Tag: team starkid
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Reviewing A Very Potter Musical
The Show In the spring of 2010, I studied abroad for a semester in Edinburgh, Scotland. I had my laptop for schoolwork and keeping in touch with friends and family, in addition to checking a website every day that I believe was called Wizard Life. This webpage was a lot like other “FML” type sites,…
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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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Question Tuesday – What IS Wizard Rock in 2013?
When wizard rock started way, way back in the day (100 years ago, it seems that way) it was 2 brothers playing in their backyard, who quickly started dragging their guitars and keyboard to other backyards and basements. When some other bands joined in, they usually grabbed their acoustic guitar and set up in a…
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Question…Friday?
After some technical difficulties getting home from Wrockstock, and a hard-hitting case of WSN1, I regret that I was unable to get to Question Tuesday until now. Today’s question was inspired by Stine’s comment last week: “I would definitely classify the AVPM soundtrack as wizard rock. It’s music, it’s awesome, and it’s about Harry Potter.…
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Question Tuesday
I’ve been listening to ‘A Very Potter Musical’ lately, and it got me to thinking. Is this wizard rock? Musicals tend to have songs with a much more narrative style than a lot of music, but there are plenty of narrative wizard rock songs. Plus, we have The Butterbeer Experience‘s Fair Fortune opera, which I…