Various, The Plimptons, Eddy & The T Bolts, Colin's Godson, GUMS!, Thee Moths, The Murderburgers, The Owsley Sunshine, Sweeney Straddles The Sun, The Paraffins, How To Swim, Atomgevitter, Craig Pulsar

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.