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Archive Releases: the Basilisk in Your Pasta
This Bandcamp Friday, the Wizrocklopedia proudly presents I Ate Your Frog (Again), a classic wizard rock EP by the French wrock band the Basilisk in Your Pasta! Originally released as part of the 2008 Wizard Rock EP of the Month Club, this EP is like no other wrock release out there! Enjoy it–and check out…
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Wrock The Reread – The Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 3: Letters From No One
During Chapter 3, Harry receives his first letter ever…except it’s from no one? Featured bands include: Mopey Merope, Catchlove, Stephanie and the Quaffles, Witherwings, and Ollivander. What songs would you have included? Comment below and check out the ongoing feed on Wrock the Reread! Chapter 3: The Letters from No One Ever since the boa…
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Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Jam: September 2020
It was so exciting to see people take the August theme of “starting over” and run with it. The results are wonderful – take a look! And make sure you read to the end to see what September’s theme is. First up, Totally Knuts knew pretty immediately that they wanted to cover “Second Chances” by…
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Creevey Tuesdays: Madam Pince and the Librarians
It’s September first! Time to head back to school to see everyone’s favorite librarian… This week’s photo finds Madame Pince and the Librarians rocking out at the New York City Wizard Rock Fest back in 2010! You can check out their music here. And for a fun bonus, their lead singer Ariel Factor Birdoff has…
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Timeturner: A Look Back at Youtube
Welcome to Timeturner, a monthly visit to the past! Each month I’ll take a closer look at some aspect of wizard rock history – events, trends, the community, and more. This month, we’re taking a dive into the land of magical moving pictures: Youtube! Just as a warning: some of the links in this article may…
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Creevey Tuesdays: Tonks and the Aurors
For this week’s photo feature, we’re traveling back to the 2018 Boston Yule Ball. Here Steph Anderson of Tonks and the Aurors takes center stage! With a Hufflepuff guitar and an incredibly coordinated yellow-and-black suit, Steph always brings maximum Hufflepuff energy. Their most recent album “HUFFLERIOT” was also released in 2018, and it’s always worth…
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Snobby Sundays: Seven Potters
Oh thank God I said “next time” in the last article, and not “next week”. Anywho – hey there, wizard kids! Welcome back to Snobby Sundays, an occasional series where I, the Wrock Snob, introduce you to a less-famous wizard rock band that I really dig. Today, we’re looking at Seven Potters, a one-myn acoustic-focused…
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The Wrock Wreview – Welcome to 2458
Welcome to the second installment of the Wrock Wreview! This week I had the honor of reviewing Welcome to 2458: A Wizard Rock Compilation Inspired by Performances in Room 2458. You know what FOMO is? That feeling of missing out? That’s what I feel when listening to this album. I want to be in the…
bella and le strangers, compilations, hawthorn & holly, hogwarts a history, justin finch-fletchley and the sugar quills, riddletm, romilda vane and the chocolate cauldrons, snidget, swish and flick, terminus, the gryffindor common room rejects, the house of black, the hufflepunks, the mudbloods, the tonk, witherwings -
Archive Releases: The Vanishing Cabinet
This Friday, the Wizrocklopedia is excited to rerelease two EPs by Jenn Somers’ wizard rock project the Vanishing Cabinet! First is A Closet Full of Wrock, which comes with previously unreleased bonus tracks! ??A Closet Full of Wrock by The Vanishing Cabinet Second is A Vanishing Dittany Christmas, which was done in collaboration with Essence of Dittany and is…
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Wrock The Reread – The Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 2: The Vanishing Glass
Back for another installment of Wrock the Reread! In this chapter Harry visits a zoo for his cousins birthday and things go a little sideways. Featured bands include: Kwikspell, Harry and the Potters, Hawthorn and Holly, Wrackspurts!, Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons, and Slytherin Soundtrack Let me know if I missed any songs, or…