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who subsequently disappeared when the credits rolled at the end.

― p.j. (Henry), Sunday, 26 February 2006 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

Lindsay Lohan's band Pink Slip in Freaky Friday sounded actually pretty good. Or I was drunk.

― p.j. (Henry), Sunday, 26 February 2006 15:31 (nineteen years ago)

The band from "Girl in Gold Boots."

― Peter Densmore (pbnmyj), Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:23 (nineteen years ago)

This is all you need:

http://www.fakebands.com/

I've met the author -- friendly guy!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:28 (nineteen years ago)

there was a great garage band in the tod solondz movie:"welocome to the doll house"

― fe, Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:40 (nineteen years ago)

The Shitty Beatles from Wayne's World ('Are they any good?', 'They suck', 'Then it's not just a clever name.')

― Mike W (caek), Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:49 (nineteen years ago)

Did the Mydolls (who play "rehearsing band" in Paris, Texas) actually really exist?

― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

The Pigeon-Toed Orange Peels

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:01 (nineteen years ago)

The band from The Producers (the original) which came out and played Love Power with L.S.D.

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:03 (nineteen years ago)

I believe the Shitty Beatles were originally a subgenius "Doktors for Bob" side project.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:08 (nineteen years ago)

The Venus In Furs "supergroup" put together for Velvet Goldmine did a killer "Ladytron." And the Ewan McGregor Iggy Pop character did the same with "TV Eye," though I don't remember the band's name (Wilde Rattts? something like that, I remember the three t's). Boo to Haynes for letting Placebo desecrate "20th Century Boy," though.

― Telephonething etc, Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

That site is great. Roffle at Alcatraaaz!

Alcatraaaz - From the animated TV show The Simpsons (02/13/05). In the "Pranksta Rap" episode, after being forbidden to go, Bart sneaks out of the house to go see the Murder 4 Life rap concert featuring this rapper with all gold teeth. Bart even gets onstage and raps a bit. But when he gets back home, he finds that his folks have discovered his absence, so he fakes his own kidnapping. Real rapper 50 Cent has a cameo as himself, but doesn't play the concert. Other rappers at the concert who are just glimpsed in the tv commercial for it are: Da Glock Pointers, Romeo Smooth, Queen Booty Shaker, and MC Champagne Millionaire.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:32 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.fakebands.com/graphics/Al_Katraz.jpg

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:33 (nineteen years ago)

Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes - Did you know that the Star Wars cantina band had a name? No? Then you have severely underestimated geeks, my friend. Do not let it happen again. A plethora of info is available on this band of Bith "jizz" musicians from Clak'Dor VII: The Bith method of respiration makes them excellent wind instrument players, capable of holding a note practically indefinitely. Shortly after arriving on Tatooine, they were contracted to play exclusively for crimelord Jabba the Hutt. Unfortunately, they accepted a huge sum to secretly play rival crimelord Lady Valerian's wedding reception, figuring the money sufficient to get off Tatooine. However, after fleeing a Jabba-arranged imperial raid of the reception, the band lost their instruments gambling and ended up having to play at the Mos Eisley Cantina, to cover debts. The bar owner hid them from Jabba, but eventually he found out and as soon as the band heard, they fled the planet. While on the lam from Jabba the Hutt, they performed under the alias Bobbarine and the Wookiee Kotters until Jabba's death, which freed them to go back to their original name. They were later joined by Figrin's brother, Barquin, a kloo horn player of no small talent himself. Apparently, the soundtrack cut Cantina Band #1 is really called "Mad About Me" and "Cantina Band #2" is really called "If I Only Could Let Go and Cry." The band's membership is Ickabel G'ont (fanfar), Lirin Car'n (kloo horn), Nalan Cheel (bandfill), Tech Mo'r (Omnibox), Tedn Dahai (fanfar), Doikk Na'ts (fizzz/Dorenian Beshniquel), and of course band leader Figrin D'an (kloo horn, gasan string drum). He is the group's leader and negotiator, but has a bad habit of losing all the group's earnings in sabacc games. He's nicknamed "Fiery Figrin" for his hot, wailing style of kloo horn playing. His brother, Barquin D'an, played briefly with The Max Rebo Band. If you're really a geek, you recall that only six aliens were playing in the cantina scene, while seven are listed here. Well sir, Lirin Car'n is the Bith seated at a table in the bar scene, he only fills in on kloo horn when Figrin switches to gasan string drum. So there. In reality, the musicians were portrayed in the movie by Rick Baker, Phil Tippett, Jon Berg, Laine Liska, Doug Bestwick, and Tom St. Amand. The minute details come from the short story "We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale" by Kathy Tyers, in the book "Tales From the Mos Eisley Cantina."

― latebloomer: My Baby's A Labrador, He's Beautiful (latebloomer), Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:36 (nineteen years ago)

The "Welcome to the Dollhouse" band was "The Quadratics."

I think my fave 2 movie bands would be "The Fabulous Stains" and "The Sleez Sisters." That would be a good T/S, come to think of it...

― T/S: Pinks/Oki Dog/Scoobys/Tail o' the Pup (Bent Over at the Arclight), Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

Autobahn from Big Lebowski.

― James Jung, Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:08 (nineteen years ago)

I don't know, I'm kinda partial to Crucial Taunt, headed by Tia Carrere in Wayne's World

― p.j. (Henry), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:09 (nineteen years ago)

Wait, no they suck apples.

― p.j. (Henry), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:11 (nineteen years ago)

Wayne's World also features The Green Giants (on the same bill as the Shitty Beatles and Crucial Taunt). They can be seen in the background coming off stage as Wayne approaches the bar. They are green.

I want to hear more about this subgenius Doktors for Bob side project.

― Mike W (caek), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:16 (nineteen years ago)

I don't know much - if I remember right, they were referenced in a couple old "Stark Fist" zines. I'm guessing it's just a few guys from Arkansas or somewhere making a lotta noise and talking crazy slack shit.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:21 (nineteen years ago)

Citizen Dick.

― Brian O'Neill (NYCNative), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes seconded!!!! OhmyGod! I had that Tales from Mos Eisly book when I was in like 8th grade!

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:49 (nineteen years ago)

WYLD STALLYNS

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Sunday, 26 February 2006 19:40 (nineteen years ago)

Sexual Chocolate led by Mr. Randy Watson

― van igloo (van smack), Sunday, 26 February 2006 19:43 (nineteen years ago)

2nd "Citizen Dick" To stay in the Cameron Crowe vein, I liked Paul Schneider's band Ruckus.

Creation from "Freaks and Geeks." And Mr. Rosso fronted Feedback. But Dimension sucked.

― earinfections (Nick Twisp), Sunday, 26 February 2006 19:50 (nineteen years ago)

WYLD STALLYNS

-- Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr...), February 26th, 2006.

― harshaw (jube), Sunday, 26 February 2006 20:49 (nineteen years ago)

The Carrie Nation from "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls"

― chad (chad), Sunday, 26 February 2006 21:20 (nineteen years ago)

Blueshammer

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 26 February 2006 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

Beyond The Valley of The Fabulous Stains

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Sunday, 26 February 2006 21:28 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah Blueshammer! "I was plowwwwwwwwwwin! "

― earinfections (Nick Twisp), Sunday, 26 February 2006 21:52 (nineteen years ago)

Marvin Berry and the Starlighters (from Back To The Future)

― yuengling participle (rotten03), Sunday, 26 February 2006 21:57 (nineteen years ago)

The "Pez People" from The Big Picture. I think Christopher Guest wrote their song(s).

― finish (piekoz), Sunday, 26 February 2006 23:15 (nineteen years ago)

The Swanky Modes.

― EZ Snappin (afka Erik the Mainer) (EZSnappin), Sunday, 26 February 2006 23:20 (nineteen years ago)

Yes! Pez People were sweet.

Also in whichever Cheech and Chong has the battle of the bands -- the new wave group.

― nabisco (nabisco), Sunday, 26 February 2006 23:22 (nineteen years ago)

The band from Revenge of the Nerds. 80s synth shennanigans with the kid and the egregiously camp black guy body popping.

― jimnaseum (jimnaseum), Sunday, 26 February 2006 23:27 (nineteen years ago)

when the nerds played at the college fair in the Revencge of the nerds, it could be the denouement of the movie, or it could be the best Gary Numan song ever written.

― p.j. (Henry), Sunday, 26 February 2006 23:29 (nineteen years ago)

The Mydolls were a real band from Texas (many xposts to StanM).

I love the band The Dolls from the movie "Down And Out With The Dolls", especially Kinnie Starr playing the stoner drummer and the whole Lemmy- living-in-their-closet thing. Great flick.

― sleeve (sleeve), Sunday, 26 February 2006 23:30 (nineteen years ago)

xpost
we nerds have to stick together.

― p.j. (Henry), Sunday, 26 February 2006 23:31 (nineteen years ago)

http://s58.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3OJTJU5LH87PV39A1628GXY3SE

YSI of the Nerds song. It's not the version from in the film with the terrible rap by Lamar, it's the one from the credits with some daft singing about "Good times, happy feelings". File doesn't say who its by, google probably would yield results but I don't quite care enough to search.

― jimnaseum (jimnaseum), Sunday, 26 February 2006 23:43 (nineteen years ago)

Spirits of the Dead (1968)
segment "Toby Dammit" F. Fellini director
there's a band at the award ceremony, they play like one note.
screenshot > http://x818.com/junk/dammitband.jpg

― peteski, Monday, 27 February 2006 04:19 (nineteen years ago)

I have to third Blueshammer.

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Monday, 27 February 2006 04:22 (nineteen years ago)

Blueshammer was really the only redeeming thing about that movie, unless you consider young perky breasts truly redeeming. Hmm...

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Monday, 27 February 2006 04:25 (nineteen years ago)

Blueshammer = Awesome
but what about:
Tony Coca Cola and the Roosters
from Driller Killer.

― Ron E. Mexico, Monday, 27 February 2006 19:43 (nineteen years ago)

Are Spinal Tap fake enough?

― Cracks (Crackity), Monday, 27 February 2006 19:51 (nineteen years ago)

the cantina band from star wars, hands down.

― latebloomer: My Baby's A Labrador, He's Beautiful (latebloomer), Monday, 27 February 2006 19:55 (nineteen years ago)

I have a soft spot for the Sleez Sisters, due to my teen crush on Robin Johnson in Times Square...

Mok from Rock and Rule gets voiced by Lou Reed and Iggy Pop!

The Quadratics before the really cool guy joins - it's the best bad music in a film evah.

Soggy Bottom Boys, Sexual Chocolate, The Sacred Cows ("Thrill thrill thrill... kill kill kill"), but the all-time greatest is....

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/RBNB.jpg

― Edward III (edward iii), Monday, 27 February 2006 20:18 (nineteen years ago)

oh sexual chocolate!

― latebloomer: My Baby's A Labrador, He's Beautiful (latebloomer), Monday, 27 February 2006 20:19 (nineteen years ago)

Strange Fruit from STILL CRAZY. Their loopy, long-presumed-dead guitarist got his act together in time for the reunion show!

THE FLAME STILL BURNS!

― Terrible Cold (Terrible Cold), Monday, 27 February 2006 22:49 (nineteen years ago)

Edward III nails it. I was thinking of them yesterday!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 27 February 2006 22:51 (nineteen years ago)

Drummer: "Did anyone order a love burger?"
Singer: "Well done!"
Band starts playing...

---Can't Hardly Wait

― only loser here, Monday, 27 February 2006 23:00 (nineteen years ago)

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Watch Cheech & Chong's Classic, "Up In Smoke", with a cup of strong coffee and POTENT cannabis.

The Dils from the 70's LA punk scene (and others) are there
in the battle of the bands scene, but C & C's band blows them
all away (literally) with latin-fused warpy acid-rock.

Also, In C & C's "Things Are Tough All Over", is the best
WORST band of all time, and the songwriting while they are
on the road hitchiking is hilarious, and Chong's guitar
solo's are absolutely retarded and over-the-top... but
he's right into it... lol...

― Peppy Zimbot, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 05:49 (nineteen years ago)

Drimble Wedge and the Vegetations!

― metalmickey, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 12:22 (nineteen years ago)

This one's for you, Ned...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWfSpSOMe8k

I heard these guys might be a late add to Terrastock?

― Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 2 March 2006 16:23 (nineteen years ago)

Pain, the punk band from the infamous Punk Rock episode of CHiPS!

They were *way* better than fuckin' Snow Pink...

― Brian O'Neill (NYCNative), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 12:39 (nineteen years ago)

I know it's been mentioned, but nothing can top the hippy hitler's audition from The Producers:

'Gave my flower to a PO-LICE-MAN
He threw my flower in the GAR-BAGE CAN!'

It's the funniest moment in the funniest film ever in my books. Amazingly, when they revived it for broadway, mel brooks was quoted as saying this character didn't work so he got the nazi playwright to play the fuhrer instead.

'I'm ze author - I outrank you'.

― dr x o'skeleton, Tuesday, 7 March 2006 13:12 (nineteen years ago)

CB4

― M Carty (mj_c), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 13:13 (nineteen years ago)

Autobahn, The Fabulous Stains.

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 7 March 2006 13:18 (nineteen years ago)

"This is our first gig ever, don't screw it up!"

But I think I'm still gonna hafta go with the cantina band from Star Wars. Gotta love the kloo horn!!

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 00:07 (nineteen years ago)

Killing Zoe beebop band.

― Fuck Youz, Wednesday, 8 March 2006 00:51 (nineteen years ago)

Rod Torkelson's Armada, anyone?

― that's so taylrr (ken taylrr), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 04:34 (nineteen years ago)

A fave from The Simpsons-Funky C Funky Do

― Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 16:58 (nineteen years ago)

I much prefer the later formation: Rod Torkelson's Armada featuring Herman Menderchuck.

― Jay Watts III (jaywatts), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 18:18 (nineteen years ago)

VAMPIRE MARIACHIS FROM DUSK TILL DAWN

― gbx (skowly), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 18:35 (nineteen years ago)

four years pass...

Pain, the fictitional punk band from the punk rock CHiPS episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3y4PFCpoOw

― NYCNative, Monday, 7 March 2011 06:31 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nU2zvWsmMk

Zit Remedy

― Odult Ariented Rock (Ówen P.), Monday, 7 March 2011 06:36 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1pwU1z8-aw

― piscesx, Monday, 7 March 2011 07:14 (fourteen years ago)

circus monkey

― vanilla friedman (electricsound), Monday, 7 March 2011 07:18 (fourteen years ago)

Clear Water, from the film Almost Famous, they are hot, Jason Lee is a typical lead singer, fever dog is a tune! I got the soundtrack and everything!

― captain rosie, Monday, 7 March 2011 08:25 (fourteen years ago)

That's stillwater not clear water. Ooops.

― captain rosie, Monday, 7 March 2011 08:41 (fourteen years ago)

This might be the most awesome thing ever... Dave Grohl on drums!

http://www.hulu.com/watch/126479/saturday-night-live-band-reunion-at-the-wedding

― NYCNative, Monday, 7 March 2011 08:43 (fourteen years ago)

The sign at the start says it's the Cadena - Norton Wedding.

That's obviously Dez Cadena but who is Norton? Husker Du's Greg Norton?

― NYCNative, Monday, 7 March 2011 08:53 (fourteen years ago)

Didn't like Mayhem (not the Norwegian black metallers but the original Quincy Punx!) as much though:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpYd7bOn52M

― NYCNative, Monday, 7 March 2011 09:37 (fourteen years ago)

Richard Pryor invents Black Death Metal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqteDk15Ud8

― NYCNative, Monday, 7 March 2011 10:24 (fourteen years ago)

ten months pass...

Gary Page - close my eyes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9zo5As5Q5Q

― meisenfek, Saturday, 21 January 2012 14:58 (thirteen years ago)

that's not Mark Ruffalo as the punk dude in the Quincy punk episode. Please let it be.

― owenf, Saturday, 21 January 2012 15:13 (thirteen years ago)

the one who says "If I knew who that girl was I sure as hell wouldn't tell a cop' at 2.19 ish

― owenf, Saturday, 21 January 2012 15:15 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUbnOFPud3M

― I am that young sis, the beacon, a yardstick (dayo), Saturday, 21 January 2012 15:19 (thirteen years ago)

The band in Carrie's prom scene is mid-'70s spot-on. (Lots of YouTube clips, but they all seem to skip the band for scenes of carnage and mayhem.)

― clemenza, Saturday, 21 January 2012 15:22 (thirteen years ago)

The movie Trick Or Treat featured the very awesome, very fictional Sammy Curr.

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Saturday, 21 January 2012 15:59 (thirteen years ago)

Late Term Abortion from Summer Of Sam

whatever the band in Driller Killer was called

― The Eyeball Of Hull (Colonel Poo), Saturday, 21 January 2012 16:53 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__8fQh04tjo

― city worker, Sunday, 22 January 2012 00:13 (thirteen years ago)

spittle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRdc-PnpPD4

― bro-one (electricsound), Sunday, 22 January 2012 00:29 (thirteen years ago)

That scene with Blueshammer was genius.

― earlnash, Sunday, 22 January 2012 02:27 (thirteen years ago)

one year passes...

http://www.hulu.com/watch/298

I found this one when searching for punk rock. While this episode of WKRP In Cincinnati is not the cultural epoch that was the punk rock CHiPS episode, it features the real band Detective and the real rock star Michael Des Barres. Also in the band was Peter Elbling who went on to renown as an actor.

They are called punk rock but they self-identify as Hoodlum Rock. Because "Punk rock is passé. We play hoodlum rock. It's several cuts below punk rock." But they dress like mods.

― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Saturday, 24 August 2013 06:03 (eleven years ago)

http://youtu.be/oVtyOwcQo-w

― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Saturday, 24 August 2013 06:10 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVtyOwcQo-w

― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Saturday, 24 August 2013 06:11 (eleven years ago)

I can't find a video online of Andy Evol's single from Agony

http://www.peterblake.biz/Gallery/Television/1.jpg

― freaky guys coming into this office, I might have difficulty (Eight Model Play), Saturday, 24 August 2013 11:41 (eleven years ago)

Peter Blake had been a fictional singer in a pepsi advert and then had a hit under his own name with a version of the song from the advert before playing Andy Evol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypVXeltJvtY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbcVmrcQk1M

― freaky guys coming into this office, I might have difficulty (Eight Model Play), Saturday, 24 August 2013 11:43 (eleven years ago)

Have there been any fictional bands on Coronation Street? There must have been at some point, right? I remember Steve and Andy McDonald had a pirate radio station in the early 90s but i can't think of any bands.

― freaky guys coming into this office, I might have difficulty (Eight Model Play), Saturday, 24 August 2013 12:03 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prTNh5cQKwY

― freaky guys coming into this office, I might have difficulty (Eight Model Play), Saturday, 24 August 2013 12:08 (eleven years ago)

The prom band in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, who played serviceable versions of "Wooly Bully" and "Life in the Fast Lane" on screen but were not included on the soundtrack.

― Domo Arigato, Demi Lovato (Phil D.), Saturday, 24 August 2013 12:25 (eleven years ago)

The Shitty Beatles own this, I think. I think it's the ultimate fake band name.

We never actually see them play = air of mystery
relying on Meatloaf's critical nous = when did that count for anything

― Master of Treacle, Saturday, 24 August 2013 14:28 (eleven years ago)

The Shitty Beatles would be a good name for a FL noise band.

Blueshammer is probably my favorite joke band just because it is so spot-on and so specific, and it sort of encompasses everything ridiculous about the entire history of rock 'n' roll. Wouldn't want to actually listen to any of them though.

Lots of the bands listed above (Spinal Tap, The Rutles, Crucial Taunt, etc.) actually make really good music!

― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 24 August 2013 18:22 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TzpTbTg-QA

― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Saturday, 24 August 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago)

Not a Doors cover band, evidently.

― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Saturday, 24 August 2013 20:46 (eleven years ago)

The Barbusters featuring Joan Jett and Michael J. Fox.

― fit and working again, Saturday, 24 August 2013 21:14 (eleven years ago)

Hooray For Everything

― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Saturday, 24 August 2013 21:21 (eleven years ago)

"love me 2 times cos i got aids"
maybe that was in their older repertoire

― sup (billstevejim), Saturday, 24 August 2013 21:56 (eleven years ago)

Was always a fan of Johnny Slash's band Open 48 Hours on Square Pegs.

― Austin, Saturday, 24 August 2013 22:58 (eleven years ago)

Also the Party Posse from the Simpsons, of course.

― Austin, Saturday, 24 August 2013 22:59 (eleven years ago)

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