Articles by Tommy Mackay

Time Enough

  At last –  a stramash-up of The Fall and The Twilight Zone. And here’s an extract from the sampled episode if you don’t know what the song’s about: see also: Stramashed  


Scotland Special Radio Show

A unique hour of radio featuring Reckless songs about Scotland featuring Half Bam Half Whisky, Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band, They Might Be Gannets, Reckless Music, Rishi Hell & The Tabloids, Jocko Devo, Jane Godley…


War Against Sarcasm (WAS)

  In the country that was once known as England You can now be arrested for sarcasm I, I never kid You can now be arrested for sarcasm Thrown into jail prison Blah blah blah…


Daily Reckless Stramash-Ups 2025 Vol.2

Another collection of some of the best Daily Reckless stramash-ups this year. Tracks: Under Ivor’s Engine Blustery Summer Day Gun Run Mum Legitimate Concerns Delilahdidah Incredible Shop Boys Re-Make Re-Rabbit One Step Beyonce Les Zeppelin…


Canada Mexico USA Let’s Go!

  Canada, Mexico, USA, let’s go Canada, Mexico, USA, let’s go Scott McTominay overhead. Goal! Lawrence Shankland tap it in. Goal! Kieran Tierney. Blast it. Goal! Kenny McLean. Half way line. Goal! Do you remember…


Madman Across The Water

  Updated version of opening track from the Supertrump album, Isis? What Isis? featuring Elton John and, er, a madman across the water. see also: Cunt Of The Century – The Album Reckless In America…


War Against Artificial Intelligence

  Poly Styrene meets Mark E Smith in the continuing war against Artificial Intelligence. Notebooks out, plagiarists. From the album ‘Artificial Indifference’ by Half Bam Half Whisky  



The Glamour Of Socks

  They might be playing They Might Be Giants over on KMSU Radio for another TMBG 12 hour marathon, so here’s a special song based on  John waiting for his washing while singing The Glamour…


Smile, People

  George Smiley meets  Samuel Beckett, The Cure and The Fall, inspired by this picture by Nick Brown. Can you spot the relevant people?