Introduction : bring on the horns -- Noise brigade -- Trapped in a box -- The contender and the kings of swing -- Skanking behind the orange curtain -- California skaquake -- One nation under ska-punk -- Old's cool -- East side beat -- Misfits of swing -- Stray cat swings -- Swinging at the margins -- Conclusion : the beat goes on.
Summary
"Examines the ska and swing music of the late 1990s as a pop-culture movement, telling the stories behind some of the era's most important bands"-- Provided by publisher.
