Peg Kerr's Journal

Another parody by Alex Carpenter (of the Remus Lupins) and Kristina Horner of the Parselmouths, of Ke$sha's "We R Who We R."




You can download the song here.

( Lyrics )

I've created a wizard rock set list which adheres pretty closely to the plot of the seven books, book by book. I chose a variety of artists I particularly like, that have done a good job of dramatically presenting various scenes or just the feeling the books evoke, through their lyrics and music.

( Here's how I'd tell the story of Harry Potter through Wizard Rock songs )

Your suggestions, additions, deletions? I'm probably relying most heavily on Riddle™ and Ministry of Magic, with a goodly dose of Harry and the Potters, Draco and the Malfoys, the Parselmouths, the Weasel King, the Remus Lupins, the Whomping Willows, and Oliver Boyd & the Remembralls.

Found out about this here. Alex Carpenter of The Remus Lupins, Jason Munday of Ministry of Magic and Kristina Horner of the Parselmouths offer this parody ("My Eclipse") of 3OH!3 and Ke$ha's "My First Kiss." The point being that as a role model, Bella frankly, well, sucks.



You can download the song here. ( Here are the lyrics )

Alex Carpenter has just released an EP of music for The Hunger Games, by the way, called Freedom in Panem. Download it here.

Saw this notice on Wizrocklopedia [wizrocklopedia]: Yet another example of what wizard rockers are doing to decrease worldsuck:

Upon learning about families and children affected by natural disasters across the world, Megan, from The Wizard Rockumentary, and Mark, from Marked As His Equal, decided they wanted to help. Megan and Mark created From Beneath These Ashes, a 2-disc Wizard Rock compilation featuring over 30 Wizard Rock bands, and spanning both "light" and "dark" themes.

All of the proceeds from the compilation will go to Save the Children, "the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.” Save the Children continues to help children and families who have been affected by disasters in our country, like hurricane relief in the Gulf Coast, and all over the world, such as the cyclones in Myanmar.

From Beneath These Ashes features previously unreleased songs from The Remus Lupins, Catchlove, House of Black, Draco and the Malfoys, and many other awesome Wizard Rock bands. There will be a limited run of hard copy CDs, so don’t forget to preorder! After the hard copies have run out, the compilation will remain online for purchase to continue raising funds.

Whether you see yourself singing along to the "light" side, rocking out to the "dark" side, or you just want to get an amazing CD in exchange for helping families in need, From Beneath These Ashes is sure to please.

See the track list here. Preorders are open now. You can reserve your copy here.

Yes, I ordered my copy, which is what I did today to make the world a better place.

Here they are.

I agree with some (best song, "End of an Era," it's probably in my top five at least) disagree with others (best duo The Moaning Myrtles? Yeah, they're funny, but I prefer bands that can sing on pitch. Riddle^TM sound vastly better to me.) I see The Parselmouths won Best EP for Illegal Love Potion, and that was a very good call, too. I thought Ministry of Magic's Triwizard Tournament would win for best album, but that award went to The Remus Lupins' I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Ministry of Magic did pick up some other awards, so it's all cool.

I've had a LOT of people asking lately, so . . . here's a quick intro to Wizard Rock.

General information can be found at these sites:

1. Wizrocklopedia.com (syndicated at wizrocklopedia)

Here's the list of Wizard Rock bands (all hyperlinked to their various webpages) at wizrocklopedia

Here's wizrocklopedia's Beginner's Guide to Wizard Rock.

2. wizardrock.org (syndicated at wizardrock_org)

I keep an eye on these two sites because they'll announce which bands have released new downloads or CDs and I can check them out.

There are several podcasts that follow the wizard rock scene, although I haven't checked them out myself: WRock Club (which is put out by Wizrocklopedia), WZRD (your Wizard Rock station), The Podcast of Awesome, and Alley Cast. You can subscribe at iTunes.

I certainly don't download everything--there are a lot of bands that are really REALLY bad. But there are enough that are good--even excellent--that I keep an eye out. If you were interested in checking out the Wizard Rock scene, and want to start a modest little Wizard Rock playlist without spending a lot of money, ( here's what I'd suggest to give you a sample of a number of bands and songs that I enjoy )

That's it! I'd say my favorites right now are Oliver Boyd & The Remembralls, Ministry of Magic, Harry and the Potters (particularly their later stuff), Draco and the Malfoys, the Remus Lupins and the Whomping Willows. Tell me if you find anything you like (esp. "End of an Era.")