Episodes
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Legendary Musicians Who Played It Fake
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
They say that everyone dreams of being a rock star, but what do real rock stars dream about? They dream about being real fake rock stars, of course. We discuss how Jimmy Cliff, Huey Lewis, Paul Simon, David Bowie, and Ludacris made their fake-band dreams a reality.
Monday Jul 15, 2024
We Create Our Own Fake Band Supergroups
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
In this guest star-filled episode, we create six fake band supergroups. Whose is the best? And why is it Alan’s? Dammit Charles, stop letting him write these episode descriptions!
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Four Fake Lads from Liverpool Make It Big: The Story of the Rutles
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
This week we dive into the story of the most famous Liverpudlian foursome of all time! No, not those guys--we're talking about Eric Idle and Neil Innes's Rutles.
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Fake Bands We're Watching/Playing/Listening To/Reading About Now!
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Open up the grab bag and sample an assortment of recent fake bands from such hot and current media properties as Fallout, Starfield, Fisk, Ghosts, Cyberpunk 2077, and, uh, Fantasy Island.
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Fake Bands
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
On this episode of the Rocklopedia Fakebandica, we are excellent to each other and party on with the fake band that will someday save the world...Wyld Stallyns! [air guitar lick]
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Celebrating 40 years of the Blues Brothers
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Time to hit play on our tribute to one of the greatest fake bands of all time: the Blues Brothers.
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Acapella Fake-apella
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
On this episode, we have a serious talk-apella with all our aca-fans about the movies that taught the aca-world how to sing without musical backup: Pitch Perfect and its various sequels.
Monday Jun 03, 2024
The 1st Fake Band Hall of Fame Inductions, Part 2
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
The second part of our first-ever two-part episode continues our tribute to those who have elevated fake music to an art form all of its own. Today, we induct an actor/writer/musician who is, without doubt, the Greatest of All Time!