April 23, 2007

 

Hello dear friends,

We're always amazed by the kindness and generosity of the Harry Potter community, and we feel absolutely privileged to be a part of it. The warmth of your hearts is truly the greatest weapon we have against evil, and I cannot thank you enough for your willingness to fight with us.

As often as we can, we try and undertake projects that will be fun, but also have the potential to make a difference in this wonderful world that we live in. A few months ago, we launched the Wizard Rock EP of the Month Club which is donating all of it's proceeds to First Book, a non-profit organization that gives children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. So far we have had a wonderful response to the community, and together, we should raise a ton of money for First Book.

Now we'd like to once again appeal to your kind and generous nature and ask you to check out this compilation that is in the works. Our friend Matt has put together a compilation featuring some fine wizard and muggle bands and half of the proceeds from this comp will go toward funding the Harry Potter Alliance this summer. The Harry Potter Alliance is an organization that is aimed at creating a real-life Dumbledore's Army that is fueled by friendship, creativity and the desire to fight the Dark Arts in the REAL WORLD. This will be a very important summer for the Harry Potter Alliance, and by purchasing this compilation, you can help to expand the Alliance and ensure it's future vitality. Plus, at the same time, you get a really excellent CD full of all your favorite wizard bands.

We have contributed an exclusive song to this compilation. Our song is called "Bacon" and this is the only place that you will ever be able to hear that song. It's about Harry's favourite food!

Here's the details on the CD:

Wizards and Muggles Rock For Social Justice
Now Available For Pre-Order!

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Wizards and Muggles Rock For Social Justice is a massive compilation featuring previously unreleased songs from 22 awesome wizard and non-wizard rock bands! The CD also features art work from Dave Roman, otherwise known as the guy who did the art for our Magical Christmas of Magic compilation! And best of all, 50% of the proceeds from this compilation will be donated to the Harry Potter Alliance, a charitable organization dedicated to forming an international network of activists and assisting them in their efforts to tackle a variety of social, environmental and political issues!

The compilation is available for pre-orders now! Simply go to the Cheap Rent Myspace page and look for the appropriate Paypal buttons in the About Cheap Rent bio section. The CD costs just $12 ­ less than 55 cents per song! And the songs are amazing! Just look at this track listing:

Order of Merlin - A Tear For Aragog
The Set of Red Things - Between Tangled Wire and Sandbags
The Hermione Crookshanks Experience - The Wizards of Egalitarianism
Justin Finch-Fletchley - Honeydukes
Harry and the Potters - Bacon
The Marauders - Wormtail Soup
The Moaning Myrtles - Hermione
The Whomping Willows - What Up, Hogwarts?
No Spare Parts - Speed of Sound
The Volunteer Arms - The Hood and the Hammer
The Remus Lupins - A Werewolf, A Willow
The Jena Campaign - This Book Is So Awesome
Draco and the Malfoys - Goyle's Pants
DJ Luna Lovegood - Longbottom
The Hinky Punks - Wizard Rock Zero
Remus and the Lupins - If I Were A Vampire
Kyle Benson and the Students of Apples - Sleeping, Dreaming, and Taking Advantage of Assets
Lemony and the Snickets - The Snicket File
Japonica - Cut the Cord Pt. 1
CoffeeMilk Children - A Rabbit and a Carrot
The Parselmouths - Where Is Draco?
Harry Potter Alliance - The Harry Potter Alliance Rap

Pre-order it HERE!

Let's make a difference!

Your friends,
Paul and Joe