| Magazine articles Posted April 1st, 2004 |
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The following article appeared in the January issue of RECORD COLLECTOR magazine (issue #293):
An article from The Chronicle:
A 'Sleeve Notes' article featuring the Nazareth No Mean City album cover also appeared in the January issue (#62) of CLASSIC ROCK
magazine.
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| Jeff Scheetz Posted February 5th, 2004 |
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Rodney and American rock guitarist Jeff Scheetz are currently writing music inspired by Rodney's images, which will ultimately be available as
a twelve track audio CD with an integrated booklet featuring a corresponding twelve images including Heavy Metal Hero, Stop the Slaughter,
and Spirit of Trafalgar.
Jeff (on the left) and Rodney at Jeff's recording
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http://www.jeffscheetz.com
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| Matthews Exhibition Posted December 8th, 2003 |
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Rodney has a one-man show of original paintings, including Lavender Castle designs and stop-motion models, at The Grosvenor Museum, Grosvenor
Street, Chester, UK, from December 13th 2003 - February 8th 2004.
Additionally he will be holding a lecture and signing session on Saturday, January 17th 2004 at 2:00 PM, and a further lecture on the
making of Lavender Castle with Chris Bowden, producer of Cosgrove Hall Films, on Saturday, January 24th 2004 at 2:00 PM.
The exhibition is titled 'TWICE UPON A TIME'. Further details are available from:
The Grosvenor Museum
27 Grosvenor Street,
Chester,
CH1 2DD
Tel.: 01244 402008
Web: http://www.chestercc.gov.uk
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/museum/NW000125.html
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| Two new calendars for 2004 Posted December 8th, 2003 |
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'Twice upon a Time' and 'The End Times' |
Two new calendars are now available; 'Twice upon a Time' and 'The End Times'.
Twice upon a Time contains four new works: Spirit of Trafalgar, Flying V, Twice upon a Time, and The Scraggutt Rider of
Thrunge. Also included are the Lewis Carroll 'Alice' series of four illustrations, as well as some old favourites.
The End Times: Are You Ready? (published for the USA market) contains thirteen illustrations based on The Revelation. A must if you want to
know the future of life on Earth.
Both calendars can be ordered online: http://www.rodneymatthews.com/cgi-bin/rmstore
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| Tolkien Exhibition Posted February 2nd, 2003 |
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Five Matthews original paintings based on J.R.R. Tolkien's works are currently on show as part of an exhibition titled 'Hobbits and Heroes' at
The Grosvenor Museum, Grosvenor Street, Chester, UK, running until the end of February.
Rodney will be attending the Museum Lecture Theatre to talk about his work from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM on Saturday, February 8th 2003.
Admission is £3 on the door.
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| Video Games Posted August 21st, 2002 |
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Games publisher Midway are to release 'HAVEN: CALL OF THE KING' later this year on PlayStation 2, GameCube, and XBox. Traveller's Tales
commissioned Rodney to produce the concept design for this game in 2000, and work has continued through 2001 & 2002.
We will be showing images including concept drawings on this site soon. In the mean time, you can
click here to do a
search for Haven: Call of the King.
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| Snowboards Posted August 21st, 2002 |
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Matthews' designs have recently been licensed for two series of snowboards by Ride
Snowboards USA.
Seven images, appearing on the 'Timeless' range, are as follows: Heavy Metal Hero, Mirador, The Ether Stream, The Duke
of Rescue, Terrestrial Voyager, The Sack of Zodanga, and To Steal a Battleship.
Another three images, appearing on the 'Menace' range, are: The Bug Wars, AR-CE-EM 242, and The Martians.
Ride Snowboards have done a tremendous job of producing these boards. We hope to be able to take orders from the forthcoming mail order
section.
Menace range |
Timeless range |
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| Calendar 2003 Posted August 21st, 2002 |
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Rodney's 2003 Calendar |
The 14th Rodney Matthews calendar is currently being printed for sale this year.
It contains some brand new material, and some well-established favourites.
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| Squidd Posted August 21st, 2002 |
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Recently some dusty 1/4" tapes have been found in the Matthews attic. Three tracks of Squidd tunes (see History section) recorded in the early
1970s have been rescued.
The music has been transferred to a more workable format and will be digitally remastered for release on CD, with a specially designed image
for the cover insert. The CD will be offered for sale as an archival item from this site in the future.
The titles of the three tracks are as follows: 'LAVENDER CASTLE', 'THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE', and 'TWICE UPON A TIME'.
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| Animation Posted August 21st, 2002 |
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Rodney is currently contributing concept drawings for a CG animated children's feature film. Not too much can be revealed at this stage, but to
say that Rodney is working for Bristol animation company, Bolex Brothers, and that the property is long established.
UPDATE: This is 'The Magic Roundabout'.
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| Magazine article Posted August 21st, 2002 |
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The following article appeared in the July issue of CLASSIC ROCK magazine (issue #42):
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The December Gasbag is up!
The November Gasbag is up!
The September and October Gasbags are up!
There was no Gasbag uploaded last month as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives in the events of September 11th.
Matthews has just started laying out pages for a new book; The Rodney Matthews Sketchbook, which will contain drawings from computer games, record
covers, Lavender Castle, and The Lord of the Rings.
Matthews' images are soon to appear on a range of snowboards marketed by an American company.
The August Gasbag is up!
There are five new movies up:
1 on the Lavender Castle page
1 on the History page
3 on the Record Covers page
The July Gasbag is up!
The June Gasbag is up!
Here's the May Gasbag! (Finally ;-) )
The April Gasbag.
The March Gasbag is up!
The February Gasbag is up!
Happy New Year!
Have you got wind of the 'Gasbags' yet? There will be one flatulent critter appearing here each month, exclusive to the website! Click on the logo to
go to the Gasbags page.
Matthews is currently designing characters and environments for a computer game being developed by a top British company, with an American publisher.
He is likely to be engaged on this project for several months to come, more news as available.
Recent jobs include work on a computer game for 989 Studios in San Diego (see the Computer Games section), preliminary
conceptual art for a children's animation project by Santa Monica Studios, and a new illustration for a poster based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of
the Rings commissioned by Anabas Fine Arts (this will shortly appear in the Mail Order section).
There is talk of the production of a second series of Matthews & Gerry Anderson's animated children's show Lavender Castle. It is hoped that a
positive announcement will soon be made.
Rodney's first anthology book 'In Search of Forever' is now being re-printed by Paper Tiger after several years of being unavailable. This will be on
sale in the mail order section as will the subsequent anthology books 'Last Ship Home' and 'Countdown to Millennium'.
The Australian jigsaw puzzle company Blue Opal is in the process of publishing four Matthews designs as puzzles. These are: 20,000 Leagues under the
Sea (The Nautilus), Alice in Wonderland (At the March Hare's Table), The Wind in the Willows (The Formidable Four), and The War of the Worlds (The
Martians). Each puzzle is circular and packaged in book-like boxes.
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