General News

On a slightly more personal note, we wanted to wish Abby Hupp – the bringer of Wrockstock – a very happy birthday! Her birthday was April 3rd, so if you missed it, run on by the Wrockstock Forums to wish her well.

Draco and the Malfoys have launched a new site! It’s a Slytherin World at their new online location, so go check them out for information concerning shows, their music, or anything else you may want from them!

Looking to do some filming in the Rhode Island area? Or are you just interested in anything and everything that Brian of Draco and the Malfoys does? Either way, check out Wizard Productions, the production company Brian Malfoy created and runs.

You may remember hearing about Split Seven Ways Zoe’s Muggle music adventure. If you would like to hear another Wizard Rocker’s opinion on it, read Luna’s Ceiling‘s review in her blog here.

Shows

An awesome House Party in the Whompy tour has been confirmed for April 6th. If you can make it, you’ll see The Whomping Willows, Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills, and Draco and the Malfoys. Awesome! Check Whompy’s myspace for details.

Gear up for the Pre-LeakyCon Extravaganza from the Witch Rock Series! It will be at the Sidewalk Cafe on May 20th, for those of you still working out your LeakyCon travel plans. Try and fit this in to see Swish and Flick, Witherwings, The Butterbeer Experience, Snidget, and the House of Black. You can find this event on Facebook for more details.

Albums

Exciting news from JFF! All of his previous albums, including his most recent The Bard EP, are now available on iTunes! Huzzah!

More exciting news from JFF! He has just announced to us that he is working on a new album called Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Half Blood Pizza to be released on Evil Day at LeakyCon. Yay!

Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office has officially released their first album, Hocus Opus One. It contains 16 tracks ranging from dance floor fillers to epic power metal ballads to bluegrass ditty’s to electro pop songs. It costs $9.99 and can be bought here. Luke of MoM says: “Alex Hinksman who is the producer, song writer, and one of the singers for the band is a friend of mine and we regularly talk shop about the music we are working on. He’s been a valuable musical ally to me while producing tracks for our latest album, Onward and Upward. I’ve been listening to Misuse’s album for the last week (before it was available for purchase) and you can take it from me that Hocus Opus One does not disappoint. They even did a MoM cover of ‘Snape vs. Snape’ on the album and collaborated with Oliver Boyd and the Rememberalls.”

The new Gred and Forge album, PitchesWitchesRiches, is now available on iTunes or for order from his myspace. Of course, Jarrod is encouraging us to purchase via iTunes because it’s the greenest way to buy new music. Awesome!

Potter Ink has a CD out! Find out more about Tales From the Giant Squid in her blog post here.

Songs

Long ago, in a country far, far away (from me where I sit comfortably in California)… Zoe sat down and started writing her song ‘Wormwood and Wolfsbane’.  Finally, after nearly a year and a half, Zoe has collaborated with MaryBeth of Nagini to record and release the song. To learn more about it, check Zoe’s blog. Or just listen to it on the Split Seven Ways myspace page.

The Quibbler Writing Staff have up some new songs! Pop by their myspace for a listen!

Neville’s Diary has a new song out called ‘She’s So Evil’ about Nagini the snake. On the song, Bryce says, “I love this song because it’s so different from anything I’ve ever written before. Neville’s lyrics are pretty darn good too.”

Creevey Crisis has a (real) new song out. Listen to ‘Second Chances’ on his myspace page and read about it in his blog.

The Potterwatch Project has up a new song, ‘Horcruxes’! Listen to it on their myspace player and learn more about it in their blog entry about it.

Christie Chocolate of 142 Staircases has uploaded a remixed version of a Muggle song (‘King Arthur’) that she wrote for a class project while studying abroad in Scotland. Listen to it on her myspace and read a bit about it in her blog. Also… stay tuned for more information about this song in the upcoming Adventures in Wrock!