Tag: gred and forge
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Let’s Get Political
The 2008 United States Presidential Elections are without a doubt history in the making. For the first time in US history, the nation is voting on viable White House hopefuls that includes an African-American and woman. This election comes in a time of war and a massive financial crisis teetering on the brink of an…
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Muggles and Wrock
In my last article about wizard rock and work, Jarrod of Gred and Forge told me about how his employers had Googled him and discovered he was in a wizard rock band. One of our commenters, Jennofwashington, brought up an interesting point. “How much do you disclose immediately about your involvement in a fandom?” She…
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“Work Is For People With Jobs,” Take 2
So, in the last segment we took a look at how wrockers are faring in college. This time, we move on to a much less enjoyable part of life – working. Even with the annoyance of homework and tests, college is generally thought to be a fun time. Work? Not so much. You might be…
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Digital Magic: Albums Via Download
In a recent blog, Catchlove explained to fans that hard copies of his albums Where Do We Go From Here and OMG! It’s Christmas are currently sold out, but if you want them you can get them. The albums are not on iTunes, but will be emailed to anyone who purchases them and hard copies…
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Gred and Forge Announces New, Limited Edition CD!
With a little more than 24 hours left in which to procure tickets to Wrockstock, Jarrod of Gred and Forge announced that he will be selling a limited edition EP at the event. In a MySpace bulletin he writes, “And no, I don’t mean the Wizard Rock EP Club one, I mean a TOTALLY NEW…
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Terminus Wizard Rock Lineup
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Hallie Tibbetts hallie.tibbetts@terminus2008.org http://www.terminus2008.org/wrock TERMINUS ANNOUNCES WROCK CHICAGO Special pre-conference event to feature 25 wizard rock bands in concert CHICAGO, IL — October 1, 2007 — The planning team for Terminus, a five-day Harry Potter conference to be held August 7-11, 2008, has announced a special pre-conference wizard rock concert to…
catchlove, celestial warmbottom, danny dementor, draco and the malfoys, ginny and the heartbreakers, gred and forge, harry and the potters, justin finch-fletchley and the sugar quills, lord voldi and the dark marks, snidget, switchblade kittens, terminus, the butterbeer experience, the chocolate frogs, the cruciatus curse, the gringotts grrls, the hermione crookshanks experience, the hinky punks, the moaning myrtles, the mudbloods, the parselmouths, the quaffle kids, the remus lupins, the whomping willows, thomas & finnigan -
Listener Participation Wanted
The Parselmouths wrote in their blog yesterday that they’re running an informal Awkward Face Contest. They described what is required of you as, “…your job is to show us the worst/funniest pictures you take of us this summer. You’re allowed to submit your favorite top three, and while we will showcase them ALL in a…
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More Additions to Wizard Rock
“Don’t Call Me Dumbly” by Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons was released on Saturday. It can be heard on the band’s supplemental page. The song is incredibly catchy and sweet. Marked As His Equal has released another version of “The Ballad of Sirius Black.” Now featuring backup vocals, it can be heard on the…
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Under-Appreciated Song of the Week
This week’s pick is for all the Percy haters. The band Gred and Forge have released a “prefect†Percy anthem called “Percy is a Prat.” It’s a song that tells everyone why Percy is a prat and has a slight incapability to have fun, for example the line “instead of playing quidditch, Percy would write…