Articles by Tommy Mackay

Woodwerk

  Kraftwerk meets Saint Andrew. Düsseldorf v Dundee. see also:


Lanarky

A musical imagining of Alasdair Gray’s ‘Lanark’ featuring samples from Neu Reekie’s ‘A Gray Day Broadcast,’ excerpts from the ‘Gray of the Day’ project by The Alasdair Gray Archives and readings by the man himself….



Cancer Jump Suicide

  From the album Derek And Clive And David Live. A combination of Pete ‘n’ Dud’s Cancer and Jump and Bowie’s Rock n Roll Suicide. see also:


Adam Smith

  He was born in Kirkcaldy Which they call the Lang Toun He’s not as famous as Bill Oddie Or Gordon Broon I don’t think he got out much But he was good at his…


All Fall Down

The Daily Reckless radio show Fall special on indylive.radio is now available here. In the meantime, here’s a tribute from the album 40 Odd Years Of The Fall:   All Fall down Live at the…



Double Cunting

  As a precursor to this week’s Reckless release of the swearathon that is Derek And Clive And David Live, here’s an old article by Andrew O’Hagan backed by ‘That’s What Life Is All About’…


Reckless Radio

Fancy a surfing version of Love Will Tear Us Apart? No? What about some demos from They Might Be Giants? Mmmmmm maybe. OK – a nine minute techno dub monster from Silvertooth and tracks from…


Storm Doris (She’s Got Harry Lauder Eyes)

As Storm Bert howls on, here’s a reminder of previous hoolies:   There’s a good old Scottish custom that has stood the test o’time, It’s a custom that’s been carried out in every land and…