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Editor of The Daily Reckless www.dailyreckless.com MD ANT. Author of 40 Odd Years Of The Fall: https://gregmoodie.com/product/40-odd-years-of-the-fall/ DJ - https://www.dailyreckless.com/radio

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · Nov 12

Hello new folk. The Daily Reckless (formerly the paper that sings the news, now the paper that's sick of the news) puts out new stuff every day. If you don't want to miss out, you can always subscribe for the FREE newsletter. Real radges read the Reckless. www.dailyreckless.com/newsletter/

Mark E Smith urges you to read the Daily Reckless.

Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2h

Shari!

Perfect As A Pig | Daily Reckless

Robert Jenrick meets Shari Lewis and Lambchop on Sesame Street. Backed by 'Up With People' by Lambchop. see also: https://www.dailyreckless.com/2023/10/31/useless-fuck-pigs/ https://www.dailyreckless....

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2h

And her own song!

Perfect As A Pig | Daily Reckless

Robert Jenrick meets Shari Lewis and Lambchop on Sesame Street. Backed by 'Up With People' by Lambchop. see also: https://www.dailyreckless.com/2023/10/31/useless-fuck-pigs/ https://www.dailyreckless....

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 21h

And they've all got their own songs here:

Falls | Daily Reckless

The bestselling Daily Reckless album of 2024: Members of The Fall were affected by a mysterious occurrence known as the Violent Unknown Event, or V.U.E. It caused immortality and disability. Victims l...

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 22h

Aye it was inspired by someone's post on here for sure.

Samuel Pepys Shat In The Chimney | Daily Reckless

An extract from Samuel Pepys diary stramashed with The Fall's 'Exploding Chimney' from the album Stramashed. see also: https://www.dailyreckless.com/2025/03/23/joker-hysterical-fez/ https://www.dailyr...

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 1d

Song of the day in the Daily Reckless. #SongOfTheDay

Absorbing The Greek | Daily Reckless

We're all going to Greece on our holidays We heard it's a riot out there Lots of sun but not much money Lots of broken earthenware I heard they don't like the euro I heard they don't like their debt N...

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 1d

This week's free Daily Reckless newsletter featuring Laughtivism, Samuel Pepys, Robert Jenrick, Brelvet Underground and the Greeks. mailchi.mp/981dbaaca5e5... Subscribe if you want, I don't care.

Daily Reckless newsletter number 979.

Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 1d

Yay! I was well chuffed to get my name in the 1982 compilation booklet.

Namechecked in the booklet for The Fall compilation 1982.

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Skippy Vinyls @skippyvinyls.bsky.social · 1d

I used this family tree as a reference for creating my long-defunct Fall Line-Ups web page around 1996. Later it was mentioned in the sleeve notes of Stewart Lee's '90s Fall compilation, A Past Gone Mad. So I got my name on a Fall album. Spelt wrong, but still, my name's on a Fall album.
#FallFriday

Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 1d

This morning's front page song at the Daily Reckless: www.dailyreckless.com/2025/10/10/a...

Daily Reckless front page 10th October 2025 featuring Absorbing The Greek.

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Matt Flip Flop.. @mattflipflop.bsky.social · 1d

best #fallfriday yet

Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 1d

Yup.

Wanking With Louis In Saudi | Daily Reckless

Robin Ince meets The Fall Boo Woo oo oo Spare a little greed Spare a little greed And today, here on the Vitamin B Glandular Show... Wanking With Louis In Saudi The edges of the edgy comic Are a geome...

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 1d

Ha!

Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 1d

Is it the King George IV statue? I don't get it.

Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 1d

Dry Boke can.

Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 1d

Yup.

Wanking With Louis In Saudi | Daily Reckless

Robin Ince meets The Fall Boo Woo oo oo Spare a little greed Spare a little greed And today, here on the Vitamin B Glandular Show... Wanking With Louis In Saudi The edges of the edgy comic Are a geome...

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Conversation Kenge @fenken.bsky.social · 2d

Outstanding work!

Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2d

Song of the day in the Daily Reckless. #SongOfTheDay

Brelvet Underground | Daily Reckless

On the anniversary of Jacques Brel's death, another chance to hear... Jacques Brel meets the Velvet Underground in the port of the Black Angel. Inspired by this post by Pocket Lint. see also: https...

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2d

Cheers!

Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2d

Song of the day in the Daily Reckless. #SongOfTheDay

Brelvet Underground | Daily Reckless

On the anniversary of Jacques Brel's death, another chance to hear... Jacques Brel meets the Velvet Underground in the port of the Black Angel. Inspired by this post by Pocket Lint. see also: https...

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2d

I prefer "cuntissentially"

Cuntissentially Cuntish | Daily Reckless

Ooh baby life's just chaotic The prime minister is robotic It's cuntissentially idiotic Dumb, desperate and despotic Together whatever we recall now Cuntissentially means fuck all now Whatever mystery...

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2d

All this Beckett chat reminds me to repost the Samuel Beckett Country Album:

I Can't Go On, I'll Go On, by Various Artists

variousartists11.bandcamp.com

Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2d

Ooh, I was up there a couple of weeks ago to meet my namesake.

The Daily Reckless meets Reckless Records.

Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2d

Ha! You heard Lou Reed saying Edinboro?

In A Kilt In Edinboro | Daily Reckless

I'm not in 10cc (He's not in 10cc) And don't you forget it I'm in a kilt in Edinboro (In a kilt in Edinboro) There, Lou Reed just said it I'm not in Love (He's not in Love) I'm no Arthur Lee Alone aga...

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2d

This morning's front page song at the Daily Reckless: www.dailyreckless.com/2025/10/09/b...

Daily Reckless front page 9th October 2025 featuring Brelvet Underground.

Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2d

Quite. And let's not forget the covers band:

Brelvet Underground | Daily Reckless

Jacques Brel meets the Velvet Underground in the port of the Black Angel. Inspired by this post by Pocket Lint. see also: https://www.dailyreckless.com/2025/06/03/european-clock/ https://www.dailyrec...

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so glad Laughtivism, the movement, is enjoying a revival right now. Everybody sing!

Laughtivism | Daily Reckless

Portland Frog demonstrates the continuing power of laughtivism Do you remember the Irony Revolution When we hilariously overthrew capitalism with our sarcastic cynicism and caustic wit The snark and...

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Tommy Mackay @tommyreckless.bsky.social · 2d

England get out of Ireland too!