40 Odd Years Of The Fall – the LP
The album of the book of the website of the gruppe is here. All songs inspired by The Fall. Here’s the tracklist: 1. 40 Odd Years Of The Fall 2. Dance This MES Around 3….
Articles by Tommy Mackay
A Pig Boy Did It And Ran Away
How has it come to this you say? A pig boy did it and ran away We’re in the shit, he’s making hay A pig boy did it and ran away We used to…
Old English Spangles (Send In The Brexiting Clowns)
If every child in the country doesn’t get more packets of Old English Spangles than they can eat in a lifetime on the 30th of March, Theresa May and her sorry crew of twitching…
Stipetoe In The Rain
Trump and rain don’t mix apparently. So, anyway, take this old mix of Steptoe and Son and REM instead: I’m singing in the rain Just singing in the rain What a glorious feelin’ I’m happy…
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…
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,…