Category: Archived Columns
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Wrock The Reread – The Sorcerer’s Stone, Chapter 1: The Boy Who Lived
I’m so excited to bring this project to Wizrocklopedia! For those unfamiliar, Wrock the Reread is a social media music project where I pair wizard rock songs to the contents of Harry Potter books. After five years of Wizard Rock show attendance and almost twenty years of Harry Potter obsession, I wanted to give some…
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The 2020 Wizard Rock Six Month Report: January-June, Part 3!
Welcome back, everyone, to the third and final part of the 2020 January-June Wizard Rock Six-Month Report, wherein I chronologically list all of the awesome wizard rock releases in the first half of 2020. If you missed them, I encourage you to go back and read parts one and two! There are a whole lot…
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The 2020 Wizard Rock Six Month Report: January-June, Part 2!
Welcome, one and all, to the second part of the January-June 2020 Wizard Rock Six Month Report! You can check out the first part here, and the third part here. Without further ado, let’s jump straight back into the releases! We pick up on May 2 with a couple of incredible reissued compilations… May 2:…
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The 2020 Wizard Rock Six Month Report: January-June, Part 1!
It’s been a great 6 months for wizard rock. In addition to numerous online concerts (including a 12-hour long festival!), the return of Yes All Witches grants and the launch of WZRD Radio, lots of artists both new and old have released lots of great new songs! Plus, several rare and out-of-print wrock releases have…
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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…