http://www.ultraswank.net Retro Living and Design from the 50s, 60s and 70s Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:56:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/a-visit-to-london-in-1957/ http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/a-visit-to-london-in-1957/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:38:42 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=3185 A trip to yesteryear London in 1957, about a decade before the height of “Swinging London” with its youth oriented fashion, music, art and culture scenes. Places depicted are among others Cambridge Circus, Palace Pier and Trafalgar Square. What do you prefer, London in 1957 or 2011? Photos by Kai Krog Halse (Via)]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/roadtrip/a-visit-to-london-in-1957/feed/ 0 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/a-tribute-to-dudley-moore/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/a-tribute-to-dudley-moore/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:05:16 +0000 Jesse Kowalski http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2712 My introduction to Dudley Moore was with the 1978 film “Foul Play”. The film starred Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn in a well-written homage to Hitchcock and featured a dwarf, an albino, a kung-fu fighting Burgess Meredith (The Penguin in Batman), and a papal assassination. But the hero of the film, at least to this [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/a-tribute-to-dudley-moore/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/music/awesome-alan/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/awesome-alan/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 05:41:34 +0000 Steven Padal http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2492 Alan Hawkshaw has been known for composing music for many movies and television shows in the 1960s and ’70s. Listening to an organ sometimes gives people the feeling they’re in a funeral or church – not when you listen to Hawkshaw! Hawkshaw’s Mo’Hawk album has the right grooves that offers a spectacular mix of organ, [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/awesome-alan/feed/ 7 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/roy-budd-plays-the-get-carter-theme/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/roy-budd-plays-the-get-carter-theme/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:52:28 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2036 Get Carter starring Sir Michael Caine was released in 1971 and is most likely the best and most well known British gangster movie ever made. Not only does it create an excellent gritty, eerie and gloomy 1970s gray industrial look – but also features a very tasty score by composer and jazz musician Roy Budd, [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/roy-budd-plays-the-get-carter-theme/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/design/revival-of-the-radio/ http://www.ultraswank.net/design/revival-of-the-radio/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:53:23 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=724 British portable radio manufacturer Robert’s has been making radios since 1932 and can today be found in homes all over the world, even the Royal British family. There have been numerous models in production, but the one that is instantly recognizable is the vintage looking Revival radio that takes its inspiration from classic mid-century design. [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/design/revival-of-the-radio/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/ultra-swank-contributes-to-chic-today/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/ultra-swank-contributes-to-chic-today/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:40:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/ultra-swank-contributes-to-chic-today/ A while back I was contacted by the lifestyle editor of British lifestyle and fashion magazine Chic Today with regards of joining as a contributor for it. Said and done I gladly accepted and pitched a idea for a article which was accepted and will be published in their next issue titled Tropical Blaze, due [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/ultra-swank-contributes-to-chic-today/feed/ 4 http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/mile-high-birthday/ http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/mile-high-birthday/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 22:13:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/mile-high-birthday/ I turned 29 on May 19th, so happy late birthday to me! This Dean Morris card says it even better though. You can find more funny, clever and somewhat rude British flavored cards on their website.]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/ultra-swank/mile-high-birthday/feed/ 5 http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/beatniks-and-hipsters-71/ http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/beatniks-and-hipsters-71/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 12:12:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/beatniks-and-hipsters-71/ As the title suggests we are moving away from lush cocktail parties, stewardesses and martinis for a while to go down one flight of stairs into the world of swingers, beatniks, hipsters and cool cats. Welcome to the “Electric Psychedelic Swingers Pussycat Club”, Carnaby Street, London – were we play psychedelic rock and pop from [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/compilation/beatniks-and-hipsters-71/feed/ 11 http://www.ultraswank.net/film/dentist-on-the-job/ http://www.ultraswank.net/film/dentist-on-the-job/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:35:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/dentist-on-the-job/ This British movie from 1961 can be found on the DVD version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Well, okay not really. Before the actual movie begins, you are presented with about two minutes of the opening titles from Dentist on the Job. A voice from the projectionist is then heard, that it’s the [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/film/dentist-on-the-job/feed/ 8