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.
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 bassist Rikki London (ex-Johnny Thunders and Andy McCoy) and drummer Mikko Sirén. 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".
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. In early 2005 they got together with producer Johnny Lee Michaels (69 Eyes et.c.) who produced two fan-favorites, "Supernova" and "So Alive". The band has earned a reputation for sweaty and manicly exuberant live-shows, with plenty of dazzle for the eye and ear.
taken from Megaphoneworld.com