Satan Magazine – A Devilish Magazine for Halloween
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Satan Magazine

A Devilish Magazine for Halloween

Oct 22nd 2012 by Baron von Swankenstein

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Readable After Playboy magazine made its mark in the early 1950s, imitators of all kinds sprang up with titles like Sir, Knight, and Gent. In 1957, one publisher took a devilish bent and called its new magazine Satan. Satan was little more than a Playboy clone. Both magazines had pin-ups, articles on the urban bachelor lifestyle, a jokes page, and an iconic anthropomorphic mascot. But maybe they were on to something at Satan. As evidenced by films such as Rosemary’s Baby (1968) and Kenneth Anger’s Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969), the occult later captured the American and European imaginations in the 60s and early 70s. And publishers followed with occult-themed erotica with titles like Diabolique, ( 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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A Visit to Swinging London in 1968
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A Visit to Swinging London in 1968

Oct 8th 2012 by Christopher via Flickr

Roadtrip From Flickr user Arbyreed comes these wonderful photographs that captures the everyday life and style of “Swinging London” in the late 1960s. From Carnaby Street, to Picadilly Circus to a stylish Heathrow airport. Arbyreed explains: I lived in Oxford, England in the late 1960s and this collection contains some of the sights I took time to photograph. I wish I had taken more and more that reflected the culture of the time. Who would like to go back in time and live in or visit this wonderful era? Hands up. ( continue reading... )

Vintage or Reproduction – Do you need to make a choice?

Sep 26th 2012 by Koop Kooper

Vintage or Reproduction – Do you need to make a choice?
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Design When it comes to the choice of reproduction or vintage I find that a mixture of reproduction furniture and clothing is often better way to go. Many years ago I was convinced that the only way of life was with vintage clothing and furniture, and lets face it, it’s truly marvellous because you are taking a piece of history and recycling and re using it ( read more... )

50 Years of 007 – The Golden Anniversary of James Bond

Sep 11th 2012 by Guest

50 Years of 007 – The Golden Anniversary of James Bond
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Film Before we get started, I need to point this out to you. Bond, for me, is Dr. No-Die Another Day. Daniel Craig does not exist. We won’t get into the debates here, because I’m trying to focus on the good, not the bad. So I won’t be mentioning how Pee Wee Herman would make a better Bond, or how they ruined one of my favorite ( read more... )

Ray Bradbury Lives on Mars

Jun 11th 2012 by James Vaughan

Ray Bradbury Lives on Mars
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Readable The man and his wheelchair sat silhouetted against an endless vista of bright unblinking stars and twisting nebula. He was a very old man. Born in 1920. That made him one year into his ninth decade of life. Very old indeed he mused … except for the fact that he was already dead. Well, if this was Heaven it wasn’t half bad he thought. Sitting ( read more... )

In Praise of Pulp – The Art of Mort Kunstler

May 26th 2012 by James Vaughan

In Praise of Pulp – The Art of Mort Kunstler
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Kitsch The magazine rack at the local drugstore. Memories from my childhood in the late 50′s and early 60′s. Illustrated covers on the lower shelves. Screaming titles in bold, bawdy, blazing headlines. MALE… MAN’S LIFE… SAGA!!! Were these a kind of grown-up comic book? But this was much better! Silly, costumed caricatures talking in word balloons was little kid stuff. This was about real life. These ( read more... )