Category: Wrock Talk
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Zoe Bentley
Do you enjoy parody songs and general facts about bats? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then you are going to love today’s Wrock Talk! For this installment, I sat down (or, rather, communicated via Facebook Messenger) with Zoe Bentley and we chatted about wizard rock, patroni, and the importance of making…
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Lauren Fairweather
There are quite a few musicians in our fandom who have been wrocking out for years and years, but Lauren Fairweather has been a part of the scene from almost its very inception! Rising to wizard rock fame as one half of the Moaning Myrtles (a band inspired by everyone’s favorite toilet ghost), Fairweather eventually…
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Bruce Geller of Mirror of Erised
“And now for something [slightly] different.” For today’s Wrock Talk, I had the pleasure of chatting with Bruce Geller of the band Mirror of Erised, based out of Las Vegas. While still very much inspired by Harry Potter, Bruce’s music is a little bit different than your average wrock fare, for much of it is…
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Ash of Aguamenti
Most wizard rock is, well, of the rock variety. From the indie stylings of Harry and the Potters to the heavy metal of Voldemort, the genre seems to be built on the bones of crunchy guitar distortion and drums recorded in the garage. But this is a very limited view; in fact, there are quite…
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Losing Lara
Welcome back to Wrock Talk! I hope that you all had a relaxing winter holiday and a nice new year! Today, we have the pleasure of learning more about Losing Lara, a Colorado-based musician, nerd enthusiast, and wrocker extraordinaire whom I first ‘met’ via the Wizard Rock Revival group back in 2017 on a post…
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Scott and Kirsten Vaughan of The Blibbering Humdingers
Wizard rock is a fun genre, and logically many of its bands are quite funny, too. But when it comes to cleverness and humor, The Blibbering Humdingers may very well be in a category all of their own. Comprising Scott & Kirsten Vaughan, the band places heavy emphasis on the quality of their lyrics, which…
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Wrock Talk: Interview with Ariel Factor Birdoff of Madam Pince and the Librarians
Almost every wizard rock show I have been to has been hosted at a library and organized by a librarian. I always love telling folks this because it shatters the myth of the stern librarian who wants nothing more than to shush patrons. Over the weekend, I got the opportunity to chat with one of…
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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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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…