Articles by Tommy Mackay

Castral Fallvernon

  From the Falls album. Hear Daren Garratt’s excellent Mark E Smith impression as he describes how Mark cut his quiff off.   see also:





They Just Wanted To Do It

  I was working in employment law when companies started requiring return to office, and my impression is that it was largely the result of groupthink among CEOs. a few of them decided it was…


Untitled

  The winning entry in the Reckless Eurovision Song Contest. Based on a tune by John Cage. Check out all the entries in the Reckless Eurovision Song Contest


R.I.P. Steve Albini

  A stramash-up of Steve Albini talking about The Fall on the Oh Brother podcast backed by Big Black’s ‘Kerosene’   see also:


Fuck That Clown

  Ice T  v Keir Starmer in a beef that shows no sign of escalating. Shame. see also:



Idle Fancies

An EP of songs to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the death of Robert Fergusson. Tracks: Robert Fergusson The Mind’s Ay Cradled Whan The Grave Is Near The Daft Days Braid Claith Get it here…