198.4 KFLX Fiction Radio

Rock and roll is a risk.
This week, we take on 2016's "Sing Street," director John Carney's follow-up to a film we talked about in our third episode, "Begin Again." This one is full of fun musical comparisons - many of them right from the movie itself, which follows a group of young Dubliners who set out to risk it all for rock and roll with a string of songs inspired by MTV hits of the 80s.
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Can you blame folks if they think this singer bears more than a passing resemblance to Harry Styles?
Just like in the lost KFLX pilot, we're talking about boy bands this week, but not the ones Dustin and Shawn grew up with...One Direction and Westlife are the inspirations this week. 2024's "The Idea of You" is a steamy (if a little oddball) romance flick with a fictional British pop singer at its center. Nicholas Galatzine brings his own pipes to the performance as Hayes Campbell, the breakout star from a group called August Moon. Savan Kotecha, whom we talked about in the Eurovision episode, brings his real-life experience as a songwriter and producer for boy bands to the table on the soundtrack. As always, we take a crack at dissecting the influences that led to the tunes. Pretty sure we nailed at least one of 'em. Pretty darn sure. Featuring special guest Rachel Amanda Bryant!
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Let's get swept away by the Catalina Breeze!
We're taking a swim in the chill waters of the Documentary Now's two-parter, "Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee," starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. What may have started as a simple mockumentary based on 2013's "The History of the Eagles" came out as a hilarious and accurate survey of the various "soft-rock" sounds of the 1970s, and we're calling out all the connections we heard. Plus, we get into the band's true origin on SNL.
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Cult classics, dirty rap songs, and a special guest this week!It’s our third mix tape and honestly there’s almost too much in here for one episode! We’re covering Apple TV’s series “The Afterparty” and the eerily similar 2024 film “The Reunion” as well as the rhymes of Alpa Chino from Ben Stiller’s classic action-comedy “Tropic Thunder” this week, along with some 80s goodness courtesy of “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension” and some faux-80s goodness from “Garth Merenghi’s Darkplace.” To top it all off, Erik from Internet Comment Etiquette stops by to help us break down the incomparable “Champagne and Bullets” in all of its good-bad glory. 🌐 https://fictionradiopod.com📺 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5m4ZexCk3CIQCSRfrn016rzUMZbckidQ&si=4Y69FgIdE45rKYnDAll📷 https://www.instagram.com/kflxfictionradio/📧 FictionRadioPod@gmail.com

Pack your bags, we're headed to Pawnee!From Duke Silver to Freddy Spaghetti, we're covering all of your favorite music acts from Parks and Recreation. But the main event, of course, is Mouse Rat (or whatever they're called this week). We also follow Andy Dwyer's path from from lead singer to kids show host and dip into the real-world musicians and bands that made appearances in Parks and Rec.🌐 https://fictionradiopod.com📺 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5m4ZexCk3CIQCSRfrn016rzUMZbckidQ&si=4Y69FgIdE45rKYnDAll📷 https://www.instagram.com/kflxfictionradio/📧 FictionRadioPod@gmail.com

Conform! Free will is overrated! Jump on the bandwagon!Another franchise! This week is all about Josie and the Pussycats, with a special focus on 2001's subversive comedy of the same name. Both of our hosts had such a blast revisiting this movie from our high school years. Spoiler alert: it holds up really well! Musically, we have a main course of pop-punk with a Motown appetizer and a side of cool art-pop thanks to Josie and the band's appearances in Riverdale. Plus: Alexandria Perez calls in with some Pussycats info!🌐 https://fictionradiopod.com📺 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5m4ZexCk3CIQCSRfrn016rzUMZbckidQ&si=4Y69FgIdE45rKYnDAll📷 https://www.instagram.com/kflxfictionradio/📧 FictionRadioPod@gmail.com

Why are there so many songs....in the Muppets catalog?!This episode nearly did us in, but we made it through a mountain of research to bring you only the finest of Muppets musical history. We're zeroing in on Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, the Muppets' very own in-house band. We track their real history as part of Jim Henson's wacky television experiment and their Muppet-verse history as presented in the 2023 "Muppets Mayhem" TV series. We get an emergency call from Shawn's pal Clayton Smith who is in the middle of a surprisingly-related predicament!🌐 https://fictionradiopod.com📺 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5m4ZexCk3CIQCSRfrn016rzUMZbckidQ&si=4Y69FgIdE45rKYnDAll📷 https://www.instagram.com/kflxfictionradio/📧 FictionRadioPod@gmail.com

We're on a mission...to cram as much Blues Brothers history and content into this episode as possible!
The guys are taking on the music and movies of Elwood and Jake Blues (along with Buster, Mighty Mack and Cab) this week. Besides discussing the two films and numerous albums, we're talking about the real life band behind the brothers and looking at the way they were shaped, both inspirationally and literally, by the music coming out of Stax Records in the 1960s. And hey there's a quiz question in this one!
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Expect the unexpected in the Kingdom Of Madness!We're headed for uncharted waters and into parts unknown with our first ever music-only episode! The "Macho Man" Randy Savage spent some time spittin' rhymes in the early 2000s and we're here to break down every single track on 2003's "Be a Man," an album centered around a diss track aimed at Hulk Hogan. This album swings bigger than Savage's baseball career and we're following all the threads to see who may have influenced (or been influenced by) Macho Man's rap opus. From Nelly to Ashanti and Snoop Dogg to Nate Dogg, it's a battle royale to find out which of Macho's tracks kicks the most butt!Plus the fellas get a super fun call from Matt Camp of AEW, Busted Open and Bleacher Report! Oooooh Yeeeah!🌐 https://fictionradiopod.com📺 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5m4ZexCk3CIQCSRfrn016rzUMZbckidQ&si=4Y69FgIdE45rKYnDAll📷 https://www.instagram.com/kflxfictionradio/📧 FictionRadioPod@gmail.com

Shawn and Dustin can't fly on only one wing!This week we have another double-feature! We're putting the 1976 and 2012 versions of "Sparkle" head to head and breaking down the differences in characters, plot, and most importantly...the songs. With a soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield, we'll take a listen to not only the film versions of the music, but also the Aretha Franklin soundtrack album and a little bit of En Vogue for good measure.🌐 https://fictionradiopod.com📺 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5m4ZexCk3CIQCSRfrn016rzUMZbckidQ&si=4Y69FgIdE45rKYnDAll📷 https://www.instagram.com/kflxfictionradio/📧 FictionRadioPod@gmail.com