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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 FourContinued...
"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 theContinued...
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 (alsoContinued...
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 groupsContinued...
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 fullContinued...
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,Continued...
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.
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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 BookContinued...
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 thanContinued...
Leaky's Sixth Get a Clue Fundraiser Now Open - All-New Holiday Album Available for Pre-Order!
Leaky’s sixth Get a Clue fundraiser, our yearly efforts which have raised more than $30,000 to date to aid literacy around the world, is now under way, and it’s a doozy this year.
The holiday season is nearly upon us, so we asked 14 of the biggestContinued...
Wizards to Wrock the House at Terminus
Get ready to wrock and roll, wizard style, as Terminus has announced a very cool musical event to kick off their Harry Potter conference next summer. Wrock Chicago, an all day wizarding rock concert, will feature 25 groups in this special event to be held on August 6, 2008. Taking place the day before theContinued...
Live "Call-Out" PotterCast Tonight
It’s Deathly Hallows reaction time on PotterCast, our Harry Potter podcast, which means we’re having a call-OUT show at 8 p.m. EST. If you would like us to call you to talk about Deathly Hallows, send us a message at staff@pottercast.com with your Skype name or phone number! Less than four hours untilContinued...
JKR Gives New Epilogue Type Information During "Today Show" Interview
In the first of a two part interview seen on NBC’s the “Today Show,” author J.K. Rowling gave some wonderful new “Deathly Hallows”epilogue type information, where she revealed jobs and more for certain characters in the Harry Potter series. The interviewContinued...
Leaky to Ask First Question at J.K. Rowling Web Chat on Monday
As many of you have noted, you can currently submit questions to J.K. Rowling for a live Web chat the author will be doing on Monday. This morning, Jo and Bloomsbury invited Leaky to ask the first question, an awesome and intimidating honor, as most of the staff here has more questionsContinued...