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Tag Archives: Tony Clarkin
Feature: MAGNUM Month @GRTR! – Collections

Magnum in the Millennium Introduction The Studio Albums The Live Albums Singles Reissues Collections Memorabilia What Magnum Means To Me… WHAT MAGNUM MEANS TO ME … Sweep away almost 40 blurry years of rock/metal memories and I see a picture … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, FEATURES, Magnum Month @GRTR! (March 2022)
Tagged album, anthology, Bob Catley, classic rock, collection, compilation, Magnum, melodic rock, pomp rock, review, Tony Clarkin
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Feature: MAGNUM Month @GRTR! – Reissues

Magnum in the Millennium Introduction The Studio Albums The Live Albums Singles Reissues Collections Memorabilia What Magnum Means To Me… WHAT MAGNUM MEANS TO ME … When I was a teenager, probably about 13 or 14, and getting into rock … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, FEATURES, Magnum Month @GRTR! (March 2022)
Tagged album, Bob Catley, classic rock, Magnum, melodic rock, pomp rock, reissue, review, Tony Clarkin
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Feature: MAGNUM Month @GRTR! – Live

Magnum in the Millennium Introduction The Studio Albums The Live Albums Singles Reissues Collections Memorabilia What Magnum Means To Me… WHAT MAGNUM MEANS TO ME … My own history with Magnum begins in the spring of 1985. I’d been getting … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, FEATURES, Magnum Month @GRTR! (March 2022)
Tagged album, Bob Catley, classic rock, live, Magnum, melodic rock, pomp rock, review, Tony Clarkin
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Feature: MAGNUM Month @GRTR! – The Studio Albums

Magnum in the Millennium Introduction The Studio Albums The Live Albums Singles Reissues Collections Memorabilia What Magnum Means To Me… WHAT MAGNUM MEANS TO ME… I first came across Magnum by chance as they opened the Monsters Of Rock bill … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, FEATURES, Magnum Month @GRTR! (March 2022)
Tagged album, Bob Catley, classic rock, Magnum, melodic rock, pomp rock, review, Tony Clarkin
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News: MAGNUM Month at Get Ready to ROCK! – 50 Years, New Album, UK and European Tour (March 2022)

Ahead of their UK and European tour in late March/April 2022, Get Ready to ROCK! will be celebrating the band Magnum throughout the month of March. Magnum celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2022. They developed from a band playing cover … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, NEWS, Special features
Tagged album, anniversary, AOR, Bob Catley, Europe, Magnum, melodic rock, pomp rock, Tony Clarkin, Tour, uk
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Album review: MAGNUM – The Monster Roars

SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 14.01.22] 50 years on, and studio album number 22, there’s no keeping Magnum down – not even a pandemic. Whilst the band will be frustrated by the tour cancellations following the release of ‘The Serpent Rings’ they … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS
Tagged album, AOR, Bob Catley, Dennis Ward, Magnum, melodic rock, pomp rock, review, Rick Bernton, The Monster Roars, Tony Clarkin
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Album review: MAGNUM – Dance Of The Black Tattoo

David Randall chatted to Tony Clarkin for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio with tracks from the forthcoming compilation. First broadcast 20 December 2020. SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 08.01.21] What do inveterate songwriters do in Lockdown when they’ve no band to steer … Continue reading
Feature: Call Collect – An introduction to MAGNUM

David Randall has followed Magnum since the 1990s when they consolidated their earlier successes. They split in 1995, subsequently re-generating in 2001. Since that time they have gone from strength to strength, maintaining a consistency across several albums and touring … Continue reading
Posted in Call Collect, FEATURES
Tagged Bob Catley, Dennis Ward, feature, hard rock, interview, Lee Morris, Magnum, Mark Stanway, melodic rock, pomp rock, Rick Benton, Tony Clarkin
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Album review: MAGNUM – The Serpent Rings

David Randall chatted to Tony Clarkin for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 20 December 2020. Steamhammer/SPV [Release date 17.01.20] You have to admire Magnum. They deliver a new studio album every two years almost like clockwork. Maybe Tony … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview
Tagged album, Bob Catley, Dennis Ward, hard rock, interview, Magnum, melodic rock, pomp, radio, review, The Serpent Rings, Tony Clarkin
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Album review: RODNEY MATTHEWS & JEFF SCHEETZ – Trinity

Rodney Matthews Studios [Release date 13.12.19] Renowned fantasy artist Rodney Matthews, illustrator of over140 album covers, is also a jazz/rock/prog drummer of note, and has previously recorded solo and with guitarist Jeff Scheetz. Here he teams up again with Scheetz … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rock Stars
Tagged album, album covers, artwork, Asia, classic rock, Eloy, instrumental, jazz, Jeff Scheetz, Magnum, melodic, Nazareth, Oliver Wakeman, prog, review, Rick Wakeman, rock, Rodney Matthews, Tony Clarkin, Trinity
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Gig review: MAGNUM – Aberdare Coliseum, 5 June 2019

With more venues in South Wales falling by the wayside, it is refreshing to see someone taking a gamble, especially in the valleys and in the middle of the week, but the old adage of book them and they will … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged 5 June 2019, Aberdare, Bob Catley, classic rock, Coliseum, gig, Hand of Dimes, Magnum, melodic rock, review, Tony Clarkin
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Album review: REBECCA DOWNES – More Sinner Than Saint

Mad Hat Records [Release date 24.05.19] This is Rebecca Downes third studio album and one with a more straight ahead rock sound, although she still digs into the blues on some songs. All the songs were written by Downes and … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS
Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Chris Kimsey, King King, Magnum, More Sinner Than Saint, Rebecca Downes, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Thunder, Tony Clarkin
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News: MAGNUM – UK dates in June 2019

w/c 10 June, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio replays two archive shows featuring Magnum. On Monday 10 June at 16:00 GMT “Vintage Rare Magnum” features rare tracks from the band. This sequence, originally broadcast to tie in with the band’s … Continue reading
Posted in Gigs and Tour News, NEWS
Tagged Bob Catley, gigs, hard rock, June 2019, Magnum, melodic, pomp, Tony Clarkin, Tour, uk
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Album review: MAGNUM – Lost On The Road To Eternity

SPV [Release date 19.01.18] We’ve always said Magnum should be cherished. Even more so in 2018, and with the arrival of their 20th studio album. The latest magnum opus also introduces new members Rick Benton (keys) and Lee Morris now … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS
Tagged album, AVANTASIA, Bob Catley, Lost On The Road To Eternity, Magnum, melodic rock, pomp, review, rock, Tobias Sammet, Tony Clarkin
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News: On Christmas Day – MAGNUM Special with Bob Catley and The Ballads (December 2016)

Melodic pomp rockers Magnum release a new compilation album in January via SPV. Called ‘The Valley of Tears – The Ballads’ it features a selection of carefully chosen tracks from previous albums that have been re-visited, remixed or re-recorded. It … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview
Tagged 25 December 2016, Bob Catley, Christmas Day, interview, Magnum, melodic, pomp, radio, rock, special, The Ballads, The Valley Of Tears, Tony Clarkin
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Gig review: MAGNUM/Vega – Tramshed, Cardiff, 12 May 2016

The Tramshed is a newish venue for Cardiff and in a city in dire need for a decent venue of decent size it is more than welcome, and on walking in to the venue it is a refreshing change to … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged 12 May 2016, AOR, Bob Catley, Cardiff, gig, Magnum, melodic rock, Nick Workman, pomp, review, rock, Tony Clarkin, Tramshed, Vega
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News: MAGNUM and DEVON ALLMAN interview specials on Sunday 7 February 2016

In 2011, during rehearsals for their winter UK tour, David Randall asked Bob Catley and Tony Clarkin about the rise of Magnum, discussing the early days, their reformation in the Millennium and upward trajectory during the past decade. On Sunday … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, INTERVIEWS, NEWS, Radio interview
Tagged 7 February 2016, blues rock, Bob Catley, Devon Allman, feature, guitar, guitarist, interview, Magnum, radio, Tony Clarkin
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Gig review: MAGNUM – Islington Town Hall, 4 May 2014

Turning to item 5.1 on the agenda…oh wait, sorry thought I was in a council meeting given tonight’s venue. The hall features a rather grand stage with stalls (complete with springing floor) and a small circle. A new venue to … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged 4 May 2014, Bob Catley, classic rock, gig, Harry James, Islington Town Hall, Magnum, Mark Stanway, melodic rock, Neonfly, review, Tony Clarkin
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Gig review: MAGNUM – The Garage, Glasgow, 29 April 2014

Magnum over the years have become a British institution. Like Motorhead, Saxon, Status Quo and several others they annually tour the highways and byways of the nation and no matter where they turn up they are guaranteed a good crowd. … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged 29th April 2014, Bob Catley, gig, Glasgow, live, Magnum, Neonfly, review, rock, The Garage, Tony Clarkin
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