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The Rocklopedia FakebandicaEmergency KPop Demon Hunters Episode!Panic sets into the RF community when this week’s plans fall through, but one plucky family saves the day!
2025-07-2850 minThe Rocklopedia FakebandicaFake Bands, eh? A Province-by-Province-by-Territory Tour of Fake Canadian BandsFor our 70th episode, we stand on guard for fake bands from the Great White North. From Newfoundland and Labrador to British Columbia, and all the way up in Nunavut, we bring you fake bands from CODCO, Trailer Park Boys, Les Dévadés, Degrassi High, Less Than Kind, Corner Gas, Crash Canyon, Hard Core Logo, Yvon of the Yukon, and North of North.
2025-07-211h 10The Rocklopedia Fakebandica50 Fake Bands for 50 States, part 2Last week, we gave you 25 bands for all 25 states, But after re-counting the stars on the American flag, it seems we have 25 more states to go. No better time than the present! Join us for Montana through Wyoming!
2025-07-141h 17The Rocklopedia Fakebandica50 Fake Bands for 50 States, part 1We put away our hamburgers and French fries and our illegal Peruvian fireworks and celebrate Independence Day the way the founders wanted: by listing out a fake band from each state!
2025-07-071h 12The Rocklopedia FakebandicaCanada vs NC: Will We Discuss Canuck or 30 Rock Bands?Listen up fives, a ten is here to stand on guard for thee. The Great White North battled The Old North State to be our #1 listening demographic, so now it’s time to talk about either Canadian fake bands or fake musicians from 30 Rock. Who will it be?
2025-06-301h 22The Rocklopedia FakebandicaJohnny, Are You Real?Johnny what’s the deal boy, Is your band for real, boy?
Real songs about fake musicians named John and Johnny. And you thought we couldn’t be any more niche!
2025-06-231h 33The Rocklopedia FakebandicaFake Bands in Real SongsWe flip the script this week to talk about real musicians recording real songs. Real songs that just happen to have fake bands in them. From Alexander’s Ragtime Band to Ziggy Stardust, here are some of the best.
2025-06-161h 13The Rocklopedia FakebandicaThe Fake Band Hall of Fame Nominations ShowIt’s Hall of Fame time again! This time, we throw the doors open and induct a lot of fake band superstars. Because let’s be real, there’s only so much that Fred Armisen and Lynda Carter can talk about with the losers that T. Mike and Alan keep nominating. It’s about to get crowded in the Hall!
2025-06-091h 05The Rocklopedia FakebandicaWhere Have All the Fake Bands Gone? Fake Folk in Three FilmsIn our first episode devoted to folk music (if you discount our Bob Dylan ep), we discuss the many fake bands and artists in Songcatcher, Inside Llewyn Davis, and The Ballad of Wallis Island.
2025-06-021h 26The Rocklopedia FakebandicaDJ 35X: Creating a Synth-Pop World of Fake BandsWe follow up our DJ A to Z episode by talking with deep house juggernaut DJ 35X. We learn about his process for creating his songs, his use of artificial intelligence to make that vision a reality, and we take a tour of the DJ 35X Universe and the many fake bands that live there.
2025-05-261h 06The Rocklopedia FakebandicaTwo Turntables and a Made-Up DJ: The A to Z of Fake DJsIt's time to talk about the scandalous immigration policies of this nation. Specifically, the onslaught, the invasion, of DJs infiltrating our fake band world. Every day, another 2.7 fake DJs enter our movies and TV shows, taking jobs away from the hard-working fake rock bands and fictional crooners that built this grand fake band database.
And honestly, we love it. More content for us!
2025-05-191h 36The Rocklopedia FakebandicaAngels and Demons and Fake Bands, Oh My!We celebrate the greatest movie sequel ever ever EVER by talking about angelic and demonic fake bands. And if we need help, we’ll call for famed symbologist Robert Langdon, of course. It’s Angels and Demons, this week on the Rocklopedia Fakebandica!
2025-05-121h 28The Rocklopedia Fakebandica¡Celebremos con Bandas Falsas!Este episodio de la Rocklopedia Fakebandica habla sobre las grandes bandas falsas mexicanas de la cultura pop. Hablamos del mariachi, de Rebelde y de muchas otras bandas increíbles. ¡El Traductor de Google es nuestro amigo!
2025-05-051h 26The Rocklopedia FakebandicaRed-Headed Faker: A Birthday Tribute to Willie NelsonWe celebrate Willie Nelson’s 92nd birthday and his newest release, Oh What a Beautiful World, in the only way we know how: blathering about his roles as a fake musician in Honeysuckle Rose, Songwriter, and Waiting for the Miracle to Come.
2025-04-2858 minThe Rocklopedia FakebandicaHere Comes Peter Fake Band Tales: The Rabbit Band ShowIn honor of Easter weekend, we consider one of the most important questions of this most holy of holidays: how many rabbit musicians could we come up with? The answer may surprise you. Or not. We don’t know what surprises you, frankly.
2025-04-2158 minThe Rocklopedia FakebandicaThe Real Fake Band Genius of Val KilmerOn April 1, 2025, Val Edward Kilmer, a legend of the silver screen, passed away at age 65. We honor his life the only way we know how: talking about the fake band roles in his illustrious career, from Top Secret! to Song to Song, via SNL, The Salton Sea, and Ghost Ghirls.
2025-04-141h 14The Rocklopedia FakebandicaFake Bands in Video Games, A-ZOn this episode of the Rocklopedia Fakebandica, we get off our Asteroids and answer the Call of Duty, to Dig Dug through mountains of video game bands to bring you the best of the Pac, Man. And if we do it right, it won’t take us a Fortnite, maybe just an hour. Wii Golf tomorrow, but today it’s Video Game Music A to Z
2025-04-071h 13The Rocklopedia FakebandicaNo Foolin': Musical HoaxesCelebrate April Fool's Day and the one-year anniversary of the podcast with The Autopian co-founder Jason Torchinsky and a whole bunch of musical hoaxes. Or… maybe this podcast has been a hoax this whole time!
2025-03-311h 11The Rocklopedia FakebandicaBears, Beets, and (Fake) Bands in The OfficeIn honor of the 20th anniversary of the premiere of NBC’s The Office, we discuss David Brent, Scrantonicity, Andy Bernard, and the other fake bands and musicians from both the UK and US versions.
2025-03-241h 05The Rocklopedia FakebandicaErin Faux Bragh! Fake Bands from the Films of John CarneyThis week, we skip the green beer, pinching, and shamrocks and instead get our craic from the fake Irish musicians in Once, Sing Street, and Flora and Son.
2025-03-171h 21The Rocklopedia FakebandicaBashir With the Fake Beard: Why You Should Watch "We Are Lady Parts" ASAPThis week, we discuss the greatest fake band of the 2020s, or at least our favorite. It's time to talk about the band Lady Parts, the all-Muslim woman punk band from the show We Are Lady Parts!
2025-03-101h 29The Rocklopedia FakebandicaFake Bands from the 1950s for Episode 50!Hey cool cats, grab a $5 shake and your “I Like Ike” paraphernalia and come celebrate our 50th episode with a look at fake bands in the 1950s.
2025-03-031h 30The Rocklopedia FakebandicaMuslim Fake BandsThis week, we mark the coming of Ramadan by doing what three old white guys do… we act like we know what we’re talking about with respect to Islam. At least you’ll learn about Taqwacore and hear K'naan rap some of Don Dellilo's dope rhymes.
2025-02-241h 08The Rocklopedia FakebandicaFake Bands Go CommercialOn this episode of the show, Alan is on a break and Charles and T. Mike also take a break—a commercial break. In light of the big game last week, we're talking about some big fake bands coming out of the advertising industry.
2025-02-171h 03The Rocklopedia Fakebandica99 Problems and Real Bands Ain’t One: The A-Z of Fake Hip HopJoin us on a speedrun through an alphabet of fake hip hop acts in movies, TV, albums, textbooks, and…police actions.
2025-02-101h 13The Rocklopedia FakebandicaG’Day Fakies: Australian Fake BandsThis week we celebrate Australia Day by going to where the women glow and the fake bands thunder. Join us as we get under 20th Century Oz, Garage Days, and The Sapphires.
2025-02-031h 20The Rocklopedia FakebandicaScott Pilgrim vs. the Podcast, Part 2Hey hosers, it's time to head back to the Great White North as we talk fake bands in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
2025-01-271h 30The Rocklopedia FakebandicaO Canada! The Scott Pilgrimverse, Part 1This week, we celebrate Inauguration Day here in the US by giving 50% of the population exactly what they want: a little more information about Canada. We’re deep diving into the Scott Pilgrim Universe, where we discuss his life, his loves, and the many, many fake bands.
2025-01-201h 10The Rocklopedia FakebandicaQuick! Time for P.D.Q. Bach!We go classical this week with a look at PDQ Bach, his work, his legacy, and whether we should record a full episode just about him.
2025-01-131h 10The Rocklopedia FakebandicaBob Dylan's Many Fake Band Movies (aka "We Cash in on 'A Complete Unknown'")Once upon a time you dressed so fine/Listened to a podcast in your prime, didn't you? Sure you did--you listened to this week's show about Bob Dylan's fake band movies.
2025-01-061h 42The Rocklopedia FakebandicaAuld Lang Fake: Time to “Get Crazy” in the New Year!Join us as we end 2024 with a movie filled with sex and drugs and rock and roll, and bad decisions, and a distinct possibility that none of us makes it to the next year. Should be fun. Also, we make bold fake band predictions for 2025!
2024-12-301h 14The Rocklopedia FakebandicaFa La La La La, La La La Fake: Fake Bands from Holiday MoviesWe are deep, deep, DEEP in the holiday season right now. And while some of us were a little too Bob Cratchit-ty and wanted the time off to be with their families, Charles said no, let’s slap together a podcast with three random holiday movies with fake musicians in them. Here it is!
2024-12-231h 18The Rocklopedia FakebandicaIt's a Christmas Nightmare: Emmet Otter's Jug Band ChristmasJoin us on a trip back to the late 1970s, the era of disco, stagflation, and holiday specials where there’s really no Christmas content at all. Instead of jingle bells and chestnuts, we had washboards, cigar boxes, and washtubs.
2024-12-161h 13The Rocklopedia FakebandicaFake Boy Bands from A-ZGrab three to five friends, gel your hair, unbutton your shirts, practice your harmonies, and work on your dance moves, because it's time to run through 26 fake boy bands, one for each letter of the alphabet.
2024-12-0959 minThe Rocklopedia FakebandicaFake from New York, pt. 2: Fake Bands from the Second 10 Years of SNLWe continue our multi-part series on the fake bands of Saturday Night Live with a discussion of the year that almost killed the show, the long fruitful years after,...and the year that almost killed the show. Kinda like a Double Stuf Oreo, except instead of double stuffed, it’s octuple stuffed, and instead of being sandwiched together with cookies, it’s sandwiched together by turds. Good luck getting that image out of your mind!
2024-12-021h 01The Rocklopedia FakebandicaGiving Thanks for Native American Fake BandsThis week, we celebrate that day long ago in Plymouth, Mass., when Americans broke bread with some illegal immigrants. Or Pilgrims. Maybe we should call the immigrants Pilgrims. Anyway, we choose to mark the holiday by discussing Native American fake bands in pop culture. Because let's face it: Native Americans are the reason we have Thanksgiving in the first place. And it's also hard to find fake bands filled with Pilgrims or turkeys.
2024-11-2500 minThe Rocklopedia FakebandicaThe 2nd Fake Band Hall of Fame Inductions, Part 2This week's writer introduced the world to the hardest-working music geek in all of Ireland, the great Jimmy Rabbitte. While Jimmy may think he's shite, possibly overproduced, and less musical than And And! fecking And, we are all fans of novelist Roddy Doyle, the third member of the Fake Band Hall of Fame's latest class of inductees!
2024-11-1858 minThe Rocklopedia FakebandicaThe 2nd Fake Band Hall of Fame Inductions, Part 1The Fake Band Hall of Fame's new members are two of the biggest TV stars of the past 50 years. Plus, they have also played fake musicians on TV, in movies, on streaming, and even in video games. Please welcome Lynda Carter and Lily Tomlin to the red, fake carpet!
2024-11-111h 09The Rocklopedia FakebandicaPolitical Fake Bands! Because You Aren’t Sick of Politics AlreadyWith the election right around the corner, we look at politics and fake bands, and the warnings that Hollywood keeps giving us, over and over again. Get out and vote, then listen!
2024-11-041h 07The Rocklopedia FakebandicaDemons, Metal, and Terrible, Terrible Movies: Spend Halloweek with Fake Bands from Metalsploitation FlicksIt’s Halloweek, so we’re going to discuss one of the scariest things to ever haunt the world: the many heavy metal fake bands that occupied those “metalsploitation” films of the 1980s. We discuss three of them and wonder if we are wetting our pants from fear...or just age.
2024-10-281h 23The Rocklopedia FakebandicaA Fake-a Fake-a Burnin' Love: Fake Bands in Elvis's Early MoviesThis week, we talk about one of the people that shaped popular culture and changed the world forever. His music and his showmanship are still iconic to this day, and his face adorns as many velvet paintings as Jesus. It’s one for the money… two for the show… three to get ready… fake bands go!
2024-10-2156 minThe Rocklopedia FakebandicaMeet the Threetles, part 2In the second of our two-part exploration of fake Beatles-related bands, we grapple with the possibility of other fake universes themed on bands. And then you can actually hear Alan's blood pressure shoot up as he talks about 2019's Yesterday.
2024-10-1557 minThe Rocklopedia FakebandicaMeet the Threetles, part 1In the first of this two-part episode of the Rocklopedia Fakebandica, we wonder once again if we have to explain who the Beatles were. Instead, we use three movies to do it for us. Join us as we discuss the movie versions of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Across the Universe.
2024-10-071h 08The Rocklopedia FakebandicaThe Curious Case of Michael Smith and the AI-Driven Fake Bands in the Bot TimeIn episode 1, we declared that A.I.-generated songs do not count as fake bands. So why are we discussing the case of Michael Smith, who allegedly used thousands of A.I.- created songs to bilk millions of dollars from music streaming services? Find out on this week's Rocklopedia Fakebandica!
2024-10-0156 minThe Rocklopedia FakebandicaAyyyy! Rockin' All Week with Happy Days Fake BandsOn this episode of the Rocklopedia Fakebandica, we tackle the hard hitting questions, like is there more to life than being cool? Do we still got it? And were the 1950s really Happy Days? Special guest Galen Black helps us sort it all out!
2024-09-241h 26The Rocklopedia FakebandicaYellow, Long-Lasting, and Fake: The Fake Bands of the First Years of The SimpsonsJoin us for obscure references, vague reminiscences, and some of the most obscure fake bands we've discussed as we dig into the early years of The Simpsons.
2024-09-161h 06The Rocklopedia FakebandicaMeow for Us, Baby: It’s the Josie and the Pussycats ShowNeat, sweet, a groovy podcast/You're invited, come along…um, cast. Yes, it’s time for the most-requested fake band so far, Josie and the Pussycats!
2024-09-091h 20The Rocklopedia FakebandicaIt's Back to the School of Rock Time!The long hot summer is almost over, and each and every parent can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s Back to School time! We talk about student bands, a school of rock, and the most important question of all: how does Oingo Boingo fit in?
2024-09-031h 17The Rocklopedia FakebandicaThat Sweet, Sweet (Valley) Fake Band FeelingMarissa Flaxbart, creator of the Sweet Valley Diaries podcast, joins us for a belated tribute to Francine Pascal, creator of the Sweet Valley High series of young adult novels (and a few fake bands, too).
2024-08-261h 35The Rocklopedia FakebandicaPuttin’ the F.A.K.E. in Fake-Ass K-Drama EntertainersTake a ride on the Korean Wave as Charles and two guest experts (Michal Cohen and Kelli Rempel) delve into the fake bands in Doona!, Hospital Playlist, Castaway Diva, and Lovely Runner.
2024-08-191h 31The Rocklopedia FakebandicaMah-Na-Mah-Eep-Opp-Ork-Gleep-Glorp: An Hour of Absolute GibberishThis week, we supplement our usual brand of gibberish with exciting new forms of gibberish from the far future (The Jetsons) and the exotic, erotic, episodic(?) world of Sweden and/or the Muppets Theatre.
2024-08-121h 12The Rocklopedia FakebandicaGirl (Bands) You Know It's FakeOur 20th episode (woot!) focuses on two recent shows that took us way back to the '90s heyday of girl bands: Girls5Eva and Queens.
2024-08-051h 05The Rocklopedia FakebandicaThe Real Real Story of the Fake Fake Site: T Mike Childs' Fake Band Origin StoryEvery hero (and supervillain, we guess) has an origin story. This week, we present the story of the guy who created the site that birthed the podcast whose description you are reading RIGHT NOW!
2024-07-291h 17The Rocklopedia FakebandicaLegendary Musicians Who Played It FakeThey say that everyone dreams of being a rock star, but what do real rock stars dream about? They dream about being real fake rock stars, of course. We discuss how Jimmy Cliff, Huey Lewis, Paul Simon, David Bowie, and Ludacris made their fake-band dreams a reality.
2024-07-221h 15The Rocklopedia FakebandicaWe Create Our Own Fake Band SupergroupsIn this guest star-filled episode, we create six fake band supergroups. Whose is the best? And why is it Alan’s? Dammit Charles, stop letting him write these episode descriptions!
2024-07-1546 minThe Rocklopedia FakebandicaFour Fake Lads from Liverpool Make It Big: The Story of the RutlesThis week we dive into the story of the most famous Liverpudlian foursome of all time! No, not those guys--we're talking about Eric Idle and Neil Innes's Rutles.
2024-07-081h 21The Rocklopedia FakebandicaFake Bands We're Watching/Playing/Listening To/Reading About Now!Open up the grab bag and sample an assortment of recent fake bands from such hot and current media properties as Fallout, Starfield, Fisk, Ghosts, Cyberpunk 2077, and, uh, Fantasy Island.
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The Rocklopedia FakebandicaBill and Ted’s Excellent Fake BandsOn this episode of the Rocklopedia Fakebandica, we are excellent to each other and party on with the fake band that will someday save the world...Wyld Stallyns! [air guitar lick]
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The Rocklopedia FakebandicaCelebrating 40 years of the Blues BrothersIt's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Time to hit play on our tribute to one of the greatest fake bands of all time: the Blues Brothers.
2024-06-171h 24The Rocklopedia FakebandicaAcapella Fake-apellaOn this episode, we have a serious talk-apella with all our aca-fans about the movies that taught the aca-world how to sing without musical backup: Pitch Perfect and its various sequels.
2024-06-101h 01The Rocklopedia FakebandicaThe 1st Fake Band Hall of Fame Inductions, Part 2The second part of our first-ever two-part episode continues our tribute to those who have elevated fake music to an art form all of its own. Today, we induct an actor/writer/musician who is, without doubt, the Greatest of All Time!
2024-06-0355 minThe Rocklopedia FakebandicaThe 1st Fake Band Hall of Fame Inductions, Part 1Our first-ever two-part episode honors those who have elevated fake music to an art form all of its own. Today, we induct a singer/songwriter/actor and a Pulitzer Prize-winner into the Fake Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2024-05-271h 04The Rocklopedia FakebandicaThe Cars of the Fake BandsOn this episode of the Rocklopedia Fakebandica, we answer the single most important question in human history: how do fake bands drive to their gigs? Guest host Jason Torchinsky (The Autopian) is here to talk about the top fake band cars and more!
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The Rocklopedia FakebandicaLet's Get Freaky-Squeaky: It's the Chipmunks and Their Amazingly Long CareerSqueaky sped-up singing voices shouldn’t be a gimmick that’s lasted since 1958, but you should never underestimate humans' desire to hear singing rodents. Which is a long way to say this week's show delves into the incredibly long history of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
2024-05-1356 minThe Rocklopedia FakebandicaFake Bands, Star Wars: Cantina Band vs. Max Rebo BandOn this episode of The Rocklopedia Fakebandica, we go back a long time ago, to a galaxy far, far away, where we discuss two alien fake bands playing questionably named music. We’ll expound on how their very existence highlights the universe building in major blockbuster film franchises, and the tinkering of old classics by filmmakers who should know better.
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The Rocklopedia FakebandicaSweeter Than Sugar, More Wrinkled than the Stones: The Rise and Fall of the California RaisinsOn this episode, we have our ear to the grapevine, our claymation feet tapping, and our skins puckering in that warm Fresno sun as we discuss the hottest, fakest band to come out of the dried fruit industry: the California Raisins
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The Rocklopedia FakebandicaGoing Down the Musical Torture Rabbit Hole with the MuppaphoneThis week we go deep, deep, DEEP into musical history following a joke that appeared in everything from The Muppet Show to a contemporaneous history of King Phillip II of Spain. And it involves hitting smaller things with hammers really, really hard.
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The Rocklopedia FakebandicaFake from New York: Fake Bands from the First 10 Years of SNLThis week is our first episode focusing on Saturday Night Live! So sit back and listen to a bunch of failed middle-aged sketch comedians dissect the works of much older successful sketch comedians.
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The Rocklopedia FakebandicaReal Feelings, Fake Bands: An RF Love Mix, Just4UThis week, we look at love, fake bands, the fake bands you love, and the fake bands who love to love you back. And we show our love the only way Gen X dudes know how: we made you a mix tape.
2024-04-081h 17The Rocklopedia FakebandicaWhat Is a Fake Band?: The Rocklopedia Fakebandica Ep. 1Meet your hosts and delve into the question of what makes a fake band a fake band. We also chat about AI-generated music and the future of fakeness in bands.
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The Rocklopedia FakebandicaHey Hey, It's One of the Most Famous Fake Bands of All: The Monkees!On this, the second episode of the Rocklopedia Fakebandica, we talk about one of the most important fake bands in the fake band universe: The Monkees! Find out how four nobodies became somebodies and who charted a course few fake bands could follow. Here they come, walking down the street....
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Mt. Rushmore PodcastMt. Rushmore of Fake Bands Turned Real Bands (with T. Mike Childs)Sometimes the best bands aren't even real! That's the premise of this week's episode, as we talk about musical acts that started out as fictional and turned into hitmakers and live acts. Joining us to sort through the thousands of possible entries is T. Mike Childs, author of "The Rocklopedia Fakebandica" and proprietor of the FakeBands.com Wiki.2024-02-2758 min
Mt. Rushmore PodcastMt. Rushmore of Fake Bands Turned Real Bands (with T. Mike Childs)Sometimes the best bands aren't even real! That's the premise of this week's episode, as we talk about musical acts that started out as fictional and turned into hitmakers and live acts. Joining us to sort through the thousands of possible entries is T. Mike Childs, author of "The Rocklopedia Fakebandica" and proprietor of the FakeBands.com Wiki.2024-02-2758 min