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Episodes
SF0106 Milestone Birthday Episode
To celebrate a certain milestone, the first letters of the these favourite Sombrero tracks spell out BIRTHDAY EPISODE.
- Discussing music by:
- Junior Boys
- Pavement
- Mogwai
- 10cc
- Pulp
- Joy Division
- Alvvays
- U-Roy
- Camera Obscura
- Belle and Sebastian
- Anorak Patch
- Sparks
- Wire
- Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate
- Fall of Saigon
SF0105 30 years of Pavement’s Slanted & Enchanted
It’s 30 years since Pavement’s Slanted & Enchanted landed on our CD shelf. Here’s an episode celebrating its tracks and tracing its influence.
- Discussing music by:
- Pavement
- Yuck
- Urusei Yatsura
- Butterglory
- Silkworm
- Eric’s Trip
- Archers of Loaf
- Clearance
- Blur
- Sebadoh
SF0104 Collaborations
Collaborations don’t always work, but these alternative examples of the art form are inspired.
- Discussing music by:
- Bert Jansch and John Renbourn
- Basement Jaxx, Siouxsie Sioux
- FFS
- PJ Harvey
- Flying Lotus, Thom Yorke
- Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate
- Poemss
- The Art of Noise feat Duane Eddy
- P.O.S.
- Andrew Bird
- The Fall
- Broadcast and the Focus Group
- Brian Hodgson, Delia Derbyshire, Don Harper
- Sage Francis
- Isobel Campbell, Mark Lanegan
- Blonde Redhead
SF0103 Guest Host Guy Haslam
A guest host episode with a member of the Haslam Musical Dynasty – and the UK’s leading cryptic crossword exponent, Guy Haslam.
- Discussing music by:
- Isaac Hayes
- Dave and Ansel Collins
- Neil Young
- The Velvet Underground
- Roy Harper
- Kraftwerk
- The Dream Syndicate
- The Chills
- Ut
- John Fahey
- Martin Carthy
- Peter Bruntnell
SF0102 Music of Ukraine
A celebration of the music, mostly alternative, being made in Ukraine today.
- Discussing music by:
- Slava Dyadyun
- The Pleroma
- Smurno
- Palindrome
- Dakh Daughters
- The Wedding Present
- Stereopalto
- Kurs Valut
- Zetetics
- Peredmova
- The room without sun
- Make like a tree
- Morwan
SF0101 International Women’s Day Special
To celebrate International Women’s Day, an episode of alternative female artists to watch out for in 2022.
- Discussing music by:
- Subsonic Eye
- Nilufer Yanya
- Anorak Patch
- Jockstrap
- Lime Garden
- Deep tan
- Sylvie with Marina Allen
- Coach Party
- Pip Blom
- Honeyglaze
- Little Simz, Cleo Sol
- Sun Hye Jin
- Sunflower Bean
SF0100 Special Extended Edition – All New Artists
For the 100th edition of Sombrero Fallout, listeners have written in with their choice of an artist never previously featured. Plus some surprise guests towards the end behind the mike.
- Discussing music by:
- LIFE
- Thee Oh Sees
- Moving Targets
- Imaginary People
- The Chameleons
- BC Camplight
- Japanese Breakfast
- Destroyer
- Forest Swords
- TV Priest
- Damien Dempsey
- Killing Joke
- Katie Kim
- King Krule
- Moonlandingz
- Nap Eyes
- She past away
- Psychedelic Furs
- Stockholm Monsters
- The Tubes
- Skinshape
- Insecure Men
- The Little Quirks
- Ballboy
SF0099 Happy Alternative Valentines Day
An alternative world of music for Valentine’s Day
- Discussing music by:
- The Damned
- Wire
- Outkast
- Elvis Costello
- Pedro the Lion
- Alvvays
- Ash
- The 6ths
- The Moldy Peaches
- The Lemonheads
- Pulp
- Dead Can Dance
- The Dead Milkmen
- Siouxsie and the Banshees
- The Lucksmiths
- Death Cab for Cutie
SF0098 Remembering The Associates 25 years on
1980, 1981, 1982. 3 years, 3 towering albums. Memories of The Associates and Billy Mackenzie, 25 years on from his departure.
- Discussing music by:
- The Associates
- The Sugarcubes
- The Sundays
- Arcade Fire
- Wolf Parade
- The Divine Comedy
SF0097 Guest Host Terry Edwards
Terry Edwards, go to session man, but also member of The Higsons, Gallon Drunk and the NJE guest hosts this eclectic episode.
- Discussing music by:
- Earl Bostic
- John Cale
- The Near Jazz Experience
- The Higsons
- Robyn Hitchcock
- George Harrison
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Tom Waits
- The Specials
- Iggy Pop
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