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Wizard Rock in the Star Ledger
The New Jersey newspaper published an article today on wizard rock, highlighting local bands The Moaning Myrtles and The Marauders. Other acts are mentioned as well, including Harry and the Potters who are described by the author as, “the wizard-rock world’s Beatles.” The well-written and informative article can be found online here. It is also…
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Brand New Song from Talons & Tea Leaves
The collaboration between Catchlove and Oliver Boyd & the Rememberalls has come out with another fabulous song. It’s called “No Matter How Far (I’ll Love You).” It’s another wizard rock love song you’ll be sure to enjoy, this one about Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour. Stop by their MySpace and give it a listen. You…
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New Site Features & Content
Our team has been hard at work making the Wizrocklopedia bigger and better. You may have noticed some changes to the sidebar contents. The Wizard Rock People’s Choice Awards have a place for themselves now and you can access our new column, the Under-Appreciated Song of the Week, in the new Content section. Our album…
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New Music from Order of Merlin
The band released three new songs on their MySpace yesterday! Stop on by and check out “Storm Giant,” “Massive Death,” and “Push.” Order of Merlin is also contributing their song “A Tear for Aragog” to the Wizards and Muggles Rock for Social Justice compilation available from Cheap Rent.
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The Official Guide to Welcome to the House Of Awesome
This week’s installment of The Whomping Willows‘ weekly blog includes a guide to the songs found on the band’s new CD! Dubbed the Official Guide to Welcome to the House of Awesome, Matt has provided the stories behind each song on the album, such as “I Found A Loophole,” which is described as “…a continuation…
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Under-Appreciated Song of the Week
This week’s pick is “Voldemort’s Return” by Dumbledore’s Army. It’s one of the funniest renditions of “I Will Survive” I’ve heard. I wasn’t expecting it to be like it is, the lyrics having been rewritten so well. It is a comically fitting song covering the events leading to Voldemort’s return. It was the first release…
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More Album Previews On the Wizrocklopedia!
Draco and the Malfoys were awesome enough to give us permission to preview their self-titled debut album as well as the sampler for their next CD! If you haven’t had a chance to hear many of the band’s songs, you can now listen to 30 second clips of each track off of Draco and the…
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New Music You Might Have Missed
A number of wizard rock bands have popped up or added music to their profiles for the first time recently. The Owl Post has two songs for your listening pleasure, while The Hufflepunks and Lonesome Norberta have four. Be sure to also check out A Petty Pensieve, The Looney Lunas, and Scourgify Snivelly, both of…
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Hogwarts, A History EP News
On Friday, Hogwarts, A History released the name of their EP, Throwing the Gnome, as well as its track list and cover art! Stop by the band’s MySpace for a list of the album’s songs as well as to check out their music!
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Podcast of Awesome Episode 2
The second episode of the new wizard rock podcast debuted Monday, featuring 16 songs with guest hosts Our New Celebrity members Katie, Kristen, and Jackie. Click here to download the show directly, or visit their MySpace for more information!