Matt Clarke
@mattclarkeelevator.bsky.social
12-string guitarist at The Elevator Operators and The Above
Radio host for WFMU’s RnS What’s Happening?!?!
DJ 1960s beat ‘n soul for Twentyfourth Hour at Birdy’s in Brooklyn, New York 2nd Thursdays
Radio host for WFMU’s RnS What’s Happening?!?!
DJ 1960s beat ‘n soul for Twentyfourth Hour at Birdy’s in Brooklyn, New York 2nd Thursdays
Now Spinning - Wonderful new Nina Simone collection from @acerecords.bsky.social
#ninasimone #acerecords #nowspinning
#ninasimone #acerecords #nowspinning
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Now Spinning - Wonderful new Nina Simone collection from @acerecords.bsky.social
#ninasimone #acerecords #nowspinning
#ninasimone #acerecords #nowspinning
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Back in 1968, Bob Andy joined forces with Marcia Griffiths to record a reggae take on Nina Simone’s anthem ‘(To Be) Young, Gifted & Black’. A celebration of Black pride and empowerment, the track became a worldwide success, climbing to number 5 in the UK charts in 1970.
October 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Back in 1968, Bob Andy joined forces with Marcia Griffiths to record a reggae take on Nina Simone’s anthem ‘(To Be) Young, Gifted & Black’. A celebration of Black pride and empowerment, the track became a worldwide success, climbing to number 5 in the UK charts in 1970.
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Happy 84th birthday to Brian Robson Rankin aka Hank Marvin.
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Happy 84th birthday to Brian Robson Rankin aka Hank Marvin.
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28 October 1965 - Small Faces play the City Hall, Salisbury. 📷Gered Manlowitz
October 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
28 October 1965 - Small Faces play the City Hall, Salisbury. 📷Gered Manlowitz
Spotlight on Ellie Greenwich tonite at 7PM ET on Crayons To Perfume w/ @djggg.bsky.social on @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social 🖍️ 📻
#wfmu #wfmurocknsoulradio @wfmu.bsky.social #octoberhellraiser2025 #elliegreenwich
#wfmu #wfmurocknsoulradio @wfmu.bsky.social #octoberhellraiser2025 #elliegreenwich
What’s On RnS Thu Oct 23 🎃
📍 Mistress Of A 1000 Moods w/ @themistressjessie.bsky.social 6PM ET - Who Approved This Show?
📍 Crayons To Perfume w/ @djggg.bsky.social 7PM Singles Going Steady with Ellie Greenwich
Full Thursday line-up here 👉🏻 wfmu.org/rocknsoulradio
#wfmu @wfmu.bsky.social
📍 Mistress Of A 1000 Moods w/ @themistressjessie.bsky.social 6PM ET - Who Approved This Show?
📍 Crayons To Perfume w/ @djggg.bsky.social 7PM Singles Going Steady with Ellie Greenwich
Full Thursday line-up here 👉🏻 wfmu.org/rocknsoulradio
#wfmu @wfmu.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Spotlight on Ellie Greenwich tonite at 7PM ET on Crayons To Perfume w/ @djggg.bsky.social on @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social 🖍️ 📻
#wfmu #wfmurocknsoulradio @wfmu.bsky.social #octoberhellraiser2025 #elliegreenwich
#wfmu #wfmurocknsoulradio @wfmu.bsky.social #octoberhellraiser2025 #elliegreenwich
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Ace Records are delighted to reissue Irma Thomas’ classic debut album “Wish Someone Would Care” on 31.10.2025. 🔥
September 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Ace Records are delighted to reissue Irma Thomas’ classic debut album “Wish Someone Would Care” on 31.10.2025. 🔥
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“Resolutely fab - ⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Beatles biographer Tom Doyle tracks the remarkable life of Ringo Starr in charming new biography. Read MOJO’s review in full...
Beatles biographer Tom Doyle tracks the remarkable life of Ringo Starr in charming new biography. Read MOJO’s review in full...
Ringo: A Fab Life Review: Charming portrait of The Beatles’ anchor
Beatles biographer Tom Doyle charts the life of Ringo Starr, the man Eric Morecambe called 'Bongo'. Read MOJO's review in full.
www.mojo4music.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Resolutely fab - ⭐⭐⭐⭐”
Beatles biographer Tom Doyle tracks the remarkable life of Ringo Starr in charming new biography. Read MOJO’s review in full...
Beatles biographer Tom Doyle tracks the remarkable life of Ringo Starr in charming new biography. Read MOJO’s review in full...
Live tonite w/ @thatmikesin.bsky.social on @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social 9PM ET!!!
Thank you for supporting @wfmu.bsky.social
Help take us to the top of our October Hellraiser! 🎃
#wfmu #wfmurocknsoulradio #octoberhellraiser #freeformradio #mod #soul #rnb #britishbeat #rnr
Thank you for supporting @wfmu.bsky.social
Help take us to the top of our October Hellraiser! 🎃
#wfmu #wfmurocknsoulradio #octoberhellraiser #freeformradio #mod #soul #rnb #britishbeat #rnr
Pledge your Support to WFMU!
Keep WFMU Weird! Donate to our Year-End Hellraiser Fundraiser. Visit wfmu.org/pledge.
pledge.wfmu.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Live tonite w/ @thatmikesin.bsky.social on @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social 9PM ET!!!
Thank you for supporting @wfmu.bsky.social
Help take us to the top of our October Hellraiser! 🎃
#wfmu #wfmurocknsoulradio #octoberhellraiser #freeformradio #mod #soul #rnb #britishbeat #rnr
Thank you for supporting @wfmu.bsky.social
Help take us to the top of our October Hellraiser! 🎃
#wfmu #wfmurocknsoulradio #octoberhellraiser #freeformradio #mod #soul #rnb #britishbeat #rnr
Enjoyed seeing Darling from 1965 starting Julie Christie @filmforumnyc.bsky.social
A stinging commentary on people using each other as stepping stones in the showbiz world. Still relevant. 🎥
#filmforumnyc #juliechristie #darling
A stinging commentary on people using each other as stepping stones in the showbiz world. Still relevant. 🎥
#filmforumnyc #juliechristie #darling
DARLING - Official Trailer restored in 4K - Starring Julie Christie & Dirk Bogarde
YouTube video by StudiocanalUK
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Enjoyed seeing Darling from 1965 starting Julie Christie @filmforumnyc.bsky.social
A stinging commentary on people using each other as stepping stones in the showbiz world. Still relevant. 🎥
#filmforumnyc #juliechristie #darling
A stinging commentary on people using each other as stepping stones in the showbiz world. Still relevant. 🎥
#filmforumnyc #juliechristie #darling
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“Stir It Up” by The Wailers first hit the shelves on this day back in 1968. Do you have a copy tucked into your singles collection? If so, today’s the perfect excuse to give it a spin! 🎶
October 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
“Stir It Up” by The Wailers first hit the shelves on this day back in 1968. Do you have a copy tucked into your singles collection? If so, today’s the perfect excuse to give it a spin! 🎶
Just one of the many great articles in @detailmag.bsky.social but this one is a standout 📕
In the new issue of Detail Rick Blackman takes us back to the heady days of Eel Pie Island. "George Melly remembered the atmosphere on the island as: "Sex rising – like steam from a kettle." #eelpieisland #rollingstones #jazzandbluesfestival #crawdaddyclub
October 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Just one of the many great articles in @detailmag.bsky.social but this one is a standout 📕
⭐ TONITE ⭐
An Instant Party Awaits! 🥳
Join us at TV Eye in NY for an instant gratification mix of 60s beat, soul, ye-ye, garage and more!
Sat Oct 18 8PM 🕰️
#garage #freakbeat #soul #psych #annacopacabanna #mod #britishbeat #wfmu #tveye #tveyenyc #queens #dj #djnight #45rpm #soul #rhythmnblues
An Instant Party Awaits! 🥳
Join us at TV Eye in NY for an instant gratification mix of 60s beat, soul, ye-ye, garage and more!
Sat Oct 18 8PM 🕰️
#garage #freakbeat #soul #psych #annacopacabanna #mod #britishbeat #wfmu #tveye #tveyenyc #queens #dj #djnight #45rpm #soul #rhythmnblues
October 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
⭐ TONITE ⭐
An Instant Party Awaits! 🥳
Join us at TV Eye in NY for an instant gratification mix of 60s beat, soul, ye-ye, garage and more!
Sat Oct 18 8PM 🕰️
#garage #freakbeat #soul #psych #annacopacabanna #mod #britishbeat #wfmu #tveye #tveyenyc #queens #dj #djnight #45rpm #soul #rhythmnblues
An Instant Party Awaits! 🥳
Join us at TV Eye in NY for an instant gratification mix of 60s beat, soul, ye-ye, garage and more!
Sat Oct 18 8PM 🕰️
#garage #freakbeat #soul #psych #annacopacabanna #mod #britishbeat #wfmu #tveye #tveyenyc #queens #dj #djnight #45rpm #soul #rhythmnblues
What’s Happening?!?!
With Matt Clarke + Mike Sin
Tuesday 9PM ET @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social
Week 2 of the Oct Hellraiser on the program with 45s, banter, requests! It’s all a-go-go! 🎃
#wfmu #octoberhellraiser @wfmu.bsky.social #soul #rnb #mod #beat #garagerock #rhythmnblues #ska #rocknroll
With Matt Clarke + Mike Sin
Tuesday 9PM ET @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social
Week 2 of the Oct Hellraiser on the program with 45s, banter, requests! It’s all a-go-go! 🎃
#wfmu #octoberhellraiser @wfmu.bsky.social #soul #rnb #mod #beat #garagerock #rhythmnblues #ska #rocknroll
October 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
What’s Happening?!?!
With Matt Clarke + Mike Sin
Tuesday 9PM ET @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social
Week 2 of the Oct Hellraiser on the program with 45s, banter, requests! It’s all a-go-go! 🎃
#wfmu #octoberhellraiser @wfmu.bsky.social #soul #rnb #mod #beat #garagerock #rhythmnblues #ska #rocknroll
With Matt Clarke + Mike Sin
Tuesday 9PM ET @wfmurocknsoulradio.bsky.social
Week 2 of the Oct Hellraiser on the program with 45s, banter, requests! It’s all a-go-go! 🎃
#wfmu #octoberhellraiser @wfmu.bsky.social #soul #rnb #mod #beat #garagerock #rhythmnblues #ska #rocknroll
Great new issue of @detailmag.bsky.social
"I grew up surrounded by the scooters, music and the style thanks to my parents. I was put on a scooter before I could walk." Issue 18 of Detail is out now with stories from the teenagers and twenty-something's digging the Mod scene today in our About the Young Idea feature.
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Great new issue of @detailmag.bsky.social
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October 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96
Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96
The actor was best known for her role as the pretentious housewife Hyacinth Bucket, and for the series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Patricia Routledge, the stage and screen actor best known for starring as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances and Henrietta “Hetty” Wainthropp in the television series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, has died at the age of 96.
Routledge was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, in 1929 and attended the University of Liverpool and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She began her career in theatre and musical theatre in 1952, later making her Broadway debut in 1966 in How’s the World Treating You. Routledge would go on to win a Tony award and an Olivier for her stage work, and was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for several years, appearing in productions including Richard III, alongside Antony Sher. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96
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WFMU's Hellraiser Fundraiser starts today, and runs through October! There will be many DJ specials, new swag, and events throughout the month celebrating WFMU. If you can, help us out with a donation and grab one of two new Hellraiser T-shirts. Pledge here: pledge.wfmu.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
WFMU's Hellraiser Fundraiser starts today, and runs through October! There will be many DJ specials, new swag, and events throughout the month celebrating WFMU. If you can, help us out with a donation and grab one of two new Hellraiser T-shirts. Pledge here: pledge.wfmu.org
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100 YEARS OF PETER SELLERS kicks off this Fri, 9/19!
A swinging 2-week centennial showcase, spanning Sellers’ shape-shifting career from timeless classics DR. STRANGELOVE, BEING THERE & THE PINK PANTHER to rare gems I’M ALL RIGHT JACK, THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH & much more.
buff.ly/IYv6wGI
A swinging 2-week centennial showcase, spanning Sellers’ shape-shifting career from timeless classics DR. STRANGELOVE, BEING THERE & THE PINK PANTHER to rare gems I’M ALL RIGHT JACK, THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH & much more.
buff.ly/IYv6wGI
September 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
100 YEARS OF PETER SELLERS kicks off this Fri, 9/19!
A swinging 2-week centennial showcase, spanning Sellers’ shape-shifting career from timeless classics DR. STRANGELOVE, BEING THERE & THE PINK PANTHER to rare gems I’M ALL RIGHT JACK, THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH & much more.
buff.ly/IYv6wGI
A swinging 2-week centennial showcase, spanning Sellers’ shape-shifting career from timeless classics DR. STRANGELOVE, BEING THERE & THE PINK PANTHER to rare gems I’M ALL RIGHT JACK, THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH & much more.
buff.ly/IYv6wGI
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In the new issue of Detail Tim Vickery looks at why the text of Mods!, not the pictures, holds the real clues to what our scene is all about. #mods #modsbook #modstyle #modculture #modmagazine #detailmag #richardbarnes
September 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In the new issue of Detail Tim Vickery looks at why the text of Mods!, not the pictures, holds the real clues to what our scene is all about. #mods #modsbook #modstyle #modculture #modmagazine #detailmag #richardbarnes
⭐ TONITE ⭐
The Elevator Operators join @jonnycouch.bsky.social and DJ Jen Jones for a free summer sesh!
Ghost Hawk Brewing Co.
Clifton, New Jersey
6PM ET
#theelevatoroperatorsnyc #indierock #mod #rocknroll #ghosthawkbrewingco #newjersey #garagerock
The Elevator Operators join @jonnycouch.bsky.social and DJ Jen Jones for a free summer sesh!
Ghost Hawk Brewing Co.
Clifton, New Jersey
6PM ET
#theelevatoroperatorsnyc #indierock #mod #rocknroll #ghosthawkbrewingco #newjersey #garagerock
August 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
⭐ TONITE ⭐
The Elevator Operators join @jonnycouch.bsky.social and DJ Jen Jones for a free summer sesh!
Ghost Hawk Brewing Co.
Clifton, New Jersey
6PM ET
#theelevatoroperatorsnyc #indierock #mod #rocknroll #ghosthawkbrewingco #newjersey #garagerock
The Elevator Operators join @jonnycouch.bsky.social and DJ Jen Jones for a free summer sesh!
Ghost Hawk Brewing Co.
Clifton, New Jersey
6PM ET
#theelevatoroperatorsnyc #indierock #mod #rocknroll #ghosthawkbrewingco #newjersey #garagerock
Threads, tunes, tacos and tonics! 👔 🎶 🌮 🍸
RSVP to the eventbrite for BOGO 1/2 off select drinks!
The Sunday Scene at Garage Sale Vintage with me and Jodie Artichoke on Sunday July 13 4-9PM ET
🎨 by Eljimidor
122 W 26th St NY, NY
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sunday...
#newyorkcity #mod #soul #rnb
RSVP to the eventbrite for BOGO 1/2 off select drinks!
The Sunday Scene at Garage Sale Vintage with me and Jodie Artichoke on Sunday July 13 4-9PM ET
🎨 by Eljimidor
122 W 26th St NY, NY
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sunday...
#newyorkcity #mod #soul #rnb
July 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Threads, tunes, tacos and tonics! 👔 🎶 🌮 🍸
RSVP to the eventbrite for BOGO 1/2 off select drinks!
The Sunday Scene at Garage Sale Vintage with me and Jodie Artichoke on Sunday July 13 4-9PM ET
🎨 by Eljimidor
122 W 26th St NY, NY
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sunday...
#newyorkcity #mod #soul #rnb
RSVP to the eventbrite for BOGO 1/2 off select drinks!
The Sunday Scene at Garage Sale Vintage with me and Jodie Artichoke on Sunday July 13 4-9PM ET
🎨 by Eljimidor
122 W 26th St NY, NY
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sunday...
#newyorkcity #mod #soul #rnb
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Our summer issue is out now - packed full of mod friendly goodness. Have you got yours yet? #modculture #modmagazine #mods #subculture #style #mattdeighton #cycling #tourdefrance #catherinedeneuve #festivalofbritain #brightonmuseumandartgallery #comedymod #acerecords #beachboys
June 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Our summer issue is out now - packed full of mod friendly goodness. Have you got yours yet? #modculture #modmagazine #mods #subculture #style #mattdeighton #cycling #tourdefrance #catherinedeneuve #festivalofbritain #brightonmuseumandartgallery #comedymod #acerecords #beachboys
An Instant Party Awaits!
Join us at TV Eye in NYC for an instant gratification mix of 60s beat, soul, ye-ye, garage, freakbeat, psych and more!
Friday June 27 8PM ET
#instantparty #instantpartynyc #garage #rocknroll #freakbeat #soul #psych #annacopacabanna #joshstyles #mod #britishbeat
Join us at TV Eye in NYC for an instant gratification mix of 60s beat, soul, ye-ye, garage, freakbeat, psych and more!
Friday June 27 8PM ET
#instantparty #instantpartynyc #garage #rocknroll #freakbeat #soul #psych #annacopacabanna #joshstyles #mod #britishbeat
June 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
An Instant Party Awaits!
Join us at TV Eye in NYC for an instant gratification mix of 60s beat, soul, ye-ye, garage, freakbeat, psych and more!
Friday June 27 8PM ET
#instantparty #instantpartynyc #garage #rocknroll #freakbeat #soul #psych #annacopacabanna #joshstyles #mod #britishbeat
Join us at TV Eye in NYC for an instant gratification mix of 60s beat, soul, ye-ye, garage, freakbeat, psych and more!
Friday June 27 8PM ET
#instantparty #instantpartynyc #garage #rocknroll #freakbeat #soul #psych #annacopacabanna #joshstyles #mod #britishbeat