Shamonica Magazine

England loves their wizardry, especially when its on the bus. I wish I was there to shake the man’s hand who did this :   Did you know about Wizard Wednesday in Manchester? After a serious facebook campaign with over 11,000 votes the drivers of the Magic Buses in Manchester, England have donned wizard garb [...]

Imagine walking through a Scottish graveyard in the mid-morning, still slightly damp with rain, as you hold a vintage polaroid camera in one hand and a wicker picnic basket, circa 1972 in the other. That is the image that Spell evokes. The recipe for the Spell is one part cover band, two parts Vishti Bunyan [...]

Shamonica has been restless this holiday season, brewing a witchy playlist for all the mystics out there. Songs to drink mulled wine to, perform sanctimonious rites to, or just for listening. If you want to Purchase any tracks just scroll through this Amazon player: Amazon.com Widgets The songs in order of appearance Dancing Barefoot Patti [...]

Dungeons and Dragons. Is it pastiche and childish or transgressive and transformative? What is it about this game that so many people played it in their basements, bedrooms, kitchens throughout the 80s? Why do we (the great cultural consciousness) associate this game with teenage boys, long nights, and loser kids?

This stylish older gentleman is my favorite wizard in San Francisco, thus far. Although I’m too shy to actually exchange words with the man on the street, I see him once or twice a week in the morning on my way to work on Cole St in the upper Haight. Obviously a wizard, on account [...]