Magic Cardboard Ride – Available for download
Well, folks, my third kids album (“Magic Cardboard Ride”) is hot off the press, and ready for digital download.    Click here to download from bandcamp.     The physical CDs will be ready in a couple of weeks so stayed tuned as to where to get your very own copy.

Well, folks.    It’s been a long radio silence while I’ve been working on my soon-to-be-released album, “Magic Cardboard Ride” (release date: 3/10/12).   Here’s a sneak preview of the newest Matt Clark gem.    It’s a kindie punk song called Spelling Lesson.   Not for the faint-hearted.  That’s Mr. Hoo of The Alphabeticians with a blistering guitar solo, and Yours Truly [...]

Kris Kindie
I’m very pleased to have been included in Kris Kindie (my Beach Boys-esque track, Snow Day), along with two of the brightest stars in PDX Kindie’s celestial firmament, The Alphabeticians and Lori Henriques.    What is Kris Kindie?   It’s a holiday compilation album with 27 tracks from 27 different kids musicians.    Kindie blogger extraordinaire Zooglobble coordinated the effort after [...]

There’s a lot to like on Jeanie B! and the Jelly Beans’ new kids album, “Sugar Buzz” .   The kick-off song, “When You Open a Book” has just about the most infectious “Na Na Nas” of any song since “Hey Jude”.  Throughout the album, Jeanie’s vocals are warm and fresh – you can almost hear her voice [...]

Drawing on his background as a former star of Japanese television, my buddy, Van Oodles has started producing his own TV variety show called Oodle Vision.  It’s focused on his kids music.     He’s producing it on a lunar cycle.   Specifically, when the moon is waxing (I think I remember him saying that when I pressed him on it, but at the time, [...]

I’m very pleased to share my very first animated music video –  Matt Clark – Everybody’s Got A Name.   It’s a song from my second album, “Funnier Little Fellas”.   My friend, Jessica did the animation.   I love its simplicity and its quirky little moments like the guy from the grocery shrugging his shoulder and the Craigs high-fiving.  It’s also fun [...]

Tune in to The Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl tomorrow (Saturday, July 9th) to hear not one, but ALL FIVE VERSIONS of “Green Beans Everywhere,” the first title ever of the Kindie Songwriting Club.    That’s a lot of green bean.

Kindie Songwriting Club Vol. 1 — Just Released
Last month, readers of the kids music blog, Zooglobble (aka Stefan Shepherd) submitted song titles for consideration for the first round of the Kindie Songwriting Club.    Stefan then selected three  of the submitted titles, and asked his readers to vote for their favorite.    The three finalists were:
1) “There’s Dirt [...]

It’s time now for the next stage of the Kindie Songwriting Club.   Stefan of Zooglobble has chosen three finalists from ‘mongst the many fine song titles suggested to him by his readers   And it’s your turn to pick your favorite. The song title receiving the most votes by Friday will [...]

From the opening strains of the first song, a soaring anthem to the Slow Food Movement, Van Oodles’ new album “Flossophy 101” feels very different from his last album. Where the self-titled “Van Oodles” was character-driven, populated by cartoony-voiced monkeys and bees, “Flossophy 101” is about healthy, mindful living: eating your vegetables, avoiding [...]