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SF0066 Remembering The Fall 3 years on
Three years ago this week we lost Mark E Smith. Here’s a tribute to the music of the man and the music of his group, The Fall.
- Discussing music by:
- The Fall
SF0065 Proto-punk
Punk before punk – how punk is that. AKA garage rock or, as this episode’s title has it, proto-punk.
- Discussing music by:
- The Velvet Underground
- The Stooges
- The Kinks
- ? and The Mysterians
- The Seeds
- The Monks
- The Sonics
- Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
- Los Saicos
- Can
- Simply Saucer
- Richard Hell
- Death
- Patti Smith
- The Modern Lovers
- Radio Birdman
- Suicide
SF0064 Women to Watch 2021
A chance to hear some of the new female artists destined to make waves on the 2021 alternative music scene.
- Discussing music by:
- Sweeping Promises
- Kynsy
- The Buoys
- Drug Store Romeos
- Newdad
- Jockstrap
- Celeste
- Las Kellies
- Gustaf
- Sweet Whirl, Gregor
- Anna McClellan
- Sorry
- Smoothboi Ezra
- Helena Deland
- Fleur
SF0063 Best of 2020, Part Two, 12-1
A round up of the 12 “best” alternative tracks of 2020. Sombrero Fallout bears no responsibility for the absence of your favourite band, and listeners do so at their own discretion.
- Discussing music by:
- The Wants
- Sparks
- Fleet Foxes
- Helena Deland
- The Cool Greenhouse
- Bedrmmm
- Jarvis Cocker
- Lomelda
- Working Men’s Club
- Girl in Red
- The Strokes
- Dry Cleaning
SF0062 Best of 2020, Part One 25-13
The first of two episodes curating some of the best alternative tracks of 2020.
- Discussing music by:
- Bartees Strange
- Sneaks
- Black Marble
- Tricky
- The Radio Dept
- Porridge Radio
- Bill Callahan
- Dan Deacon
- Lithics
- Nadia Reid
- Cornershop
- Drab City
- Stephen Malkmus
SF 0061 The Go Betweens and their Influence
The Go Betweens – the greatest of all Australian bands? Decide for yourself in this episode, paying tribute to the iconic Brisbane outfit and the groups they influenced.
- Discussing music by:
- The Go-Betweens
- The Lucksmiths
- The Sea Pinks
- Even As We Speak
- Disco Inferno
- Popstrangers
- Dub Noir
- The Bats
- The Goon Sax
- The Zebras
SF0060 Dub and its Post Punk Influence
A look at the link between the original early ’70s dub reggae artists, such as Lee Perry and Augustus Pablo, and their influence on the original late ’70s and early ’80s post-punk bands.
- Discussing music by:
- Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
- The Clash
- Keith Hudson
- Young Marble Giants
- A Certain Ratio
- Horace Andy
- PIL (Public Image Limited)
- Pylon
- King Tubby and the Aggrovators
- Vivien Goldman
- Jah Shaka and The Mad Professor
- Joy Division
- Television Personalities
SF0059 21st Century Synths
We know about the golden age of early 80s synth bands, but let’s take a tour round the world of 21st century synth artists.
- Discussing music by:
- Working Men’s Club
- Sneaks
- Thieves Like Us
- Soulwax
- Metronomy
- Divide and Dissolve, feat Chelsea Wolfe
- Junior Boys (Caribou Mix)
- Elektrodepo
- Hot Chip
- Tim Hecker
- Spellling
SF0058 Songs called Love Song
A mix of love songs all titled ‘Love Song’ (more or less) from a mix of genres. Apologies to anyone who has already downloaded the episode earlier. It was withdrawn after the discovery of technical flaws.
- Discussing music by:
- The Damned
- The Cure
- Simple Minds
- The Au Pairs
- Lana Del Rey
- Queens of the Stone Age
- Lesley Duncan
- PIL (Public Image Limited)
- The Magnetic Fields
- The Dandy Warhols
- Utah Saints
SF0057 Nick Drake and His Legacy
A look back at some classic tracks from Nick Drake, tragically neglected in his own lifetime, and the bands that he influenced.
- Discussing music by:
- Nick Drake
- Elliott Smith
- Adem
- Belle and Sebastian
- The Field Mice
- Beck
- Molly Drake
- Television Personalities
- Lucinda Williams
- Kings of Convenience
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