http://wizrocklopedia.com The ultimate wizard rock news blog. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:54:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To be blunt and straightforward, this post is my official retirement announcement. I will no longer be writing or contributing to the Wizrocklopedia. Some of you may have noticed that I haven't contributed anything for several months. This wasn't primarily by choice, but in retrospect I never did have the amount ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2009/01/07/apologie-and-apologies/ This week's question will require a bit more than just a list of your favorite lyrics or songs. We recently got a preview of a new song from The Whomping Willows' album that will be officially released at LeakyCon in May. It's not a wizard rock song, per se, but ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2009/01/06/question-tuesday-5/ I am happy to let you know that Creevey Crisis and Malfoy Manor didn't forget to get y'all gifts this year. They were just held up by some slow owls. Creevey Crisis brings us an EP with eight tracks, cover art, a printable booklet, and contributions from Gred & Forge, Snidget, ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2009/01/05/christmas-injanuary/ Today from 3pm to 7pm, the Camelot Treasures Yule Ball will be live on blogTV! Check it out here, with performances from: Hawthorn & Holly Snidget The Prefect Project The Blibbering Humdingers The Half-Kneazles Bella and le Strangers Gred & Forge http://wizrocklopedia.com/2009/01/03/short-notice-live-yule-ball-on-blogtv/ After leaving the Crystal Ball festivities, The Whomping Willows and Justin Finch-Fletchley & the Sugar Quills head off toward the Oklahoma City Yule Ball, dubbed the Mistletoe Masquerade. I talked with Erin, the Oklahoma Wizards League chapter organizer, about the ball. After Wrockstock, O.W.L morphed from merely a meet-up group to ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2009/01/02/more-wizard-balls-2-of-2/ This week's question might be a little bit harder for you to narrow down. What are your favorite wizard rock lyrics? For the sheer ability to make me laugh out loud, I like Draco and the Malfoys' 'In Which I Kick Harry Potter In The Face': "I just kicked you in the face Hey ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/12/30/question-tuesday-4/ With Yule and most of the other winter holidays behind us, you might feel a little disappointed that there's not much to look forward to other than winter. Fear not! The Whomping Willows and Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills have put together a January tour to help alleviate some ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/12/27/wizard-balls-1-of-2/ It's Tuesday, so I have another question for y'all! What was the first wizard rock song you ever liked? Mine was 'Werewolf Love' by Tonks and the Aurors. I listened to it over and over again for about a week, much to the chagrin of the Muggle in my household. http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/12/23/question-tuesday-3/ With an abundance of piano and sleigh-bells, The Leaky Cauldron has released a holiday compilation album, Jingle Spells 2. Aptly named, it is the sequel to 2007's Jingle Spells, their first holiday charity album. All proceeds from the sale of Jingle Spells 2 are going to Book Aid International and ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/12/22/jingle-spells-2-review/ Earlier, we posted about LeakyCon's wizard rock event, Wrocking and Wrolling. Today we have information about the other major summer conference, Azkatraz, and their wizard rock event - Wrock around the Rock. Originally, the idea was to transform Alcatraz into Azkaban for the evening, but this ended up being too cost-prohibitive. ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/12/20/wrock-around-the-rock/ "The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/12/18/common-threads/ If you are planning to be at LeakyCon in May, we've got some wizard rock news for you. The Leaky Cauldron announced their lineup for the wrock portion of the conference. With your registration for the con, you will have access to these three shows. Thursday night, dubbed "Evil Night", features: Swish ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/12/18/wrocking-and-wrolling-at-leakycon/ Thanks to everyone who participated in last week's Question Tuesday! While reading everyone's answers did get lots of songs stuck in our heads, it's great to be able to chat a bit about one of our favorite subjects. And so I present to you this week's question: What is your favorite ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/12/16/question-tuesday-2/ With Thanksgiving over and the holiday season very much upon us, there is one thing that becomes hard to avoid: Christmas music. It's in just about every store you walk into, on the radio, and sprinkled into commercials. Personally, I love classic Christmas carols. I thought I would be doomed ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/12/13/wrock-you-like-a-candy-cane/ Sometimes starting a conversation can be difficult and awkward. I thought maybe we could fix that by giving everyone something to talk about. Every Tuesday, we'll post a question. Feel free to discuss, analyze, and scrutinize. Just please respect each other's opinions and try to be nice. To be fair, the ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/12/09/question-tuesday/ Never fear, Wrockmas approaches! We originally planned to begin another year of the 12 Days of Wrockmas yesterday, but due to scheduling conflicts we'll be doing things a little bit differently. We will still be giving away 12 wonderful wizard rock mp3s, but they'll be coming in groups as opposed to ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/12/09/12-days-of-wrockmas-update/ I have both good news and bad news... and then possible good news to report. The good news is that the PwnCast of WRock calendar has completely sold out, and Cody, Julia, and Dan have met their goal of raising hundreds of dollars for the HP Alliance. Congratulations! The bad news is ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/12/05/sold-out/ Vol. 10: The Life and Times of an Aspiring Wizard Rocker I apologize for the slight lateness of this volume. Computer issues + bad internet connectivity + living on the opposite side of the Earth as usual = slightly delayed volumes on occasion. As those following the Wizard Rock movement have noticed, ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/11/28/straight-from-the-dinah-saurs-mouth-vol-10/ First, a disclaimer. The holiday season is different for everyone. Some of us may celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah as a religious holiday; others may simply use this as an excuse to spend secular time with our families and eat lots of food. Regardless of how or why you celebrate the holiday ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/11/28/magical-musical-merchandise/ As a small preview to the wizard rock gift-buying guide that I've put together, I took a moment to talk with Julia from the PwnCast of WRock, who have designed a wizard rock themed calendar for 2009. Julia got the idea when she wasn't too pleased with the official Harry Potter ... http://wizrocklopedia.com/2008/11/24/whens-the-next-wrock-show-again/