Various, Elf Power, Eureka California, Sphinxie, R.E.M., Nutritional Peace, David Barbe, Incendiaries, Cold Ones, Flash To Bang Time, Marshmallow Coast, The New Sound Of Numbers, Hug Abuse, Antlered Auntlord, The Goons, Gift Horse, Grape Soda, Meringue & Malice

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.