Rusty Egan, The Human League, Tubeway Army, Fad Gadget, Vice Versa, Throbbing Gristle, The Normal, Cabaret Voltaire, John Foxx, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Shock, Ultravox, Magazine, Hot Chocolate, Visage, Sparks, The Glitter Band, The Regents, Roxy Music, The Men, Barry De Vorzon, Rinder & Lewis, Grace Jones, Kraftwerk, Ultravox, Iggy Pop, Gina X Performance, Mick Ronson, Simple Minds, Skids, Japan, Amanda Lear, Spandau Ballet, Yello, Giorgio Moroder, Visage, Lou Reed

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.