Author Archives: Little Danny

Oh, man

Posted on 2019/08/13 by Little Danny

Hello? Hi! Welcome to 2012. Hooray! Different times. Because that’s where Office Naps is right now. See now things look this way because a month or so ago the site was being besieged by spammy database requests and recurring MySQL … Continue reading →

Posted on 2019/08/13 by Little Danny | Posted in Miscellaneous Flotsam | 1 Comment

Discos Corona/Crown Records: A mambo, Latin jazz and exotica-ish sampler

Posted on 2017/05/29 by Little Danny

Hi all, I put together a homemade compilation of Afro-Latin, Latin jazz and exotic-ish Latin selections on the fascinating Los Angeles budget record labels Discos Corona and Crown Records.  I can be downloaded here: http://officenaps.com/discoscorona_crown_sampler.zip Note that this a ZIP … Continue reading →

Posted on 2017/05/29 by Little Danny | Posted in Exotica/Space-Age, Jazz Obscura, Latin, Mixes | Leave a comment

Office Naps Late Summer 2016 Psychedelic Pop mix

Posted on 2016/08/22 by Little Danny

Well well well.   A new Office Naps psychedelic pop mix.  Do wonders ever cease?   This is the sixth of these, and the first in six years, and it skews subtly towards the ’70s and a darker Vietnam-era energy while summoning … Continue reading →

Posted on 2016/08/22 by Little Danny | Posted in Exotica/Space-Age, Garage Bands, Miscellaneous Flotsam, Mixes, Psychedelic/Pop | Leave a comment

The Cool Blue Flame, my new Thursday evening radio show on WFMU’s Give the Drummer Radio stream

Posted on 2016/05/19 by Little Danny

Hi everybody, I’m thrilled to announce that I have a new two hour radio show on WFMU’s Give the Drummer Radio every Thursday night starting at 10 eastern/ 9 central. http://wfmu.org/playlists/UE The show is the Cool Blue Flame.  WFMU is … Continue reading →

Posted on 2016/05/19 by Little Danny | Posted in Personal natter | Leave a comment

The Bluesville Jukebox

Posted on 2016/03/15 by Little Danny

  Hi everybody.  I’ve posted a new page of one hundred thematically- and musically-related 45s over at the Exotica Project.  It’s titled the Bluesville Jukebox: http://exoticaproject.com/4 The collection is shaped around late ‘50s and ‘60s jukebox jazz sides as well … Continue reading →

Posted on 2016/03/15 by Little Danny | Posted in Miscellaneous Flotsam | Leave a comment

My Annual Halloween Radio Blowout 9-11pm * TONIGHT * WEDNESDAY * 10/21

Posted on 2015/10/21 by Little Danny

I’m pushing my favorite evening of my radio show a bit early this year, as I’ll be raising money for the station come next Wednesday. Anyway, two hours of lost ’50s/’60s Halloween sounds. Gothic R&B and rock ‘n’ roll, haunted … Continue reading →

Posted on 2015/10/21 by Little Danny | Posted in Personal natter | Leave a comment

Nowhere Town: 100 Lost Places and Spaces

Posted on 2015/10/01 by Little Danny

Hi everybody, long time. So I’ve posted a third collection of 100 thematically related 45s over at the Exotica Project. The new page is named Nowhere Town, and it’s comprised of lonesome and atmospheric country, rockabilly and teen pop 45s … Continue reading →

Posted on 2015/10/01 by Little Danny | Posted in Country, Instrumentals/Surf, Nowhere Town, Rock 'n' roll, Updates | Leave a comment

Lotus Land: The curious legacy of jazz exotica

Posted on 2014/06/05 by Little Danny

This is an essay I wrote back in January for Melbourne, Australia’s mighty PBS 106.7fm.  Many thanks to Richie1250 for having me aboard, and for keeping the torch ablaze for progressive radio. 1958's Forbidden Island, one of Martin Denny's definitive … Continue reading →

Posted on 2014/06/05 by Little Danny | Posted in Exotica/Space-Age, Jazz Obscura | Leave a comment