Various, Vampire Weekend, The Cribs, Razorlight, Mystery Jets, Klaxons, Modest Mouse, Kaiser Chiefs, The Ting Tings, Electric Six, LCD Soundsystem, Hard-Fi, Editors, MGMT, Basement Jaxx, The Rapture, The Futureheads, Interpol, The Fratellis, Kasabian, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Bloc Party, The Wombats, The Libertines, Jet

New York Indie Rock

Downtown guitars and a drum machine in the next room — the decade rock and dance stopped arguing.

Taiwan Rock

From Mayday's stadiums to No Party's gloom: Taipei as Mandarin rock's capital.

Boston Alternative

College radio, cheap rehearsal rooms and loud guitars: the US underground's most literate, least glamorous engine room.