Neologism: "Wizard Rock"

WORLD WIDE WORDS   ISSUE 546

 

WIZARD ROCK 

 

To be topical, this should have appeared last weekend, when the last of the Harry Potter books was published. According to Wikipedia, it dates back to 2002, so I'm hardly au fait with the zeitgeist. However, better late than never, though if I were any later it would have to be never.

 

Wizard Rock bands are fans of the series who write and perform songs that relate to characters or events in the books.

 

Groups have names like Harry and the Potters, The Whomping Willows, Wingardium Leviosa, Draco and the Malfoys, The Parselmouths and The Remus Lupins.

 

Nobody takes wizard rock very seriously, including those involved. WizardRock.org, a fan genre site, quotes a member of The Whomping Willows: "Half of these bands are populated by kids who are just learning to play an instrument and record music. The beauty of Wizard Rock is that for many of the bands, it's nothing more than a learning experience."

 

WORLD WIDE WORDS           ISSUE 546          Saturday 28 July 2007

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