Author: Freya
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A Wrock Fan’s Guide to Magical Musical Merchandise This Merry Holiday Season
First, a disclaimer. The holiday season is different for everyone. Some of us may celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah as a religious holiday; others may simply use this as an excuse to spend secular time with our families and eat lots of food. Regardless of how or why you celebrate the holiday season, or whether it…
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When’s the next wrock show again?
As a small preview to the wizard rock gift-buying guide that I’ve put together, I took a moment to talk with Julia from the PwnCast of WRock, who have designed a wizard rock themed calendar for 2009. Julia got the idea when she wasn’t too pleased with the official Harry Potter calendar for 2008 and…
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Some Things Are More Important Than Wrock
With some of my past articles, I’ve given the impression that the wizard rockers might wish that there wasn’t something in their life that limited their participation in the wrock community. Recently, I got the chance to talk with Russ of Creevey Crisis and Stacy of Swish and Flick about being wizard rock parents. As…
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The Whomping Has Begun!
Most of you know that recently The Whomping Willows and Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills started their tour, Whomp the House, part deux. Living in Pittsburgh, I am incredibly lucky; we get a show both on the way out west and on the way back east. Another bonus is the fact that within a…
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Your “Muggles and Wrock”
Not too long ago, I shared with you my experiences with explaining or talking about wizard rock to my Muggle friends and family. I asked all of you for yours, and the response was amazing! Much like me, many of you seem to have at least a few people in your life that understand and…
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Wrock IS Work!
In part one and part two of this series, we’ve looked at balancing being in a wizard rock band with other important obligations like school and work. What if you didn’t have to do that? What if your number one obligation was your wizard rock band? There aren’t too many bands out there that manage…
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Muggles and Wrock
In my last article about wizard rock and work, Jarrod of Gred and Forge told me about how his employers had Googled him and discovered he was in a wizard rock band. One of our commenters, Jennofwashington, brought up an interesting point. “How much do you disclose immediately about your involvement in a fandom?” She…
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“Work Is For People With Jobs,” Take 2
So, in the last segment we took a look at how wrockers are faring in college. This time, we move on to a much less enjoyable part of life – working. Even with the annoyance of homework and tests, college is generally thought to be a fun time. Work? Not so much. You might be…
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“Work Is For People With Jobs”
“You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You’ll never remember class time, but you’ll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don’t have.…