Retro Christmas (Ultra-Swank)
Nearly two weeks ago, we travelled across the Atlantic to look at some amazing Christmas comps from Sweden - two from Anna-Lena Lodenius and two from Martin Klasch . We quickly cash in some frequent flier miles and head back once again to the country that brought us ABBA, the Nobel Prizes, and Ann-Margret to find a blog that's... well, Ultra Swank . A lad named Chris runs this amazing home of "playful lifestyle and design adventures from a happier time." Since he began the blog in September, 2005, he has posted a treasure trove of stylish postcards, links to other design sites, and incredible music from the lounge age. It was one of Chris' earlier compilations that led me to his blog. Last July, he issued the phenomenal comp " Retro Shopping Volume 1 - Music to Buy Toasters By " that featured brilliant music, including some of the famous Capitol Hi-Q recordings . This is the same stuff Ren & Stimpy used in their cartoons and it's STILL av...