You will now be able to rock out to Jimmy Buffett songs from the comfort of your own home on your video game console. According to the official “Rock Band” website, Jimmy has laid 3 tracks that will be available for the game next week:

Ready to get your head spinning? This week are we really covering the spread. First we have a three pack of songs from Jimmy Buffett for $1.99 each (160 Microsoft Points) or $5.49 (440 Microsoft Points) for the pack. Jimmy Buffett rerecorded the three songs for exclusive use in Rock Band, turns out he really digs the game.

Tracks are as Follows-

• “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett (master – new original recording)
• “Cheeseburger in Paradise” by Jimmy Buffett (master – new original recording)
• “Volcano” by Jimmy Buffett (master – new original recording)

(hat tip to kwyn for passing this along!)

Don’t have “Rock Band”? You can order it online at Amazon.com:

• “Rock Band” for Playstation 3
• “Rock Band” for Xbox 360

Update – According to the Daily Game, the Buffett tracks will only be available through the Playstation 3 store (June 6th) and the Xbox 360 store (June 3rd).

Jimmy Buffett was lampooned on Wednesday night’s episode of “South Park” on Comedy Central.

Cartman is diagnosed with HIV, and Elton John is scheduled to play at a benefit dinner for him but does not show up in favor of playing at a cancer benefit show. He is replaced by Jimmy Buffett who sings “AIDSburger in Paradise”.

Watch clips from the episode on ComedyCentral.com

On Thursday night’s episode of “Scrubs” on NBC, Dr. Cox revealed that he is a parrot head.

“Scrubs” airs Thursday nights at 8:30 pm CST.

Thursday night, during the Southern Mississippi vs. Boise State game, late in the 2nd quarter, Chris Fowler mentioned Jimmy a couple times.
Boise State was winning 28-6 and was at the time dominating the game and Chris mentioned that Jimmy was a graduate of Southern Miss and said, “Southern Miss needs a Change in Latitude or at least a Change in Attitude if they want to stay in this game.”
After the next play which was a running play, he said, “Boise State is having a feeding frenzy out there.”

The 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition hits stores today. Jimmy recorded a video for a new song entitled “Getting The Picture,” which will be included with the Swimsuit Edition. You can also purchase the video from iTunes.

As part of the launch, SI.com has a Musicians and Models section featuring Jimmy. There are photos, an excerpt of the video, and a Q&A with Buffett. Check it out here.

Also, a Martin Shellback signature guitar autographed by Jimmy Buffett and all 21 of the 2007 Swimsuit models is up for auction on eBay now. It’s the guitar featured in Buffett’s “Getting The Picture” video.

The proceeds from the auction, which runs through February 23rd, will benefit the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and the New Orleans Habitat for Humanity’s Musicians’ Village.

American Idol winner Taylor Hicks wants to have the same sort of following that Jimmy Buffett has. He explains in an MTV News article:

Hicks kicked off a press tour last week and plans to launch a full trek at the end of February that will “hopefully last 10 years,” he said.

And he’s not entirely joking. After all, another one of his idols is road warrior Jimmy Buffett. “As a performer for so long you have this mentality of [wanting] everybody who comes to your show to be Parrotheads,” Hicks explained, using the nickname given to Buffett’s loyal followers. “The Parrothead mentality is like a gathering, a social event — it’s not only about the music, but it’s about the people you meet all over the country. That’s what I strive for as a performer: to have a traveling circus of fans.”

Read the entire article here.