Category: Archived Columns
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So you wanna be a wrock ‘n roll band…
One of the things that I absolutely love about wizard rock is how diverse it is; within “wrock” you can have musical styles ranging from rock to rap to folk to chamber music to metal to pop to…. you name it! And a lot of the bands who are playing these varied styles of music…
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Adventures in Wrock Pt. 1: The We of Wrock
Some of you may be aware by now that I spent the previous four months studying abroad. While living in Scotland for a semester abroad, I also managed to travel as often as possible. What surprised me more than anything else was how often I managed to bring up Wizard Rock when talking to perfect…
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Straight from the Dinah Saur’s Mouth Vol. 10
Vol. 10: The Life and Times of an Aspiring Wizard Rocker I apologize for the slight lateness of this volume. Computer issues + bad internet connectivity + living on the opposite side of the Earth as usual = slightly delayed volumes on occasion. As those following the Wizard Rock movement have noticed, the scene just…
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Straight from the Dinah Saur’s Mouth
In Which the Swedish Scene Takes on the Rest of the World Sweden isn’t exactly the largest country in the world, nor is it the most regularly thought of. To be perfectly honest, if someone had mentioned the words “Sweden” or “Swedish” to me more than a year ago, I would have taken a moment…
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Straight From the Dinah Saur’s Mouth Vol. 8
Vol. 8: Congratulations to Jon and the Omahens As a proud Hufflepuff, it is hardly surprising that I was drawn to a band named Sue and the Hufflepuffs. Jon Omahen, who is Sue and the Hufflepuffs, created the band as a tribute to Sue Upton of the Pottercast Fab Four. Sue is like to the…
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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, the bandon banshees, the mighty patronus, the misuse of muggle artifacts office, the remus lupins, the shrieking shack disco gang, the weasel king, thestral, voldemort, weezard -
Two Takes, Vol 2: Non-Alcoholic
Our pseudonymous reviewers take a look at The Butterbeer Experience‘s now classic album Non-Alcoholic. Two Takes newcomers Professor Caelara and T. Nigellus share their thoughts, feelings, and impressions of the wizard rock album.
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Straight from the Dinah Saur’s Mouth Vol. 6
Vol. 6: The Illustrious New York City Wizard Rock Festival Already, I have heard about and even witnessed people who are terrified about missing the New York City Wizard Rock Festival because it’s sold out. Can’t say I don’t blame them! If I were able to attend, I probably would be in the same state…
celestial warmbottom, dj luna lovegood, draco and the malfoys, fred and george the band, justin finch-fletchley and the sugar quills, nagini with alastor, oliver boyd and the remembralls, split seven ways, swish and flick, the butterbeer experience, the cedric diggorys, the greybacks, the hungarian horntails, the moaning myrtles, the princess of hogwarts, the remus lupins, the whomping willows -
Straight from the Dinah Saur’s Mouth Vol. 4
Vol. 4: Wrock for Darfur What: Wrock for Darfur Where: Waryas Park, Poughkeepsie, NY When: August 23, 2008, Noon – 9pm How Much: FREE! $10 suggested donation – it is a fund raiser after all! Not long ago, while perusing the HP Alliance forums, I found a post entitled “Wrock for Darfur.” Naturally, I was…
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Straight from the Dinah Saur’s Mouth Vol. 3
Vol. 3: Unlimited Enthusiasm Expo featuring an exclusive interview with Paul DeGeorge After years of attempts, on Friday and Saturday, the 18th and 19th of July, I finally saw Harry and the Potters live for the first (and second!) time. I didn’t see them in their traditional venue of a library, but in the traditional…