Paul Morricone

VIDEO PREMIERE – Paul Morricone – Laughing at You

Today sees the release of the latest single, Laughing at You, from the new album by Paul Morricone Go Sanction Yourself released on April 19th on Wrath Records. The Ginger Quiff is delighted to bring you the video premiere of the single.

This single, alongside other tracks in the album such as ‘Dining Out (On That Particular Buffet)’ (“about about a certain floppy haired “pantomime philanderer”), has a strong political message in it’s lyrics:

“Well I, I for one

Welcome our new insect overlords

Said the turkey voting for

Navidad and a Joyeaux Noel”

Paul Morricone on Laughing at You:

This track started off as an exercise in minimalism – could I write just a bassline and create a song?Read the rest

Carol Hodge Manoeuvres single cover

VIDEO PREMIERE – Carol Hodge – Manoeuvres

Carol Hodge Manoeuvres single cover

Today sees the release the first single from the forthcoming fifth studio album ‘Effortless Insecurity’ from Carol Hodge and The Ginger Quiff is delighted to present the video premiere of ‘Manoeuvres’ by videographer Rob Heilig.A black and white, hypnotically manic world of witchcraft and disturbingly lifelike doll faces, the video was shot on location in a ruined cottage in the Colne Valley in West Yorkshire.

A long time favourite of TGQ, Carol Hodge says; “Manoeuvres is a gloves off, claws out retort to the fakers” she further explains the ire and disappointment behind the song, I’m sick and tired of the lack of authenticity from public figures.Read the rest

The Bluebells Anyone Could Be a Buzzcock single

VIDEO PREMIERE – The Bluebells – Anyone Could Be a Buzzcock

Anyone Could be a Buzzcock is the new single taken from The Bluebells latest album, In the 21st Century, their first for over twenty years. The absorbing album from the legendary Glasgow icons has received great plaudits both by critics and old and new fans alike. The band go back to their roots on this energetic single, a welcome slice of first-wave-of-punk influenced nostalgia, inspired by the late, great Pete Shelley. The song is both a whole lot of fun and a great tribute to the Buzzcocks frontman, one of punks finest songwriters, and is accompanied by a suitably vibrant and colourful video from Glasgow artist, Jim Lambie.… Read the rest