Boston ......Pixies , Throwing Muses , Lemon heads, Buffalo Tom

Seattle .....Hendrix , Heart , Alice In Chains , Nirvana , Pearl Jam , Soundgarden , Screaming Trees

New York .......well where do you start but some of my faves are Lou Reed , Kiss , Biohazard , Helmet

Washington DC ......again huge music scene but my faves are hardcore like fugazi , rollins band , bad brains

Los Angeles .......NWA, Dr Dre , Slayer , Rage Against The Machine , Tool

Detroit ......MC5 , Stooges

San Francisco .......Bay area thrash metal bands like exodus , latter day metal hardcore bands like machine head

London .......see Washington, New York

Liverpool .......Beatles , obviously

Bristol .......massive attack , Portishead, tricky , blue aeroplanes

Manchester......new order , mondays , stone roses , smiths

Glasgow ...... Mogwai