Category: Updates
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New Material From the Hinky Punks
The Las Vegas based band has added a new song, “The Pursuit of Sanity,” to their MySpace page. They have also launched a new website which features a music player as well as information about the band and their releases. Check it out at www.thehinkypunks.com!
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I Was A Teenage Werewolf = Finished
Alex of The Remus Lupins is proud to announce that the new album “I Was A Teenage Werewolf” is complete and sent off to pressing. The album is sporting a beautiful cover created by the amazing Brandon Nicholas, who went all out on this one! The CD is going to feature almost an hour of…
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More From Whompy On Velour Records
The Whomping Willows‘ Matt wrote another blog entry featuring the exchanges he has been having with Sean from Velour Records. As usual, Matt provides a number of exceptional quotes on the subject of wizard rock and its fans, like this one: “Harry and the Potters are successful because they are constantly touring. And if you’d…
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Whompy Rants on Velour Records
To inform wizard rockers of the world, Matt of The Whomping Willows posted a MySpace blog rant about the recent events between many wizard rock bands and Velour Records. Matt describes what started off as an offer to various wizard rock bands from the record company to make a compilation CD that would be released…
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Introducing Hogwarts: United and Preview From Cruciatus Curse
In a recent MySpace blog post by Denni Towle of The Cruciatus Curse, it was announced that his two sons, Talon (4) and Drake (3) are performing as Harry and Draco respectively in the new band called Hogwarts: United, and will be performing with their Dad at Prophecy in Toronto. Denni also released a preview…
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Some “Good, Bad, and Fugly” News From Sue and the Hufflepuffs
Jon of Sue and the Hufflepuffs is alive! In recent blogs (one very long and another pretty short one) Jon released some current news. First we have the good: Jon is going to attend and play at the OC/Cali WizardRock Fest. He plans to perform and also have a small amount of merchandise available. Also…
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Resurrection of Cruciatus Curse
In a recent MySpace blog post, it has been announced that Denni Towle has resurrected Cruciatus Curse. Within the same post, it was also revealed that Cruciatus Curse will be playing at the Prophecy 2007: From Hero to Legend conference in Toronto, Canada this August 2nd-5th. For more information on Prophecy, please visit their website.…
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Philosopherock to Play Perfectus 2007
The wizard rock filk band will be performing this summer at Houston’s larget Book 7 release party, Perfectus! They will have copies of their CD Hex Me Draco, One More Time on hand. Check out the event’s MySpace page for details!
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Wizard Rock in the Star Ledger
The New Jersey newspaper published an article today on wizard rock, highlighting local bands The Moaning Myrtles and The Marauders. Other acts are mentioned as well, including Harry and the Potters who are described by the author as, “the wizard-rock world’s Beatles.” The well-written and informative article can be found online here. It is also…
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The Official Guide to Welcome to the House Of Awesome
This week’s installment of The Whomping Willows‘ weekly blog includes a guide to the songs found on the band’s new CD! Dubbed the Official Guide to Welcome to the House of Awesome, Matt has provided the stories behind each song on the album, such as “I Found A Loophole,” which is described as “…a continuation…