Sombrero Fallout

In their first year (1980-81), before they'd identified their trademark sound, New Order still managed to influence vast numbers of bands with their musical experimentation. This is an episode about that.

A tour through the byways of Irish alternative music over the last half century. From Stiff Little Fingers to Girl Band via Ash and Whipping Boy; The Pogues to Newdad via Stump - and all points in between.

From John Cale to the Manics, Anhrefn via the Darling Buds, Colossal Youth through Gorky's to Derrero and Steveless, a celebration of Welsh music.

If you're looking for the real indie, here's the NY/Long Island scene that flourished at the turn of the century. Real authentic, real indie, real cool.

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.

Punk before punk - how punk is that. AKA garage rock or, as this episode's title has it, proto-punk.

A chance to hear some of the new female artists destined to make waves on the 2021 alternative music scene.

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.

The first of two episodes curating some of the best alternative tracks of 2020.

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.

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.

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.

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 It was withdrawn after the discovery of technical flaws.

A look back at some classic tracks from Nick Drake, tragically neglected in his own lifetime, and the bands that he influenced.

Let's do as Jarvis once asked us and meet up in the year 2000 for a look back at that year's best music.

Listeners have their say on bands the podcast should feature. A couple of bands featuring listeners also feature.

Herein we take a listen to musicians paying tribute to other musicians who are their influences or who deserve especial respect. Or usually both. Plus one anti-tribute, for good measure.

As some of us re-enter a brutal lockdown phase, time to celebrate the ordinary lives of everyday heroes.

A Kiwi celebration of the 80s music known as The Dunedin Sound, the Flying Nun label and its influence on the embryonic indie scene in the UK and US.

Choice cuts from first cuts on debut albums kick off our second half century of episodes.

A celebration of different genres of alternative music, choosing one track a year from the last 16 years. Our 50th episode!

A track a year from 1987-2003 to symbolise what was going on in alternative music in the second of three episodes covering the last 50 years.

The first of 3 episodes with a track from each of the last 50 years.

In this episode, we and other artists pay tribute to Joy Division, 40 years on from their demise.

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with all our friends in New York with this tribute episode to the city's great music.