Various, Bucking Strap, The Afghan Whigs, Liquid Hippos, The Libertines, The Wolverton Brothers, The Thangs, The Cybermen, Doc & The Pods, Bovine Militia, Melba Toast, 11,000 Switches, Hot Monkey Love, Brainlock

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.