That's right, Ultra Swank is looking for a few good men and women to help out with covering interesting topics from times gone by. It doesn't matter if you are a skilled writer or aspiring blogger, everyone are welcome to apply! Do you have a huge archive of swell retro links or access to material that you would like to share with the world? Have you thought about setting up your own blog? Look no further, become a weekly or monthly contributor to Ultra Swank and get a chance to have your posts read by thousands of retro fans every week.

I am particular interested in people who are interested in covering either retro fashion, interior design, architecture, movies, pop culture (or anything in between). Do you have a great idea? Share it with us! To apply, contact me and tell me a little about your self and what you could contribute with. And please, spread the word! (Image)

For those of you who prefer to hang out on Facebook instead of socializing in the real world you can follow Ultra Swank through its group page which now also features automatic updates of every post from my website. Now you will never miss an update again. If you are not already a follower, head over to the Facebook Group page and start following right away!

So 2010 is upon us, it does has a nice ring to it doesn't it? It really feels like we are in the future, not only because of the movie 2010 — but also because of the nice round number which makes me think of catchy retro futuristic theme songs like the one from The Jetsons and Captain Scarlet. Ultra Swank has been around for almost five years now so I thought that it would be interesting to share some numbers with you. As of today there are over 200 posts with 1100 comments, 10 very cool compilations and close to 900 images in the Flickr Photo Group.

Thank you everyone (close to half a million people) who have visited the blog over the years and submitted comments, tips, praises and contributions. Without you this website would not exist. Don't forget that you can also follow Ultra Swank on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Here's to another great five years! (Via)

Ever since Ultra Swank switched over to the Disqus system for handling comments, there have been issues with old comments not showing up every post. This has bugged me for a long time, but after a long e-mail conversation with the Disqus support team, the comments are now back again and working properly. Sorry for the problems and please keep your comments coming. (Image)

For those of you who have tried downloading Shaft: Shut Your Mouth! lately it seems that the file hasn't been working very well. So today I have uploaded a new copy of it so you can enjoy the compilation again! Also for those who are wondering about future compilations, yes there are two more in the works which will be released very soon. Both of them are actually continuations of two of my ongoing series of cocktail and bachelor pad music. More on that in a future post.