guitarist - Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins
special mention: David Roback of Mazzy Star and Brian May of Queen

singer - female - Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star
singer - male - Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins

drummer - Jimmy Chamberlain of The Smashing Pumpkins and The James Lo of Chavez

emotional, spine-tingling song - 'Soma' by Smashing Pumpkins

song ending - 'Crown of Laffs' by Urge Overkill

ending song for a compilation tape - 'Luna' by Smashing Pumpkins

bass effect in a song - 'The Guard Attacks' by Chavez and 'Tequila Sundae' by Urge Overkill

song to blast to while driving down a dark not-so-well-lit road - 'Can't Happen Here' by Stabbing Westward

song to blast while driving - 'You Must Be Stopped' by Chavez

happy song - 'Linus and Lucy' by Vince Guaraldi

alternative artist - Smashing Pumpkins

techno artist - Aphex Twin

techno/dance artist - Lords of Acid

country artist - Lyle Lovett

folk artist - Nanci Griffith

rap artist - Busta Rhymes