tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79086912290472352362024-03-12T17:42:37.607-07:00The Magnum & Bob Catley blogMike's blog about the UK rock band Magnum, Bob Catley's solo work, Mark Stanway and his various projects outside of Magnum, Tony Clarkin, Al Barrow, Jimmy Copley, the band Ten, Gary Hughes, and the artwork of Rodney Matthews. Also the latest news concerning all bands, past and present band members, upcoming releases and general chat.matneymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233104816857543906noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908691229047235236.post-85473450354965484932008-05-30T03:24:00.000-07:002008-05-30T03:27:10.297-07:00MAGNUM MONTHLY NEWSLETTER - JUNE 2008This month's update is being put together as we complete our Tour of UK & Europe and can we say a big “Thank You” for coming out to see the Wings of Heaven Anniversary shows which we hope you enjoyed. <br /><br />German Festival Appearances <br /><br />The band will be back in Germany at the beginning of July for the following festival appearances. <br /><br />4 July Unterempfenbach Open Air Festival <br />5 July Tuttlingen Festival <br /><br />Forthcoming UK Shows <br /><br />Magnum have two additional UK shows to note in your diaries which are. <br />2 August Caldicott Castle & Country Park. Magnum will be headlining this outdoor gig and will be joined by special guests Bad Company.<br /> <br />17 September Robin 2 Bilston Nr Wolverhampton <br />This is part of the Robin's 10 th Anniversary celebration series of concerts they have lined up and one not to miss. <br /><br />Follow the links for ticket details. <br /><br />Bob Catley / Avantasia European Festival appearances. <br /><br />As most of you know Bob is one the guest vocalists on the acclaimed Tobias Sammet's Avantasia album and there are a number of European Festivals at which Bob will be appearing with Tobias and for the month of June these include. <br /><br />5 June Rocksound Festival in Huttwil , Switzerland <br />7 June Sweden Rock Festival in Solvesborg, Sweden <br /><br />Check for Ticket availability. <br /><br />Jimmy Copley Solo album <br /><br />The man on the drums for the “Princess Alice” & “Wings of Heaven Live” has his own <br />solo album now available in Japan only at the moment but should be available on import. <br /><br />The album is called “Slap my Hand” and is on the Edoya label and guests on the album include Jeff Beck, Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden and Magnums own Mark Stanway. <br /><br />Next Month hopefully we'll have something from Tony Clarkin as work begins on the next Magnum studio album. <br /><br />Magnum website<br /><a href="http://www.magnumonline.co.uk">www.magnumonline.co.uk</a><br /><br />Bob Catley Website<br /><a href="http://www.bobcatley.com">www.bobcatley.com</a><br /><br />Email: Annie<br />Postal: C/O Annie or Ollie<br />P.O. Box 5251<br />Derby<br />DE73 8YX<br />(If you require a reply please include a SAE/IRC, thankyou)matneymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233104816857543906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908691229047235236.post-39370667216055580182008-04-15T16:07:00.000-07:002008-04-15T16:08:04.804-07:00Magnum's Wings of Heaven 20th Anniversary tour datesMagnum's Wings of Heaven 20th Anniversary tour starts on 7th May at Bristol Academy followed by<br /><br /><br />08/5/08 Wolverhampton UK Wulfrun Hall<br />09/5/08 Newcastle UK Academy<br />10/5/08 Oxford UK Academy<br />11/5/08 Manchester UK Academy<br />12/5/08 Sheffield UK Academy<br />15/5/08 Pratteln Switzerland Z7<br />16/5/08 Ludwigsburg Germany Scala<br />17/5/08 Bochum Germany Matrix<br />18/5/08 Hamburg Germany Fabrik<br />19/5/08 Aschaffenburg Germany Colos Saal<br />21/5/08 Munich Germany Elserhalle<br />22/5/08 Nurnberg Germany Hirsch<br />23/5/08 Hannover Germany Capitol<br />24/5/08 Berlin Germany Postbahnhof<br />25/5/08 Prague Czech Republic Retro Music Hallmatneymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233104816857543906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908691229047235236.post-29067315314390606772008-03-11T15:52:00.000-07:002008-03-11T15:53:46.509-07:00Magnum UK Tour DatesO7/5/08 Bristol UK Academy<br /><br />08/5/08 Wolverhampton UK Wulfrun Hall<br /><br />09/5/08 Newcastle UK Academy<br /><br />10/5/08 Oxford UK Academy<br /><br />11/5/08 Manchester UK Academy<br /><br />12/5/08 Sheffield UK Academymatneymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233104816857543906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908691229047235236.post-81867046770568592102007-12-31T16:40:00.000-08:002007-12-31T16:42:35.406-08:00Happy New YearThough the year ended on a sad note for Magnum fans with the passing of Kex, I do wish everyone a happy new year and that 2008 is a good one.<br /><br />Mikematneymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233104816857543906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908691229047235236.post-90511884411581015732007-12-23T08:26:00.000-08:002007-12-23T08:31:32.756-08:00RIP Kex GorinKex Gorin, one time drummer for Magnum passed away on the 21st of December. RIP is Kex.matneymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233104816857543906noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908691229047235236.post-18760038241257023882007-11-28T16:09:00.000-08:002007-11-28T16:10:41.274-08:00Kex Gorin benefit concert & auctionMAGNUM will play a one off benefit gig for original drummer Kex Gorin who we have been informed has been admitted to hospital critically ill with cancer.<br /><br />The gig will be at the Robin 2, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Nr Wolverhampton on Monday December 10th where all profits will be forwarded to The Gorin family. There will also be a memorabilia auction with many ‘unique and collectible items’ up for grabs including full size prints of Rodney Mathew’s Magnum artwork signed by Rodney and all of the band. Along with many other desirable lots from various famous artists.<br /><br />Again all proceeds will be forwarded to Kex’s family.<br /><br />In the meantime we ask you, as Magnum supporters, that you support this important event and tell as many people as you can about it. The tickets will be priced at only £8.00 in advance and £10.00 on the night. Thanks for you continued support and see you all on the 10th December<br /><br />We ask that you support this important one off event.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.magnumonline.co.uk/">Official Magnum website</a>matneymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233104816857543906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908691229047235236.post-8525174513639429892007-11-05T15:00:00.000-08:002007-11-05T15:03:23.796-08:00Wings Of Heaven Tour dates<span style="font-weight: bold;">Wings Of Heaven Tour</span><br /><br />Date City Tickets Venue<br />10/11/07 Inverness 0871 7894 173 Ironworks<br /><br />11/11/07 Glasgow 08444 77 1000 The Garage<br /><br />12/11/07 Preston 01772 89300 53 Degrees<br /><br />14/11/07 Cambridge 01223 511 511 The Junction<br /><br />15/11/07 Holmfirth 0870 100 0000 Picturedrome<br /><br />17/11/07 Birmingham 0844 477 2000 The Academy<br /><br />18/11/07 London Live Nation<br />Astoria 2<br /><br />The shows are to be recorded for a forthcoming live album for release next year to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the original Wings Of Heaven album. The shows will include many of the tracks from the latest Princess Alice & The Broken Arrow album & many classic Magnum tracks from their extensive back catalogue.<br />Also<br />Magnum's Wings of Heaven album will be played in it’s entirety, It will be another long show folks so we advise an early arrival to avoid disappointment, it will be a two part show with no support.<br /><br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(225, 225, 225) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Useful Links<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"><br /> <strong><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Magnum website</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"><a href="http://www.magnumonline.co.uk/">www.magnumonline.co.uk</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Bob Catley Website</span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"><a href="http://www.bobcatley.com/">www.bobcatley.com</a></span></strong><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"><br /><strong><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Email: <a href="mailto:annie@magnumonline.co.uk">Annie</a></span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Postal: C/O Annie or Ollie<br />P.O. Box 5251<br />Derby<br />DE73 8YX<br />(If you require a reply please include a SAE/IRC, thankyou) </span> <!-- SIDEBAR -->matneymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233104816857543906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908691229047235236.post-74169882122270941122007-10-11T16:28:00.000-07:002007-10-11T16:32:13.370-07:00Wings of Heaven Live - more datesFrom the <a href="http://www.magnumonline.co.uk/">official Magnum Website</a><br /><br />Due to overwhelming demand we have had to add more dates in the UK.<br />Date City Tickets Venue<br />10/11/07 Inverness 0871 7894 173 Ironworks<br />11/11/07 Glasgow 08444 77 1000 Garage<br />12/11/07 Preston 01772 89300 53 Degrees<br />14/11/07 Cambridge 01223 511 511 Junction<br />15/11/07 Homfirth 0870 100 0000 Picturedrome<br />17/11/07 Birmingham 0844 477 2000 Academy<br />18/11/07 London Live Nation Mean Fiddler<br /><br />The shows are to be recorded for a forth coming live album which will include many of the tracks from the latest Princess Alice & The Broken Arrow album & many classic Magnum tracks from their extensive back catalogue.<br /><br />Also…<br /><br />Magnums Wings of Heaven Album, played in it’s entirety. It will be another long show folks so we advise an early arrival to avoid disappointment. 2 set show and no supportmatneymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233104816857543906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908691229047235236.post-42076314846989467382007-10-11T15:42:00.000-07:002007-10-11T15:48:35.799-07:00A new Chapter & VerseWelcome to the latest incarnation of my website about the band Magnum. What originally started back in the mid 90s as a website is now going to become a blog. My original intent was to find other fans of the band since they are relatively unknown in the US. After that my plans were to have a full discography, history, news, et cetera but so many other fans have set up similar sites there is no use in duplicating effort. Also since I run the <a href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Magnum-fans">Magnum Fans group at Yahoo</a> it is easy to get all the info I need there. But I know some people visit my original site so this will be the best way for me to keep the news updated and make my life easier. So keep the nite light burning!matneymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08233104816857543906noreply@blogger.com0