Up-Tight is a discussion forum for the influential groups examined in Richie Unterberger's "Unknown Legends of Rock 'n' Roll - Psychedelic Unknowns, Mad Geniuses, Punk Pioneers, Lo-Fi Mavericks and More", Clinton Heylin's "From the Velvets to the Voidoids - A Pre-Punk History for a Post-Punk World" and Simon Reynolds' "Rip It Up and Start Again - Postpunk 1978-1984".

That, however, is just the starting point. We have an interest in crate digging for Krautrock, Éthiopiques, Outsider, Psychedelia, Folk-Rock, No Wave, Tropicália, 60's Eurobeat, Ethno-Exotic, Power Pop, Garage, Obscuro, Canterbury, Post-Punk and other r 'n' r variants while touching upon music publications and the history of audio recordings. Oh yes, even the infamous NWW band list comes up for discussion from time to time.

Search function eye catchers: The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, Suicide, David Axelrod, Chrome, Eric Random, Television, Radio Birdman, 39 Clocks, Richard Hell, Kraftwerk, Syd Barrett, Dengue Fever, Shuggie Otis, Fifty Foot Hose, Crass, Rev Fred Lane, Tom Lehrer, Faust, The United States of America, Can, Ivor Cutler, Moondog, The Hampton Grease Band, Billy Childish, Flamin' Groovies, The Only Ones, Pere Ubu, L Voag, The Red Krayola, Orchid Spangiafora, Erkin Koray, Metabolist, NRBQ, Jack Nitzsche, 13th Floor Elevators, Skip Spence, Jean-Claude Vannier, Third Ear Band, Silver Apples, Spherical Objects, The Index, Lothar and the Hand People, 23 Skidoo, Steeleye Span, Captain Beefheart, Syrinx, Brainticket, Van Der Graaf Generator, Jandek, The Poppy Family, Cluster, Sun City Girls, Serge Gainsbourg, Fairport Convention, Robert Wyatt, Lee Hazlewood, The Monks, Big Star, Nick Drake, Bonzo Dog Band, Simply Saucer, Lard Fee, Tall Dwarfs, Kaleidoscope, Amon Düül, Henry Flynt, Tom Zé, Swell Maps, This Heat, Thomas Leer, Robert Rental, Neu!, Joe Meek, Savage Republic, Os Mutantes, Young Marble Giants, Goblin, The Decayes...who would you add?