Category: Archived Features
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Muggle Music Monday with Ingrid Michaelson
Every June in Pittsburgh, we have the Three Rivers Arts Fest, 10 days of artists selling their wares, juried art exhibits, fair food, and free concerts. I spent Thursday night there, listening to Ingrid Michaelson. While her show wasn’t the greatest (with its forced banter and opening with a folk-y version of ‘Poker Face’) her…
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#MuggleMusicMonday says Stay Positive with The Hold Steady
If sing along songs are your scriptures, (and in wizard rock, what song isn’t a sing along song?) then the Hold Steady is a band that you should definitely spend some time with. There’s actually a fair chance you’ve already heard one of their songs, DatM‘s Brian Ross covers ‘Your Little Hoodrat Friend’ every once…
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Get Sweet this #WrockWednesday…
…with the Sweetwater All-Stars! Now this is a band that I have enjoyed getting to know over the past year. Not only does the band consist of a fantastic and extremely fun individual, but this self-same individual is currently writing her Master’s Thesis on Wizard Rock! Whaaaaaaat!? So entirely rad, am I right? I’m pretty…
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Rocking the Classics for #MuggleMusicMonday
For today’s triumphant return of #MuggleMusicMonday, I would like to send you all the way of Bonnie Tyler. Now, for those of you who were at LeakyCon with me, you may recall a specific song being played twice in a row at midnight hour on Mr. Carpenter’s birthday. That song, my friends, was ‘Total Eclipse…
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Creevey Thursday
While looking through the recent posts to the ‘pedia’s flickr page I came across this picture. It reminded me of why I got into Wizard Rock, and eventually, photography, in the first place. Major kudos to -eClair- for her great shots of The Hallows and Horcruxes Ball.
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Question Tuesday
Have you been reading The Wrock Snob? The Wrock Snob is a no-holds barred blog that reviews wizard rock with absolute honesty. The reviews seem to be mixed so far – from “this is too mean, I won’t read it” to “glad to see someone is saying these things”. But, here’s the kicker – it’s…
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Question Tuesday
Another year of the WRPCAs has come and gone, and you guys have had a lot to say about the winners. We were hoping you could take a second and think about the process of voting this year – what did you like? What worked/didn’t work? Any categories you think should be removed/added?
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Muggle Music Monday: A Musical Education?
I know not everyone has had the same musical experiences, so this week’s Muggle Music Monday is about a band that I need to make sure everyone knows about – the Ramones! I’m pretty sure most of you do know a Ramones song, though. The Whomping Willows’ ‘Ginny is a Punk Rocker’ is actually a…
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Wizard Rock People’s Choice Awards Winners
One of the changes we made to the WRPCAs this year has actually made a big difference. Art, Dinah, and I did throw in some wild card nominees for the final voting – and you voted three of them as final winners! (And, no, we’re not telling you who it was.) Drumroll?
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May the Voting Begin!
This is it, everyone! The moment you have all been waiting for… The final round of voting is officially beginning now! Things to keep in mind – You get to fill out the ballot once per person. Anyone caught ballot-stuffing will have their votes discounted. And don’t forget to read the full instructions at the…