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Episodes
SF 0012 The Alternative Ashes
Celebrating the launch of the 2017 Ashes with some classic alternative music – from ‘Australians In Europe’ to…
- Discussing music by:
- The Fall
- The Clash
- DJ Shadow
- Modest Mouse
- R.E.M.
- Gang of Four
- Tame Impala
- PP Arnold
- Evan Dando
- The Go-Betweens
- The Saints
- The Smiths
- David Bowie
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.
- Discussing music by:
- Sonic Youth
- Fiery Furnaces
- DJ Shadow
- The Microphones
- Television
- 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…
- Discussing music by:
- The Wedding Present
- Arctic Monkeys
- Modest Mouse
- Nico
- The Go-Betweens
- The Cure
- Hefner
- Yo La Tengo
- Beck
- Kenickie
- The Adverts
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Nina Nastassia
- Evan Dando
SF0009 Sisters and Brothers
In Episode 9 of Sombrero Fallout, we take a listen to songs about brothers and sisters. Tracks about…
- Discussing music by:
- Juliana Hatfield
- De La Soul
- The Kinks
- St Etienne
- Neutral Milk Hotel
- Dessa
- This Mortal Coil
- Pulp
- Neko Case
- Pavement
- Grimes
- Fleet Foxes
- The Auteurs
- Arcade Fire
SF0008 Politics and Protest
The eighth episode of Sombrero Fallout shines the spotlight on songs of politics and protest, from the Vietnam…
- Discussing music by:
- Gil Scott Heron
- The Specials
- Manic Street Preachers
- The Clash
- MIA
- Stereolab
- The Dead Kennedys
- Robert Wyatt
- Billy Bragg
- Steel Pulse
- Gang of Four
- McCarthy
- Mac McCaughan
- Fiona Apple
- Neil Young
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…
- Discussing music by:
- Buzzcocks
- Gang of Four
- Magazine
- Wire
- Blondie
- Talking Heads
- Keith Hudson
- The Clash
- PIL (Public Image Limited)
- Subway Sect
- Swell Maps
- The Cure
- The Only Ones
- The Mekons
- Joy Division
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…
- Discussing music by:
- Orange Juice
- Aztec Camera
- Simple Minds
- The Jesus and Mary Chain
- The Blue Nile
- Belle and Sebastian
- The Delgados
- Camera Obscura
- Franz Ferdinand
- Mogwai
- De Rosa
- The Pastels
SF 0004: Short Story Songs
For our fourth episode we celebrate short stories in songs. The set starts with ‘Up the Junction’ by…
- Discussing music by:
- Squeeze
- The Jam
- Arab Strap
- Belle and Sebastian
- The Dismemberment Plan
- The Streets
- The Decemberists
- Bright Eyes
- Fiery Furnaces
- The Magnetic Fields
- The Mountain Goats
- Sun Kil Moon
- Harry Chapin
- Tom Waits
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…
- Discussing music by:
- Talking Heads
- Magazine
- Joy Division
- Cabaret Voltaire
- 23 Skidoo
- Sonic Youth
- Pixies
- Massive Attack
- The Fall
- Modest Mouse
- The National
- Andrew Jackson Jihad
- Hellsongs
SF 0001: British Post – Punk Women Icons
The first episode of the Sombrero Fallout podcast, which gives you alternative music, intriguingly themed. Today’s theme celebrates…
- Discussing music by:
- Siouxsie and the Banshees
- Bow Wow Wow
- Girls At Our Best
- X-Ray Spex
- The Au Pairs
- The Slits
- The Passions
- Delta 5
- The Selecter
- The Raincoats
- Young Marble Giants
- This Mortal Coil
- A Certain Ratio
- Altered Images
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