Words With Wellsy-Alone

Words With Wellsy-Alone

Author: Cocktail Nation with Lounge Leader Koop Kooper May 16, 2025 Duration: 1:02:21
Tonight a stylish mix of retro lounge, exotica, and space-age jazz, featuring artists like Alien Fashion Show, Joey Altruda, and Nutty Gary Wells brings us a mid century Poet in Words With Wellsy We dive into midcentury pop culture with features on vintage homes, daring prison escapes, and odd historical facts. World Of  Swank Gig Guide will keep you in the loop with cool upcoming shows from coast to coast. Smooth tunes, deep thoughts, and a touch of tiki—this show is your passport to the world of swank that we like to call Cocktail Nation.   www.cocktailnation.net   Messerchups- Pink Pantheratu Nutty-The Boys Are Back At Dino's Vibexotica- Humboldt To Raoria JG Thirlwell- Woodhouse Voodoo 5-Desolation Center The Swongos -  Drunk On A Carousel Alien Fashion Show- Rocket 95 Octobop- Have You Hugged Your Martian Today_ Joey Altruda- Remembering Jobim Ìxtahuele - Moonflower Steve Allee Big Band- Naptown Nights Hugo Montenegro and His Orchestra Solo's Samba Neal Hefti- Cool Blue

Step into the sophisticated, retro-futuristic world of Cocktail Nation, hosted from a Sydney Penthouse by the one and only Lounge Leader, Koop Kooper. This isn't just a music show; it's a weekly audio escape into the cool, crisp sound of martini shakers and the smooth grooves of a bygone era. Each episode of this podcast is a carefully curated session where classic lounge meets its modern descendant, neo-lounge, creating a seamless soundtrack for the stylishly inclined. Kooper doesn't just spin records; he brings the scene to life with conversations from the most interesting characters found in the swankier corners of culture-musicians, artists, and connoisseurs of the good life. Tune in and you'll hear stories woven between tracks, a blend of charismatic interview and impeccable musical selection that feels like an invitation to an exclusive, yet wonderfully welcoming, party. The vibe is consistently laid-back, intelligent, and dedicated to the artistry of cool. For anyone who appreciates the finer notes in both music and conversation, Cocktail Nation delivers a distinct and transporting experience, one perfectly mixed episode at a time.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 291

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Evenings At The Penthouse -Times A Changin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:25
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Words With Wellsy-Darker Than Amber [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:45
Tonight on the Cocktail Nation, our feature chat this week—Words With Wellsy—dives into the noir depths of Darker Than Amber, plus entertainment reporter Craig Bennett joins us to reflect on the life and legacy of Hollyw…
Evenings At The Penthouse-Flute Madness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:28
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Evenings At The Penthouse-Ode To A Bachelor Pad [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:58
ev605 Ode to a Bachelor Pad Welcome to the penthouse, baby — where the cocktails are crisp, the lights are low, and the bachelor life is in full swing. Tonight, it’s all about the soundtrack to Hef’s empire… bachelor pad…
The Luckiest Fool On Earth [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:40
Tonight on the Cocktail Nation we’re diving into some strange but true tales from the past. You’ll hear the story of Alvin ‘Shipwreck’ Kelly—the luckiest fool who cheated death more times than Sinatra had encores. We’ll…
Evenings At The Penthouse-The Australian Lounge [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:55
Direct from the Australian Lounge scene, as lead by lounge Leader Koop Kooper www.cocktailnation.net Paige Delancy - Black Coffee Acca Daiquiris - Cocaine B Sharp Band - Destination Moon Blue Martinis - The Great City Fr…
Unsolved Mysteries of The 1950’s-Sam Shephard [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:00:34
This week we are putting on our fedoras and playing detective with some unsolved mysteries of the 1950s—starting with a classic case that’s stranger than fiction. We’ll peek behind the curtain of some curious stories, fr…
Evenings At The Penthouse-Obsession [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:30
Ahh the obsession of love..lust and all it commands you to do! www.cocktailnation.net Morton Gould - Temptation Benny Carter with the Oscar Peterson Trio - Imagination Dean Martin - The Look Dinah Washington - I Thought…
Evenings At The Penthouse-Noir Files [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:01
Welcome to the Noir Files, a journey into the dark and mysterious world of film noir music. We'll be setting the mood tonight with a collection of smoky jazz and haunting orchestral pieces, just look out for the blonde i…