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/music/its-dinner-time/ http://www.ultraswank.net/music/its-dinner-time/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:54:52 +0000 Steven Padal http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=2565 Need a compilation of some catchy tunes? Well, you’ve come to the right diner! I was hungry for more lounge music and found “Music for TV Dinners: The Sixties.” For those that don’t know many lounge artists, this is a great compilation with a tasty mix of library music. The album includes artists such as [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/music/its-dinner-time/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/commercials-from-the-1960s/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/commercials-from-the-1960s/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:50:24 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1989 Various television commercials for cars, shaving products, food and everything else that made this decade great! What are your favorite commercials from this period?]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/commercials-from-the-1960s/feed/ 2 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/christmas-specials-from-the-past/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/christmas-specials-from-the-past/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:16:55 +0000 Guest http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1658 If you lived in the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s or even the ’80s, you probably spent some of your time watching television during the Christmas season (when it wasn’t more inclusively referred to as ‘the holidays’, like today.) Apart from the Christmas or holiday-themed episodes of your favorite TV series, you might have sat through a [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/christmas-specials-from-the-past/feed/ 1 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-casting-call/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-casting-call/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:25:25 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1115 If you always wanted to work in the advertising business in New York circa 1962, here’s your chance! AMC are advertising a contest for a walk-on role for season 4 of the series which basically means that you have a chance to get a small speaking part in a future episode. To enter the competition [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-casting-call/feed/ 3 http://www.ultraswank.net/advertising/retro-future-from-motorola/ http://www.ultraswank.net/advertising/retro-future-from-motorola/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:14:37 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1096 I always found the Motorola TV ads from Taschen’s book All-American Ads of the 60s very unique. They feel so retro but still very futuristic at the same time and I love the way they portray the future in such a optimistic and bright way that was only possible in the mid 20th century. The [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/advertising/retro-future-from-motorola/feed/ 7 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-season-3/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-season-3/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:47:52 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/?p=1072 Season 3 of the Emmy Award-winning series Mad Men featuring the adventures of Don Draper and his team of creative people at New York based ad agency Sterling Cooper will premiere on Sunday, August 16 at 10pm on AMC. For those of you who want to catch up with the previous season, AMC is hosting [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men-season-3/feed/ 4 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/more-mad-men/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/more-mad-men/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:09:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/more-mad-men/ Since my previous post about the TV show Mad Men from AMC back in November I have now watched the entire first season (13 episodes) and thought I would share some thoughts about the show. Mad Men is a drama that revolves around the life of creative director Donald Draper who works at a prestigious [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/more-mad-men/feed/ 5 http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men/ http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:20:00 +0000 Chris http://www.ultraswank.net/uncategorized/mad-men/ Mad Men is a drama series from AMC about a swank ad agency in Manhattan, New York. It takes place in the early 1960s, when working with advertising was probably the most glamorous work you could have at that period as portrayed in many movies from that decade. For instance Lover Come Back starring Rock [...]]]> http://www.ultraswank.net/television/mad-men/feed/ 5