The Rocklopedia Fakebandica

Once again, we take a subject and give you a fictional band for every letter of the alphabet!  This time, we look at alien bands, since it's around the anniversary of the Roswell discoveries.  We look at fake bands from all the different Star Trek shows, Doctor Who, Marvel Comics, Daft Punk, Futurama and Future Folk.  Be sure to listen before you get abducted again!

Usually it's pretty easy to identify what is and isn't a fake band.  Sometimes, though, the lines can be blurred.  We look at Ricky Nelson, Tenacious D and Flight of the Conchords and decide once and for all where they fit in the Rocklopedia Fakebandica.

To celebrate the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, we compare the fictional musicians with the longest names.  With entries from Kids in the Hall, Wayne's World, Arrested Development, George Carlin, Adult Swim, Ray Stevens, Marvel Comics, and Monty Python, there has to be at least one entry that you're curious about, right?

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica is sending out secret messages to the special listeners out there, full on spy stuff, you know?  We discuss Austin Powers and his band Ming Tea, The Man from UNCLE, Get Smart, and maybe the greatest Arch Hall, Jr movie ever, if there is such a thing.

Sure, the worlds may be a bleak grayish hellscape, but there's always music!  We look at 1984 (The Orwell book, not the Van Halen album), Brave New World, the collected works of Philip K. Dick, and Frank Zappa and his rock opera Joe's Garage.  Then we get mad at a comic book.  

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica spends this episode discussing an assortment of fictional bands that don't quite fit into the show topics.  We look at musicals, podcasts, RuneScape, the Tudor era, and even the greats of Finnish cinema.  It's a mix that even we don't quite understand how it happened, but it works.

We look at some fictional bands from animated shows that are geared more for adults and kids.  You know, like BoJack Horseman or The Boondocks, or even a show based on the hometown of The Rocklopedia Fakebandica!

If you think Fred Armisen is the GOAT of fake bands, let us offer another candidate: Noel Fielding.  From The Mighty Boosh to Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy to even The Great British Baking Show, Fielding has created a legacy of fictional music to rival the best in the fake band biz.  So sing a crimp to our latest legend, and Happy St. Fielding's Day to those that celebrate!

We talk with Mario DiGeorgio (syrupgraphics.com; mockbandtees.com) and Brad Albright (albrightillustration.com) about their amazing work in clothing and art that further the fake band cause, and we marvel that some people are smart enough to get money through fake bands.

Let's celebrate Star Wars with a deep dive of fictional bands in the movies, TV shows, books, video games, and anyplace else we can find them in the Star Wars Galaxy.  We look at Gaya, DJ-R3X, The Agasar, Shag Kava, and even... Hakko Drazlip and the Tootle Froots?

Let's revisit our original Stars Wars episode this May the Fourth!  In our seventh episode ever, way back in 2024, we discussed Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes and looked at the detailed world building of the franchise.  We also tackled The Max Rebo Band and whether it's okay for a filmmaker to keep changing the film.  Just remember, every time you hear "Mad About Me," we're really saying we're ma...

Hello world, there's a podcast we're doing... on The Partridge Family!  We look at the show, the band, the albums and that iconic bus.  This is one of the big fake bands in pop culture, so it's why we made sure to discuss them on one of our first 111 episodes.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Ramones' debut album, we find fake punk rock bands and musicians from A to Z.

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica talks record stores again because the geniuses behind Record Store Day can't just put their celebration on Rex Manning Day.  We look at Hearts Beat Loud with Nick Offerman, and discuss whether Logic's movie Paradise Records even counts as a fake band movie.

We celebrate our favorite holiday by analyzing the movie Empire Records, and then we decide the show isn't long enough and we add in every version of High Fidelity too.

On this episode, we revel in the glory that is 1980s TV and remind the world about the fake band that was supposed to turn around an entire network.  

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica tries its hand at playing the board game Hi-Fi.  It goes as well as you might expect.

The Rocklopedia joins a cast of thousands at Podcasthon.org, a weeklong collaboration between podcasts and the charities and nonprofit they support.  We're celebrating Student Diplomacy Corps ( https://sdcorps.org/ ) and talking fake bands that might be near the incredible SDC offerings.

You asked for it, you got it!  We discuss three relatively new animated shows that are smart and kid friendly and chock full of fake bands.  From Steven Universe to Twelve Forever to Regular Show, we leave no stone unturned in our quest to find all the fictional musicians we can.

Oh, THIS is an episode, THIS one, you see All about Dr. Seuss and his fake-band-i-tree! We talked about Geisel, that wonderful brain Who gave us fake music again and again!

It's the 11th anniversary of the beloved NBC sitcom's series finale, and we delve into all the fake bands, big and small.  Even with Parks and Rec, we go to 11!

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica welcomes our latest inductees!  Catherine O'Hara sadly receives her entry posthumously, and we go back to the 20th Century for the legendary Marlene Dietrich 

We celebrate our 100th show with a parade of fake bands with numbers in their names! From 2 Guys N the Parque to Calvin Stopes and his Sixteen Sexophonists, we cover them all!

Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem are legends in the fake band world.  They may be Muppets, but they rock hard and party harder (at least in Wellington).  We talk the Muppets, the band, and the possible nationality of Animal (?).

Does The Rocklopedia Fakebandica have the pluck and guile to make Tatooine's favorite song the #1 song in the US?