Tag: the whomping willows
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Some Things Are More Important Than Wrock
With some of my past articles, I’ve given the impression that the wizard rockers might wish that there wasn’t something in their life that limited their participation in the wrock community. Recently, I got the chance to talk with Russ of Creevey Crisis and Stacy of Swish and Flick about being wizard rock parents. As…
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This Mystery Finds Me Siriusly Smiling
Continue reading this article for a preview of the CD.It’s taken us a few weeks, but we’ve finally discovered the meaning behind the mysterious and enchanted pieces delivered to me via owl. We, staff members and site visitors, helped me in figuring out that it was an album. This morning, however, the spell encrypting the…
catchlove, compilations, creevey crisis, draco and the malfoys, gred and forge, harry and the potters, hogwarts a history, justin finch-fletchley and the sugar quills, neville’s diary, oliver boyd and the remembralls, peeved, remus and the lupins, split seven ways, the blibbering humdingers, the butterbeer experience, the moaning myrtles, the mudbloods, the remus lupins, the whomping willows, tom riddle and friends, tonks and the aurors -
The Whomping Has Begun!
Most of you know that recently The Whomping Willows and Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills started their tour, Whomp the House, part deux. Living in Pittsburgh, I am incredibly lucky; we get a show both on the way out west and on the way back east. Another bonus is the fact that within a…
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Stand Up Against Everday Deatheaters
Continue reading this article for a free download from the CD! One thing that I feel is especially unique of wizard rock as a musical community is its vast amount of charitable compilations. It’s a truly great thing, and it sometimes seems as if every area of outreach has been covered. Enter Wrock Against Bullying,…
142 staircases, blue and yellow wand, buckbeak’s flight, chaos of the phoenix, colin and the creeveys, compilations, creevey crisis, dawlish and the archies, diagon alley, hawthorn & holly, luna’s ceiling, narcissa black, neville’s diary, remedial potions, split seven ways, swish and flick, the blibbering humdingers, the department of rock, the house of black, the unforgivable curses, the vanishing cabinet, the whomping willows, the wizarding world, tonks! -
Your “Muggles and Wrock”
Not too long ago, I shared with you my experiences with explaining or talking about wizard rock to my Muggle friends and family. I asked all of you for yours, and the response was amazing! Much like me, many of you seem to have at least a few people in your life that understand and…
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Wrock IS Work!
In part one and part two of this series, we’ve looked at balancing being in a wizard rock band with other important obligations like school and work. What if you didn’t have to do that? What if your number one obligation was your wizard rock band? There aren’t too many bands out there that manage…
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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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The “Whomp the House” Tour Returns This October
Earlier this year, The Whomping Willows headed out with friends Justin Finch Fletchley and Catchlove on what became an epic tour de force known as Whomp the House. The tour extended for more than two months and saw over 20 states. While The Willows’ Matt has toured since, Whomp the House is a special series…
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Straight from the Dinah Saur’s Mouth Vol. 6
Vol. 6: The Illustrious New York City Wizard Rock Festival Already, I have heard about and even witnessed people who are terrified about missing the New York City Wizard Rock Festival because it’s sold out. Can’t say I don’t blame them! If I were able to attend, I probably would be in the same state…
celestial warmbottom, dj luna lovegood, draco and the malfoys, fred and george the band, justin finch-fletchley and the sugar quills, nagini with alastor, oliver boyd and the remembralls, split seven ways, swish and flick, the butterbeer experience, the cedric diggorys, the greybacks, the hungarian horntails, the moaning myrtles, the princess of hogwarts, the remus lupins, the whomping willows