Episodes

7 days ago
7 days ago
The Fake Band Hall of Fame. A hallowed institution. Only the deserving few get in. (Except for that episode when we just let anybody in.) But this week’s entries totally deserve it, because we are inducting the legends behind Spinal Tap.

Monday Aug 25, 2025
Spinal Tap Between (and Before) the Movies
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Monday Aug 25, 2025
It’s been 41 years between This Is Spinal Tap and its upcoming sequel. That’s a long time to not be doing anything. Luckily for us, the band hasn’t been not doing anything, or at least not doing nothing. Not not doing… nothing… let’s try again.
We’re discussing Spinal Tap between the movies, and maybe even earlier.

Monday Aug 18, 2025
Our Spinal Tap Episode Goes to 11
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
You can feel the excitement in this studio as we finally dive into the greatest fake band ever and the movie that really set into motion all the 41 years of human existence since. It’s time to talk This Is Spinal Tap! Be sure to listen to this one in dubbly!

Monday Aug 11, 2025
A Mighty Wind Kicks Off Our Countdown to Spinal Tap II
Monday Aug 11, 2025
Monday Aug 11, 2025
Every great concert starts with an opening band, and ours is a folk trio that if you squint just the right way, you might think they look like the guys in Spinal Tap. Oh but they’re so different. So so different. A Mighty Wind is blowin’, and by the end we’re all going to be blown by it. Wait, no.

Monday Aug 04, 2025
King of the Hill’s Fake Bands and Fake Band Accessories
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
In honor of the return of the excellent animated sitcom “King of the Hill,” three boys who ain’t right talk about the fake bands that appeared in its first run.

Monday Jul 28, 2025
Emergency KPop Demon Hunters Episode!
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Panic sets into the RF community when this week’s plans fall through, but one plucky family saves the day!

Monday Jul 21, 2025
Monday Jul 21, 2025
For 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.

Monday Jul 14, 2025
50 Fake Bands for 50 States, part 2
Monday Jul 14, 2025
Monday Jul 14, 2025
Last 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!