Month: April 2021
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Into the Pensieve: The Making of the Hufflepride Video
Welcome to this month’s blast from the past! In my previous two posts, I shared some wizard rock memories that had been made in my home in Yonkers. In 2016, I bought a little Victorian house in Irvington New York, and began to make new wizard rock memories there. One really fun memory I have…
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Why We Fight: TK of Totally Knuts
Hello everyone, and welcome to the Why We Fight series. I’ve asked some of our favorite wrockers from around the world to talk about what they’re feeling now that JK Rowling is openly transphobic. Please feel free to join the conversation in the comments, but do remember these are sensitive subjects and real people you’re…
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The Wrock Wreview: The Electrowrock Singles
The Album Hello and welcome to another Wrock Wreview! This is a compilation of three songs by electrowrocker Nearly Headless Nick. The Electrowrock Singles were originally released on March 1, 2007, and were rereleased on July 17, 2020. Try not to lose your head while you listen to these mixes!
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Wizard Rock and Mental Health/Well-Being Survey
Hi wizard rock fans! One of our own is studying our community! You may have seen this survey on Twitter or in the Wizard Rock Revival group on Facebook but if it’s new to you, think about taking it to help Autumn out. ~*~ Hi! My name is Autumn, and I’m a wizard rock fan…
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Lauren Fairweather
There are quite a few musicians in our fandom who have been wrocking out for years and years, but Lauren Fairweather has been a part of the scene from almost its very inception! Rising to wizard rock fame as one half of the Moaning Myrtles (a band inspired by everyone’s favorite toilet ghost), Fairweather eventually…
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Why We Fight: Introduction
Hello everyone, and welcome to the Why We Fight series. I’ve asked some of our favorite wrockers from around the world to talk about what they’re feeling now that JK Rowling is openly transphobic. Please feel free to join the conversation in the comments, but do remember these are sensitive subjects and real people you’re…
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The Wrock Wreview: i solemnly swear that i am up to no good
The Album Hello and welcome! Today I get to review the shortest wizard rock EP I’ve ever seen! With six tracks, the whole EP comes in at under three minutes. Elderwand released this EP entitled “i solemnly swear that i am up to no good” on July 18, 2020. Let’s tap the map and head…
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Archive Releases: 3 More Albums by Nagini!
This Friday on the Wizrocklopedia Music Archive, we are unbelievably excited to rerelease THREE (count ’em!) classic albums by Nagini! We rereleased two more of their albums last month, and this (we think) completes their discography! Nagini is Athena Reddy. Check out their current acting work! First up is Twin Cores, an album recorded with Alastor!…
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The Wrock Wreview: The Time Has Come
The Album Happy Saturday! Today we’re going to be reviewing a short little EP called The Time Has Come by The Rotfang Conspiracy. Only four tracks long, this EP was released on July 26, 2020. And now, without further ado, the time has come to review this EP!
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The Wizard Rock Sampler: 2021
In 2016, the inimitable Grace Kendall put together the first ever Wizard Rock Sampler. Every year since then, over one hundred newly-released wizard rock songs from all over the world have been submitted and it’s time once again to open up the call for submissions for the 2021 Wizard Rock Sampler.