Join us on our deep dive into Grace of My Heart to celebrate its 30th anniversary. This Alison Anders film is a heavily fictionalized version of Carole King’s life, starring Illeana Douglas, John Turturro, Eric Stoltz, and Matt Dillon. We look at the music of the 1960s, the men and women of the Brill Building, and why we need to give every last bit of minutia and trivia about our subjects.
We lost two beloved icons on the same day: Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. We look at Dolly’s legacy and how she lived her life the way our heroes should live. We look at her fictional musician roles in 9 to 5, Rhinestone, A Smoky Mountain Christmas, Unlikely Angel, Wild Texas Wind, and Blue Valley Songbird.
We discuss Tim Curry, the gifted actor who wowed us with his charisma and rock star flair. We talk about his earlier roles in Armchair Theatre (1973), Rock Follies (1977), City Sugar (1978), Times Square (1980), Blue Money (1984), and guest appearances on The Tracey Ullman Show (1989) and Wiseguy (1989).
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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica podcast wishes Cameron Crowe a happy 69th birthday by looking into his fake band legacy. From Singles and the birth of grunge, to Almost Famous and the nostalgia of the rock gods of the 1970s, and even one of the hardest TV shows we’ve ever attempted to find, we discuss Crowe’s fictional music universe, including one of the bigger fake bands out there: Stillwater.
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? RIGHT?!
We already covered Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes & The Max Rebo Band in a previous episode here, so join us as we take a deeper dive and explore some lesser-known musical artists in the richly detailed lore of the Star Wars franchise of movies, TV shows, books, video games, and anyplace else we can find them. We look at Gaya, DJ-R3X, The Agasar, Shag Kava, and even… Hakko Drazlip and the Tootle Froots?
The Rocklopedia Fakebandica, your premiere (and only) podcast about fictional bands and singers, celebrates Record Store Day by discussing three films about record stores: Hearts Beat Loud (2018) starring Nick Offerman, Paradise Records (2025) starring rapper Logic, and Human Traffic (1999)
The Rocklopedia Fakebandica, your premiere (and only) podcast about fictional bands and singers, this week discusses the 1995 cult classic film Empire Records, where has-been singer Rex Manning makes an in-store appearance at the title record store, Empire Records.
We also talk about the book, film, and TV versions of Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity too!
The Rocklopedia Fakebandica is the premier (and only) podcast on fictional musicians and fake bands. This week we get an Animation Fixation! We cover popular cartoon shows from the last decade- Steven Universe, Regular Show, and Twelve Forever!
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R.I.P. Catherine O’Hara (1954-2026)- While most may remember her as the mom in the Home Alone films, we fondly recall her work on sketch comedy TV series SCTV and her roles in the Christopher Guest films A Mighty Wind and Best In Show.
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