Neil Hodge (aka The Ginger Quiff)
@neilhodge.bsky.social
Father, Music Fan, Blogger, The Ginger Quiff, “Woke Liberal Lefty Snowflake”, Love Music Hate Racism, 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸 Music Blog: www.thegingerquiff.com
YOU ARE HERE now available, 30 songs from some of Scotland’s best young bands -£12(£10+£2 P&P)if you want me to bring the CD to you the next time I see you, it would obviously just be £10. PayPal at neilho27@sky.com(NeilHodge9) remembering to either tell me you want to pick up or address for post.
I have been working on an exciting project for a while and it’s nearly ready to launch… The first ever Ginger Quiff presents… CD! Called You Are Here - The New Sound of Scotland it features 30 of the best up and coming Scottish bands. Profits from the sale will go to SAMH & Tiny Changes. More soon…
Live review The Courettes live in St Luke’s supporting Hugh Cornwell. thegingerquiff.com/the-courette...
The Courettes – live in St Lukes - The Ginger Quiff
Live music is my life blood. Which is why the last few months have been so frustrating as it’s been patchy time, not that there haven’t been plenty of gigs to go to, quite the opposite, I’ve had plent...
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Part 2 of November’s singles… thegingerquiff.com/november-sin...
November Singles… the next batch - The Ginger Quiff
With Brontës having laid down the gauntlet and got the challenge for single of the month off to a flier with their captivating new song San Francisco, it is down to all comers to try to snatch the tit...
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Live review Son of the Right Hand EP launch in the Glad Cafe thegingerquiff.com/son-of-the-r...
Son of the Right Hand – EP launch gig – Glad Cafe - The Ginger Quiff
It had been too long since I’d been at a gig in the Glad Cafe, especially considering that it and The Rum Shack are my local venues. It was especially great to walk into the venue knowing what I was g...
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The Cords - album review “…Grace and Eva may have said goodbye, but I’m saying hello again as I reach for the play button to return once again to my time capsule and bathe in the glow of these 13 slices of sublime aural sunshine.“ thegingerquiff.com/the-cords-th...
The Cords – The Cords – Album review - The Ginger Quiff
The Primitives, one of this writers favourite bands it should be said, are celebrating 40 years since the release of Thru the Flowers and C86 will be doing the same next year, Glas-Goes Pop will be in...
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Singles… so far… Brontes leading the way for single of the month for November… thegingerquiff.com/singles-so-f...
Singles… so far… - The Ginger Quiff
November is still in it's infancy but by the end of last week, there was a flurry or singles that were on my radar. I'll leave my favourite until last, but let's kick things off with Death Valley Girl...
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New EP Review Son of the Right Hand - Pscenic Root thegingerquiff.com/son-of-the-r...
Son of the Right Hand – Pscenic Root – EP review - The Ginger Quiff
Not since Deer Leader released their album We've Met Before, Haven't We? have I been as intrigued as I am by the new EP from Son of the Right Hand. To take the play on words of the EPs title, Pscenic ...
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New EP review Shinlifter - Other Conspiracies thegingerquiff.com/shinlifter-o...
Shinlifter – Other Conspiracies – EP review - The Ginger Quiff
The debut three track EP, Other Conspiracies, from the raucous rising stars of Auld Reekie, post-punk noiseniks, Shinlifter is out now. Other Conspiracies kicks off with Close Encounters, a song that ...
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New EP review Fiendz YT - Unfortunately Live With… thegingerquiff.com/fiendz-yt-un...
Fiendz YT – Unfortunately Live with… EP review - The Ginger Quiff
Hot on the heels of their double whammy of August singles in the form of the suitably unhinged Mad Men and high octane rush of Do What I Want the riotous garage rockers present their tongue in cheek t...
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Album review Debut self titled album from Quad 90 “…an exquisite masterpiece with its stylish melding of 1970s style disco and funk with 1980’s post punk” thegingerquiff.com/quad-90-debu...
Quad 90 – debut album review - The Ginger Quiff
The debut album from the talented duo of Amelia Lironi and Naomi Mackay, who met while studying music at Riverside College, is an exquisite masterpiece with its stylish melding of 1970s styledisco and...
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New blog post - pick of the gigs for November and October singles round up… thegingerquiff.com/pick-of-the-...
Pick of the Gigs for November AND October’s Singles Round Up - The Ginger Quiff
Two birds, one stone and all that… November in Glasgow has some inviting offerings large and small, with the usual amount of gig clashes. While we’re here October served up some juicy morsels on the s...
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Album Review. Station Nord - Mind Control Radio thegingerquiff.com/station-nord...
Station Nord – Mind Control Radio – album review - The Ginger Quiff
Station Nord is a project by what could be described as a Scottish supergroup, even though some of its members are now divided by oceans, the core element of the band originate from the hotbed of musi...
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Album review - Gutterblood - Good Dogs Never Die… thegingerquiff.com/gutterblood-...
Gutterblood – Good Dogs Will Never Die – Album/EP review - The Ginger Quiff
Gutterblood first came to my attention with the release of their single with political commentator Bonnie Prince Bob, the excellent anti-monarchy rant that is Gardyloo and their excellent Hard Ghandi ...
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Live review: @pedalo.bsky.social in @mcchuills.bsky.social with Fairways and @sickpay.bsky.social thegingerquiff.com/pedalo-live-...
pedalo – live in McChuills - The Ginger Quiff
Walking into a busy McChuills from a crisply cold Friday evening in October, I was immediately plunged into darkness as my glasses steamed up, so apologies to anyone I blanked on the way in… Alan. The...
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The debut album from young Falkirk folk-punks Brogeal is magnificent, with everything from “joyous singalong footstompers” to “affecting ballads.” Read review here: thegingerquiff.com/brogeal-tues...
Brògeal – Tuesday Paper Club – album review - The Ginger Quiff
There are a couple of old schools of thought, one that says you should start as you mean to go on, and another that says you should go big or go home… Falkirk folk-punks Brògeal clearly live by both o...
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Panic Shack rampaged through Glasgow, brasher, bolder and louder than ever. I thought their @kingtuts.bsky.social show was brilliant thus in was other level stuff… Shack Shack! Photos courtesy of Chris Hogge Photography thegingerquiff.com/panic-shack-...
Panic Shack – Live in Glasgow, The Garage - The Ginger Quiff
All Panic Shack photographs courtesy of Chris Hogge Photography Panic Shack were re-visiting our Dear Green Place as part of their powerhouse of a debut album tour having slayed a packed King Tuts in ...
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Tenement Trail 2025 was a blast. Read more here… thegingerquiff.com/tenement-tra...
Tenement Trail 2025 - The Ginger Quiff
I’ve not written a blog/review since April… and reading that one back now, the negativity in my tone probably said as much about my state of mind at the time as it did about the event itself. Maybe I ...
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Martha May and the Mondays - SPIT! Live in Sleazys - Zeroes and Villains launch party
Live Review The Wildhearts - Satantic Rites Tour - Glasgow… thegingerquiff.com/the-wildhear...
The Wildhearts – Glasgow Garage – The Satanic Rites Tour - The Ginger Quiff
All photographs courtesy of Chris Hogge Photography. My gig going has been somewhat curtailed recently, with tickets going to waste for several events due to, what’s that diplomatic phrase again…circu...
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New EP review @countessoffife.bsky.social Betwixt & Between “…to paraphrase Ella Fitzgerald & stick with the alliteration, the four songs here in no way bother or bewilder, however everything about these four rousing gems bewitches & beguiles.” thegingerquiff.com/the-countess...
The Countess of Fife – Betwixt and Between – EP Review - The Ginger Quiff
I was fortunate to get the opportunity to spend some time in the company of Scottish music icon Fay Fife towards the end of last year and have the pleasure of an in-depth chat about her Countess of Fi...
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New review: Three n Eights - Leopard Print Hearts “you can’t get enough of a good thing, Leopard Print Hearts is the very definition of a good thing…a notion borne out by the positive energy oozing in bucketloads from every one of the tirelessly dynamic songs” thegingerquiff.com/three-n-eigh...
Three ‘n’ Eights – Leopard Print Hearts – album review - The Ginger Quiff
I believe I once commented in a live review something along the lines of Three ‘n’ Eights being the ultimate party starters, a band that will have your foot tapping from the very first note, but more ...
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New Album review. I have heard the future of rock n roll and its name is @hensbens.bsky.social thegingerquiff.com/hens-bens-wo...
Hens Bens – World’s Strongest Band – Album Review - The Ginger Quiff
Do you miss off the wall 70s eccentrics Devo? Do you yearn for the cartoon rave-punk of Hadouken!? Are the three Michael’s (and The Shoe of course!) of Slime City one of your favourite live bands? Do ...
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Singles Round up for January - Part 7… Vampire Slumber Party, @gypsypistoleros.bsky.social Morphamish @jackaltrades.bsky.social Sorrows @thecowboymouth.bsky.social @stephenhero.bsky.social The Concrete Boys thegingerquiff.com/singles-roun...
Singles Round Up 2025 – January – Part 7 - The Ginger Quiff
Vampire Slumber Party - Polka King Of the Midwest Part seven begins with a joyous blast of full throttle pop punk in the form of this boisterous three minute anthem from London based Vampire Slumber P...
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New album review… Gates of Light - Gates of Light II “The next comment probably says more about me watching too many US dramas than anything else, the harpsichord parts of the retro sounds of When I Look at You remind me of the opening sequences of Dexter…“ thegingerquiff.com/gates-of-lig...
Gates of Light – Gates of Light II – Album Review - The Ginger Quiff
If you enjoy the electro-clash synth sounds of Alison Goldfrapp you’re going to love the new album from Louise Quinn’s current project, Gates of Light. And when I say love, you better believe I mean l...
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Live review… @jennydont.bsky.social Jenny Don’t and the Spurs, Wild Devils in The Rum Shack thegingerquiff.com/jenny-dont-t...
Jenny Don’t & The Spurs & Wild Devils – live in The Rum Shack - The Ginger Quiff
A rare midweek opportunity for night of Rockabilly and hard-rockin’ Honky-Tonk Cowpunk in one of my favourite local venues, how could I resist? The Rum Shack is garnering a strong reputation as a much...
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New album review… @fomachete.bsky.social and their new album Mother of a Thousand “… ten masterpieces of no wave alt-rock genius that scythe through the competition with their unique flair and preposterously addictive catchiness.” thegingerquiff.com/f-o-machete-...
f.o. machete – Mother of a Thousand – Album Review - The Ginger Quiff
After an extended hiatus of a dozen or so years, the mighty machete returned to the fray in style around this time last year with a live show supporting another legendary Scottish band who had also re...
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