Malmö in the 1960s – Nostalgia from Past Time Sweden
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Malmö in the 1960s

Nostalgia from Past Time Sweden

Aug 13th 2006 by Christopher

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Roadtrip I have decided to continue posting old postcards from Malmö. Here are four more which depicts how the central parts of Malmö looked in the 1960s, notice how vibrant everything looks and feels. I lived there myself for almost two years between 2002 and 2004, can’t really say I appreciate the changes the city went through in the 1990s. It feels very different from what I remember from the 1980s when I was a kid. ( continue reading... )

The Cocktail Nation - Queens Of Vintage

Episode 266    May 12th 2013

This week we talk to the publisher of an online magazine called Queens Of Vintage, her name is Lena Weber and recently she interviewed me in her kings of vintage portion of the website so I thought we should have her on to talk vintage culture and the English scene. Plus the best exotica and lounge music from across the globe.

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Shopping Spree – Part 4
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Shopping Spree – Part 4

Aug 6th 2006 by Christopher

Stores Time again to visit the yesteryear’s shopping experience. Here are some fresh assorted postcards from two different shopping centers in Sweden, one from Stockholm and the other one from Gothenburg. I have only visited the latter a couple of times, and it is still there – but it looks slightly different today (as many other things from the past). Enjoy Keith! ( continue reading... )

The Crown Prince of Malmö – Copenhagen Visible from the Top

Jul 30th 2006 by Christopher

The Crown Prince of Malmö – Copenhagen Visible from the Top
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Architecture Malmö’s first skyscraper (and one of Sweden’s earliest) was built in 1964 and namned Kronprinsen (The Crown Prince). It stands 27 floors tall and features 700 apartments which can house as many as 3 000 people. The cost of building it was a staggering 90 million SEK (approx. $12 000 000). Standing at the top of the building, on the visitors terrace, one could see ( read more... )

Retro Shopping Volume 1 – Music to Buy Toasters By

Jul 6th 2006 by Christopher

Retro Shopping Volume 1 – Music to Buy Toasters By
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Compilation Since it is summer and very hot outside (at least here in Sweden), many people prefer to stay indoors in a temperature-controlled environment. So why not spend some time at your local mall? This is a exclusive custom made compiltion for this website, to celebrate the mood and feel of the American malls from the 1950s and 1960s. This compilation has everything a mall need ( read more... )

Hugo Montenegro – Lady in Cement (1968)

Jun 22nd 2006 by Christopher

Hugo Montenegro – Lady in Cement (1968)
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Music Time for another album share here at Ultra Swank, this time featuring the groovy beats and melodies of Hugo Montenegro. This is the original soundtrack to the movie Lady in Cement starring Frank Sinatra as a private eye working in the swank (and not so swank) settings of Miami, Florida in the late 1960s. The movie is pretty nice, not a very original story – ( read more... )

Les Baxter – Thinking of You (1954)

May 12th 2006 by Christopher

Les Baxter – Thinking of You (1954)
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Music As promised here is my first of (hopefully) many more vinyl shares. First up is a real classic by Les Baxter. Found it on a auction site here in Sweden for about $6 – what a bargain! Although this isn’t a exotica record per se, it is still very recognizable if you have heard Les Baxter’s work before. Most of the songs on it are ( read more... )