Episodes

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!

Monday Jul 07, 2025
50 Fake Bands for 50 States, part 1
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jul 07, 2025
We put away our hamburgers and French fries and our illegal Peruvian fireworks and celebrate Independence Day the way the founders wanted: by listing out a fake band from each state!

Monday Jun 30, 2025
Canada vs NC: Will We Discuss Canuck or 30 Rock Bands?
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Listen up fives, a ten is here to stand on guard for thee. The Great White North battled The Old North State to be our #1 listening demographic, so now it’s time to talk about either Canadian fake bands or fake musicians from 30 Rock. Who will it be?

Monday Jun 23, 2025
Johnny, Are You Real?
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Johnny what’s the deal boy, Is your band for real, boy?
Real songs about fake musicians named John and Johnny. And you thought we couldn’t be any more niche!

Monday Jun 16, 2025
Fake Bands in Real Songs
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
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.