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What would happen if Madonna and Mick Jagger had a four-headed love-child?
Megaphone is what you?d get!
It all started in 1999 when singer Bjarki moved from his native Iceland to Finland with only guitar and a hair-dryer and met guitarist Kris, who was equally skint but needed the hair-dryer. The pair shared a mutual love of energetic rock?n?roll and started to write together. Both being sub-urban hooligans, they were influenced by the music of the Stones, Queen and Hanoi Rocks, the movies of John Waters, the photographs of Helmut Newton and Nan Goldin and throw-away romance novels.
Gorgeous! Glossy! Glam!
High on beer and the fumes of cheap hair-dye they set about thrashing out a collection of tunes that would suit their vision. The first song they wrote was called "Shaking My Fist at the Sun" as a statement of intent. Soon after they hooked up with ex-Johnny Thunders and Andy McCoy bassist Rikki London but needing a drummer asked Antti Lehtinen to fill in on some demo sessions until they found drummer Mikko. This line-up quickly recorded more songs and started gigging as much as they could. After Rikki left to concentrate on solo ventures Mikko?s old friend Ilari stepped in on bass and the band, in Kris?s words, "just exploded". Some of Megaphone?s music found it?s way onto renowned producer Mitja Tuurala?s stereo and he offered on the spot to produce the band?s next demo.
More cat-walk than side-walk!
All four members of Megaphone are natural dandies, and therefore they slipped into the band's Vogue-meets-wasted look effortlessly. After having played numerous riotous shows in Finland and Sweden in 2001-3, they decided to record a single in february 2004 with the tracklisting based on audience response. "Toyboy" and "Movie Queen" are prime examples of Megaphone?s ear for a catchy tune and witty lyricism. The band has earned a reputation for sweaty and manicly exuberant live-shows, with plenty of dazzle for the eye and ear.
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Where is anything about Megaphone?
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Well, for one, there's a review that we did approx. 1 month previous
MEGAPHONE REVIEW
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Just read it. So the singer has a deeper voice than the "usual" glam? I'd say that would fit in pretty much with the bands I did see on that other site, more of a later 69 Eyes/HIM-style darkish glam/pop goth.
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Oh, yes. Thank you, my dear Spiced One.
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