Various, Ita-roh, Surfers Of Romantica, U., Yellow Cab, Sunshine Super Scum, DMV, Mond Bongo Japan, UFO Or Die, Korean Buddhist God, The Maniragaeri, Elekki Bran, Gaji, Koenjihyakkei, Ruffians, Coaltar Of The Deepers, Houseside, Dado, Convex Level

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.