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Post by orioles70 on Jun 27, 2019 13:21:47 GMT
in a time of sociopolitical upheaval, it's fitting that the "grandfathers of wizard rock" Harry and the Potters have just released their first album in thirteen years, Lumos. In 2002, brothers Paul and Joe DeGeorge wondered what songs The Boy Who Lived would write if he were in a scrappy, DIY punk band. What they initially thought of as a fun novelty band ended up birthing a significant contribution to Harry Potter fandom. With influences from Nirvana to They Might Be Giants, Harry and the Potters mixed the activist ethos of punk rock with the unabashed enthusiasm of nerd culture to pioneer a genre as progressive as it is geeky. acts like Draco and the Malfoys, the Whomping Willows, the Moaning Myrtles, the Remus Lupins, the Ministry of Magic and the Mudbloods began sharing their self-recorded music online among fans of the series. www.npr.org/2019/06/27/736274063/harry-and-the-potters-return-to-find-and-help-heal-a-world-full-of-dark-magicso this generation has a number of bands that like to dress up like Wizards, but they only know Harry Potter, not Woody and his Wizard band seems like the author could have at least given Wizard a mention (perhaps the author is too young to remember them?)
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Post by orioles70 on Jun 27, 2019 13:53:38 GMT
found an amusing Harry and the Potters video on YouTube
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Post by orioles70 on Jun 30, 2019 17:33:34 GMT
Harry and the Potters is touring the US this Summer. If you or your kids are big fans of the books, movies, PotterPuppetPals or punk-pop music ... then check out this link to see if they're coming to your area: www.harryandthepotters.com/home
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