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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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The Rocklopedia joins a cast of thousands at Podcasthon.org, a weeklong collaboration between podcasts and the charities and nonprofit they support. We're celebrating Student Diplomacy Corps (https://sdcorps.org/) and talking fake bands that might be near the incredible SDC offerings.
You asked for it, you got it! We discuss three relatively new animated shows that are smart and kid friendly and chock full of fake bands. From Steven Universe to Twelve Forever to Regular Show, we leave no stone unturned in our quest to find all the fictional musicians we can.
Oh, THIS is an episode, THIS one, you see
All about Dr. Seuss and his fake-band-i-tree!
We talked about Geisel, that wonderful brain
Who gave us fake music again and again!
It's the 11th anniversary of the beloved NBC sitcom's series finale, and we delve into all the fake bands, big and small. Even with Parks and Rec, we go to 11!
The Rocklopedia Fakebandica welcomes our latest inductees! Catherine O'Hara sadly receives her entry posthumously, and we go back to the 20th Century for the legendary Marlene Dietrich
We celebrate our 100th show with a parade of fake bands with numbers in their names! From 2 Guys N the Parque to Calvin Stopes and his Sixteen Sexophonists, we cover them all!
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem are legends in the fake band world. They may be Muppets, but they rock hard and party harder (at least in Wellington). We talk the Muppets, the band, and the possible nationality of Animal (?).
Does The Rocklopedia Fakebandica have the pluck and guile to make Tatooine's favorite song the #1 song in the US?
Not everyone starts out famous. It takes a lot of hard work, and sometimes, you have to play in a fake band. The Rocklopedia Fakebandica commends these hard working fake musicians that finally found their place in the sun!
The Rocklopedia Fakebandica keeps its fingers on the pulse of today by discussing fictional musicians that debuted 95 years ago and are now part of the public domain. What is the public domain, you ask? Well then, this is the episode for you!
Call it an appetizer if you will, because The Rocklopedia Fakebandica is giving you 26 little nuggets of fake band trivia to tease our upcoming year of shows.
The Rocklopedia finishes 2025 they way we finished 2024, with some fake bands from movies and some unique looks into the future of fake bands
On the episode of The Rocklopedia Fakebandica, it’s Christmas Time, and our gift to you is watching Hallmark movies until we pass out. It will be a Christmas miracle if we survive this show.
Rob Reiner was one of the greats in the fake band world. The Rocklopedia Fakebandica remembers his contributions to pop culture and his effects on us personally.
Happy Hanukkah! We search far and wide for Hanukkah fake bands, even in Christmas specials, and finally we just let AI create a holiday "classic."
It's been 45 years since the senseless murder of John Lennon, and The Rocklopedia Fakebandica celebrates his life in the way we know how: through fake bands based on The Beatles, and the fake bands The Beatles themselves created!
Spy movies and shows aren't just about secrets and espionage and... secrets? Did we say secrets already? Sometimes the spies are musicians as well! We look at a few secret agent fake bands in pop culture, a few of which are absolutely bonkers!
WKRP in Cincinnati is the best TV sitcom about the greatest fake Ohio AM radio station of the 1970s and 1980s. That is not up for debate. What is up for debate is whether this sitcom has the greatest Thanksgiving TV episode ever. Happy Thanksgiving from The Rocklopedia Fakebandica!
After last week's foray into Gen X nostalgia, we tackle something more recent: A fake musician from a show that went off the air about, um, 15 years ago. OMG it’s HANNAH MONTANA! Squee!
We explore how two brothers from Montreal made children’s TV in the 1970s and 80s super, super, super weird. Yes, it’s time to discuss the fake bands from the world of Sid and Marty Krofft.
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