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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica

Everything you ever wanted to know about fake bands in movies, TV, commercials, books, games, art, and elsewhere, but were afraid to ask

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01:14:34

The Real Fake Band Genius of Val Kilmer

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/04/14

On 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.

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01:13:05

Fake Bands in Video Games, A-Z

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/04/07

On 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

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01:11:05

No Foolin': Musical Hoaxes

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/03/31

Celebrate 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!

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01:05:04

Bears, Beets, and (Fake) Bands in The Office

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/03/24

In 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.

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01:21:29

Erin Faux Bragh! Fake Bands from the Films of John...

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/03/17

This 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.

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01:29:32

Bashir With the Fake Beard: Why You Should Watch "We...

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/03/10

This 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!

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01:30:36

Fake Bands from the 1950s for Episode 50!

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/03/03

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.

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01:08:31

Muslim Fake Bands

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/02/24

This 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.

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01:03:57

Fake Bands Go Commercial

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/02/17

On 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.

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01:13:50

99 Problems and Real Bands Ain’t One: The A-Z of Fake...

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/02/10

Join us on a speedrun through an alphabet of fake hip hop acts in movies, TV, albums, textbooks, and…police actions.

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01:20:51

G’Day Fakies: Australian Fake Bands

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/02/03

This 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.

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01:30:58

Scott Pilgrim vs. the Podcast, Part 2

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/01/27

Hey 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.

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01:10:29

O Canada! The Scott Pilgrimverse, Part 1

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/01/20

This 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.

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01:10:18

Quick! Time for P.D.Q. Bach!

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/01/13

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.

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01:42:17

Bob Dylan's Many Fake Band Movies (aka "We Cash in on...

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2025/01/06

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.

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01:14:49

Auld Lang Fake: Time to “Get Crazy” in the New Year!

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2024/12/30

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!

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01:18:25

Fa La La La La, La La La Fake: Fake Bands from...

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2024/12/23

We 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!

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01:13:52

It's a Christmas Nightmare: Emmet Otter's Jug Band...

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2024/12/16

Join 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.

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59:03

Fake Boy Bands from A-Z

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2024/12/09

Grab 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.

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01:01:18

Fake from New York, pt. 2: Fake Bands from the Second...

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica ·

2024/12/02

We 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!

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