Category: Straight From the Dinah Saur’s Mouth
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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 -
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…
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Straight from the Dinah Saur’s Mouth Vol. 2
Vol. 2: Magical Acts of Kindness Memorial Day weekend will live on in the minds of over 300 Wizard Rock and Harry Potter fans as the weekend that brought Wrockstock 2008. However, there was a lot more to Wrockstock than just the music (important and amazing as it all was). Those in attendance were given…
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Straight From the Dinah Saur’s Mouth Vol. 1
Hello and welcome to the first ever “Straight From the Dinah Saur’s Mouth”! I feel it is prudent to start this new Wizrocklopedia column with an introduction of myself. I am Dinah Saur, Wizard Rock fan and Harry Potter nerd to core. A little more about me, I am a Hufflepuff (and darn proud of…