Swing Music's Late '90s Comeback
This is a news story, published by Upworthy, that relates primarily to Lindy Hop news.
Lindy Hop news
For more Lindy Hop news, you can click here:
more Lindy Hop newsmusic news
For more music news, you can click here:
more music newsUpworthy news
For more news from Upworthy, you can click here:
more news from UpworthyAbout the Otherweb
Otherweb, Inc is a public benefit corporation, dedicated to improving the quality of news people consume. We are non-partisan, junk-free, and ad-free. We use artificial intelligence (AI) to remove junk from your news feed, and allow you to select the best entertainment news, business news, world news, and much more. If you like music news, you might also like this article about
swing music. We are dedicated to bringing you the highest-quality news, junk-free and ad-free, about your favorite topics. Please come every day to read the latest swing craze news, swing dancing news, music news, and other high-quality news about any topic that interests you. We are working hard to create the best news aggregator on the web, and to put you in control of your news feed - whether you choose to read the latest news through our website, our news app, or our daily newsletter - all free!
swing revivalUpworthy
•Gen Xers explain that weird moment in the late '90s when everyone got into swing music
50% Informative
Swing went from nonexistent to an alt-rock radio mainstay from 1996 to 1998 .
During that time, young people rushed to their nearest dance studios to learn the Lindy Hop .
Swing clubs started popping up all over the country and MTV played swing-inspired videos such as "Hell" by Squirrel Nut Zippers .
'90s swing craze wasn't the only strange musical comeback of the era.
Gregorian chant wasn't even the strangest musical revival craze of the 90's.
Gen X is the 'most stressed' generation alive but they're also the best generation alive.
VR Score
36
Informative language
26
Neutral language
33
Article tone
semi-formal
Language
English
Language complexity
29
Offensive language
possibly offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
no external sources
Source diversity
no sources
Affiliate links
no affiliate links