Category: News
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Wizard Rock, A History
Most of us know by now how wizard rock started. We’ve heard the story of the Switchblade Kittens‘ song ‘Ode to Harry’ and how Paul and Joe DeGeorge played their first show as Harry and the Potters. I’m about to start a series of articles on the influences and influenced of wizard rock, so we’ll…
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A Sisterhood of Wrock
Today marks the second annual Universal Harry Potter Day, and what better way to celebrate it than to join in the festivities of the inaugural concert of the Witch Rock series? Stacy of Swish and Flick has organized several events throughout the spring featuring mostly female wrock bands starting off with an event this Saturday,…
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Wrockstock Band List!
Since you have to do a little clicking around to find the band announcements on the Wrockstock site, we thought we’d keep this post right here at the top of the ‘pedia until all the bands have been announced. Come back every day for a new band announcement, and don’t forget to visit the Wrockstock…
catchlove, creevey crisis, diagon alley, draco and the malfoys, gred and forge, justin finch-fletchley and the sugar quills, ministry of magic, oliver boyd and the remembralls, riddletm, swish and flick, the moaning myrtles, the mudbloods, the remus lupins, the whomping willows, tonks and the aurors -
Rise Up to Help
Upon learning about families and children affected by natural disasters across the world, Megan, from The Wizard Rockumentary, and Mark, from Marked As His Equal, decided they wanted to help. Megan and Mark created From Beneath These Ashes, a 2-disc Wizard Rock compilation featuring over 30 Wizard Rock bands, and spanning both “light” and “dark”…
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Bid for First Book
The 10th Anniversary edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone may have just come out a few months ago, but it’s possible you will want to get your hands on a third copy – something truly one-of-a-kind. If you head over to Leave a Mark, you will see there is currently an auction going…
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Coming Soon: Wrockstock the Third Band Lists
In a recent blog, Abby and the Wrockstock staff announced the near arrival of the mainstage band listing for Wrockstock the Third. In the blog entry, Abby tells the story of how “Uncle Carl tricked Squiddy into giving him this year’s list. Uncle Carl then went on a drunken roadtrip all over North America to…
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Christmas in…January?
I am happy to let you know that Creevey Crisis and Malfoy Manor didn’t forget to get y’all gifts this year. They were just held up by some slow owls. Creevey Crisis brings us an EP with eight tracks, cover art, a printable booklet, and contributions from Gred & Forge, Snidget, and Tonks & The…
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Short Notice – Live Yule Ball on blogTV!
Today from 3pm to 7pm, the Camelot Treasures Yule Ball will be live on blogTV! Check it out here, with performances from: Hawthorn & Holly Snidget The Prefect Project The Blibbering Humdingers The Half-Kneazles Bella and le Strangers Gred & Forge
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More Wizard Balls, 2 of 2
After leaving the Crystal Ball festivities, The Whomping Willows and Justin Finch-Fletchley & the Sugar Quills head off toward the Oklahoma City Yule Ball, dubbed the Mistletoe Masquerade.