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Sombrero Fallout

by Ian Deeker Forth

Sombrero Fallout delivers you alternative music intriguingly themed every fortnight.

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Episodes

  1. SF0226 The Birds and the Bees

    An episode dedicated to the birds and the bees. Actual birds and bees, not what you might have in mind.

  2. SF0225 Mountains

    From Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn, K2 to Kilimanjaro, tracks inspired by mountains.

  3. SF0224 30 Years Ago: Belle and Sebastian Begin

    Celebrating 30 years of Belle and Sebastian and focusing on their origins in 1996-97.

  4. SF0223 Odysseus and the World of Myth

    In the wake of Christopher Nolan's movie 'The Odyssey', an episode about Greek and Roman myths plus other mythologies from around the world.

  5. SF0222 The Return of the Durutti Column

    After a gap of many years following physical incapacity, Vini Reilly's Durutti Column is back. In this episode some benchmark tracks from the band and the artists they influenced.

  6. SF0221 Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Part Three)

    SF0221 Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Part Three) by Ian Deeker Forth

  7. SF0220 The Tempest (Shakespeare Part Two)

    The second in our Shakespeare trilogy: songs about tempests, storms, heavy rain, thunder, lightning and conflagrations.

  8. SF0219 The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare Part 1)

    First in a trilogy, with tunes based on Shakespeare's plays. First up, The Comedy of Errors.

  9. SF0218 All-New Gripping Dramas!

    A humorous selection of titles suggesting new TV dramaa and documentaries. For example, English Murder Mystery, Clean Kill, Snow Angel.

  10. SF0217 50 Years On - Punk Rock 76-77

    It's 50 years since the first explosion of punk rock. Here's a selection of tracks from 1976 and 1977.

  11. SF0216 Into the Garden

    An episode devoted to all things garden-related - flowers, plants, grass and so on

  12. SF0215 "It was 20 years ago today" 2006 Revisited

    SF0215 "It was 20 years ago today" 2006 Revisited by Ian Deeker Forth

  13. SF0214 Manchester Part 2 1984 - 2026

    The second of our two-part series on Manchester, this one covering the "post post-punk era"

  14. SF0213 Manchester (Part One) 1978-83

    Part one of a two-part series surveying the legendary Manchester scene. This episode puts the post-punk era under the miscoscope.

  15. SF0212 Synth Punk Today

    Synthpunk has a glorious heritage, but these are the synthpunk artists who are bringing it today

  16. SF02011 New Beginnings

    After 200 episodes, our Readers' Poll episodes and the sad demise of the podcast spaniel Toby, it's time to start al over again.

  17. SF0210 Slide Guitar Special with Dave Kelly

    Interviewing the legendary Dave Kelly, ex The Blues Band, who's played with all the blues greats. Special focus on the slide guitar.

  18. SF0209 The Digital Age

    We live in the Digital Age - and here are some tracks about what's that like.

  19. SF0208 Songs from our poll that got one vote

    A shout-out to some of our generous patrons, friends and sponsors with their choice of tracks that didn't make our Bicentennial Poll.

  20. SF0207 The Bicentenary Poll Ep7 #10-1

    At last! The Top Ten Songs of All-Time, as voted by you, the podcast listener.

  21. SF0207 The Bicentenary Poll Ep6 #25-11

    The penultimate tranche of songs in our Listeners' Poll 2026.

  22. SF0206 The Bicentenary Poll Ep5 #40-26

    Into the Top 40 we go on our All-Time Listeners Poll.

  23. SF0205 The Bicentenary Poll Ep4 #55-41

    So we reach the halfway stage of our All-Time Poll, as voted for by listeners to the Sombrero Fallout podcast.

  24. SF0204 The Bicentenary Poll Ep3 #70-56

    The third episode in the Top 100 rundown of listeners' favourite tracks

  25. SF0203 The Bicentenary Poll Ep2 #85-71

    The second in our tranche of listeners' all-time choices from music played on the Sombrero Fallout podcast.

  26. SF0202 The Bicentenary Poll, Ep1, #100-86

    The first episode in our All-Time Listeners Poll Top 100 tracks

  27. SF0201 Festive Forthy 2025 Pt 3, #14-1

    Ignore the rest, settle only for these 14 best tracks of 2025!

  28. SF0200 Festive Forthy 2025 Pt 2, #27-15

    SF0200 Festive Forthy 2025 Pt 2, #27-15 by Ian Deeker Forth

  29. SF0199 Festive Forthy 2025 Pt 1, #40-28

    It's the most wonderful time of the year when we start to unleash this year's Festive Forthy (Best of 2025).

  30. SF0198 Peak Pulp Revisited 30 Years On

    Pulp are back in 2025 but their heyday was the 90s when they influenced the artists featured in this episode

  31. SF0197 Self Referential Songs

    Songs with the title or the content about the band who are singing it.

  32. SF0196 The Twilight Turntable Co-Hosting Episode

    Co-hosting with Paul Howarth and Tony Harris, my friends over at the Twilight Turntable podcast: they choose some tracks to reflect the story of their musical lives.

  33. SF0195 Merge Record Label

    Tracks from bands signed to the doyen of US indie labels, Merge

  34. SF0194 Beauty lies in the eye

    All eyes on this collection of tracks about watching, looking and seeing

  35. SF0193 The Cure- The First Ten Years

    Olivia Rodrigo inviting Robert Smith on stage at Glastonbury seems the perfect excuse to revisit the first 10 golden years of The Cure.

  36. SF0192 The Mythology of England

    England, more than any other country arguably, has attracted a boatload of myths about its history and how it affects the country and its people today. Here are some songs on that theme.

  37. SF0191 Non Human Narrators

    An episode in which the tracks are sung by non-humans. Animals, insects, computers, guitars, aeroplanes, zombies, lasagne and lightning rods.

  38. SF0190 Promises, Pacts and Pledges

    Songs of promises, songs of pacts and songs of pledges. Pretty well as described.

  39. SF0189 Horses

    Tracks by horse-related bands (of whom there have been a recent flurry) and tracks about horses. A surprisingly productive paddock.

  40. SF0188 Pre Brexit, Pre Trump, Pre Covid, Pre Podcast - It's 2015

    A world before all the weird things happened. Top tracks from 2015.

  41. SF0187 He's on the phone

    From dial tones to iPhones via payphones, a short history of great phone-related tracks.

  42. SF0186 In the city

    City life can be thrilling or alienating. Here are some tracks about city life to suit every mood.

  43. SF0185 Guided by Guided By Voices

    30 years after the release of Guided By Voices' classic twin album assault of Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes, here's a tribute. Also features some bands they've influenced.

  44. SF0184 RIP Clem Burke, Dave Allen, David Thomas, Rick Buckler

    A tribute to Clem Burke of Blondie; Dave Allen of The Gang of Four; David Thomas of Pere Ubu; and Rick Buckler of The Jam

  45. SF0183 Your full name please

    Not just your name, but tracks with your full name.

  46. SF0182 The Carolinas, North and South

    Take a trip to the Appalachians for a selection of tracks from North and South Carolina.

  47. SF0181 Hey!

    Tracks with "Hey!" in their title. A plentiful supply: it's tough to leave so many good ones out.

  48. SF0180 Bonus Ep: Steve Pringle hosts Ian for Mix Tapes podcast

    A bonus episode, essentially the first episode in the podcast Steve's Mix Tapes; Ian is interviewed by Steve Pringle.

  49. SF0179 The Transgender Episode

    In a darkening world, aiming to throw light on transgender musical artists with this episode featuring their work.

  50. SF0178 The Third Man (and The Third Woman)

    Three-piece bands, sometimes called power trios, in the third part of our Graham Greene inspired trilogy of episodes.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Sombrero Fallout delivers you alternative music intriguingly themed every fortnight.

HOSTED BY

Ian Deeker Forth

Produced by Sombrero Fallout

CATEGORIES

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Sombrero Fallout delivers you alternative music intriguingly themed every fortnight.

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