Category: Columns
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Bruce Geller of Mirror of Erised
“And now for something [slightly] different.” For today’s Wrock Talk, I had the pleasure of chatting with Bruce Geller of the band Mirror of Erised, based out of Las Vegas. While still very much inspired by Harry Potter, Bruce’s music is a little bit different than your average wrock fare, for much of it is…
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The Wrock Wreview: Gather Your Thoughts
The Album Hello friends! Let’s gather our thoughts and check out this rerelease of Into the Pensieve‘s Gather Your Thoughts. This eleven track album was originally released on February 11, 2008, and was rereleased on February 5, 2021. Let’s dip our wands into the Pensieve and dive right in!
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Exploring the Swedish Scene: March 2021
Here is an update of what has happened in the Swedish Scene since the last update in December. Comp Club The first volume of the Wizrocklopedia Comilation Club, titled Back to the Beginning came out March 10th. It has 10 tracks of great new original wizard rock, and rounding out the album with track…
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Into the Pensieve: House Show at the Other Malfoy Manor, pt. 2
Last month, we went Into the Pensieve to remember house shows – concerts that people host at their homes. This month, we’re looking back at the second house show hosted at my apartment in Yonkers, NY. If my memory serves me correctly, that show may have been one of the first Witch Rock Series shows.…
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The Wrock Wreview: A Closet Full of Wrock
The Album The Vanishing Cabinet came out with A Closet Full of Wrock on January 1, 2008. It was rereleased on August 21, 2020, and includes three bonus tracks from their unfinished second EP, Death Eater Transportation. It’s time to step into the cabinet and see where we end up!
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The Wrock Wreview: Muggles Ahoy
The Album Avast and ahoy, ye landlubbers! Today ye get a real treat from Daniel Kelly, a singer/songwriter/filker from Yass, Australia. We recently discovered Daniel’s music when he started releasing one wizard rock shanty at a time, and we fell in love with this incredible folk singer! I am very pleased to be reviewing Muggles…
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Wrock The Reread – The Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 14: Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
Chapter 14, has Hagrid revealing the first of many secrets, Norbert, and some dragon-saving wizards from Romania! Featured bands include: The Hermione Crookshanks Experience, Slytherin Soundtrack, Roonil Wazlib, Eyes Like Mine, Ollivander, the Mudbloods, and Tonks and the Aurors. Did I miss anything? Comment below and check out the ongoing feed on Wrock the Reread!
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The Wrock Wreview: A Tale We’ll Tell Of What Hath Been…
The Album Los Angeles wizard rock band Slytherin released this seven song album on July 9, 2020. Slytherin combines a wide variety of sounds in their music, from screaming vocals to soothing keyboard melodies, which makes this band unique among the wizard rock world. A Tale We’ll Tell Of What Hath Been… is Slytherin’s first…
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Ash of Aguamenti
Most wizard rock is, well, of the rock variety. From the indie stylings of Harry and the Potters to the heavy metal of Voldemort, the genre seems to be built on the bones of crunchy guitar distortion and drums recorded in the garage. But this is a very limited view; in fact, there are quite…
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Into The Pensieve: House Show at the Other Malfoy Manor, Part 1
Remember parties? Gosh… I miss parties. I miss entertaining people at my home, gathering with friends. These days, I’m feeling very nostalgic for the days when we could have Wizard Rock house shows.