The Rocklopedia Fakebandica

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.

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.

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! 

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!

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!

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.

In 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. 

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.