Weekly Wrock Wrap-Up (May 31- June 6)

A hefty amount of new Wrock songs were released in Wrock Land, enough to make your legs suddently combust into jelly ones.

A lot of other Wrockantastic event occured as well, including major album news from a few bands and a lovely story about Lauren and Lena from Accio Bodyguard hitting traffic and a bird…

Without further ado, here's your Wrap-Up of May 31 to June 6...


NEW WROCK SONGS
The Remus Lupins ("Seven Potters")
Gred and Forge ("Divination.", "Care of Magical Creatures")
Colin and the Creeveys ("Luna Lovegood", "Harry Freakin Potter", "Your Glasses (or Following You)", "Hey Harry Just One Picture", and "I Just Wanna Be Friends With You".)
Mary and the GrandPres ("Wizarding Society (sleep mix)", "Spelling Bee or Else", and "ABCs".)
The Nifflers ("Made to be Gryffindor.")
The Invisible Gryffindor Girls ("Like You")
Expecto ("The Walk".)
Riddle™ ("16 Years Ago")
Holy Avis ("Whompy Jr. Love".)
Split Seven Ways ("Up to No Good")
The Half-blood Princess ("The Standard Lines")

-Drooble's Best is premiering their song "Felix Felicis" on AtruimCast. Click here to check out the show.
-Live recordings from Wrockstock '08 of The MudBloods' Adam are available on the event's forum here. Please note, you must be logged in to see the forum post!

NEW WROCK PODCASTS
-The latest episode of AlleyCast was recorded from the Cabin of Awesome at Wrockstock 2008! Consult the show notes for a complete list of the guests, and the description of the show. The show can be downloaded directly by clicking here. You can also listen to the podcast, streaming, by clicking the button in the sidebar to the right.

NEW WROCK PRESS COVERAGE
-The Free Lance-Star has published "From Phoenix to Free Bird" by high school junior Brinkley Sharpe. The article is described as "A look into the growing indie-music cult phenomenon known as wizard rock", and it offers a brief but thorough introduction to wizard rock and it's bands. Click here to read it.

NEW WROCK ALBUM NEWS
-Tonks! has released a track list for their new album A New Patronus and is taking pre-orders for it.
-The Vanishing Cabinet released the tentative artwork and a track list for their upcoming album A Closet Full of Wrock.
-Hogwarts, A History's Throwing the Gnome EP is available for sale on the band's MySpace page. The CD costs just $7.

NEW WROCK LYRICS
-The guys in Potterock have translated the lyrics to "The Shadow" and "Alone Here" as well as their band information into English.

NEW WROCK BLOG UPDATES
-Lauren's blogs from the road continue today with episode four. She writes,

"We ended up driving the five hours to Birmingham, AL all in one shot in the middle of the night because there was literally nowhere to stop. After rolling into a Days Inn after two in the morning, we begged them to let us stay past checkout time so we could sleep a little bit and they charged us $20 to stay until 2pm."

Read the rest here: Accio Bodyguard Tour Diary: Episode 4.

Previous episodes can be found right here!
-The fifth installment of the Accio Bodyguard Tour Diary is up now!

"At some point, we realized that we had hit a bird with our tour vehicle (which we named with Kristina, Bubbles the Nerdfighting Wannabe Bus That Could) and it was just kind of hanging out on the front of the car. We named the yellow and black tour sacrifice Cedric Diggory and mourned in the parking lot."

Read the rest of the blog by clicking here. Previous installments are located here.

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Weekly Wrock Wrap-Up (May 24- May 30)

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"There are basically no words to describe how incredible Wrockstock was. Nina flew in for the weekend so I got to see my best friend again, and that made me really happy. I actually woke up the day we were going to Potosi, MO with almost no voice and I still am managing to hold onto that fraction of a voice I need to sing. It also miraculously came back just for our Moaning Myrtles set on Saturday. Thankfully."

Previous installments can be found here. To read the entire third installment, click here.

NEW WROCK ALBUM NEWS
-The Whomping Willows' latest EP is for sale online while supplies last. This limited edition disc was created especially for Wrockstock, but extra copies remain. Get it for just $8.50 by visiting The Whomping Willows' page!
-Kingsley and the Shacklebolts' debut album is available for sale on their MySpace page.
-The Remus Lupins' has been proclaimed "officially done" in a recent blog. The album is entitled Nevermind the Furthermore. A track listing is available as well.

NEW WROCK VIDEO
-Chasing Quaffles has started putting up concert footage on YouTube. Click here to check it out. 

NEW WROCK EVENTS
-Wizard and Witchcraft Entertainment will be putting on a Wizard Weekend, taking place on two different occasions. The first Wizard Weekend will take place on July 19 and 20 at the Southern Connecticut Renaissance Faire in Ansonia, CT with bands such as Bella and le Strangers, Mary and the GrandPres, The Struggle of a Muggle, Hawthorn and Holly, and The Chinese Chomping Cabbages.
The second Wizard Weekend will take place on August 23 and 24 at the New York Renaissance Fair in Tuxedo, NY with the following bands performing: Bella and le Strangers, Celestial Warbottom, Nagini, Potter Ink, The Peverall Sisters, and Mary and the GrandPres.
-There will be a Wizard's Ball on November 8 at the Portuguese American Club in Lodi, NJ with bands such as Filthy Little Mudbloods, Order of Merlin, Swish and Flick, Nimbus 9million, Padfoot and Prongs, and Nagini.
......Check out the Wizard and Witchcraft Entertainment's blog for information on those events!

NEW WROCK INTERVIEWS
-142 Staircases has been interviewed on Atriumcast. Check their interview out.

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Weekly Wrock Wrap-Up (March 23- March 29)

     Thirty-seven is apparently the magical number. At least, that’s how many virius it took for my computer to go completely dead. And two hundred and four must also be a magical number. That’s how many spyware devices were on my hard drive. 
     It’s been a week since it died, and I’ve finally been able to grab a computer at the public library. Really freaky people come here. Right now, I’m sitting next to some fat guy and some really skinny goth girl. Freaky, freaky, freaky.
      Anyways, I’ll do my best to keep up with the Wrap-ups, since from now on, I’m being drived up to the public library to work on homework. Rather than just making one post with all the news that I missed since my computer went on the fritz, I’m going to just post it in weekly segments....or at least as weekly as I can get.  
     Thankfully, my computer will be back in shape by next weekend or so.Wish me luck on fixing it up, and check out the news that you might or might not have missed in the Wrock world:


NEW BANDS
Filthy Little Mudbloods
A Bludger to the Head
Hawthorn and Holly
The Mandrakes
25 Hour Unicorn Diner
Wild Magic
The Tonks and Lupine Experience
The Warrior of Time
The Acid Pops
The Expelliarmusses

NEW SONGS
Potter Ink ("Burping Up Slugs")
Weezard ("Myrtle Is A Girl.")
RiddleTM ("Allegiance")
The Vanishing Cabinet ("Another Rule on the Wall" and "Magic")
Wild Magic ("The Battle of Hogwarts")
Basilisk In Your Pasta ( "Bad Guy")
Luna’s Ceiling ("Voice Beyond the Veil")
Blue and Yellow Wand ("Weasley Love Circle")
Chaos of the Phoenix ("Rules of Engagement")
2 Cauldrons and a Broomstick ("I Don’t Tell Lies")
Hallows and Horcruxes ("Always on my Mind.")
Wrackspurt ("Accepted (LIVE)" and "Floo Powder")
50 Points From Slytherin ("Fantasy")

NEW WROCK BLOG UPDATES AND VLOG UPDATES
-Creevey Crisis has a new vlog up. This time, he continues his studio and recording demonstrations with his second session, this time about guitars. Click here to check it out.
-Another episode of Guys Who Wrock has been released. In this episode, Jarrod of Gred and Forge is featured. Jarrod lets viewers know what he’s reading and listening to and introduces some new, enlightening segments.

NEW WROCK ALBUM NEWS
-The Whomping Willows announced that his compilation album, Wizards and Muggles rock for Social Justice is now available for purchase on iTunes. Half of the proceeds benefit the HP Alliance.
-Tonks and the Aurors has posted a blog detailing a compilation album she is organizing to benefit To Write Love on Her Arms. Read the blog for more details and info on how to submit a track!
-Alas, Earwax! has a preview of his upcoming album, Alas, Earwax! and the Power of Luck and More Talented Friends. The song is "Pointy Hats". You can watch it here.

NEW WROCK VIDEO
-Lena of The Butterbeer Experience has put online the video she will be sending to Warner Bros. in her attempt to be included in the composing of the Deathly Hallows movie soundtrack. You can watch it here.

NEW WROCK PODCASTS
-The Quaffle Kids were interviewed for Luna’s Wrockcast. Topics include the band as well as their film project, Harvey Putter. You can hear it here.
-Jack from peeved gave Atriumcast Wizard Rock Style. You can download it here.
-On Sonorus, an Australian Harry Potter podcast, an interview with Wizrocklopedia’s Lizz as well as music from Oliver Boyd & the Remembralls and The Remus Lupins was featured in their eighth episode. Click here to download it.

NEW WROCK INTERVIEWS
-Jarrod of Gred and Forge, one of our Bands of the Month, recently was interviewed by Wizrocklopedia staff member Kristen. Go be Wrockawesome and read the interview here. After that, go check out some of his music.
-Steph of Tonks and the Aurors gave the Wizrocklopedia her  Bands of the Month interview. (Interview was conducted by staff member Debora, *cough, cough* Me. *cough, cough*)  Find out about solo artist Steph’s opinions on aurors, reaction to Tonk’s death, thoughts on touring, and her love for Bruce Springsteen. Check it out here.

THE WROCKERS’ HELP WANTED
-Jon, from Sue and the Hufflepuffs, is, "...accepting song submissions for languages other than English! It will be used on an album yet to be released, and will naturally feature your name as the lyricist." Visit this blog for more information.
-Tom Riddle and Friends would like your help writing a paper on the HP fandom in hopes to prove that it’s a "discourse community." You can find a list of questions in this blog, the answers to which can be sent to the band via email.

WROCK PRESS RELEASES
-Wizard rock’s first official invasion of a sci-fi con was announced on March 26! Read the press release here!
-"Welcome to Hogsmeade", the first ever Wisconsin Harry Potter festival, has been announced to be held on August 4th, 2008! Read the press release here!

AND LAST, BUT NEVER LEAST.......
-Harry Potter Alliance have a t-shirt design contest running - check out the details in their MySpace blog here.
-Swish and Flick have made their songs downloadable for one week only.


Until next week, keep on Wrockin’,
-Debora

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Weekly Wrock Wrap-Up (March 16- March 22)

From us to you, as an early Easter gift: a Wrockawesome Wrocky Wrock Wrap-up!

NEW SONGS
Hogwarts, A History ("Once In A Blue Moon")
Spinner’s End ("Beneath the Table")
Mary and the Grandpres ("Oh No Cho")
Hollow Godric ("In A Breath of Winter")
Tonks! ("Father Like Son")
Mermaids Above Water ("Jig")
Slytherin Sweethearts ("Ode to Trelawny")
Fred Lives ("Not Like Him")
Hawthorn and Holly ( "Fizzing Whizbees, Baby")
Split Seven Ways ("Halfblood Prince (No One Knows My Secrets But You).")
The Prefect People ("First Day at Hogwarts" with instrumentals done by Dj AcCiO. )
Ministry of Magic ("Dance Time")
Krum Viddy ( "Hogwarts School Song.")
DJ Luna Lovegood ("Lucius Be A Man.")


NEW BANDS
Filthy Little Mudbloods
A Bludger to the Head
Hawthorn and Holly
The Mandrakes
25 Hour Unicorn Diner
Wild Magic
The Tonks and Lupine Experience
The Warrior of Time
The Acid Pops
The Expelliarmusses


NEW WROCK ALBUM NEWS
-Obliviate! has made her new album Forgetting What I Remembered available for download here. Liner notes can be found in her blog.
-Weezard has made an EP available for download on the band’s main MySpace page.

And like always, go vote for the Wizrocklopedia on HPANA’s Top Sites List, and to vote for The WRock Club on Podcast Alley. 

Until next week, keep on Wrockin’,
-Debora

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Weekly Wrock Wrap-Up (March 8- March 15)

For this Wrap-Up, you don’t just get seven days, but eight! What a treat!


NEW SONGS
The Department of Rock ("The Last Enemy (That Shall Be Destroyed Is Death)")
Potter Noyz ("A Million Gold Galleons")
Ollivander ("Mars (Evil Lurks About)")
The Curse Breakers ("Erised,")
Thomas and Finnigan ("In These Woods")
The Vanishing Cabinet (Not Another Girl in Line (Romilda’s Obsession)", avaliable on their supplemental page.) 
Spinners End ( "Tobias" and "My Mother’s Books")
Krum Viddy ("I Hate That You Love Me Instead Of Me")
The Department of Rock ("If Gamp’s Law Didn’t Exist We Could Feed The World, We Could Release A Single")
Creevey Crisis ("Tiny in Death DEMO")
Severus and the Snapes ("Wicked (Or Am I)")
Hawthorn & Holly ("Fizzing Whizbees, Baby")
Ministry of Magic’s Jason to revealed his "solo" song, featuring assistance from Christian of Oliver Boyd & the Remembralls. It’s called "Forever Together".
Treacle Tart with guitar from Jake Niffler ("Standing Strong")
Mary and the GrandPres ("Viva la Revolution")