Various, The Quireboys, Norman Cook, The Alarm, Brother Beyond, Swing Out Sister, Transvision Vamp, UB40, The Beloved, Various, The Quireboys, Norman Cook, The Alarm, Swing Out Sister, Transvision Vamp, UB40

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.