The Swank Times


In the Headlines
The Headlines provide you with the latest news from around the world. Whether it's a confirmed fact, proposed idea or outright rumor, you'll see it first in Vik's headlines.

New releases from Action Plus & Don Tiki
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18th Street Lounge & Swingin' Cheese
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A trunkload of funk from Instinct
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The genius of Piero Umiliani
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Raymond Scott's "Soothing Sounds For Baby"
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Exotic Trilogy 1 & 2
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The Last of the International Playboys & L'atome
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...and more
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In the News
It can't always be breaking stories and exciting gossip. Sometimes news is just news....even if it is old news. Browse through Vik's archives for a little taste of the past.

Features
Sometimes Vik discovers something so swank...so swinging...so hip...he simply has to do more the a simple news item. These are the features. From hipster albums, to the labels that release them and the stories in-between, this is Vik's spotlight on the ultra suave.

The Bandstand
Seven nights a week, Vik brings at least three acts to his bandstand. From the exotic to the electronic and beyond, it's the now sound currently in vogue at Chez Vik.

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