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...deep affection for the word "hip." You say it pretty often. I get the feeling that you secretly mean "hep"--something about the way you use the word belies a kind of nostalgia for hepness. Probably because you use the word "cool" in its vicinity. "Cool" like "hep," jazzy, zoot suity, snapping fingers, loose at the wrist, scatty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: We've Got Their Mail | 12/21/1998 | See Source »

Slick your hair back and get one more use outof that zoot suit and pair of saddle shoes. Beforeswing falls out of favor and the next dance crazebecomes all the rage, catch the Brian SetzerOrchestra jump, jive and wail away. Whenformer Stray Cat Setzer jams with his 17-pieceband, the joint will be jumping. Make Vince Vaughnproud. 9 p.m., The Palladium, 261 Main St.,Worchester, 423-NEXT. Tickets...

Author: By Sara Reistad-long, | Title: LISTINGS | 11/19/1998 | See Source »

...success of Zoot Suit Riot a surprise...

Author: By Jason F. Clarke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: That Swing You Do: A Chat with CPD | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

...Yeah, it was a huge surprise. At the time we wrote and recorded Zoot Suit Riot, the kind of bands on the radio were Bush and Smashing Pumpkins. Swing was the farthest thing from what seemed to be happening in pop music. We never thought this style of music would get the kind of coverage that...

Author: By Jason F. Clarke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: That Swing You Do: A Chat with CPD | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

...Well, the latest projection is next fall. We touring behind Zoot Suit until March of next year...

Author: By Jason F. Clarke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: That Swing You Do: A Chat with CPD | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

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