Matthew Rudd
@matthewjrudd.bsky.social
Creator of #forgotten80s (all my fault, then). Classic Pop scribe. I'm also an educator, a swimmer, a pescatarian, a #Corrie obsessive and the property of a rowdy French bulldog.
The Nobody's Diary (TND) via Sharon Crellin:
McCrarys "Love On A Summer Night"
Direct Drive "Anything?"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via @zippygwr.bsky.social :
Hazell Dean "They Say It's Gonna Rain"
Shakatak "Living In The UK"
Robert Palmer "Johnny And Mary"
#forgotten80s
McCrarys "Love On A Summer Night"
Direct Drive "Anything?"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via @zippygwr.bsky.social :
Hazell Dean "They Say It's Gonna Rain"
Shakatak "Living In The UK"
Robert Palmer "Johnny And Mary"
#forgotten80s
January 25, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The Nobody's Diary (TND) via Sharon Crellin:
McCrarys "Love On A Summer Night"
Direct Drive "Anything?"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via @zippygwr.bsky.social :
Hazell Dean "They Say It's Gonna Rain"
Shakatak "Living In The UK"
Robert Palmer "Johnny And Mary"
#forgotten80s
McCrarys "Love On A Summer Night"
Direct Drive "Anything?"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via @zippygwr.bsky.social :
Hazell Dean "They Say It's Gonna Rain"
Shakatak "Living In The UK"
Robert Palmer "Johnny And Mary"
#forgotten80s
"Mary says he changes his mind more then a woman ..." #forgotten80s
January 25, 2026 at 10:53 PM
"Mary says he changes his mind more then a woman ..." #forgotten80s
All the digs Shakatak get, and yet their sound was 100% theirs. Actual originals. #forgotten80s
January 25, 2026 at 10:51 PM
All the digs Shakatak get, and yet their sound was 100% theirs. Actual originals. #forgotten80s
Over to @zippygwr.bsky.social ... #forgotten80s
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Over to @zippygwr.bsky.social ... #forgotten80s
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by McCrarys + Direct Drive, as suggested by Sharon Crellin. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/32t... #forgotten80s
Spotify – Web Player
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January 25, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by McCrarys + Direct Drive, as suggested by Sharon Crellin. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/32t... #forgotten80s
January 25, 2026 at 10:23 PM
'When the bleeps are through..." #forgotten80s
January 25, 2026 at 10:00 PM
'When the bleeps are through..." #forgotten80s
Requests please, splendid #forgotten80s people of Bluesky.
January 25, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Requests please, splendid #forgotten80s people of Bluesky.
Always associate Wot with a Grange Hill disco in which Baxter and Mooney dance together with the kids (Zammo, Jonah, Fay generation) dance and clap around them ... #forgotten80s
January 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Always associate Wot with a Grange Hill disco in which Baxter and Mooney dance together with the kids (Zammo, Jonah, Fay generation) dance and clap around them ... #forgotten80s
A classic from the Pretenders gets #forgotten80s underway right now on Absolute 80s ... join us on DAB+ across the UK, or via Rayo, your smart speaker or the website ...
January 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
A classic from the Pretenders gets #forgotten80s underway right now on Absolute 80s ... join us on DAB+ across the UK, or via Rayo, your smart speaker or the website ...
I've just finished reading Nigel Planer's autobiography. What a beautifully written, compelling book.
January 25, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I've just finished reading Nigel Planer's autobiography. What a beautifully written, compelling book.
pca.st/episode/6df1...
Superb. Rich Hall has had such an interesting career. Always fascinated by American performers who settle in the UK.
Good work @herring1967.bsky.social ...
Superb. Rich Hall has had such an interesting career. Always fascinated by American performers who settle in the UK.
Good work @herring1967.bsky.social ...
Retro RHLSTP 129 - Rich Hall
#423 Do Sniglets! - Rich is delighted about the new comedic discovery that his daughter has discovered and her enthusiasm for expressing it. His guest is comedy legend and unique…
pca.st
January 24, 2026 at 2:50 PM
pca.st/episode/6df1...
Superb. Rich Hall has had such an interesting career. Always fascinated by American performers who settle in the UK.
Good work @herring1967.bsky.social ...
Superb. Rich Hall has had such an interesting career. Always fascinated by American performers who settle in the UK.
Good work @herring1967.bsky.social ...
The Nobody's Diary (TND) via Jonny G:
Bolshoi "A Way"
Wire "Eardrum Buzz"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Steve O'Rourke:
OMD "Red Frame White Light"
Daryl Hall and John Oates "Say It Isn't So"
Heaven 17 "Penthouse And Pavement"
#forgotten80s
Bolshoi "A Way"
Wire "Eardrum Buzz"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Steve O'Rourke:
OMD "Red Frame White Light"
Daryl Hall and John Oates "Say It Isn't So"
Heaven 17 "Penthouse And Pavement"
#forgotten80s
January 18, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The Nobody's Diary (TND) via Jonny G:
Bolshoi "A Way"
Wire "Eardrum Buzz"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Steve O'Rourke:
OMD "Red Frame White Light"
Daryl Hall and John Oates "Say It Isn't So"
Heaven 17 "Penthouse And Pavement"
#forgotten80s
Bolshoi "A Way"
Wire "Eardrum Buzz"
The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Steve O'Rourke:
OMD "Red Frame White Light"
Daryl Hall and John Oates "Say It Isn't So"
Heaven 17 "Penthouse And Pavement"
#forgotten80s
Belatedly noting how nice it is to, as ever, see the unanimous approval of Warning Sign by Nick Heyward. #forgotten80s
January 18, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Belatedly noting how nice it is to, as ever, see the unanimous approval of Warning Sign by Nick Heyward. #forgotten80s
The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by Bolshoi + Wire, as suggested by Jonny G. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/7FB... #forgotten80s
The Nobody's Diary - an Absolute 80s archive
open.spotify.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by Bolshoi + Wire, as suggested by Jonny G. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/7FB... #forgotten80s
Three shows into 2026 and I've already played two hit singles of the 80s that include the word 'perverted'.
Please don't read anything into this ...
#forgotten80s
Please don't read anything into this ...
#forgotten80s
January 18, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Three shows into 2026 and I've already played two hit singles of the 80s that include the word 'perverted'.
Please don't read anything into this ...
#forgotten80s
Please don't read anything into this ...
#forgotten80s
And on Absolute 80s, the Selecter are getting #forgotten80s underway - the underplayed gems of the decade each Sunday night, 9-11, all picked by you!
Rayo ... DAB+ across the UK, in stereo ... online ... smart speaker 🙂📻
Rayo ... DAB+ across the UK, in stereo ... online ... smart speaker 🙂📻
January 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
And on Absolute 80s, the Selecter are getting #forgotten80s underway - the underplayed gems of the decade each Sunday night, 9-11, all picked by you!
Rayo ... DAB+ across the UK, in stereo ... online ... smart speaker 🙂📻
Rayo ... DAB+ across the UK, in stereo ... online ... smart speaker 🙂📻
Ramsey Macdonald.
January 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Ramsey Macdonald.
Glenn Frey died ten years ago today.
Take It Easy, the song he finished off when Jackson Browne couldn't, is still in my top five. Its enduring appeal is all the more notable because it was never a hit single for the Eagles.
youtu.be/COiM0hqIz1E?...
Take It Easy, the song he finished off when Jackson Browne couldn't, is still in my top five. Its enduring appeal is all the more notable because it was never a hit single for the Eagles.
youtu.be/COiM0hqIz1E?...
Eagles - Take It Easy (BBC “In Concert” TV show 1973)
YouTube video by Philosophy™
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January 18, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Glenn Frey died ten years ago today.
Take It Easy, the song he finished off when Jackson Browne couldn't, is still in my top five. Its enduring appeal is all the more notable because it was never a hit single for the Eagles.
youtu.be/COiM0hqIz1E?...
Take It Easy, the song he finished off when Jackson Browne couldn't, is still in my top five. Its enduring appeal is all the more notable because it was never a hit single for the Eagles.
youtu.be/COiM0hqIz1E?...
Calling @cheeseford.bsky.social ... Sound familiar?
Anyone else have an encounter with a total stranger that they will never stop thinking about? I often think about the time I was in a bookstore waiting for a bathroom to open up, and a guy in one of the bathrooms was taking an incredibly loud crap while repeatedly yelling “SIRI, WHAT CITY IS THIS”
January 17, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Calling @cheeseford.bsky.social ... Sound familiar?