Month: July 2021
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The Wrock Wreview: Lumos
The Album I was fortunate enough to be at the house show where Harry and the Potters announced that they would be playing new music. None of us had any idea – it was a complete surprise. There was laughter, tears, and above all, there was magic in the music. It’s Harry’s birthday today, so…
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The Wrock Wreview: Hut on the Wrock: a Sea Shanty Comp
The Album Album cover designed by Christie Roberts. Ahoy, me magical mateys! On January 20 of 2021, I posted in the Wizard Rock Revival Facebook group: Wizard rock sea shanties. Discuss. Sixty comments and a whole lot of ideas later, I decided that there was enough interest to create a wizard rock sea shanty compilation.…
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Wrock The Reread – The Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 16: Through the Trapdoor
Chapter 16, has Fluffy, Devil’s Snare, flying keys, troll, and life-sized wizard’s chess! Featured bands include: the Nifflers, Muggle Snuggle, Marked as His Equal, Roonil Wazlib, Riddle TM, Ollivander, Harry and the Potters, Kirstyn Hippe, and The Cruciatus Curse! Did I miss anything? Comment below and check out the ongoing feed on Wrock the Reread!
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Six Month Report Bandcamp gift card winner!
Hello wrock fans! As you may have noticed if you read the January-June 2021 edition of the Wizrocklopedia’s Wizard Rock Six Month Report (see parts one, two & three!), we ran a contest for a $10 Bandcamp gift card to folks who commented on the posts with their favorite wizard rock releases of the last six months! Here’s…
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The Wrock Wreview: HP EP
The Album Hello and happy Saturday! We’re going to take a look at a five song EP today entitled HP EP. This album was recorded live in Corbad‘s house and was released on Bandcamp on July 16, 2011. HP EP is all about the Golden Trio, their friendship, and their history with each other and…
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Archive Releases: Potter Ink!
Today on the Wizrocklopedia Music Archive, we rerelease Tales from the Giant Squid, a full-length album by the NYC wizard rock band Potter Ink! This is a wonderful record that we are glad to reintroduce to the world! Wrock on! P.S. Potter Ink also had a couple songs that are not on this album: “Hey…
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Into the Pensieve: Wrock Wreggies (and Wrock Chicago)
This month, we are going back to 2008. 8/8/08 to be exact. That auspicious date marks the first Wrock Wreggies show in Chicago. It was one of the most memorable gigs for Swish and Flick, one which I fondly recall as the moment we’d “made it” in Wizard Rock.
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The 2021 Wizard Rock Six Month Report: January-June, Part 3!
Welcome back, wrock fans one and all, to the third and final part of the January-June 2021 Wizard Rock Six Month Report! If you’d like, you can check out parts one and two as well! What a six months it has been for wizard rock. So many new bands popping up and old bands still…
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The Wrock Wreview: That’s So Gay
The Album Hey y’all. I’m feeling pretty gay today, so I figured I would take this opportunity to review an album called That’s So Gay by Tianna and the Cliffhangers. Tianna was a huge reason why I started writing queer wrock, because I was so inspired by her courage to do something like that. I’m…
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Archive Releases: Lives, B-Sides, Covers & From Hogsmeade With Love by the Chocolate Frogs!
Surprise! This week on the Wizrocklopedia Music Archive, we have even more amazing releases by the Chocolate Frogs! First up is their 2008 full-length album From Hogsmeade With Love! ?From Hogsmeade With Love by The Chocolate Frogs And the final Chocolate Frogs release we have here at the ‘Pedia have is Lives, B-Sides, Covers, a NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD…