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Wrock The Reread – The Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 4: The Keeper of the Keys
“Yer a Wizard Harry!” Chapter 4, clearly inspired a lot of wizard rock bands to make music about the day Harry learned the truth about himself. Featured bands include: Ollivander, Harry and the Potters, Kwikspell, Sam, Jonathan Mann, Mudblud, The Basilisk in Your Pasta, Let’s Lumos, The Bandon Banshees, and Tonks and the Aurors. Did…
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Wrock Talk: Interview with TK Lawrence of Totally Knuts
Welcome to the inaugural Wrock Talk post, in which I interview a wide variety of wizard rockers! For this post, I sat down (so to speak) with TK Lawrence of the band Totally Knuts. Formed in the mid-2010s, Totally Knuts might be a newer band when compared to some of the scene’s progenitors, but their…
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Into the Pensieve – Wrock in Retrospect: NYC Wizard Rock Festival 2008
Into the Pensieve – Wrock in Retrospect: NYC Wizard Rock Festival 2008
celestial warmbottom, dj luna lovegood, draco and the malfoys, fred and george the band, justin finch-fletchley and the sugar quills, nagini, nyc wizard rock festival, oliver boyd and the remembralls, split seven ways, swish and flick, the butterbeer experience, the cedric diggorys, the greybacks, the group that shall not be named, the hungarian horntails, the moaning myrtles, the princess of hogwarts, the remus lupins, the whomping willows -
Creevey Tuesday: KwikSpell
This week’s photo op finds KwikSpell singing xyr heart out on tour! This photo was taken during a show at a magic shop during the Tour de Firenze in 2011. The tour was comprised of KwikSpell, The Sweetwater All-Stars, Miss Parkinson, and Rogue Bludger, who traveled from Texas over to the east coast after a successful…
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Exploring the Swedish Scene: September 2020
Here is an update of what has happened in the Swedish Scene since the last update in August. A Nerd Vigil for Victims of Police Brutality Solitary Snape, The Swedish Shortsnouts and Pussycat Dolores were featured on Geek Beat Radio’s “A Nerd Vigil for Victims of Police Brutality” stream on august 23rd.
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Kwikspell #2: Making a Compilation Album
Since the 2020 Wizard Rock Sampler just came out, it seemed like a good time to talk about just how easy it can be to put your own wizard rock compilation album together. A compilation is a collection of songs from different artists released together as one album. Oftentimes these compilations will have a theme,…
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Creevey Tuesdays: Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls
There’s something you must have almost forgotten… oh, that’s right, it’s Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls! Here’s Christian from Oliver Boyd performing live and unplugged at Portus, a Harry Potter convention that happened way back in 2008! Do you have memories of Portus? Share them in the comments! And in the meantime, be sure to…
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What It’s Like To Win A Yes All Witches Grant
With Yes All Witches currently open for grant submissions through October 31, 2020, it seemed like a good time to check in with the first-ever YAW winner and learn exactly what applying–and winning–the grant is like. TK of Totally Knuts very kindly gave me an overview of their experience with Yes All Witches. I’m certainly…
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The Wrock Wreview: Rise Up, Wands Up
Happy Saturday, Wrockers! This Saturday I’m reviewing Rise Up, Wands Up by Totally Knuts! Totally Knuts is run by TK a non-binary wizard focused on representing the LGBTQ+ community in their work. Topical and melodic, this is a soundtrack for the activist in your life. Released in June of 2020, I feel this album will remain…
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Archive Releases: Essence of Dittany
Did you enjoy the EP that the Wizrocklopedia rereleased on August 22 by the Vanishing Cabinet and Essence of Dittany? Then you’ll love these two more awesome instrumental EPs by Essence of Dittany! First is their 2008 EP Splinch’d! ?Splinch’d by Essence of Dittany And second is their 2011 EP Split in Two! ?Split in Two by…