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Welcome back to The Witching Hour! For Season 6, we’ve got a new DJ, a new time, a new website, new fans, and loads of new content! Although we were sad to see Mehera depart from our live shows, we now welcome our newest DJ, Anu, as well as a younger crowd of fans that may not know wizard rock as well as our long-time fans. For that reason, this week it’s back to basics. We discuss what wrock is, what it signifies, and play some of our favorites from the original crew of wizard rock bands.
Season 6 - Episode 1 - WIZARD ROCK 101
“Ode to Harry” by Switchblade Kittens
“I Am A Wizard” by Harry and the Potters
“Accio Hagrid” by Harry and the Potters
“Voldemort Can’t Stop the Rock” by Harry and the Potters
“Save Ginny Weasley” by Harry and the Potters
“Pansy (You Are The Girl of My Dreams)” by Draco and the Malfoys
“Voldemort is Awesome” by Draco and the Malfoys
“I Believe in Nargles” by The Whomping Willows
“In Which Draco and Harry Secretly Want to Make Out” by The Whomping Willows
“House of Awesome Theme Song” by The Whomping Willows
“Prefects Are Hot” by The Moaning Myrtles
“And Then I Died” by The Moaning Myrtles
“What Kind Of Name Is Hermione?” by The Parselmouths
“Wizard Rock Twist” by The Remus Lupins
“Teenage Werewolf” by The Remus Lupins
“It’s Quite Alright” by Catchlove
“Eff the Ministry” by Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills
“Help Me Hagrid” by Justin Finch-Fletchley and the Sugar Quills
“Werewolf Love” by Tonks and the Aurors
“Aurors For The Win” by Tonks and the Aurors
“Insufferable Know-It-All Hermione Granger” by Gred and Forge
“Trains, Doubts, and Dreams” by The Hermione Crookshanks Experience
“My Wish List” by MC Kreacher
“The Hero” by Ministry of Magic
“Snape vs. Snape” by Ministry of Magic
“Meet Me on Diagon Alley” by Ministry of Magic
“Hogsmeade Hop” by Oliver Boyd & The Rememberalls
“The Boy Who Lived” by Oliver Boyd & The Rememberalls
Welp, that about summarizes our feelings about the return of THE WITCHING HOUR, season 6!
THAT’S RIGHT! GET READY FOR SEASON 6!
Details forthcoming…
This show was inspired by an old post by the Wrock Snob (you can read it here). We think we know who you are, Wrock Snob, and if you are, thanks for listening!! We’re totally in awe! You’re cool!
Anyways. This week, we give it up for the fabulous wrockers and wiz hoppers who spin mad tracks, but for one reason or another, never wrote more than a handful of songs. This episode is for all of you.
Season 5 - Episode 12 - One-Hit Wizards
“We are Wizards” by MC Kreacher
“House Elf 4 Life” by MC Kreacher
“Don’t Touch That” by MC Kreacher
“Don’t Wanna Be a Deatheater” by the Brothers Black
“Kiss Me (Hermione’s Lament)” by the Brothers Black
“Fawkes’ Lament” by Talons & Tea Leaves
“Hallelujah (The Boy Who Lived)” by Talons & Tea Leaves
“No Matter How Far (I’ll Still Love You)” by Talons & Tea Leaves
“My Parents Are Muggles” by Seen and Unforseen
“Taking You 2 Skool” by Dumbledore
“WizardPartay2Nite” by Dumbledore
“U Down w/OOTP?” by Dumbledore
“The Year Harry Went Emo” by Peeved
“Expelliarmus Kid” by Peeved
“Werewolf on the Grounds” by Ninen 3/4
“Potterwatch” by the Basilisk in Your Pasta
“Oliver Wood” by the Basilisk in Your Pasta
“Voldemort, Peace Off!” by the Basilisk in Your Pasta
“Flight” by Witherwings
“Aragog Tonight” by Bella’s Love
“For Those Who Are Desperate, For Those Who Are Lost, For Those Who Have Acne” by Bella’s Love
“Beneath Your Scar” by Muggle Relations
“The Hogwarts Sex Song” by Buckbeak’s Flight
“Rock with a W” by Buckbeak’s Flight
“The Wings of Me” by Buckbeak’s Flight
“Underwater” by the Giant Squidstravaganza
“Whatever You Like” by DJ Ronald BYes, yes I am cool. The fact that I inspired a podcast episode, and for such a good cause (little-known/cut-short wrock bands), makes me so proud and happy. Thanks, guys. And if you think you know who I am, you probably do. I’m just not that sneaky. Props for MC Kreacher, and… okay, the whole setlist is great. Way to give some love to the little guys. Keep it up, yo!
Now here is a seriously good set of wrock. Not to mention the fact that I love both the Wrocksnob and the Witching Hour podcast.
(The collab channel is a great idea, guys. Go for it!)
Also, thank you to my new followers; feel free to submit some of your favourite wrock songs, with/without a few sentences about them.
Thanks for the shout-out!
We’ll be back on air in January and we’re always looking for new episode ideas, so if you have any, definitely send us an owl on tumblr, at thewitchinghour.kwcw@gmail.com, or twitter @twhtweetmachine!
xoxo
TWH
We only have 4 podcasts from Season 2 remaining to be uploaded to our new (ok, almost year-old) server. We should be able to wrap that up by next week. Then you’ll have access to ALL 5 SEASONS for the first time ever on iTunes!
Just in time for our spring return… dun dun dun. (More on that to come!)
It’s been a while!
After the social media mania that was LeakyCon 2012, we’ve kind of left our dear readers hangin’. We’re so sorry about that. We love and miss you all very much. There’s just this thing called Mehera’s moving to China today, Claire’s studying abroad in Spain, and well Sara’s primary excuse is her job.
Also, while we’re all apart, The Witching Hour is currently off the air. That’s right, for the first time since January 2010, TWHis not playing on KWCW 90.5 FM Walla Walla. Which means those magical moments in the studio aren’t getting converted into podcasts for all our beautiful fans in Kentucky, Slovenia and beyond.
But it’s not the end! Keep brewing those Pottermore potions, reading those new copies of The Casual Vacancy and reblogging those COS gifs. Because Claire will be back for you in a few short months, and 2/3 of us have already signed up for Leaky 2013 in Portland. (Meet us there?)
In the past we’ve discussed doing more mixtapes or starting a vlog. We don’t want to make too many promises, but I (Sara) would definitely enjoy doing so if we can find the time, and if you wizards are interested.
So keep those chins up and those wands at the ready. You don’t want to lose your buttocks while we’re away.
Love,
TWH
PS. Sara’s going to be doing some file transferring over the next few months, so you might notice some missing episodes. They’ll be back up and available on iTunes as soon as our storage limit allows!
1:30 am. A fellow leaky attendee sharing our hostel room has heard of The Witching Hour. WHUT.
edit: SHE’S FROM AUSTRALIA OMG R WE FAMOUS (no lol)
This month we’re super-psyched about the release of the first few chapters of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on Pottermore! To celebrate, we offer this new mixtape of our favorite COS-flavored wizard rock. The tracks are even in semi-chronological order!
The tracks:
“The Burrow” by RiddleTM feat. the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office
“I Heart Weasleys” by Ministry of Magic
“Your Flying Car” by the Whomping Willows
“My Dad is Rich” by Draco and the Malfoys
“Colin Creevey” by the Quaffle Kids
“Deathday Party ‘92” by Stephanie and the Quaffles
“Deathday” by Crookshank
“And Then I Died” by the Moaning Myrtles
“Writing on the Wall” by Essence of Dittany
“She a Mudblood” by Danny Dementor
“Polyjuice Problems” by the Hermione Crookshanks Experience
“The Valentine Song” by Ginny and the Weasleys
“Potions, Dancing, Hexing, and Romancing” by Justin Finch-Fletchley & the Sugar Quills
“Potions Yesterday” by Draco and the Malfoys
“The Art of Parseltongue” by Hawthorn & Holly
“Don’t Throw That Book” by the Moaning Myrtles
“Squib” by Hawthorn & Holly
“Aragog Tonight” by Bella’s Love
“Let’s Drink to Aragog” by Harry and the Potters
“Basilisssssk” by Alas Earwax!
“Dear Tom” by Ginny and the Weasleys
“Save Ginny Weasley” by Harry and the Potters
“The Ballad of Dobby, A Free Elf” by Narcissa Black
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major props to @natteringnabobs for the really sweet write-up in Whitman Magazine!!
Celebrating 10 years of Harry and the Potters, our first summer mixtape comes on the same day that the boys are playing a sweet show in a castle on a hill. Or something like that. We tried to select a wide range of both classics and obscurities. We’re also proud to introduce a number of tunes NEVER BEFORE played by The Witching Hour! (Because, hey, there’s a lot of music out there by these dudes.) So enjoy the summer, enjoy wizard rock, and SEE YOU AT LEAKY CON!
All songs (but one!) by Harry and the Potters
“It Ain’t Easy” from Priori Incantatem
”I am a Wizard” from Harry and the Potters
”New Wizard Anthem (Club Mix)” from Priori Incantatem
“The Firebolt (2010)” from A Wizardly Christmas of Wizardry
“Expulsion During Disapparation” from In the Cupboard
“Rocking at Hogwarts” from The Enchanted Ceiling
“Let’s Drink to Aragog” From Priori Incantatem
“Stick it to Dolores” from Voldemort Can’t Stop the Rock!
“Flesh, Blood, and Bone” from … and the Power of Love
“Haircut” from The Enchanted Ceiling
“The Hogwarts Tonsil Hockey Team” from Priori Incantatem
“Wizard Chess” from Harry and the Potters
“Never Going to the Bathroom Again” from The Enchanted Ceiling
“Snowy Owl” from Jingle Spells 2
“The Weasle” from Voldemort Can’t Stop the Rock!
“Ted” from In the Cupboard
“Maybe Kreacher Will Bring Me A Sandwich” from Wizards and Muggles Rock for Social Justice
“The Blood of a Prince” from Scarred for Life
“Problem Solving Skillz” from Harry and the Potters
… plus a surprise tune to celebrate this summer’s tour!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BLOG!
The Witching Hour’s blog is two years old today. Can you believe it?!
Fans, TWH has a serious question. Reply here or respond in our ask box!
Ok: The (live) show is going to be on hiatus for the next 6 months. We will all be far from one another! Sara will be in Walla Walla, WA, USA, Mehera will be in Shanghai, China (starting in October) and Claire will be in Alicante, Spain (starting in September). After that, Claire will be back with a new co-host. But in the meantime, would you rather:
[ ] See weekly or bi-weekly videos from Claire, Sara and Mehera à la Five Awesome Girls
[ ] Hear monthly(ish) mixtapes
[ ] Both
[ ] Something else entirely?
Dearest fans,
Today’s show will be a selection of the DJs’ favorite tunes and a reflection by Sara and Mehera on their favorite things about The Witching Hour. They also read their fake graduation speech, “Dragons,” aka “More WIZARDS.” We hope you enjoy. It’s our last-ever show on air, so don’t miss out.
The Witching Hour will return with more live shows in January 2013, hosted by Claire + a NEW DJ. Look for some mixtapes over the next six months. In the meantime, we will miss you all more than we can say. We love you, dear fans.
Without further ado, we present:
Season 5 - Episode 14 - The Sad Show
“Harry Potter and the Remix of Death” by Mike Relm (WATCH THIS!!)
“End of an Era” by Oliver Boyd & the Remembralls
“So This Is It (Taking Off This Locket)” by the Hermione Crookshanks Experience
“Pretty Girl” by Peeved
“Potions Yesterday” by Draco and the Malfoys
“Illegal Love Potion” by the Parselmouths
“Teenage Werewolf” by the Remus Lupins
“I’m Bringin’ Sneakoscopes” by the Sneakoscopes
“Woe is Me” by Oliver Boyd & the Remembralls
“Norbert Will Eat You!!!” by the Mudbloods
“Don’t Leave” by Ministry of Magic
“Underwater” by the Giant Squidstravaganza
“I Believe in Nargles” by the Whomping Willows
“Song for the Death Eaters” by Harry and the Potters
“She a Mudblood” by Danny Dementor
“Caught in Your Devil’s Snare” by Into the Pensieve
“The Burrow” by RiddleTM and Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office
“The Bravest Man I Ever Knew” by Ministry of Magic
“The Real Mad-Eye Moody” by Philosopherock
“We are Wizards” by MC Kreacher
“My Dad is Rich” by Draco and the Malfoys (Anthology of Slytherin Folk Music version)
“Our Fireworks Say Poo” by Gred & Forge
“The Boy Who Lived” by Oliver Boyd & the Remembralls
“Phoenix Lament” by MInistry of Magic
J.K. Rowling is sad.
Harry is sad.
Ron is sad.
Hermione is sad.
Even Snape is sad.
But fear not, we’ll be back again. Until then, dear listeners!
HALLOWEEN, 2011, is the 30th deathday of James & Lily Potter. Wow.
So, uh, yeah. This is a bit belated, too. This past Halloween was the 30th anniversary of Harry’s parents death, so we took the opportunity to remember them, while also enjoying the good parts of October 31—the feasts, the bludgeoning of a troll, the opening of the Chamber of Secrets, the moment Harry became the 4th Hogwarts champion, and so on.
This was our first chance to actually have our show on Halloween, so that was pretty exciting too!
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Halloween Special
“Viva la Voldemort” by the 8th Horcrux
“Trollin’ for Lovin” by Justin Finch Fletchley and the Sugar Quills
“Werewolf on the Grounds” by Ninen 3/4
“Deathday” by Crookshank
“Halloween at Hogwarts” by Ginny and the Heartbreakers
“The Dark Lord Lament” by Harry and the Potters
“Marauders” by Danny Dementor
“Lily” by Ministry of Magic
“Troll in the Dungeons” by Stephanie and the Quaffles
“This Is” by Go! Go! Gryffindor!
“Deathday Party” by Hungry Hungry Hippogriffs
“The Marauder’s Map” by the Remus Lupins
“They Creep and They Crawl” by Slytherin Soundtrack
“Halloween is Fun” by Room of Whateva
“The Basilisk and the Halloween Feast” by Seven Potters
“Great, I’m in Love with a Flower” by Padfoot and Prongs
“I Want Harry Potter Back” by Lily & James
“Marauder’s Map” by Ministry of Magic
“Wormtail Soup” by the Marauders
“Marauders Forever” by the Remus Lupins
“A Slytherin Halloween” by Shrook
“Tarantellegra” by Xenophilius
“Deathday Party ‘92” by Stephanie and the Quaffles
“A Wizard Halloween” by Hungry Hungry Hippogrifs
“Godric’s Hollow” by Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons
