Alternative Rock

Echo & the Bunnymen from Liverpool: Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant, Ocean Rain and The Killing Moon, the post-punk band, and where to start.

Siouxsie and the Banshees from London: Siouxsie Sioux, Juju, Spellbound, Hong Kong Garden and Happy House, the post-punk pioneers, and where to start.

Jane's Addiction from Los Angeles: Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Nothing's Shocking, Ritual de lo Habitual, Jane Says and Lollapalooza, and where to start.

Rage Against the Machine from Los Angeles: Zack de la Rocha, Tom Morello, Killing in the Name, two Grammys and the Rock Hall, and where to start.

Stone Temple Pilots from San Diego: Scott Weiland, the DeLeo brothers, Core, Purple, Plush and Interstate Love Song, and where to start.