Sunday, March 2, 2008

A Couple of Harrys Interview

Their Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/acoupleofharrys

1. How do you get the Name for your Wrock Band? well when we first started we saw Remus Lupins. When we were coming up with our name we wanted "Harry and the Potters" but for obvious reasons it was taken. so just joking with ourselves we came up some other crazy names but the best was "A Couple of Harrys" becuase we are both Harry and we both have hairy chests..lol...so its a pun of sorts.

2.How many people are in your Band? just 2. Jeff and Joe

3. What adverice do you have for Wrock Bands that are coming out? keep your work simple at first. advertise yourself. and if you practice alot and feel like you are good enough to play in front of people ask other wrock bands in your area to see about getting some shows together.

4.What is your Favorite Wrock Band and Muggle Band. And Why? well my first wrock cd was Harry and the Potters. we like them. but in all seriousness whenever we just listen to ourselves we love it. haha. As far as muggle bands. nothing will ever outlast the beatles (jeff) and blues (joe).

5.Where can people buy your cd's? If you have anying out? they can send us a message on our myspace. (myspace.com/acoupleofharrys) the cds are $5.

6.Have you ever gone to a Wizard Rock conferences or conventions? Actually no, i didnt know they were going on. id like to.

7.Do you have Band t-shirts or anything like that out that Wrock Fans can Buy? sure! we have some band tees, but only select sizes, we sold alot of that at our last show and havent been able to produce more yet. also we are coming up with new designs.

8.Is there's any tours or shows coming out soon? Not at this time. Joe and I are just working on new material.

9.What is the crazy thing a fan did for you, If so what was it? or Friend? haha we havent had any crazy fans. just great fans.

10.Any new Song coming out? not yet. still in the studio.

11.Do you have any new website other then Myspace?Like a blog or wordpress? no sorry.

12.Do You have anything esle you want to say to your fans and Friends? if you havent heard of us, check us out. we have a different style to wrock than others. but its all catchy and after a few listens you'll be able to sing along. and your just love it.

Diagon Alley interview

Their Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/diagonalleyband

1. How do you get the Name for your Wrock Band?
We're all residents of Diagon Alley, and so it just made sense to name ourselves after our home. It's the only place we've ever felt really comfortable writing songs, except for the "the shire" in Chicago (which is actually where we spend most of our time), but we're still Diagon natives.

2.How many people are in your Band?
There's four. Nigel on Bass/Vocals, Dan on Rhythm Guitar/Vocals, Cukjati on Lead Violin, and Jason on Drums

3. What adverice do you have for Wrock Bands that are coming out?
Just have fun writing your songs. Music is an expression of the heart. Without heart you'd have a stroke.

4.What is your Favorite Wrock Band and Muggle Band. And Why?
The answer to both is Led Zepplin. Many young wrock fans don't realize that they were a wrock band. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were fantastic wizards, while John Paul Jones and John Bohnam were the tightest squib rhythm section.

5.Where can people buy your cd's? If you have anying out?
We've got an album coming out soon, it's actually a bootleg of a show, so we edited the sound levels and acutally got it sounding good. It will be out on Apr. 12th and available at either 99cents a song on myspace.com/diagonalleyband, or you can send cash or check (money order) and we'll send you a copy.

6.Have you ever gone to a Wizard Rock conferences or conventions?
Actually, none of us have ever been, but we are planning on going to Wrock Chicago, a Terminus event, this summer.

7.Do you have Band t-shirts or anything like that out that Wrock Fans can Buy?
We will shortly. Again, Apr. 12th. They'll be available from our myspace page as well.

8.Is there's any tours or shows coming out soon?
Our next show is Apr. 12th. It's taking place at Reggie's Rock Club, 2109 S. State St. in Chicago. We're headlining, and joining us is Roosevelt Jenkins and Neverland. Two fantastic bands. The focus of the night is actaully Crankstrap Productions (who's putting out our music video). Crankstrap is debuting a lot of projects that night. It's a big day for us too though. We've got our album coming out as well as some merch that evening. We'll also be showing the "Diagon Alley" music video that night, which, if I might say so, is well on it's way to being the greatest video of all time, muggle or wizard.

9.What is the crazy thing a fan did for you, If so what was it? or Friend?
Well, one time, our number one fan (that's actually up for dispute right now) did rescue us all from a fire once. We were facing certain death, but Donde's nerves are steel, and he charged in and saved all our lives, plus Cukjati's violin, so that good.

10.Any new Song coming out?
Actually, everytime we finish two songs we record them and put them up for download on our myspace page. We're a little behind, but Dragon Wrangler and Ollivander should be up soon, I'd imagine.

11.Do you have any new website other then Myspace?Like a blog or wordpress?
No. Sorry.

12.Do You have anything esle you want to say to your fans and Friends?
Keep a keen eye out for our new music video "Diagon Alley." Actually, by the time most of you experience this interview it should already be up on our myspace page www.myspace.com/diagonalleyband as well as on Crankstrap Productions myspace page (our top friend). I'd imagine it'll also be up on youtube.com, and we also got some interest from MTV2 about picking it up. If that happens though, the Ministry'll probably send us to Azkaban for extreme wizard exposure to muggles. Oh well, we just did an interview for a Chicago newspaper too, and it's only read by muggles, so we're headed to the Wizengammot anyway.

Cheers,
Diagon Alley



If you're ever in Chicago, please, come by "the shire" and hang out with us. We love to hang out with other wizards and witches. It's hard being around muggles all the time, you know.

peeved Interview

His Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/peevedmusic

1. How do you get the Name for your Wrock Band?

I had quite a few different ideas for the band name. I didn’t want to adopt a character (like many other bands have done to great effect), because I felt that could be restricting and some of the first songs I wrote were just about features of the wizarding world in general, and not from any specific character’s point of view. This name was actually suggested to me by a friend and everyone seemed to like it so...



2.How many people are in your Band?

Just me!




3. What advice do you have for Wrock Bands that are coming out?

Just do it. Keep working at things but accept that they can take a long time. Be open to peoples opinions but ultimately you always have to trust your own judgement. Most of all - have fun, if you’re not enjoying what you’re doing, it’s far harder to make good music.



4.What is your Favorite Wrock Band and Muggle Band. And Why?

If I had to choose just one then I’d probably have to say RiddleTM, with Oliver Boyd at a very close second, and then about another eight bands at a very close joint third...

As for 'muggle music' -there are far too many artist I like to be able top choose just one. I really love 60s rock like Cream, the Doors, Led Zeppelin; I also really like a lot of 20th Century classical music, mainly Strvinsky, Messiaen, Arvo Part, Ligeti. Then I also absolutely love Daft Punk, and electronic music like that. LCD Soundsystem are really cool too!



5.Where can people buy your cd's? If you have anying out?

No CD... yet.



6.Have you ever gone to a Wizard Rock conferences or conventions?

I’ve never been to a ny of the cons, but I went to PotterRocks2007 - which was basically the biggest wizard rock show there’s yet been in the UK with about 6 bands playing. It was really cool! (I wasn’t playing, having not quite started my band back then)




7.Do you have Band t-shirts or anything like that out that Wrock Fans can Buy?

No.





8.Is there's any tours or shows coming out soon?

No, there's not such a big scene here in the uk, and so concerts are pretty few and far between.




9.What is the crazy thing a fan did for you, If so what was it? or Friend?

I still haven't really met any fans, what with not having played a show yet, although I have had a few girls on myspace say they love me and even one proposal of marriage...





10.Any new Song coming out?

The next song I'm probably going to be recording is a pretty little song of unrequited love about Filch and Madam Pince the librarian. It's quite mellow and beautiful even if entirely ridiculous.





11.Do you have any new website other then Myspace?Like a blog or wordpress?


My YouTube channel is at:

http://www.youtube.com/peevedmusic






12.Do You have anything esle you want to say to your fans and Friends?


Thank you.

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Bella's Love interview

His Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/bellaslove

1. How do you get the Name for your Wrock Band? my friend and i were trying to come up with a cool name, and it Bella's Love just stuck.

2.How many people are in your Band? just me!

3. What advice do you have for Wrock Bands that are coming out? do it for love, have fun, experiment

4.What is your Favorite Wrock Band and Muggle Band. And Why?
i really love diagon alley cause theyre so just...out there musically and really really really talented. muggle band, im a really big fan of cake, okkervil river, ben folds five, modest mouse, etc...mainly cause theyre good.

5.Where can people buy your cd's? If you have anying out? i dont have anything right now...im trying to work on something

6.Have you ever gone to a Wizard Rock conferences or conventions? nah...ive never been able to

7.Do you have Band t-shirts or anything like that out that Wrock Fans can Buy? i dont sorry..

8.Is there's any tours or shows coming out soon? not that i know of since im sorta on an indefinite hiatus at the moment, but there could be a reemergence of bellas love really soon!

9.What is the crazy thing a fan did for you, If so what was it? or Friend? um...no comment :)

10.Any new Song coming out? ive got some ideas but nothing concrete.

11.Do you have any new website other then Myspace?Like a blog or wordpress? no

12.Do You have anything else you want to say to your fans and Friends? thanks for all the support!

Animagus interview

Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/animagusunregistered

1. How do you get the Name for your Wrock Band? I really liked the idea of an Animagus - and my favorite character, Sirius Black was an Animagus, so I thought it fitting.

2.How many people are in your Band? At present, there's only one - just me.

3. What adverice do you have for Wrock Bands that are coming out? Just keep at it. It seems to be really taking off and coming into its own as a music genre. Also, just have fun!

4.What is your Favorite Wrock Band and Muggle Band. And Why? Right now, I would have to say one of my favorite WRock bands is How Airplanes Fly. I just love her voice. My favorite muggle band is Tegan and Sara. We have so much in common and I love the fact that they have retained their creative freedom with their music. They are just lovely beautiful ladies. And so good to their fans. Very personable and admirable.

5.Where can people buy your cd's? If you have anying out? Well, I'm working on that. I don't have a cd out just yet, but I'm building my songs up and have enough now for a full length album. It will likely be on my own, but look for one this year sometime. It will be called Hair of the Cat.

6.Have you ever gone to a Wizard Rock conferences or conventions? Not yet.

7.Do you have Band t-shirts or anything like that out that Wrock Fans can Buy? Not yet.

8.Is there's any tours or shows coming out soon? Nothing planned right now. I have a day job, so that makes it a little challenging to do the shows and touring right now. But I really hope to do something soon. I also do non WRock music as myself and would love to take it on the road in the future - or at least do local shows in the Atlanta/Athens area.

9.What is the crazy thing a fan did for you, If so what was it? or Friend? I don't know if it's crazy, but Squib Girl keeps encouraging me put out new songs. It's been really helpful - sometimes I just need a little inspiration. She has been good with that.

10.Any new Song coming out? Just put two up on my MySpace profile - "Ode to Dobby" and "Love Will Prevail"

11.Do you have any new website other then Myspace?Like a blog or wordpress? Not yet.

12.Do You have anything esle you want to say to your fans and Friends? Thank you so much for listening!! Keep Wrocking!!

DJ.K. Rowling interview

Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/djkrowling

1. How do you get the Name for your Wrock Band?
Well... I was just in my room on my bed and it came to me. Lucky thought I think.
2.How many people are in your Band?
Just me :)
3. What adverice do you have for Wrock Bands that are coming out?
Try something new and be friendly to everyone!
4.What is your Favorite Wrock Band and Muggle Band. And Why?
Favorite wrock=Harry and The Potters, Muggle=The Velvet Underground probably
5.Where can people buy your cd's? If you have anying out?
Nothing out so far...
6.Have you ever gone to a Wizard Rock conferences or conventions?
No, unfortunately not :(
7.Do you have Band t-shirts or anything like that out that Wrock Fans can Buy?
Still no :(
8.Is there's any tours or shows coming out soon?
Nope haha
9.What is the crazy thing a fan did for you, If so what was it? or Friend?
Nothing cray.
10.Any new Song coming out?
Ya, a really great song called "Invisibility Cloak" I did should be up on myspace soon!
11.Do you have any new website other then Myspace?Like a blog or wordpress?
Nada
12.Do You have anything esle you want to say to your fans and Friends? Thank you very much and please continue to stay by me while I learn and get better at things.

Bella and the Deatheaters Interview

Her Myspace:http://www.myspace.com/bellaandthedeatheaters

1. How do you get the Name for your Wrock Band?
Well I figured I wanted one of those super cool60s sounding band names and there weren't enough "green ebilness" wrocking around so I figured the COOOOOOOLEST of all evilness needed a band and thus Bella was born!

2.How many people are in your Band?
Just me I;m afarid...though I love it that people think there's more than me

3. What adverice do you have for Wrock Bands that are coming out?
Don't worry about being "good" just have fun

4.What is your Favorite Wrock Band and Muggle Band. And Why?
Favorite wrock band is the Moaning Myrtles but I LOVE the princess of Hogawarts her song constantly gets in my mind...favorite non wrock band...probably the Dresden Dolls or Blondie they rock

5.Where can people buy your cd's? If you have anying out?
No CDS atm but people can listen to ALLLLLLLL my songs on my myspace page and they're downloadible

6.Have you ever gone to a Wizard Rock conferences or conventions?
Potter Rocks 2k7 the first UK wrocking event and it was so awesome and so much fun meeting everyone was great

7.Do you have Band t-shirts or anything like that out that Wrock Fans can Buy?
Not right now...I'm not sure I have enough fans for that lol

8.Is there's any tours or shows coming out soon?
Just some events comming up this year keeep on the myspace to get the details

9.What is the crazy thing a fan did for you, If so what was it? or Friend?
Hmmmmm My friend Mitch ran a HUGE distance in like no time to get my stuff for potter rocks that was pretty crazy

10.Any new Song coming out?
Maybe...keep a looking

11.Do you have any new website other then Myspace?Like a blog or wordpress?
I have my myspace....that's about it lol

12.Do You have anything esle you want to say to your fans and Friends?
I LOVE YOU!!!

lol no seriously I just wanna say a HUGE thank you to anyone who reads my myspace or listens to my music

and NEVER be afraid to do something that's a bit crazy and fun make memories for yourself

Live love and laugh guys

Em
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