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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Sep 17

Our Review of SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES!
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#spinaltap #ThisIsSpinalTap #spinaltapII #ChristopherGuest #HarryShearer #MichaelMcKean

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Sep 10

Podcast: Spawn of Spinal Tap- music mockumentaries inspired by Tap!

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#spinaltap #thisisspinaltap #rustycundieff #johncandy #eugenelevy #sctv #schmengebrothers #lesclaypool #mattmurphy

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Aug 25

Spinal Tap II is almost here, but don't call it a comeback, they've been here for years!

Our podcast covers everything between the taps:
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#spinaltap #thisisspinaltap #nigeltufnel #davidsthubbins #dereksmalls #christopherguest #michaelmckean #harryshearer

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Aug 20

Our SPINAL TAP podcast episode cranks it up to 11!

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#spinaltap #thisisspinaltap

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Aug 11

The Folksmen

After inventing the legendary Spinal Tap, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, & Harry Shearer invented aparody of early 1960s folk groups. Appearing 1st on SNL in 1984, then in the 2003 film A Mighty Wind.
#spinaltap #thefolksmen #christopherguest #michaelmckean #harryshearer #folkmusic

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Jun 23

Podcast: Real Songs, Fake Bands- From Alexander’s Ragtime Band to Ziggy Stardust!

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#ziggystardust #ziggystardustandthespidersfrommars #alexandersragtimeband #johnnybgoode #devilwentdowntogeorgia #unclejohnsband #johnnyguitar #mrroboto #chazjankel #kevingilbert

Fake Bands in Real Songs

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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · May 21

Podcast: Two Turntables and a Made-Up DJ: The A to Z of Fake DJs!

#DJs #fakebands #turntables

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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · May 8

Podcast: ¡Celebremos con Bandas Falsas!

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#fakebands #cincodemayo #rebelde

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Apr 25

Fictional Bunny Bands for Easter on our Podcast.

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#easter #easterbunny #fakebands

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Apr 15

Podcast: A tribute to Val Kilmer, RIP: A look at his musical roles.

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#valkilmer

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Apr 9

Podcast- Fake Bands in Video Games from A to Z!

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#videogame #videogames

The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Apr 1

check out our podcast on musical hoaxes- no foolin’!

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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Mar 26

In honor of the 20th anniversary of the premiere of NBC’s The Office, we discuss David Brent, Scrantonicity, Andy Bernard, and the other fake bands and musicians from both the UK and US versions.

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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Mar 22

Awesome! We did a whole podcast on The California Raisins:

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Sweeter Than Sugar, More Wrinkled than the Stones: The Rise and Fall of the California Raisins

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Phil Salvador @philsalv.bsky.social · Mar 20

It feels subversive and wonderfully stupid that at a conference filled with expensive tech and AI blockchain crap, we are showing off the 30-year-old California Raisins video game

A booth showing the California Raisins NES game.

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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Mar 11

We talk about the fictional all-female Muslim punk band from the Channel 4/Peacock series We Are Lady Parts!

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#punk #punks #punkrock #womenofpunk

Bashir With the Fake Beard: Why You Should Watch "We Are Lady Parts" ASAP

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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Mar 4

Podcast #50- fake bands from the 1950s!

We cover an entry for each year from 1950 to 1959 touching on some classic and not-so-classic films.

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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Feb 25

Fictional Muslim Music on this week's podcast!

We look at the novel & film The Taqwacores and Brutha Fez from the novel & film Cosmopolis.

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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Feb 4

Latest podcasts: Australian fake bands for Australia Day!

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The Rocklopedia Fakebandica @fakebands.bsky.social · Nov 20

Coming in a few weeks: our explosive interview with the real Wendell Porcupine!