Various, Dragon, The Church, Glass Museum, Billy Idol, The Wirtschaftswunder, Propaganda, Chris Rea, Chalice, DeBarge, Ultravox, The Style Council, Twelve Drummers Drumming, Loose Ends, Yello, Fad Gadget, Thompson Twins

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.