc467cd46f0_md.jpg","artistName":"Baxter","artistId":9687,"station_id":114302189},{"musicPath":"/music/Laika","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1d5/1d588336bc80983171278c026730c0ac_md.jpg","artistName":"Laika","artistId":1247,"station_id":113482869},{"musicPath":"/music/Air","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/31d/31d1ec9fe31feeed6db51798d1f0692f_md.jpg","artistName":"Air","artistId":43,"station_id":113264570},{"musicPath":"/music/DJ+Cam","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ae5/ae50444f387f67c5b904c225e90ee52f_md.jpg","artistName":"DJ Cam","artistId":336,"station_id":113308217},{"musicPath":"/music/Ancient+Astronauts","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/889/88974aa18ecad19cf2ac10a8eda392bd_md.jpg","artistName":"Ancient Astronauts","artistId":108667,"station_id":281863209}]}