Category: Archived Columns
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Adam Dubberly of the Mudbloods
Nestled in the mystical land known as Austin, Texas, there exists one of wizard rock’s greatest treasures: The Mudbloods, fronted by Adam Dubberly. Whereas many wrock groups (e.g., Harry and the Potters, or Draco and the Malfoys) are often seen as musical relatives of oddball bands like They Might Be Giants or Ween, The Mudbloods…
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Into the Pensieve: NYC Wizard Rock Festival 2
Ten years have passed since the second NYC Wizard Rock Festival wrocked Brooklyn. For this installment of Into the Pensieve: Wrock in Retrospect, we’re looking back at how this festival was more epic than the first, which is saying a lot, because the first one was pretty darned epic. CW: Mention of Ministry of Magic.…
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Kwikspell #4: How To Keep Creating When It’s Hard
Making stuff is hard. In fact, when I sat down to write this month’s Kwikspell article, I had a really difficult time convincing myself to do it. I put it off for a few weeks, then wrote a few paragraphs while I was alone in the woods, and then my friendly neighborhood ‘Pedia editor helped…
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Wrock The Reread – The Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 6: The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters
Chapter 6, brings Harry to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters and has us meet many of our favorite characters! Featured bands include: Roonil Wazlib, Harry and the Potters, RiddleTM, Ginny and the Weasleys, Gred and Forge, Ollivander, Draco and the Malfoys, Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons, Oliver Boyd and the Rememberalls, Tonks and the Aurors,…
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Steph Anderson of Tonks and the Aurors
It is not hyperbolic to say that one of the most important and influential contemporary wizard rock bands is Tonks and the Aurors, fronted by Steph Anderson—a musician who has rightfully earned the sobriquet “the Bruce Springsteen of wizard rock”! While Harry and the Potters are rightfully considered the popularizers of wizard rock, Tonks and…
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Matthew Cox and Brian Metolius of the “Puffs” Play
And we’re back! On today’s Wrock Talk page, I have a special treat for everyone. A few weeks ago, I reached out to Matt Cox and Brian Metolius, the writer and composer (respectively) of Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, an Off-Broadway play that retells much of…
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Wrock The Reread – The Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 5: Diagon Alley
Chapter 5, takes us to Diagon Alley for shopping for cauldrons, wands, owls, and brooms! Featured bands include: the Wargs, Gringott Grrls, Diagon Alley, Eyes Like Mine, PigWidgeon, the 8th Horcrux, Harry and the Potters, Draco and the Malfoys, Salsa Commodity, RiddleTM, Ollivander, and Alex Boyd. Did I miss anything? Comment below and check out…
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Kwikspell #3: Getting Into Character
We here at the Kwikspell column thought there was no better time than the month of Halloween to talk about characters. So many wizard rock bands have taken on the persona of an individual character or a group of them, using it to influence everything from their songwriting to their stage persona. Going out on stage…
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Wrock Talk: Interview with the Swedish Shortsnouts
Welcome to the second Wrock Talk post, where we feature interviews with different wrock band every few weeks. Today, we will be traveling to the mythical land of the Vikings that many folks call Scandinavia, for it is here that a powerful, primordial magic stirs. What is this magic, you may ask? Why, it’s nothing…
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Wrock The Reread – The Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 4: The Keeper of the Keys
“Yer a Wizard Harry!” Chapter 4, clearly inspired a lot of wizard rock bands to make music about the day Harry learned the truth about himself. Featured bands include: Ollivander, Harry and the Potters, Kwikspell, Sam, Jonathan Mann, Mudblud, The Basilisk in Your Pasta, Let’s Lumos, The Bandon Banshees, and Tonks and the Aurors. Did…