Various, Alain Johannes, The Desert Sessions, Queens Of The Stone Age, Mini Mansions

Palm Desert Stoner Rock

Downtuned guitars through bass amps, generator power in the open desert, and every band sharing the same six players.

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.