Kurt Cobana
His name was Kurtis Kurtis Cobana He played in a band called Nirvana Then he messed around with guns And that was the death of grunge Kurt Cobana Drugs are free Death and shotguns…
Articles by Tommy Mackay
Arthur’s Seat
While dand’ring cits delight to stray To Castlehill, or public way, Whare they nae other purpose mean, Than that foul cause o’ being seen; Let me to Arthur’s Seat pursue, Whare bonny pastures meet…
Edina’s Roses
A track from the album of Robert Fergusson’s poem ‘Auld Reikie’ Now morn, wi’ bonny purple smiles, Kisses the air-cock o’ St. Giles; Rakin their ein, the servant lasses Early begin their lies and…
Auld Reikie
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of his death, here’s an album of Robert Fergusson’s epic poem reinvigorated in song. Tracks: Wale O Ilka Town Edina’s Roses Luckenbooths Now, Night The Bruiser Pandemonium’s Shade Life’s Spunk…
Totally Scunnered
Above- the front page of the Daily Reckless on September 19 2014 I’m totally scunnered Totally scunnered I’m totally scunnered Totally scunnered Can’t you see? Irn Bru ice cream I drank a jar of…
Ten Years After
Ten years after we shat the bed Now we’re better off together (huh?) Better off dead State we’re in Hates us more So know your place just like before Well, you don’t know nothing…
Thunderwords
There are ten thunderwords in Finnegans Wake, the first nine are 100 letters long, the last 101. While they are aurally constructed to sound like thunder, they are not purely onomatopoetic words: they are…
Mark E Smith’s Cat
A stramash-up of David Thorne’s ‘The Alley Cat Song’ with The Fall’s ‘Greenway’ accompanied by a picture of Mark E Smith and his cat called Frau. see also:
D.I. Fowler
The inscrutable head of the NYPD (North Yorkshire Police Department), assures the public that he will do his uppermost to apprehend any unscrupulous criminal activists. My God! from the album Catterick see also:
Schmeider Sappi
A stramash-up of Cockney Rebel’s Judy Teen, Psychomodo and Make Me Smile with clips from Catterick. I know! see also: