# Drunk Dial Records Bring Fictional Bands to Life on ‘Fakes – Volume 3’

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- Published: 2026-07-01T15:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Portland’s Drunk Dial Records Bring Fictional Bands to Life on ****_Fakes – Volume Three_****: A Charity Compilation**

#### **New Album _Fakes – Volume Three _Releases June 23, 2026**

[**Stream Album**](https://drunkdialrecords.bandcamp.com/album/drunk-dial-fakes-volume-three)

[**Video Mix of _Fakes – Volume Three_ Bands**](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86nZk2f4ptQCq_Bnvg486j3R0Bq-NTMU&si=khXogN2-knTcKUh3)

Portland’s Drunk Dial returns June 23 with _Fakes – Volume Three_, the latest installment
in its compilation series dedicated to fictional bands from movies and television.
Released digitally and on cassette, the comp continues the label’s tradition of 
pairing each volume with a different charitable organization, with all proceeds 
from Volume Three benefiting[ Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)](https://www.supportkind.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com),
an international nonprofit providing legal and psychosocial support for unaccompanied
and separated refugee and migrant children.

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Across thirteen tracks, punk, garage, and indie bands from across North America 
lovingly tear through songs made famous by fake bands from pop culture history. 
The Archies, Robin Sparkles, Sex Bob-omb, Jesse and the Rippers, Spinal Tap. The
kind of bands that somehow stop being fictional once they worm their way into your
brain long enough.

Drunk Dial itself started as a half-joking idea at a bar table: “What if there was
a record label that convinced bands to get super drunk and then make a record?” 
What followed became less of a gimmick and more of a mission statement. The Portland
label built its identity around spontaneity, raw performances, and the stories that
happen when musicians are pushed outside their normal process.

By challenging artists to write and record under chaotic conditions, Drunk Dial 
carved out a weird little corner of the underground where imperfections matter more
than polish. The Fakes compilations carry that same spirit, channeling the strange
emotional connection people have with fictional bands into something messy, funny,
nostalgic, and surprisingly heartfelt.

_Fakes – Volume Three_ dives deep into that shared cultural memory.

Vancouver punks Night Court rip through _Degrassi_ anthem “Everybody Wants Something”
by The Zits with snarling urgency, while Denver weirdos SPELLS barrel through “The
Thermos Song” from _The Jerk_ like a basement show threatening to collapse in real
time. Keddies Resort tackle Sex Bob-omb’s “Garbage Truck” from _Scott Pilgrim vs.
the World_ with blown-out fuzz and slacker charm, and TV Cop resurrect Jesse and
the Rippers from _Full House_ for a version of “I Belong to You” that feels equal
parts sincere and tongue-in-cheek. Elsewhere, The Chugs swing at Adam Sandler’s 
immortal _Wedding Singer_ meltdown “Somebody Kill Me Please,” while Sex Mex dive
headfirst into Spinal Tap’s psychedelic spoof classic “Listen to the Flower People.”

Like the best punk compilations, _Fakes – Volume Three_ feels more like a community
artifact than a carefully manicured release. It bounces between cartoon bubblegum,
fake Canadian teen rebellion, cult-comedy absurdism, and genuine rock-and-roll devotion
without ever losing its momentum. There’s reverence for the source material, but
there’s also plenty of chaos, inside jokes, and basement-show energy holding the
whole thing together.

[**Order Drunk Dial Records’**** Music and Merchandise**](https://drunkdialrecords.bandcamp.com/)

Previous editions of the Fakes series featured artists including Josh Berwanger 
of The Anniversary, Andrew Bassett of Mean Jeans, Suzy True, Personality Cult, Heavy
Lag, and Ian MacDougall of Riverboat Gamblers. Volume Three expands that universe
even further, pulling together lifers, punks, indie weirdos, and garage rock diehards
who all seem to understand the same thing: fictional bands matter because they remind
people why they fell in love with music in the first place.

Drunk Dial has always treated music less like content and more like folklore, the
kind passed around between friends at bars, basements, record stores, and late-night
movie marathons. _Fakes – Volume Three_ captures that feeling perfectly. It’s a 
love letter to fake bands, real scenes, and the beautifully blurry line between 
the two.

**Key Tracks: **Teacher’s Pet, Sugar and Spice, I’ve Got Something To Shout About(
No Explicit Language)
**Genre Tags: **Punk, Garage Rock, Indie Rock, Power Pop, 
DIY Punk, Compilation**RIYL: **Mean Jeans, Jeff Rosenstock, The Marked Men, The 
Ergs!, PUP, The Spits, Riverboat Gamblers, Tony Hawk soundtrack deep cuts

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