Jim Acosta In The White House
Jim Acosta in the White House I don’t like how you speak to me Or the way you treat Sarah Huckabee Mia Love gave me no love I’m not sure that I should be…
Articles by Tommy Mackay
A Good Day For The White House
The US Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump. So, maybe not such a good day for Doxy… I can hardly remember…
Riot Over Plastic Bag
As the BBC investigates Kenya’s ban on single-use plastic bags, we recall the chaos caused by the 5p charge here with a tune based on The Fall’s How I Wrote Elastic Man… I thought I’d…
Not Appreciated
The Reckless Brothers live from Torphichen at the first book launch for 40 Odd Years Of The Fall previewing a song from the forthcoming album of the book. Well I’m gonna have to tidy up…
Fuck A Dead Pig
David Cameron is threatening to return to front line politics. As Guy Fawkes Night looms, let us never forget… Fuck a dead pig like the leader of the country Fuck a dead pig in…
Gideon Ding Dong
As another Budget dawns, we look back at when Gideon Osborne was in charge of the tuck shop money: The budget made me really mad, A granny tax is very sad. Tax rises on OAPs,…
Have A Plate Of Tripe
It’s World Tripe Day. Get stuck in. Better believe the hype It’s not just oldies who like tripe I have it on good authority That Little Mix and Beyoncé Are huge fans of this delicacy…
BBC Shortbread
Sally Magnusson admits live on air on Reporting Scotland that ‘this is a complete mess.’ Everybody sing! It’s couthy, it’s cringey Embarrassing and twee The Scottish news on the BBC It’s like watching a…
40 Odd Years Of The Fall – Out Now!
After a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign, the book, 40 Odd Years Of The Fall is now available to buy. A song-by-song account of the group’s 500+ tracks produced between 1977 and 2017, by author and musician…
I Am Nick Clegg
Now Nicky’s gone to Facebook, time to remember his finest hour. Ahem. I am Nick Clegg (iddle iddle iddle um) With the extra leg (iddle iddle iddle um) Yes, I have an extra leg down…