Tommy Mackay

Tommy Mackay

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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/ The first man in the world to buy a book about Half Man Half Biscuit.

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Tommy Mackay
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Brilliant song. I sampled it for this They Might Be Gannets track. #tmbg

dailyreckless.comThe Glamour Of Socks | Daily RecklessThey might be playing They Might Be Giants over on KMSU Radio for another TMBG 12 hour marathon, so here's a special song based on  John waiting for his washing while singing The Glamour Of Rock to hi...
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Vivien Goldman - Launderette (UK, Post-Punk) (1981) https://redd.it/5ehokq https://youtu.be/6v8zxSybWjo

youtu.beVivien Goldman - Launderette (UK, Post-Punk) (1981)

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Fliss Kitson
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Oh I remember it VERY well. Smithy came backstage during The Fall’s set & gave Ted £200 to go back on!

GlennA@glennairey.bsky.social

I Know What I Did Fifteen Years Ago Today. The Fall weren’t at their best if I’m honest but this was the first time I’d seen the new-look Nightingales featuring the mighty Fliss Kitson so it was well worth a sortie to the Valleys.

Tommy Mackay
@tommyreckless.bsky.social

Brilliant stuff. "spare a thought for Marcel from Switzerland, who ordered a record by a London band called The Wall but was accidentally sent The Fall's debut album instead; that mistake sparked a lifelong passion..."

Route@routebooks.bsky.social

Marcel Elsener's review of the Futures and Pasts Festival in Swiss music magazine, Loop.

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Route
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A very happy birthday to the King of Hi-vis (front and centre in this image). HMHB devotee, he appears throughout Friday Night Fever. Official pub date just two weeks away, but you can get signed first edition advance copies on our website now.

theguardian.comAnd then a fan’s ashes were scattered on stage! My night out with Half Man Half Biscuit’s fanatical followersThey were kitchen-sink surrealists who sang about bats, bereavement and Subbuteo. Four decades on, the Wirral band have pop’s most maniacal fans – including our writer, who hits Holmfirth in his Dukla...
Tommy Mackay
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Crikey. If I got 10,000 streams on my album based on Steve's book, then I'd be able to buy a ticket for the next HMHB gig. Streaming links here:

dailyreckless.com2 Chevrons Apart | Daily RecklessSteve Hill's book about Half Man Half Biscuit, 'Friday Night Fever,' soundtracked by Half Bam Half Whisky aka the first man in the world to buy a Half Man Half Biscuit book. Tracks: Accosting Robert F...
Route@routebooks.bsky.social

The video of Steve Hill and Paul Hanley's conversation about Half Man Half Biscuit at The CAT Club has just passed 10,000 views. If you are one of the few who hasn't seen it yet...

youtube.comHalf Man Half Biscuit: An AppreciationYouTube video by Route TV