Our Educational System
(Gin you’re surprised a village drunk Foreign references s’ud fool in, You ha’ena the respect you s’ud For oor guid Scottish schoolin’. For we’ve the maist unlikely folk Aye braggin’ o’ oor lear, And,…
Articles by Tommy Mackay
At Swill Two Bards
Flann O’Brien and Samuel Beckett get together over a pint of Fat Boy Slim. Featuring such gems as ‘I am a gutty!’ and ‘The stuff I’ve published heretofore… is just trash!’ see also:
Cowdenbeatheart
Jonathan Meades meets Captain Beefheart for the ultimate tribute to Fife’s Blue Brazil. With thanks to Dame Agnes Guano for the inspiration. see also:
Putting The Band Back Together
The editor of the Daily Reckless is coming out of retirement for this extravaganza in Glasgow. See below for full line up and footage. Watch the whole event here (I’m the first act on):
Matt Berry Sez
As he’s going to be the announcer at the Oscars, here’s Matt Berry in a stramash-up of The Fall’s ‘Terry Waite Sez’ see also:
Garyneum
Celebrating the garyneum with Gary Numan and Gary Oldman in Cars. see also:
To The Music Of The Pipes
Plant, what are you then? Your leafs Mind me o’ the pipes’ lood drone —And a’ your purple tops Are the pirly-wirly notes That gang staggerin’ owre them as they groan. Or your leafs…
Take A Chancer Like Me
So farewell then, Alba… If you get the time Can you stand in line Cos we want to be Like Abba you see If you need a tribute band We’re the ones We’re from…
Unappreciated
The Foul present… a new LP. Tracks: Rollin Danny Baker The Fall Commandments Little Burry Man Baker Smith Foxx The Fall And Rise Of Mark E Smith Pink Floyd Are Short Time Enough Fall My…
Pink Floyd Are Short
The Fall’s ‘The Chiselers!’ meets Tommy Mackay’s ‘Pink Floyd Are Shit.’ Emily woke up She wasn’t sleeping at all Syd Barrett told me he’d never have written The Wall Cos Pink Floyd are shit…