Various, Kill Ugly Pop, Biting Tongues, UV Pop, Gasrattle, Recipe, Living In Texas, Shock Headed Peters, 400 Blows, The Sting-Rays, Hula, The Deep Freeze Mice, Zodiac Mindwarp And The Love Reaction

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.