Category: Question Tuesday
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Question Tuesday – Let’s Hang Out!
We’re always trying to come up with articles, interviews, and reviews that interest wizard rock fans, and we also have been kicking around some other ideas on sharing wizard rock with everyone. Recently, Dinah came up with a great idea – why not have some live online listening parties, where a host plays wizard rock,…
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Question Tuesday – The New Movies
As we talked about on Saturday, the new series of movies beginning with “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” will be the first “official” new material in the Potterverse since the release of Deathly Hallows, and some of JKR’s statements afterwards. It’s going to be an exciting leadup to the premier of the first…
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Question Tuesday
There have been plenty of wrock songs that have covered or mentioned nearly every character, and situation, in the Potter books. Sometimes certain plot elements were used numerous times by bands as inspiration – Chapter 34, or the Final Battle, for instance. So let’s take this Tuesday’s question in the complete opposite direction: What’s your…
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Question Tuesday
I have to thank my kids for this week’s Question Tuesday inspiration! While pondering different topics I could bring up, both of them starting moaning about how they had to go back to school in just 2 days. Naturally, this led to my idea to ask all of you: What’s your favorite wizard rock song…
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Question Tuesday
For a little while there, wizard rock bands were rapidly signing up on MySpace not to show everyone their songs, but in order to quickly claim a good band name! The Potterverse theoretically has a finite amount of character names, locations, spells, etc. that could be used as part of a unique (and memorable) band…
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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 Tuesday
With LeakyCon London quickly approaching, we’ll be seeing another big festival featuring wizard rock. Sweden recently had the Wrock and Love festival, and here in the US, Wrockstock Reunited just let a bunch of wizard rock fans go crazy and have fun. Wrock has always been an international phenomenon, just take a look at our…
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Question Tuesday
Here’s the scenario: you’ve been talking about wizard rock for YEARS to your group of friends (don’t deny that you’re immediately remembering at least 10 times you’ve done that!) and finally, FINALLY, they agree to give wrock a chance. BUT! Here’s the catch: you can only play them one single song to get them to…
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Question T-Shirt Tuesday
Wizard rockers are known for their unique and original shirt designs – some have great artwork, some have witty lyrics, some are interactive, some get you smiles and high fives from strangers, and some are just plain ol’ comfy. So for this week’s Question Tuesday, we want to know: What’s your favorite all-time wizard rock…
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Question Tuesday!
There have been a number of wizard rock bands covering the music of other wrock bands they’re fans of. In fact there have been entire “tribute albums” dedicated to wrock bands, with some of their fellow wizard rockers covering their songs, often for charity. There’ve been a few really great takes and twists on some…