Morrissey, The Sundown Playboys, New York Dolls, Nat Couty, Diana Dors, Ludus, Charlie Feathers, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Jimmy Radcliffe, Ramones, Jaybee Wasden, Sparks, The Cats, Nico, Patti Smith, Klaus Nomi

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.