I’ve talked about my band megaphone on here before. In the past, I’ve preferred to keep my personal life separate from my Average Dudes life, but right now we could use all the help we can get. The local rock radio station here in Orlando is having a contest to determine who the “Best Band in Central Florida” is. Now, personally I don’t think that the number of votes a band can drum up accurately determines how good they are, but I didn’t make the rules.

Anyways, if you could take a second and go vote for us, that would rule. This thing has been going on for about a month now and they’ve narrowed it down to 8 bands. Voting for this round only lasts through Sunday, March 8th so if you’re going to do it, do it quickly! If we move on to the next round, that will begin on Monday the 9th and there will only be 4 bands left. Here’s the link to vote. Just click the bubble next to “Megaphone – Gravitate” (you can listen to the track if you like), fill in a valid email address at the bottom, then watch your inbox for the confirmation email. The vote won’t count until it’s confirmed and it may go to a spam box so look hard for it! Also, if you wouldn’t mind getting some friends to vote too, that would be great. Thanks!

This was an actual CNN headline the night of the Inauguration. The President and First Lady attended multiple Inaugural balls that night, so someone at CNN thought this would be a clever phrase to describe it. Until someone with their mind in the gutter (like us) giggled like a 5th grader and they took it down.

[Buzzfeed]

If you absolutely love me and everything that I do (who doesn’t?), then check out my band’s new blog! We’re called megaphone and we will rock your face.

[megaphone blog]

I started writing this post a while ago and never finished it. It’s a little off-topic for this site….but what’s our topic anyways?

Back in the day, I used to buy CDs all the time. Remember CDs? Yeah, I’m starting to forget them too. Even when mp3s started gaining in popularity, I still preferred to buy most of my music on physical discs rather than downloads. At this point, I think I can count on one hand the number of CDs I’ve purchased in the past couple of years. Now instead of shelf space, I’m worried about running out of hard drive space. So what’s the problem? (more…)

There is something to be said about this guy. His life’s goal is to archive every piece of vinyl ever created. I’ve had many stupid hobbies in my time but this one actually has meaning and purpose. This video is a tad on the long side and is kind of depressing so be prepared to break out the tissues.

Weezer, the nerdiest rock band ever, released details on their sixth studio album. They’re going back to their self-titled color theme with this one. Their first album is widely known as the “Blue Album” because of its blue color, their third album (second self-titled) is the “Green Album”…I’ll give you three guesses what this one is called. The album will be released on June 24th.

You can listen to the first single, “Pork and Beans,” at weezer.com. I wasn’t a huge fan of their previous album, but so far I dig the new stuff. It also doesn’t hurt that Rivers (singer) is sportin’ an awesome ’stache.

[Spinner]

Pete Yorn, Slash, Steve Vai, Tom Morello, Flea, and a couple others that I can’t make out. Enjoy.

To catch you up a tad, Axl Rose, the singer and sole remaining original member of Guns N’ Roses, has been working on a new album for more than a decade. The album, titled Chinese Democracy, has become something of a legend because it’s been in production for so long and has been delayed so many times. You’d think someone could have had the common courtesy to leak it on the internet by now.

For some weird reason, Dr. Pepper (yes, the soft drink company) has offered a reward of sorts if the band manages to release the album in 2008. Everyone in the United States will receive a free Dr. Pepper if the album sees the light of day this year, the only exceptions being former GNR guitarists Slash and Buckethead. No Dr. Pepper for them.

I can’t imagine the motivation behind this campaign but I’ll take a free Dr. Pepper. Will I buy the album? Probably not. Would you?

[E! Online]

I’m a big fan of music. I come from a musical family, play in a band with my brother (Megaphone), and I own a few iPods. As a fan of (good) music, I find the radio to be nothing more than a source of frustration. It’s no secret that radio stations only play songs from approved playlists, meaning you’re basically forced to listen to what the record executives and station managers deem worthy. As a result, you can listen to the radio for a matter of a few hours and begin to hear the same songs over again. My simple solution was to just ignore it completely and use my iPod instead. After the events of today, I have a feeling a lot more people will find themselves making the same decision. (more…)

Green Day has released new material under the name Foxboro Hot Tubs. It’s awesome and it’s free. Check it out: Foxboro Hot Tubs

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