Month: April 2013
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Question Tuesday
Now the the Wizrocklopedia has returned, we thought this would make a great question for this week’s Question Tuesday: What wizard rock band would you like to see make a comeback? In the interest of having some great discussion in the comments section, let’s actually stretch that question out to TWO bands. This way, we…
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MISTI-Con: May 9-13!
Put on your robes, witches and wizards! Registration is closing soon for MISTI-Con 2013! MISTI-Con is a joint effort between The Group That Shall Not Be Named (HP-NYC), Ray “The Dark Lord Bartender” Smith (how sweet of a nickname is that?), and The Margate Hotel in Laconia, NH. MISTI-Con itself stands for “Ministry Interdepartmental Service…
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Swedish Wizard Rock Fans – “Wrock and Love” Festival May 10-11
Wizard rock fans in Sweden who have been waiting for a local multi-day wrock festival are about to get their wishes answered! Wrock and Love, the first ever Swedish wizard rock festival, will be taking place May 10-11 in Växjö, Sweden. With 11 bands over two days, wrock fans are sure to get more than their…
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Weekly Wrock Wrap Up!
Welcome to this week’s Wrock Wrap Up! Don’t forget to keep us updated on your Wrock news! General Wrockstock is BACK! The Wrockstock crew announced that registration for their upcoming event Wrockstock Reunited has now been opened. Check out the event’s Facebook page for more information. Is The Whomping Willows planning a new album? Matt’s…
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Help Get the Blibbering Humdingers to London for LeakyCon!
The Blibbering Humdingers, everyone’s number one choice of wizard rock bands that make them crap their pants, were excited and thrilled to be asked to perform at LeakyCon London. Once the awe of performing in the place that gave the world Harry Potter wore off, Scott and Kirsten really only had one thing on their…
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Creevey Thursday: Wow, I haven’t done this in a while.
Harry Potter Year 4 – Harry and the Potters – photo courtesy of erratic0101 Considering that my last post on the ‘Pedia was in July of 2010, the above title is appropriate. I am so glad that we are back, and I am so glad that Russ considered me good enough to ask me back…
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Album Review: Wizards and Muggles Rock For Social Justice Vol. 3
Wizard rock and charity compilations go together like Snape and greasy hair. Over the past 8 years, the wizard rock community has released dozens of EPs and albums to help raise money for various organizations. One of the first comps to come out was the original Wizards and Muggles Rock for Social Justice, and last…
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Updating Our Bands List!
One of the biggest and most used features of the Wizrocklopedia since it’s beginning has been the bands listing. New fans have used it to discover new music, and bands looking to book shows and tours have used it to find contact info for potential show partners. Now that the Wizrocklopedia’s been re-launched, one of…
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Go West, Young Wizards!
Go West, Young Wizards is the summer wizard rock tour featuring Kirstyn Hippe (winner of the 2012 LeakyStars competition!), Justin Finch-Fletchley (pizza king), and Steph Anderson (everyone’s favorite rocking metamorphmagus). They are funding their tour through a kickstarter campaign of the same name. Scheduled around LeakyCon Portland, the trio are heading out on an epic…
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Creevey’s Creevey Thursday
“…the things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.” Luna Lovegood The ‘pedia was never intended to be lost. It was meant (at the very least!) to stand as a testament to everything the fandom did. I won’t bore you with…