Category: Archived Columns
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Unexpected Wrock – Grimgotts “Extenditus Playus” EP
On one of my usual excursions through Bandcamp to find wizard rock releases I may have missed out on, I stumbled upon Grimgotts. I immediately cottoned on to their name, and seeing that they also were tagged “power metal” and “epic metal”, my interest needle spiked up into the red. I’ve been a power metal…
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Unexpected Wrock: Corbad “HP EP”
Editors Note: “Unexpected Wrock” is a new column that will be featured periodically here on the Wizrocklopedia. As wizard rock has grown and expanded, many other bands and performers who may not necessarily be considered “wizard rock bands” have been performing & releasing songs that definitely fit the definition of wrock. As a result, many…
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LeakyCon Remembrance, Day 3: Wizard Rock in the Afternoon
The finale of my article on LeakyCon 2009, covering the events of the final day, and my concluding thoughts. Wizard Rock in the Afternoon was the final wizard rock show at LeakyCon. It took place in the afternoon because the Ball was being held that night. Ironically, while the Ball was held in the castle,…
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LeakyCon Remembrance, Day 2: Wizard Rock Night
Continuing with Part Two of my remembrance, I take a look at Wizard Rock Night. The next night, if you can believe it, was even better than Evil Night, and for me, the very highlight of the conference. Wizard Rock Night featured Tonks and the Aurors, Gred and Forge, the Whomping Willows, and the indelible…
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LeakyCon Remembrance, Day 1: Evil Night!
Exactly one year ago, as I write this, I was on my way to Boston, Massachusetts to attend LeakyCon 2009, the very first conference put on by The Leaky Cauldron. Prior to that, I had only attended one other conference, which was Prophecy 2007 in Toronto, Canada, so I had very high expectations. In many…
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Wizard Rock Around the World
I never doubted that wizard rock reaches far and wide. There is an entire UK contingency of some of our favorite bands. Sweden just had a Harry Potter symposium where wizard rockers played. One of our most faithful readers, Olivier, is from Belgium. Taking a look at The Whomping Willows‘ preorder contest gives us an…
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Wrockin’ and Recordin’ – Interface Time!!
Our last installment helped cover a number of PC-based software packages you can use to help craft and create your awesome new music (be it wizard rock OR muggle). However, once you finished reading that installment and checking out some of the linked programs, you may have been wondering “But Russ, how do we get…
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Wrockin’ and Recordin’ – software fun!
In our last installment, we discussed the different ways you can record your music on your own; from here on out we’ll focus in on using your PC to get creative. And to do just that, you’ll need to get yourself an audio recording program. There are many VERY high quality programs out there that…
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Adventures in Wrock Part 2: The Gigs
Do you all remember how, a few weeks back, I posted that nifty column beginning to tell about my adventures in Europe and how it connected back to Wizard Rock? Well, I’m finally able to continue the mini-series after getting settled at my new job! Hurray! While more often than not, I will be describing…
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Wrockin’ and Recordin’ Installment 1
First of all, thanks for the great feedback on last week’s intro installment! I really want this to be an interactive series of articles to help everyone, so by all means – if you have questions, or want to know about specific things, please let me know. I’ll work them in any way I can…