Tag: the whomping willows
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Songs about Remus Lupin (and why we love them)
Remus Lupin is one of the most-loved characters in the Harry Potter series, and he also happens to be a character that’s had a lot of songs written from his perspective and about him. Because of his backstory, there’s a level of raw emotion that makes you feel everything in many of these songs – but…
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New Music Roundup!
Since our last round of posts, a number of new wizard rock songs, EPs, and albums have been released on platforms ranging from BandCamp to iTunes and the good ol’ fashioned CD. To help try and catch everyone up on what’s come out over the past few months, here’s a list of releases that bands…
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Weekly Wrock Wrap Up
Welcome to this week’s Wrock Wrap Up! Don’t forget to keep us updated on your Wrock news! We’ve got a lot of great info to talk about this week, so let’s get to it. General Witherwings has announced that she’ll be playing a show at Cleveland ConConction in 2014. Congrats! Draco and the Malfoys have…
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Snobby Sundays: Happy Funtimes Edition
Hey guys, gonna do things a little differently than usual. So, I had the beginnings of a post on UK band The Deluminator all set out and was going to review that, but then… well, yesterday happened. For those not in the know, a lot of not so great things happened, across a wide variety…
alas earwax!, catchlove, danny dementor, harry and the potters, justin finch-fletchley and the sugar quills, kwikspell, luna’s ceiling, mc kreacher, ministry of magic, remus and the lupins, split seven ways, the blibbering humdingers, the giant squidstravaganza, the remus lupins, the whomping willows -
Weekly Wrock Wrap Up
Welcome to this week’s Wrock Wrap Up! Don’t forget to keep us updated on your Wrock news! General The Whomping Willows have announced that all of their albums will soon be available on Bandcamp in a “pay what you want” format (with a small minimum) to make sure that all fans have the opportunity to…
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Wrock Wednesday – LeakyCon!
With LeakyCon Portland quickly approaching (and London not long after), we wanted to share some musical highlights from past LeakyCon shows to help get everyone’s excitement built up even more! With all the great activities planned for LeakyCon, what are YOU most looking forward to?
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Flashback Friday – Phoenix Rising
Last night on Twitter, Doug MacDonald (aka Catchlove) noted that it had been 6 years since the Phoenix Rising conference held in New Orleans, LA. May 2007 was a momentous time – wizard rock was growing quickly, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was 2 months away from being published, as was the release of the Order…
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New Whomping Willows Album is Officially Announced!
After a near 2 year long recording sabbatical, Matt Maggiacomo has announced that there will be a new Whomping Willows album before 2013 is up! In a surprise video yesterday, Matt launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the “new” Whomping Willows album. We say “new” because according to Matt, the album is actually an…
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Weekly Wrock Wrap Up!
Welcome to this week’s Wrock Wrap Up! Don’t forget to keep us updated on your Wrock news! General Wrockstock is BACK! The Wrockstock crew announced that registration for their upcoming event Wrockstock Reunited has now been opened. Check out the event’s Facebook page for more information. Is The Whomping Willows planning a new album? Matt’s…
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Album Review: Wizards and Muggles Rock For Social Justice Vol. 3
Wizard rock and charity compilations go together like Snape and greasy hair. Over the past 8 years, the wizard rock community has released dozens of EPs and albums to help raise money for various organizations. One of the first comps to come out was the original Wizards and Muggles Rock for Social Justice, and last…
alex boyd, bandcamp, big whompy, carpe geekdom, compilations, draco and the malfoys, hank green, harry and the potters, hawthorn & holly, jason anderson, justin finch-fletchley and the sugar quills, romilda vane and the chocolate cauldrons, siriusly hazza p, the blibbering humdingers, the harry potter alliance, the whomping willows, this star won’t go out, tianna and the cliffhangers, tonks and the aurors