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Continuing to Decipher the Puzzle
Well, I’ve been working diligently at cracking the enchantments of the pieces delivered to me via owl two days ago. Your guess is as good as mine as to what it means!
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Wrock IS Work!
In part one and part two of this series, we’ve looked at balancing being in a wizard rock band with other important obligations like school and work. What if you didn’t have to do that? What if your number one obligation was your wizard rock band? There aren’t too many bands out there that manage…
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A Mysterious Delivery
A shaggy looking owl recently appeared at my window. In its clutches, I found a pouch containing fragments of a strange paper. After thanking my courier with a snack, I examined them more closely. They seemed to be encrypted with some sort of spell! It’s been a few days and I’ve finally been able to…
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Let’s Get Political
The 2008 United States Presidential Elections are without a doubt history in the making. For the first time in US history, the nation is voting on viable White House hopefuls that includes an African-American and woman. This election comes in a time of war and a massive financial crisis teetering on the brink of an…
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Straight From the Dinah Saur’s Mouth Vol. 7
Have You Heard These Bands? I know this is a little out of the areas in which I usually write, but I thought it would be a fun interlude between regular columns. I am in communication with a ton of international Wizard Rockers, but that story is taking longer than I planned, so I hope…
bella and the deatheaters, edgar & the family bones, ginger and moon, harry and the potters, letrix, oliver boyd and the remembralls, shrieking shack disco gang, the bandon banshees, the mighty patronus, the misuse of muggle artifacts office, the remus lupins, the weasel king, thestral, voldemort, weezard -
Muggles and Wrock
In my last article about wizard rock and work, Jarrod of Gred and Forge told me about how his employers had Googled him and discovered he was in a wizard rock band. One of our commenters, Jennofwashington, brought up an interesting point. “How much do you disclose immediately about your involvement in a fandom?” She…
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Weekly Song Round Up
“Letters” and “Not A Chance” by The Gryffindor Common Room Rejects. “Boyfriend”, “Golden Snitch”, and “Irish Chasers” by Dawlish and the Archies. “Harry Potter Should Have Died” by Huff.n.Puff. “Crimson Beloved” by The Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office. “You Charmed the Heart Right Out of Me” by The Silver Doe.
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The “Whomp the House” Tour Returns This October
Earlier this year, The Whomping Willows headed out with friends Justin Finch Fletchley and Catchlove on what became an epic tour de force known as Whomp the House. The tour extended for more than two months and saw over 20 states. While The Willows’ Matt has toured since, Whomp the House is a special series…
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“Work Is For People With Jobs,” Take 2
So, in the last segment we took a look at how wrockers are faring in college. This time, we move on to a much less enjoyable part of life – working. Even with the annoyance of homework and tests, college is generally thought to be a fun time. Work? Not so much. You might be…
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Wizard Rock Starter Pack
A lot of music blogs and websites put together digital albums. When summer began, I started putting together something called the Wizard Rock Starter Pack, a collection of wrock music for experienced and new fans alike. The Starter Pack is available for your listening pleasure and can even be downloaded.