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Kwikspell #1: The Magic of Songwriting
Welcome to Kwikspell, a new magical correspondence course in column form! Each month, you’ll learn some how-tos to help you make cool things in the wizard rock world. Although this column is called “Kwikspell,” it’s unfortunately not written by the band Kwikspell (or QuickSpell), just by Grace Kendall. A song is a magical thing –…
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Creevey Tuesdays: The Swedish Shortsnouts!
For this week’s Creevey Tuesday, let’s go to MultiCon 2016 held in Stockholm, Sweden. It’s not a surprise to find The Swedish Shortsnouts rocking out there to a packed house! In this photograph, the band is performing their song “Harry Potter.” Give it a listen while staring at this photo – you’ll feel like you…
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Exploring the Swedish Scene
Introduction Hello all! My name is Kjetil. I grew up in Norway, but moved to Ohio when I was 15 and lived there for eight years. In 2007 I found wizard rock while going to high school and got involved with the local scene as well as going to a few Wrockstocks and conventions. I…
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The Wrock Wreview – Hufflepuffs Make Better Lovers
Welcome to a new series I’m calling The Wrock Wreview! This week I’m reviewing Kathryn Hoss’s latest album Hufflepuffs Make Better Lovers. Hoss is a storyteller from northeast Ohio who lists artists such as the Indigo Girls, Maggie Rogers, and Julia Nunes as inspirations. You can hear their influence in this debut album. Spanning many…
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Archive Releases: Welcome to 2458
This Bandcamp Friday, the Wizrocklopedia proudly presents a legendary compilation based on a legendary wizard rock hotel room show: Welcome to 2458! Originally compiled by Christie Dawn Mowery of Hawthorn & Holly in 2008 to support The Harry Potter Alliance and featuring Swish and Flick, the House of Black, Bella and le Strangers and more, we’re excited to share this…
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Wrock The Reread – The Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 1: The Boy Who Lived
I’m so excited to bring this project to Wizrocklopedia! For those unfamiliar, Wrock the Reread is a social media music project where I pair wizard rock songs to the contents of Harry Potter books. After five years of Wizard Rock show attendance and almost twenty years of Harry Potter obsession, I wanted to give some…
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Creevey Tuesdays: Get Ready for a Creevey Crisis!
Creevey Tuesdays is a new take on an old ‘pedia favorite, Creevey Thursdays. Each week we’ll highlight a different wizard rock photograph! Check it out. To kick us off, we’re honoring the previous admin of the Wizrocklopedia by showing off this photo of Creevey Crisis performing at Wrockstock III. Look how much the crowd loves…
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The 2020 Wizard Rock Six Month Report: January-June, Part 3!
Welcome back, everyone, to the third and final part of the 2020 January-June Wizard Rock Six-Month Report, wherein I chronologically list all of the awesome wizard rock releases in the first half of 2020. If you missed them, I encourage you to go back and read parts one and two! There are a whole lot…
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Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Jam
Welcome to Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Jam! It’s a monthly wizard rock challenge where you respond to a prompt through the medium of wizard rock. Each month, we’ll suggest a new topic and you’ll have until the end of the month to record a cover song, write something new, make a silly video, share lyrics…
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The 2020 Wizard Rock Six Month Report: January-June, Part 2!
Welcome, one and all, to the second part of the January-June 2020 Wizard Rock Six Month Report! You can check out the first part here, and the third part here. Without further ado, let’s jump straight back into the releases! We pick up on May 2 with a couple of incredible reissued compilations… May 2:…