Various, A Sequence Of Echoes, Empty Atlas, Fine China, Names Without Numbers, Tess Wiley, Riot For Romance, Weak Sheep, Aaron Sprinkle, Pacifico, Soft Glades, Cigarettes For Breakfast, Watashi Wa, The Throes, Kick.Snare.Crash.

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.