Stay up to date
Become a friend of Sombrero Fallout
Join our Facebook group to be part of the conversation!
SF0015 Best of 2017, Tracks 20-11
The best tracks of 2017, from #20 to #11, as chosen by Sombrero Fallout..
Ian Forth
Communications strategist, podcaster (www.sombrerofallout.com and www.vinylmaelstrom.com), novelist.
SF0014 A Merry Little Alternative Christmas
Have yourself a merry little alternative Christmas with a selection of merry little alternative Christmas tunes from down the ages.
SF0013 LA and Hollywood
In our 13th episode, we take an alternative look at LA, Hollywood and its nearby coast. We walk the Spanish suburbs of Beck’s childhood, drive through Long Beach with Warren G and then up the Pacific Coast Highway with Sonic…
SF 0012 The Alternative Ashes
Celebrating the launch of the 2017 Ashes with some classic alternative music – from ‘Australians In Europe’ to ‘Ashes to Ashes’ via ‘Monty Got A Raw Deal’ and many others.
SF 0011 Long Songs, Volume One
In Episode 11, we play some alt-epics. Celebrating various artists experimenting with longer form music from Television and Sonic Youth through DJ Shadow and The Microphones via Fiery Furnaces and Car Seat Headrest.
SF 0010 Regrets – I’ve Heard A Few (Songs On The Subject)
In our tenth episode we wonder what would have happened if. Featuring a wide range of artists, including an overdue debut for the Australians with The Go Betweens’ Dive For Your Memory
SF0009 Sisters and Brothers
In Episode 9 of Sombrero Fallout, we take a listen to songs about brothers and sisters. Tracks about sibling rivalry and jealousy, but also about the importance of sisters and brothers in our lives.
SF0008 Politics and Protest
The eighth episode of Sombrero Fallout shines the spotlight on songs of politics and protest, from the Vietnam War to the turmoil of today via personal politics and Marxist manifestos.
SF 0007 1978: The Year Post-Punk Broke
In our seventh episode we go back to the first year after punk rock, when music got really interesting. From The Buzzcocks to Joy Division via The Gang of Four, Wire and PIL, amongst many others.
SF 0006 The Sound of Young Glasgow
In our sixth episode we head north of the border to Glasgow. The city has an amazing track record for producing some of the best alternative music of the last 40 years, from the Jesus And Mary Chain via Belle…
SF 0004: Short Story Songs
For our fourth episode we celebrate short stories in songs. The set starts with ‘Up the Junction’ by Squeeze and ends with ‘Frank’s Wild Years’ by Tom Waits, with an intriguingly varied literary journey in between. Tracklist Up the Junction,…
SF 0005 A Short History of Paranoia
In our fifth episode, we start to feel extremely unsettled. Tracklist:- Life During Wartime, Talking Heads A Song from under the Floorboards, Magazine Passover, Joy Division Yashar, Cabaret Voltaire Kundalini, 23 Skidoo Schizophrenia, Sonic Youth Where is My Mind?, Pixies…