Various, Cornelius, Citrus, Salon Music, Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her, Yoshié, Wack Wack Rhythm Band, Hirohisa Horie, Aiha Higurashi, Freedom Suite, Pate, Genta, Hideki Kaji, Yugostar, Fantastic Everlasting Gobstopper

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.