A Little Restraint In The Hall
There is no avoiding Going down to Croydon To the Fairfield Halls Fairfield Halls It’s not quite romantic The crowd are going frantic In the Fairfield Halls Fairfield Halls Girls are invading the stage…
Articles by Tommy Mackay
Do The Pterygoid Walk
If you’re a snake who wants to swallow a frog You gotta learn to do the pterygoid walk I saw it last night on Springwatch Lucy Lapwing made a prop Do the do the…
Face It
Face it – you don’t have a clue Face it – you make things harder Face it – you don’t have a clue Face it – you make things harder For yourself All the…
Yes O Yes
Cover of The Fall song ‘Yes O Yes’, with interjections by Matt Berry, Mark E Smith, Meg Ryan, Ben Kingsley and Molly Bloom from Ulysses. Photo – a display at the James Joyce Foundation…
We Are Never Ever Getting Black Mask
After a Daily Reckless day out at Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich we were reminded of this track from the Red Eyed And Reckless album by Cabaret Voltaylor. see also:
Steve’s Mix Tape
Had a lovely blether with Steve Pringle on his Mix Tapes podcast. You can hear/read all about it here And here are the tracks chosen on Spotify:
Eric Clapton’s Bookshelf
The sorry ballad of Eric Clapton’s remarkable taste in literature, as related by Andrew Male. See the full video here:
Too Much Butter On My Rolls
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my arteries clear all the time Carbs and fats are no good for my soul But she puts too much butter on…
Tony Blair’s Mortgage Advisor
Keir Hardie was the first, Arthur Henderson the worst, George Barnes, Ramsay MacDonald William Adamson, J. R. Clynes, George Lansbury, Clement Attlee – fun times Hugh Gaitskell, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Michael Foot, Neil…
Franz Kafka’s The (Tyne) Castle
If Franz Kafka supported Heart Of Midlothian. Suggested by this post by Lewis Miller. It is said when he read There wisnae existential dread People were in fits of laughter Let’s all raise a…