Month: March 2008
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Under-Appreciated Song of the Week
Is it muggle music? Nope. This week’s pick comes from a band who enjoys making muggle music magically delicious. The Expelliarmusses aren’t made of cereal, but they are responsible for this week’s Under-Appreciated Song of the Week, ” Super Wizard Rock Brothers Jam.” As previously stated, this band covers muggle music and this song is…
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More Wrock You Can Watch
Two new series of interest have begun. A handful of male wizard rockers have started GuysWhoWrock on YouTube. Episodes one and two feature Jarrod of Gred and Forge and Russ of Creevey Crisis, respectively. Also recently launched is The Horntail Family Variety Show. It is currently three parts and can be found here on MySpace.…
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Wrock Theater #35
It’s a blast from the past for today’s Wrock Theater. The Remus Lupins (who at this point really was only just one dude) perform “Looking for Trouble” two years ago. How can you tell it’s old without looking at the date it was posted? No one from the crowd chimes in during the refrain! Feel…
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We Are Wizards, A Review
“On Friday, March 14th, I was one of many lucky people to witness a screening of the documentary film We Are Wizards at the music, film, and media festival South By Southwest (SXSW). The fact that I was even living in the same city in which the film premiered felt like a miracle to me.…
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Continuing Whomp the House Tour Coverage
The boys are back in the 8th installment of The Whomping Willows‘ video blog. This time they’re in California, playing with trees! Check it out by clicking here. Also, Greg from Hogwarts Trainwreck writes about the Whomp the House show he attended in Washington (click here) and Rae of Chaos of the Phoenix writes about…
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Wizard Rockumentary Premiere Announced
It was announced via a blog entry today that the finished Wizard Rockumentary will be premiering in the filmmakers’ hometown of Spokane, WA at 11:59PM on April 11th, 2008. They state, “We felt nothing would be sweeter than to kick off our 2008 screening schedule with (in true Harry Potter fashion) a MIDNIGHT SHOWING at…
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Under-Appreciated Song of the Week
Keeping up with different genres, we enter the world of music this band describes as ska! They’re called The Grindylows and this week’s song is “I’ve Got a Crush on Moaning Myrtle.” If that title pumps you up get ready to be even more jazzed! There are two different ways to take this tune in.…
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Rockumentary Screening Confirmed for Terminus
In a recent blog, GriffinClaw Productions announced that the Wizard Rockumentary will be screening not only at Portus but also at Terminus. The women in charge of the film, Megan and Mallory Schuyler, will also be participating in a panel about women in wizard rock during the symposium. Check out the latest trailer from the…
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Wrock Theater #34
Not only is she one of our bands for band of the month, but Steph of Tonks and the Aurors is also featured in for today’s Wrock Theater. She performs the brand new song “Runaway” that debuted online a mere five days ago. Remember if you have a video that you would like to have…
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Album Returns, Announcements, and More
The debut album My Scars Speak Volumes from Marked As His Equal is once again available for purchase. The Wizarding World has released a downloadable EP entitled Hogwarts: Songs from the Books, which you can procure for free by visiting their page. Matt of The Whomping Willows announced that his contribution to the Wizard Rock…