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JUNE 13, 2009

Spinal Tap, Eddie and the Cruisers and more: Name the 'fake' bands of the '80s

Eddie The Disney Channel may have demolished the line between real and fictional bands with the likes of the Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana. But it was the '80s that masterfully blurred reality with a few acts that are much more palatable.

Bands like Spinal Tap, Eddie and the Cruisers, the Blues Brothers, even the Pinheads (remember them? That's Michael J. Fox's band in Back in the Future. But they were just "too darn loud," according to Huey Lewis.)

How many more fake bands can you name from the '80s? For this list, they can be bands that actually played real gigs (like Spinal Tap or the Blues Brothers) or even cartoon bands. They just need to be from an '80s movie or they can be from a more recent movie or show but based in the '80s.

While you're at it, feel free to name some of your favorites from other decades too. (I'm partial to Stillwater from Almost Famous, but then again I'm sucker for Cameron Crowe and Nancy Wilson.)

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Relive the '80s music, movies and culture with Tampa Bay Times entertainment news editor Steve Spears. A teen during the greatest decade ever, Steve is obsessed with everything from Duran Duran to Journey, John Hughes to John Cusack, and parachute pants to Reaganomics.

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