HELL OF A HAT: THE RISE OF '90S SKA AND SWING BOOK BLACKMOODS And it’s the story of

And it’s the story of Greg Ginn

one of rock's few individuals to demonstrate a willingness to both embrace elements of the unfashionable and ignore prevailing trends

dark humor and twisted Tim Burton style fairy-tales

the band used a full adult choir

HELL OF A HAT: THE RISE OF '90S SKA AND SWING BOOK BLACKMOODS And it’s the story ofPAGES: 248 DIMENSIONS: 0. 94" H x 8. 1" L x 6. 48" W Inches FORMAT: Hardcover AUTHOR(S): Kenneth Partridge In the late '90s, third wave ska broke across the American alternative music scene like a tsunami. In sweaty clubs across the nation, kids danced themselves dehydrated to the peppy rhythms and punchy horns of bands like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Reel Big Fish. As ska caught fire, a swing revival brought even more sharp dressed, brass