Various, Lush, Moose, Revolver, Mercury Rev, Throwing Muses, Dr. Phibes & The House Of Wax Equations, The Sugarcubes, Catwalk, Wonky Alice, Th' Faith Healers, Curve, The God Machine, Silverfish, Leatherface, Midway Still, Gallon Drunk, Daisy Chainsaw, Shonen Knife, Captain America, The Pastels

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.