Various, The Man From Delmonte, Inspiral Carpets, Peppelkade 14, New Morning, The Waltones, Jean Go Solo, Penny Priest, James, Bradford, The Railway Children, Johnny Dangerously, Milltown Brothers, Raintree County, Dub Sex

Madchester

Guitar bands playing to a dancefloor clock: loose drums, wah pedals, 808s and a city on E.

Seattle Grunge

Heavy riffs played by people raised on punk, recorded cheap in the Pacific Northwest and then sold worldwide.

Boston Alternative

College radio, cheap rehearsal rooms and loud guitars: the US underground's most literate, least glamorous engine room.