Category Archives: Rock ‘n’ roll

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

Bright Lights

Posted on 2013/01/15 by Little Danny

Like AM Radio Dust, its companion volume, Bright Lights is just as much an exploration of lost spaces and places as it is of sound. I hope you enjoy it. Bright Lights  (single MP3 file) Susan Rafey, “The Big Hurt” … Continue reading →

Posted on 2013/01/15 by Little Danny | Posted in Blues, Country, Exotica/Space-Age, Garage Bands, Girl-Groups, Gospel, Instrumentals/Surf, Jazz Obscura, Mixes, Now Sound, R&B/Vocal Groups, Rock 'n' roll, Soul | Leave a comment

Nature Boy

Posted on 2012/11/19 by Little Danny

I can think of at least a few reasons for the continued appeal of the song “Nature Boy.” There’s its philosophical, pseudo-mystical message for one. It was heady, if not radical, stuff for 1948, at least as far as pop … Continue reading →

Posted on 2012/11/19 by Little Danny | Posted in Exotica/Space-Age, Jazz Obscura, Rock 'n' roll | Leave a comment

AM Radio Dust

Posted on 2012/04/23 by Little Danny

  A new, or new to Office Naps, mix this week. AM Radio Dust was my 2009 contribution to the annual CD mix swap over at the Waxidermy forums, the weird id of contemporary record collecting. AM Radio Dust is … Continue reading →

Posted on 2012/04/23 by Little Danny | Posted in Country, Exotica/Space-Age, Garage Bands, Gospel, Instrumentals/Surf, Mixes, Now Sound, R&B/Vocal Groups, Rock 'n' roll | 10 Comments

Blue Flame: a new mix

Posted on 2011/09/12 by Little Danny

I put together a new mix for my Dutch compadre Cortez for the fifth anniversary of his fabulous Club Cortez blog.  You can find it there now. Club Cortez has been around as long as Office Naps.  Cortez’s tastes in … Continue reading →

Posted on 2011/09/12 by Little Danny | Posted in Blues, Exotica/Space-Age, Instrumentals/Surf, Jazz Obscura, Latin, Mixes, R&B/Vocal Groups, Rock 'n' roll, Soul, The Exotica Project, The Lonely Beat | 2 Comments

Have guitar will travel

Posted on 2011/07/25 by Little Danny

Much has been made of the classic Bo Diddley beat, the now-clichéd shave-and-a-haircut rhythm.  Popularized by Diddley, the beat’s place in rock ‘n’ roll was staked when his eponymous 1955 debut for Checker Records turned into a surprise success.  Affirmed … Continue reading →

Posted on 2011/07/25 by Little Danny | Posted in R&B/Vocal Groups, Rock 'n' roll | Leave a comment