Various, Depeche Mode, Simple Minds, Billy Bragg, Spear Of Destiny, Cocteau Twins, Billy Idol, China Crisis, The Smiths, I Start Counting, Vince Clarke, Paul Quinn, The Truth, R.E.M.

Halifax Indie Rock

The maritime pop rush of 1994 — when A&R men flew east calling Halifax the next Seattle.

Hamburg School

German guitar pop that thinks out loud — the Hamburger Schule's discourse with distortion.