S8E3 - Ep 171: Fake Bands From Real Movies (w/ Ashes Von Nightmare)

In what might be our longest episode ever, we welcome back one half of the Throwdown Thursday Podcast (the great Ashes Von Nightmare) to talk about some of our favorite movies that feature fictional bands!

After a STONEHENGE-sized presentation on the one that started it all, Rob Reiner's seminal classic THIS IS SPINAL TAP, we move onto 8 other films that are also GONNA ROCK YOU (tonight). We've got everything from outright comedies to hard-hitting Oscar-winning dramas. Some of these flicks have full soundtracks by their "fake bands" and others only a track or two. Does the cast sing and play their instruments? Who did the writing?

Make no mistake, while the bands are all made up... this ROCK AND ROLL is as real as it comes! \,,/

And if horror and indie films are your idea of a good time... check out the what Ashes came to promote, the Dead of Winter Festival coming to Worcester, Massachusetts Feb. 21st & 22nd 2026!

NOTE: This episode is dedicated to the wonderful Catherine O'Hara, who passed just hours after this recording. Our hearts were not ready and are thoroughly broken. #RIPCatherineOhara

#SpinalTap #ThisIsSpinalTap #ThatThingYouDo #Airheads #AMightyWind #AlmostFamous #2gether #StillCrazy #Rockstar #SteelDragon #Stillwater #StrangeFruit #TheFolksmen #MickeyandMitch #TheWonders

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