Various, Hans Platzgumer, The Pirates, No Fish On Friday, Ballyhoo, Maische, Orange Baboons, Maische, Hans Platzgumer, Picture Framed, Ballyhoo, No Fish On Friday, Picture Framed, The Pirates, Orange Baboons

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.