Jake Bugg

Ok so now I'm about to talk about one of the fastest rising stars in music right now. He's Jake Bugg, and he's just 18 -I just realized that he shares with same-aged Justin Bieber the initials of his name, they don't share the same talent though- he's into country music but with some very pop choruses, which is fantastic.

Not only Jake's the proof that we youngster can still make some very enjoyable songs without sinths but we can also write some deep lyrics  "fill my head with the future/fill my eyes with the sky
whole of my life I've been left behind but I've never felt more alive./ High speed conversations
speeding on down the line/looked in your eyes said the saddest goodbye but I've never felt more alive" ("Taste It"). All right it's not Kashmir or Dylan, but he's just 18!

He makes the kind of music that you'd expect from some 60 and something years old guy... or from Seth Lakeman or the La's. But actually like him or not he shows in my opinion that there's still hope for music. It's like a flower growing between the wasteland created by Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, One Direction &co.

Teenage Fanclub

Teenage Fanclub is one of those bands such as the Monkees which never gained a particularly big commercial success but where in a way responible for a change in the music environment. I'm talking about grunge when grunge didn't even exist!

Those guys from Glasgow resume in the late Eighties the musical trend of the whole 90s, quoted by Kurt Cobain as one of his favourite bands even Noel Gallagher said about them that they were the best band out there (except Oasis obviously).

It's funny the fact that they're from Glasgow because this only stresses the fact that Glasgow is one of the few cities out there to have this always innovative music scene, which is amazing!
I mean, from legendary music producer Alan McGee to Primal Scream in the early 80s, to Franz Ferdinand (<--- totally love them!!) eraly 00s and now a new indie path formed by Biffy Clyro and Glasvegas. It must be something about the city, but it's totally cool!

But back to Teenage Fanclub, well it just should be the band to listen to if you like grunge. I can find a relation listening to them with REM  and some Nirvana songs (especially the In Utero stuff), and even some echoes in Stone Temple Pilots.

If you want to give it a hit try and listen to "it's all in my mind" and "hang on". Just to hear one of the bands who influnced the contemporary music scene!

The Little Flames - Goodbye Little Rose