Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. INTRODUCTION Bring on the Horns 1
5. CHAPTER 1 Noise Brigade 7
6. CHAPTER 2 Trapped in a Box 23
7. CHAPTER 3 The Contender and the Kings of Swing 45
8. CHAPTER 4 Skanking Behind the Orange Curtain 72
9. CHAPTER 5 California Skaquake 93
10. CHAPTER 6 One Nation Under Ska-Punk 121
11. CHAPTER 7 Old’s Cool 149
12. CHAPTER 8 East Side Beat 174
13. CHAPTER 9 Misfits of Swing 197
14. CHAPTER 10 Stray Cat Swings 215
15. CHAPTER 11 Swinging at the Margins 226
16. CONCLUSION The Beats Go On 243
17. Source Essays and Further Reading 249
18. Index 255