Swingin' and Helpful Links to Swing upon for the Retro lifestyle

Swingin Search Sites and Great Contacts

ATOMIC Magazine - the coolest site on the net for all things that are cool and swingin'. Great website and the hard copy magazines are divine. Subscribe today. The best place to start to learn the 'retro-living lifestyle'. Be sure to check out their "Who's Who in Swing" page with a "Mike and Merv" photo. And read their feature on Michael Andrew.

Backward Glances - A really cool shop in NJ for things from disco to swing. You can order cool stuff on line, too. Check it out!

Big Band Database - An ongoing project dedicated to Bands, Jazz, Swing History, and to the music now known to the the world as "American Popular Song."

Cool and Strange Music Magazine - Naturally a perfect outlet for us... both the hard copy and the monthly online 'zine is chock full of the coolest and the strangest music and trivia you'll ever find. This is a must have for your vintage coffee tables. Visit this website before you go any further. It's Cool... and yes, very Strange Music.

DJ Cutter - Melbourne FL’s coolest hair-cuttin' swingin' DJ.

The Dead Lounge - For those of you 'gothic swing lounge cats'. This gorgeous new sight is so different we had to list it. Check out everylink in the Dead Lounge... its "the cornucopia of neo-neon kitsch favored so by the late 50's, lined with leopard skin. It may be barco lounges, cigarettes and cocktails, seen through a haze of smoke and suppressed sexual zeal." Afterall, a lot of our great icons of yesteryear, uh, live in here.

EyeLuv Cosmetics - for the retro diva Betty's in the house. Instant glamour.

Florida Swing and Lindy Dancers -SwingAffair - This is South Florida's leading resource for swing dance and Lindy Hop! If you're looking for fun in the sun, and fun on the dance floor, you've come to the right place! South Florida Swing and Lindy Hop - here is a super nice forum and outlet for everything swing from Miami to West Palm Beach. They list Orlando events and are sponsors of SoFLeX, the South Florida Lindy Exchange, too! So Lindy HOP on board and say hello if you decide to swing into Florida.

Florida Swingcats - Mark’s site covering all of Florida hep events plus a place to vote for your favorite FL swing band.

Flyin Lindy Hoppers - your dance hosts with the most on the left coast and the organizers of the annual Monsters of Swing camp in Ventura, CA. We played the Y2K session with The Jive Aces and Lee Press-On.

Go Daddy-O - Vinnie’s comprehensive site with plenty of links, info and and great pics on the Florida scene and his hangs with the bands.

Inside Central Florida - Whatever you want to know and wherever you want to go in Central Florida is listed on this site.

JazzInOrlando - a great site on Orlando jazz - from musicians, concerts to venues.

Jitterbuzz.com - The Lindy Week in review. Fantastic site with loads of band and album reviews. One of the originals.

KStarre Designs - Custom Clothing Designer- Kelly Starre has been taking care of all our cool threads - you can see some of her creations for us here. She has been working around the world now... Orlando... Singapore and now Hawai'i. Aloha Kelly Starre! We miss you! I need you! I have no threads. Email us! Mahalo! Kstarre@aol.com

Michael Cairns - the coolest photographer in Central Florida. Digital tricks included for entertainers and model headshots. Visit his site and get a discount coupon for your session. Tell Michael 'Swingerhead sent ya'!

Mr. Lucky - check out this cool cool website. Martini recipes and music reviews. Who could ask for more?

Nick at Nite / TV Land - We had a blast playing one of their corporate parties last year. We played a bucket full of TV themes including our own That Kooky Brady Clan. This search-o-matic site will navigate you to all the shows, theme songs, 'where-are-they-now' answers and retro-mercials and more for both networks.

Rockabilly Central - At Rob’s racin' site, based out of Chi-town, his gas tank is always on full with current info on the billy scene.

Roscoe's Rascal's - California's dance instructor to the stars. Visit this site and find out how to get free lessons and Roscoe's cool video. This is where to go for the best dance instruction in Los Angeles - with an amazing show troupe!

Rhythmic Harmony Productions - Florida's premier dance company and instructors. World class dancers, Alberto and Selena Hoyos are even featured in our concerts with The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Dust off your dancing shoes and tell them Swingerhead sent ya!

San Diego Swings - A day-glo neon site for the SD area of happenings, bands, swing-friendly radio stations and more.

Seeing Stars - a simply faaaaa-bulous guide to all the celebrity hangouts in LA and Beverly Hills including this history of The Coconut Club at Merv Griffin's Beverly Hilton, celebrity news and Hollywood hangouts. This is an AMAZING website - chock full of everything you need, want and should know about Hollywood. Spend a few minutes and check this out. Links to television show tickets, too. Studios, star maps, people and places. Covers all of Los Angeles - past, present and future.

Southern California Lindy Society - Margie's informative swing dance-related site with information on places, bands, vintage clothing, music history, dance lessons and etiquette and much more.

Savoy South - the new home for James and Arleen Norman in South Florida. From classes, concert to swingin' cruises!

Swing Awards - Diana's great site to bookmark for news on bands releasing CDs.... and your chance to vote for your favorite songs that come out every year.You can win free CDs and know whassup in the music scene from the source. Michael has been a presenter in the Swing Awards. This year he has 2 albums on the 'Best CD' ballot. Vote in SwingAwards and SwingTop40 "Single of the Year".

Swing and Big Band History Lessons and Links

TC Swing - A swing source for the Twin Cities.

Thee Biggest Spy Memorabilia Page - Bond… James Bond… daily secret updates.

The Girls of Swing - Vintage style calendars featuring modern day pin up gals, swing events and important classic holidays.

The International Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame - A beautiful site for the real Hall of Fame located in swanky Palm Springs, CA. Great database. Cool clubs to join. Traditionalists and jazz fans need to visit here.

World of Swing - Get down and boogie with little of that flat foot floogie with dance masters Marcus and Barbl. This site has a beerstein full of worldwide swing related links - in both English and German.

Stace Bass - MEOW - Entertainment Promotion, Publicity, PR and Consultation . Stace Bass - yes, it's that kooky, nutty chick who tries to get the word out about deeze Swingerhead and your novice webmistress. Your hostess-with-the-mostest.... if you want to trade site links or banners with us - email StaceBass We'd be happy to link up to you to keep spreading the word and this timeless, great music. PositiVibes, indeed. I'll have a page of banners for you to select from posted soon. If your site link, email or snail mail/regular mailing address changes - please update us. We should ALL stay in touch. See ya on the dancefloor again soon.

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