Various, Weezer, Manic Street Preachers, Oasis, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Eels, Urban Dance Squad, R.E.M., Kula Shaker, Concrete Blonde, Fastball, Soundgarden, Blind Melon, Stereophonics, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Smash Mouth, Thelonious Monster, Cracker, Therapy?, Iggy Pop, Live, Faith No More, Semisonic, The Cranberries, The Smithereens, Nada Surf, Sublime

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.