Articles by Tommy Mackay

Falling Out Of Love With Football Again

feat. Tom Leonard sitting guzzling a can of Newcastle Brown, watching Scotsport, humming the first movement of Nielson’s third symphony. Happy as Larry you might say… I’m watching the Euros and I’m getting bored Nobody’s…


Anti-Fascist Medley

  Everybody move, groove groove… Hit the nazi… I’m walking backwards for Christmas Across the Irish sea We’re making placards for Nigel Who makes the nazis Hit the nazi… We’re only making placards for Nigel…


Here Comes Everybody

  The Ramones meet James Joyce in this track from the album ‘Finnegans Dreams.’ Here, Joey Ramone sings an extract from ‘Finnegans Wake’ over ‘We Want The Airwaves’ accompanied by James Joyce himself. see also:


Totally Weird

  US Vice presidential candidate runs with calling Republicans weird. Solid tactic. Here he is  with their ‘weird’ campaign broadcast backed by The Fall. TW3 – The Wacky Tim Walz – Totally Weird.   see…


Hit The Nazi

    I’m punching Nazis for Jesus, It’s what he would have wanted to see I don’t need to read a moral thesis Just a thumbs up from Calvary Hit the nazi! I’ve tried singing…


A Quick Waylay

  There was a time before on-line. The world went mad – we didn’t know. Paper tv chose what to show. Alone was just a phone. Screen time – watershed. Magazines under the bed. And…


Dim Bulb Battalion

  Dim dim dim dim bulb battalion… Oh I don’t know why I I Bother going online (doop di doop doop etc) There’s a lot of thickos on there All the bloody time Some humans…



Awful Knawful

Half Bam Half Whisky new album. Tracks: VIP Taylor Swift Seats The Giving Of Fucks Anyone Can Eno Garth Gravy Haunted By The Ghost Of An Edwardian Zebra Hear Emily Play Politics Of Optics Hurry…