Various, Rich & Famous, The Magnificent 7, Tronics, The People Upstairs, Plain Characters, The Trudy, Thirteen At Midnight, Babybabybabybaby, Snatch 22, Sister Sister, Scissor Fits, MLR, The Crew, Europeans, Cardiacs

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.