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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All about Seuss and his fake-band-i-tree!
We talk about Geisel, that wonderful brain
Who gave us fake music again and again!
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Wouldn’t that be fun and hilarious?! Tatooine’s number one fake band jam a real world number one?!
What would that take?! Short answer: Tens of millions of streams of the song during a specific week: April 17-23th, 2026.
Long answer? Those streams plus a coordinated campaign with the fanbase involving some kind of viral social media blitz. Could it be pulled off?! We dig into the details. We’d love to hear your suggestions!
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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica podcast keeps its fingers on the pulse of today by discussing fictional musicians that debuted 95 years ago and are now part of the public domain: Marlene Dietrich in two classic films, The Blue Angel and Morocco. The first appearance of Betty Boop and Flip the Frog, and the classic comedy of the Marx Brothers in Animal Crackers. And the French film, Under the Roofs of Paris (Sous les toits de Paris)
Get a sneak peak at some of our future episodes for the year with 26 fictional band trivia teasers for 2026!
On this episode of The Rocklopedia Fakebandica, it’s Christmas Time, and our gift to you is watching Hallmark movies until we pass out. It will be a Christmas miracle if we survive this show.
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Our podcast searched far and wide for Hanukkah-related fictional bands, even in Christmas specials, and we learned there are less Hanukkah fake bands than there are nights of Hanukkah!
Finally we just said eff it, and let AI create a Hanukkah band TV special for us.
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We recorded a short tribute to Rob Reiner, not merely a Hollywood star, but a towering giant in the world of fictional bands.
