Month: August 2009
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Where’s Your Hood At, This #WrockWednesday?
Best known for his collaboration with Catchlove on their submission for Jingle Spells 2, Danny Dementor is this week’s #WrockWednesday! While I have always done my best to keep up on all the Wrock bands and their happenings, I had been so caught up in travelling and studying abroad last year to pay as close…
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Question Tuesday
It’s that time again. We’re getting closer and closer to September 1st, when school starts again. Unfortunately, some Muggle schools are not quite as enlightened and start earlier. What is your favorite wizard rock song about classes? For me, there’s the ever-classic Draco and the Malfoys‘ ‘Potions Yesterday’ and Gred and Forge‘s ‘History of Magic’.
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#MuggleMusicMonday Says… Alexis Blue
Happy #MuggleMusicMonday, everyone! Today, I’d like to share with you a band that I came across as a result of my love of Harry Potter. A couple years ago, I decided that my university needed a Harry Potter Club. So I created one. Then it was time for International Education Week and we were asked…
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Weekly Wrock Wrap Up
Welcome to this week’s Double Weekly Wrock Wrap Up! Don’t forget to keep us updated on your Wrock news! General Jessie of The Curse Breakers is back from a long hiatus and is “working for Voldy” now. Find out more at her blog. With the DIY attidtude of Wizard Rock, the majority of wrockers are independent songwriters constantly having to…
catchlove, creevey crisis, draco and the malfoys, harry and the potters, hollow godric, kingsley and the shacklebolts, lord voldi and the dark marks, oliver boyd and the remembralls, riddletm, the curse breakers, the fleur delacours, the lost diadems, the moaning myrtles, the ravenclaw revolution, the remus lupins, the silver doe, the whomping willows, the wizarding world, wingardium leviosa, wrockstock -
A tribute to a musical and recording pioneer
I’m sure many of us are familiar with Les Paul, the famous jazz guitarist who passed away earlier today. Much of our familiarity comes from his “signature model” guitar, made by Gibson. The Les Paul is one of the most distinctive electric guitars in today’s music (along with the Fender Stratocaster) and I bet many…
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Wrockstock Creevey Thursday
Diagon Alley!
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Swish and Flick this #WrockWednesday
This #WrockWednesday I would like to focus on the brilliance that is Swish and Flick! You may have noticed them in our most recent Creevey Thursday, as they will be one of the bands performing at this year’s Wrockstock. Swish and Flick produce some of my favorite Wizard Dance music, not the least of which…
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Question Tuesday
As many Wizard Rockers and Wizard Rock fans know, there is something of an unofficial agreement between the Wizard Rock community and Warner Bros. The Wrockers are allowed to make their music and sell it online, so long as they do not sell any other merchandise online. So this begs the question of what merchandise…
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Write in ALL CAPS! for #MuggleMusicMonday
This #MuggleMusicMonday, we are going to share with you the Muggle band formed by the combined efforts of Luke Conard (Ministry of Magic) and Kristina Horner (The Parselmouths). Described as Electronica / Powerpop, ALL CAPS is an absolute blast to listen to. A personal story from me regarding this band, just the other night, I…
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Wrockstock Creevey Thursday
This week, we bring you the wizhop stylings of Swish and Flick! Don’t forget to check out the Wrockstock site to find all the details on how you can get yourself to Potosi to party with us, and see the full band lineup for the weekend here. photo by Boeffiss