Various, MGMT, The Roots, Cody ChesnuTT, Chairlift, White Lies, N*E*R*D, Kasabian, Queens Of The Stone Age, Manic Street Preachers, Nina Persson, Just Jack, Joss Stone, Maroon 5, India.Arie, Empire Of The Sun, Scissor Sisters, Mando Diao, The Zutons, Angie Stone, Razorlight, The Chemical Brothers, Stereophonics, Carolina Liar, Mary J. Blige, Sam Sparro, Jamie T, Lady Gaga

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.