Various, Almamegretta, Angolo B, Cat Zone, Luciano Ligabue, Orazero, Frizz/anti, Entropia, Jellyfish, S Q

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.