The Rocklopedia Fakebandica The Rocklopedia Fakebandica
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Everything you ever wanted to know about fake bands in movies, TV, commercials, books, games, art, and elsewhere, but were afraid to ask
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Let's Get Freaky-Squeaky: It's the Chipmunks and Their Amazingly Long Career
Squeaky sped-up singing voices shouldn’t be a gimmick that’s lasted since 1958, but you should never underestimate humans' desire to hear singing rodents. Which is a long way to say this week's show delves into the incredibly long history of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
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Fake Bands, Star Wars: Cantina Band vs. Max Rebo Band
On this episode of The Rocklopedia Fakebandica, we go back a long time ago, to a galaxy far, far away, where we discuss two alien fake bands playing questionably named music. We’ll expound on how their very existence highlights the universe building in major blockbuster film franchises, and the tinkering of old classics by filmmakers who should know better.
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Sweeter Than Sugar, More Wrinkled than the Stones: The Rise and Fall of the California Raisins
On this episode, we have our ear to the grapevine, our claymation feet tapping, and our skins puckering in that warm Fresno sun as we discuss the hottest, fakest band to come out of the dried fruit industry: the California Raisins
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Going Down the Musical Torture Rabbit Hole with the Muppaphone
This week we go deep, deep, DEEP into musical history following a joke that appeared in everything from The Muppet Show to a contemporaneous history of King Phillip II of Spain. And it involves hitting smaller things with hammers really, really hard.
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Fake from New York: Fake Bands from the First 10 Years of SNL
This week is our first episode focusing on Saturday Night Live! So sit back and listen to a bunch of failed middle-aged sketch comedians dissect the works of much older successful sketch comedians.
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Real Feelings, Fake Bands: An RF Love Mix, Just4U
This week, we look at love, fake bands, the fake bands you love, and the fake bands who love to love you back. And we show our love the only way Gen X dudes know how: we made you a mix tape.
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