Episodes

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Fake Bands in Real Songs
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30 minutes ago
We 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.

Monday Jun 09, 2025
The Fake Band Hall of Fame Nominations Show
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Monday Jun 09, 2025
It’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!

Monday Jun 02, 2025
Where Have All the Fake Bands Gone? Fake Folk in Three Films
Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
In 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.

Monday May 26, 2025
DJ 35X: Creating a Synth-Pop World of Fake Bands
Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
We 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.

Monday May 19, 2025
Two Turntables and a Made-Up DJ: The A to Z of Fake DJs
Monday May 19, 2025
Monday May 19, 2025
It'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!

Monday May 12, 2025
Angels and Demons and Fake Bands, Oh My!
Monday May 12, 2025
Monday May 12, 2025
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!

Monday May 05, 2025
¡Celebremos con Bandas Falsas!
Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
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!

Monday Apr 28, 2025
Red-Headed Faker: A Birthday Tribute to Willie Nelson
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Monday Apr 28, 2025
We 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.