Various, Stress, C.C. Crim, Belgian Bitch, Zanathus, Objet D'Art, Marquis De Sade, Cinema Eluminare, Paris And The Atmospheres, Revue, The Images, Ride, John The Poser, Zanti Misfitz, Airplay

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.