Dance the Night Away, Leaky Con and Wizard Wrock Style at Terminus

Let’s shake the rafters at Terminus, Leaky Con and Wizard Rock style, as we are thrilled to announce a very special dance party to be held next month. Hosted by DJ Paul DeGeorge (of Harry and the Potters), this dance party will take place the weekend of the Terminus 2008 convention in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, August 8th. Held

Wizard Rock the Vote

The HP Alliance, in coordination with the wizard rock community, has just unveiled its newest effort, “Wizard Rock the Vote,” a nationwide (that is, United States-wide) event to get as many Potter fans registered to vote in this November’s election as possible.

To remember why it matters look only to J.K. Rowling’s Harvard commencement address: “Even your nationality sets you apart. Th

Wrocking for the HPA

The AP has a story today about the wizard rock phenomenon, or more specifically, Wrockstock 2008, the wizard rock festival that took place in Potosi, MO, over Memorial Day Weekend. The article discusses the movement in general as well as the fundraising efforts the event undertook for The HP Alliance:

”’Literature has in recent decades been a solitary experience,’ said the 28-year-old

Wizard Rockumentary Screens Today in Florida

The Wizard Rockumentary will have two screenings today at Florida SuperCon: On at 3:45 and one at 9:45 p.m. The movie chronicles the movement of Harry Potter-related bands around the country, including footage from 2006 through August of 2007. The filmmakers will be on-hand to field questions, and have DVDs of the documentary available for sale. Attendance to the movie is free but requ

Reminder: We are Wizards Documentary, Special Wizard Rock Show in Boston

Previously, we told you about several screenings of the We Are Wizards documentary taking place over the past few weeks, with one large event due to take place this weekend. This film, which focuses on the Harry Potter fandom, is showing at the Boston Independent Film Festival. As noted before, following the screening of the film on Saturday, April 26, there will be a large event feat

Beware!

My Inner Eye has once again taken me past the mundane reality and into the beyond! The celestial bodies moving serenely in space have once again shown me the future. After prolonged study of complicated star charts, I have seen the forthcoming death of one of our own. Lives will be shattered! Saturn's conjunction with Jupiter's third largest moon informs me strife among the wizard Continued...

Harry and the Potters Break Up

Sad news today, Potter fans: We’ve just been told that the popular wizard rock band – in fact, the grandwizards of the genre and the band that many current bands claim as inspiration – Harry and the Potters has broken up.

The two members will both be releasing solo albums, one from Harry Year Four entitled “In 3 Years I Turn Into a Jerk,” and from Harry Year Seven called “What a Loser

"We Are Wizards" Documentary Screening at Film Festivals in April

As some of you may know, there is a new documentary focusing on the Harry Potter fandom called “We Are Wizards.” This documentary has been described by the film makers as a piece that “tracks the influential figures leading the creative subculture surrounding the popular series. The film follows a set of individuals ranging from web journalists, authors, artists, filmmakers and musici

Wizard Rock Winners Include Two Songs from "Jingle Spells"

Wizrocklopedia has now announced the winners of their People’s Choice Awards, which included two songs found on Jingle Spells, our Get a Clue Charity Fundraiser Holiday CD. Selected as “Best Holiday Song” was “Christmas with the Weasleys” by The Remus Lupins (also named Band of the Year), and “Best Rap” went to “Oh! Christmas Tree” by the Whomping Willows, who also received the LifetimContinued...

Wrockstock 2008 Registration Opens

Calling all Wizarding rock fans! Wrockstock 2008, a weekend full of Wizard rock music will be held Memorial Day weekend, May 23rd-26th. Wrockstock is a fund raising event to help benefit the Harry Potter Alliance and will be held at thee YMCA Trout Lodge in Potosi, MO. Featuring 13 popular Wizarding Rock groups such as The Remus Lupins, Draco and the Malfoys, The Moaning Myrtles and TContinued...

Wizard EP of the Month Club Already Rocking in 2008

Last year’s effort raised more than $13,000 for First Book, and this year, the rockers hope to nearly double that and also use their funds to help the The Harry Potter Alliance, so listen up: The 2008 Wizard Rock EP of the Month Club has been announced and it looks to be a great year full of fun tunes that benefit literacy.

Here’s how it works: The cost for a yearly subscription is $60

Jingle Spells on iTunes, Amazon

Jingle Spells, this year’s Get a Clue charity item which has raised MORE THAN $30,000 FOR BOOK AID (we’re a little excited by that, can you tell?) is now available on iTunes and Amazon.com, for digital download. It will remain available there forevermore, so if you didn’t manage to get a copy, shuffle on over and grab it now to enjoy the holiday tunes before year’s end. All profits wilContinued...

HP Alliance Podcast on Media Reform; Wizard Rock Compilation CD Online

The Harry Potter Alliance has released a new podcast in which they speak on the topic of media reform. You can read more about their efforts on their new PotterWatch website. This podcast is currently available on our iTunes feed as well as via direct download, here.

As heard on the podcast, the HP Alliance have also compiled a wizard rock album which features 10 songs from such well

Jingle Spells Completely SOLD OUT

WELL. That went quickly.

Jingle Spells, the wizard rock Christmas album that was Leaky's sixth Get a Clue fundraiser and an outstanding compilation of Harry-themed holiday music, is now COMPLETELY SOLD OUT.

What does this mean? It means that in the past six weeks you have all raised...more than $30,000 for Book Aid International. It means you will have had a hand in buying something

Jingle Spells More than 2/3rds Sold Out!

If you were thinking about ordering a copy of Jingle Spells, Leaky's sixth Get a Clue fundraiser and an outstanding compilation of Harry-themed holiday music, you should get on it right now. We have less than 1,000 copies left in our limited print run, and we're not even a month into the drive. More than two-thirds of the run is sold out, and the first batch of CDs are being sent out t