Category: Columns
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Kwikspell #2: Making a Compilation Album
Since the 2020 Wizard Rock Sampler just came out, it seemed like a good time to talk about just how easy it can be to put your own wizard rock compilation album together. A compilation is a collection of songs from different artists released together as one album. Oftentimes these compilations will have a theme,…
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The Wrock Wreview: Rise Up, Wands Up
Happy Saturday, Wrockers! This Saturday I’m reviewing Rise Up, Wands Up by Totally Knuts! Totally Knuts is run by TK a non-binary wizard focused on representing the LGBTQ+ community in their work. Topical and melodic, this is a soundtrack for the activist in your life. Released in June of 2020, I feel this album will remain…
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Wrock The Reread – The Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 3: Letters From No One
During Chapter 3, Harry receives his first letter ever…except it’s from no one? Featured bands include: Mopey Merope, Catchlove, Stephanie and the Quaffles, Witherwings, and Ollivander. What songs would you have included? Comment below and check out the ongoing feed on Wrock the Reread! Chapter 3: The Letters from No One Ever since the boa…
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Timeturner: A Look Back at Youtube
Welcome to Timeturner, a monthly visit to the past! Each month I’ll take a closer look at some aspect of wizard rock history – events, trends, the community, and more. This month, we’re taking a dive into the land of magical moving pictures: Youtube! Just as a warning: some of the links in this article may…
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Snobby Sundays: Seven Potters
Oh thank God I said “next time” in the last article, and not “next week”. Anywho – hey there, wizard kids! Welcome back to Snobby Sundays, an occasional series where I, the Wrock Snob, introduce you to a less-famous wizard rock band that I really dig. Today, we’re looking at Seven Potters, a one-myn acoustic-focused…
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The Wrock Wreview – Welcome to 2458
Welcome to the second installment of the Wrock Wreview! This week I had the honor of reviewing Welcome to 2458: A Wizard Rock Compilation Inspired by Performances in Room 2458. You know what FOMO is? That feeling of missing out? That’s what I feel when listening to this album. I want to be in the…
bella and le strangers, compilations, hawthorn & holly, hogwarts a history, justin finch-fletchley and the sugar quills, riddletm, romilda vane and the chocolate cauldrons, snidget, swish and flick, terminus, the gryffindor common room rejects, the house of black, the hufflepunks, the mudbloods, the tonk, witherwings -
Wrock The Reread – The Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 2: The Vanishing Glass
Back for another installment of Wrock the Reread! In this chapter Harry visits a zoo for his cousins birthday and things go a little sideways. Featured bands include: Kwikspell, Harry and the Potters, Hawthorn and Holly, Wrackspurts!, Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons, and Slytherin Soundtrack Let me know if I missed any songs, or…
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Into the Pensieve: Wrock in Retrospect – Infinitus 2010
by Stacy Santiago Pisani CW: Contains mentions of Ministry of Magic and The Remus Lupins Swish and Flick at Infinitus 2010, Night of Frivolity Ball. Photo Credit: D. Tortorella for HPEF Concerts. Conferences. Concerts at cons. Let’s all release a deep forlorn sigh as we remember those days. Whether it was last year or last…
fred lives, hawthorn & holly, infinitus, justin finch-fletchley and the sugar quills, madam pince and the librarians, mc kreacher, ministry of magic, swish and flick, the blibbering humdingers, the butterbeer experience, the chocolate frogs, the gryffindor common room rejects, the house of black, the moaning myrtles, the parselmouths, the remus lupins, the whomping willows, witherwings -
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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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…