Various, Delagrave, Joe Hurst, Beachmaster, Indie Street Club, Jamie McGraw, Palo Alto, mylittlebrother, The Postcard Band, Cosmic Cat, The Omelette Project, Kontiki Suite

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.