Various, Hunter Gatherer, God Is Pornography, Chu Ma Shu, Graham Rhodes, Ross Dransfield, Bridget Cousins, Page 45, Crumplehorns, Snaptooth, Light Bulb, Graham Rhodes, The Rockin' Hillbilly Rhythm And Blues Band, Bass2Bass

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.