Various, Asbestos Rockpyle, Foetus, Turkey Bones & The Wild Dogs, Frightwig, 10,000 Maniacs, The Adams Family, Echo & The Bunnymen, Danielle Dax, Pere Ubu, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Zany Guys, MDC, Chaos UK, Minutemen

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.