Spinal Tap has giving us decades of brilliant music, thought-provoking messages, and a never-ending parade of soon-to-be-dead drummers that make hearts melt and panties fly.  Featured in the classic mocumentary This is Spinal Tap, the band provided insight into their unique operations, dealing with oppressive record labels, aging, and a waning fan base.  Most memorably, the band helped enhance rock and roll like no other with its innovative amps, providing 11 levels of volume instead of 10.  Why 11 and not 10? Because it goes to 11.

The entertainment industry has manufactured and made-up musical groups pretending they’re successful as a way to lure unsuspecting fans (I’m looking at you *N Sync).  But some bands actually are made-up - they first appeared in fictional worlds, sometimes even crossing over to our reality to make an extra buck.  These are the most entertaining and talented fictional bands.

7. Fingerbang

The classic boy band from South Park triumphed at the South Park Mall with their self-titled mega hit.  This edgy band when farther over the edge than any edgy band before by putting a girl, dressed as a boy, into the boy band.  Now that’s guts.

6. Josie and the Pussycats

Speaking of girls dressed as dudes, this 1970’s pop sensation exploded out of their popular Archie comic book and cartoon series, the main source for new musical acts in December 1970.  The bubblegummy, sometimes crime fighting team have even appeared in 2001 blockbuster that made very little money.  Still, being comic book characters, they barely aged and have hauntingly remained relevant in the time world of Archie Comics.

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