Back in 2020, Totally Knuts organised a wrock swap that I've always thought back on fondly. Participants signed up to both give and receive a 12-track mixtape of wrock songs. They were matched up…

Jo’s portrayal of mothers in the HP books is fairly straight-forward: mother’s love is the be-all end-all of the series, so we can move right along. But her portrayal of fathers, on the other hand, is...

Hello magical friends, with an extra-big hi to my wonderful patrons whose support makes these interviews possible. Today’s interview is with the delightful Gringotts Grrls and I can’t wait to dive into our conversation, but we’ve got some awesome music to hear first, starting with The Misuse of Muggle Artifacts and their “Lovegood.”

Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 126 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and I’m so happy to be chatting with you again. Summer! Of! Fun! might be winding down, but there’s still plenty of joy to be had in the fandom. I’m looking forward to sharing some of it with you, but first the music. Here’s the Butterbeer Experience with “Death Eater Tango.”

from the album Chiropteromancy

Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 125 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess, and today I have just so many special treats for you! First of all, the WZRD Radio 5th anniversary comp, “Just Joy,” is available today! I’ll include a link in the transcript for anyone who wants a copy. [link] And don’t forget! The Summer!

Hello magical friends and welcome to episode 124 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch and I’m delighted to inform you all that it’s my birthday month, so prepare your celebrations accordingly. There should be cake. Quick! Go get started on that! To speed you on your way, here’s “Dumbledore’s Army” by The Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office.

Are you ready for a new creative challenge, wrockers and friends? You've come to the right place—but first, it's time to discover what you've done based on last month's theme.

Hello magical friends, with a great big welcome to all my magical patrons who make these interview episodes possible. I’m your hostwitch Bess, and I think episode 123 is a very fun number, don’t you? I hope you’re ready for this interview; it’s a particularly great one. But first and foremost, we’re all about the music. Here’s “Cheering Charm” from Grace Kendall.

The Wizrocklopedia was created in September 2006 with the sole purpose of celebrating, promoting, and exploring wizard rock (music about Harry Potter). We aim to record the past, present, and future o...

There are launch parties everywhere from Poland to NYC for my books, a shiny new website, and so much more!

Hello magical friends, especially my wonderful patrons who make these interviews possible! I’m your hostwitch Bess and this is episode 121 of WZRD Radio. Today we’re diving into the history of the one and only House of Black! She’s got some amazing stories to tell, but first how about some amazing music? We’re starting with “Detention Sucks” from All Aboard the Knight Bus.

Hello magical friends, and welcome to episode 120 of WZRD Radio! I’m your hostwitch Bess and I hope you’re all hard at work on your Summer! Of! Fun! The sun is shining, the air is warm, and it’s time to have fun with friends. Speaking of fun with friends congratulations to Celia, who was the first one to guess episode 118’s theme of “bathrooms.” That was a particularly silly one and I’m glad you figured it out.

Hello magical friends, with an extra big “hi!” to my magical patrons, whose support makes these interview episodes possible. I wanted to make a quick note here that it’s the Summer! Of! Fun! and that means having fun, making things, and sharing it all with friends. If the news is distressing, turn it off and take a wizard rock walk instead.