Author: Lan
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The Incomplete Guide to WrockTok
TikTok is the newest platform where wizard rock thrives, if you know where to look. I did a deep dive and the amount of quality wrock I found drove me to write this article. There’s some magical stuff here! But only a small fraction of wizard rockers on TikTok would categorize themselves as such. As…
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Hufflepuff Puff Pass, A Dank Ranking
Potterheads and potheads, this one’s a quick hit!
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That’s a Wrap: Aguamenti
Quench your thirst for wizhop by falling under the enchantment of Aguamenti, your friendly neighborhood non-binary wizard rapper! For an upwards of three years, Aguamenti delivered wizard rap with fresh flows and polished production, including 9 solo tracks, 5 collaborations, and an unreleased album.
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Queering Every Character: Behind the Scenes with Totally Knuts
Five wizard rock albums confirm it: every Harry Potter character is LGBTQ. On the final day of 2022, Totally Knuts completed this ambitious project! I had the pleasure of meeting mastermind musician TK Lawrence (and their “spicy” cat) over Zoom to discuss their process in creating Transforming Your World, Bi Bi, Witch, Gay Days Ahead,…
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That’s a Wrap: Ariel Factor Birdoff
Ariel Factor Birdoff is a total badass in the Wizarding (Rap) World. Her latest EP guides not gatekeepers (one of my favorite things ever!) critiques the canon of Harry Potter and library science alike. In wicked bars, Ariel boldly reclaims library spaces – and creativity at large – for the people. For ALL people.
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That’s a Wrap: Lemon Drop… the Beat!
The Album Lemon Drop… the Beat is an early foray into wizhop, released under the name Dumbledore as the December 2007 installment of the Wizard Rock EP of the Month Club. Called “pioneers in wizard rap” by Susannah of Your Wizard Rock Resource, Dumbledore is a collaborative side project led by Harry and the Potters…
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That’s a Wrap: Harry Slaughter and the Lost Album
The Album Harry Slaughter is an elusive wizard rapper, “Charming his way into witches… hearts. Cursing his way to the top of the wizarding charts.” After a wrockin’ single a year prior – Potion Mixin’ Master – he dropped Harry Slaughter and the Lost Album on June 8, 2020. With a dozen tracks, the album…
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Trans Wrock Matters
As someone who discovered the world of wizard rock via the Transfiguration compilation in 2020, I have little authority to compile the ultimate playlist of publicly-available, explicitly transgender wrock. But here we are, and here it is!
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Thank Merlin for Totally Knuts
Content notices: Jkr mentions. Police brutality mentions. I use the term “queer” as powerfully reclaimed.