…and that’s 50 episodes! It’s been, to inhabit the contemporary idiom, an absolute blast.
I’ve tried to cover as many genres as is reasonable in these climactic last three shows and allowing for the show’s remit. To reiterate, it’s not intended to be my favourites or ‘the best’ of the last 50 years. More of a zeitgeisty thing, I suppose.
There was a shameful video put out recently by the ABC here in Australia that, supposedly humorously, ordered people not to do a podcast in lockdown, because it wouldn’t be any good.
I cannot think of worse advice.
It’s the polar opposite of my idea of how things should work. What I loved about punk and post-punk was the idea of people giving things a go, regardless of experience or expertise. Like we do in primary school before the voices in our head provide an inner corrective. “You’re no good at it, don’t even try.” Rubbish. Do try.
Of course I didn’t know what I was doing to start with. I’d never created a website before, let alone a podcast. On the early episodes I hadn’t bought a pop filter. the levels were (and sometimes still are) wrong.
But our last episode attracted 7,500 plays, so duh.
I’ve had tremendous fun creating Sombrero Fallout. And I’ve also met many new friends, some of them in real life, through creating it. I’d encourage anyone who feels like doing one to give it a go. You never know where it might lead.
Thanks to everyone who’s been involved, made a comment, offered support, or listened.
Here’s to the next 50 episodes and I hope you’ll be along for the journey.
Tracklist:-
2004 Neighborhood#1 (Tunnels), Arcade Fire
2005 Let’s make love and listen to death from above, CSS
2006 Lloyd I’m ready to be heartbroken, Camera Obscura
2007 Ghost hardware, Burial
2008 He doesn’t know why, Fleet Foxes
2009 Identity guitars, Sleigh Bells
2010 Zebra, Beach House
2011 Rano pano, Mogwai
2012 Get got, Death Grips
2013 Signal 30, Public Service Broadcasting
2014 Sexual athletics, Ariel Pink
2015 St Anthony: An ode to Anthony H Wilson, Mike Garry and Joe Duddell
2016 Wire, Omni
2017 Laura Palmer, The Luxembourg Signal
2018 Your dog, Soccer Mommy
2019 Design Guide (feat. Brian Eno), William Doyle