Various, Thin White Rope, Chuck Prophet, Scott Mathews, Trick Bag, David Dreams, Monks Of Doom, Corn Dollies, Thee Hypnotics, The Bevis Frond, The Shamen, Stretchheads, Giant Sand, Styler And Baldwin, Obsequious Cheesecake

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.