Landfill indie (in brief)

A shortened history of landfill indie: the deeply unfashionable genre that sold millions of records in the mid-noughties.

Sep 11 • Nick Harland

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August 2026

Snuff

Snuff was once the UK's favourite drug, but it has long faded from public consciousness.

Aug 25 • Nick Harland

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July 2026

Dubstep

Dubstep exploded out of nowhere in the late 2000s, but disappeared just as quickly. Why did dubstep die?

Jul 31 • Nick Harland

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June 2026

Serie A

From the dominant league of the 1990s to crisis-ridden and saddled by debt, what happened to Serie A?

Jun 19 • Nick Harland

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May 2026

Jazz

Jazz went from the best-selling music genre in the world to a niche pursuit lampooned as pretentious and out of touch. What went wrong?

May 14 • Nick Harland

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April 2026

3D films

Once heralded as the future of cinema, 3D films have now been largely forgotten about. What happened?

Apr 17 • Nick Harland

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March 2026

Pub jukeboxes

Jukeboxes used to be part of a pub’s furniture, but they have become a rare sight in our drinking establishments.

Mar 24 • Nick Harland

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January 2026

Coming soon

A new Substack tracking the rise and fall of everything from Russian literature to landfill indie.

Jan 6 • Nick Harland

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