Talk:Andrew Harrison (journalist)

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Did you know... that the phrase "landfill indie", coined in 2008 by the English music journalist Andrew Harrison, was intended as a pejorative term to describe the perceived bland guitar rock that dominated the UK charts in the early 2000s?

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:31, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the phrase "landfill indie", coined in 2008 by the English music journalist Andrew Harrison, was intended as a pejorative term to describe the perceived bland guitar rock that dominated the UK charts in the early 2000s? Akinfenwa, Jumi. "[https://www.vice.com/en/article/bv8a8w/the-top-50-greatest-landfill-indie-songs-of-all-time The Top 50 Greatest Landfill Indie Songs of All Time". Vice (magazine), 27 August 2020

Created by Ceoil (talk). Self-nominated at 01:49, 18 January 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Comment: Perhaps you dont mean "perogative?" But pejorative? 2603:7000:2143:8500:6960:9DFE:CAD2:CC8E (talk) 19:24, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with 2603, and I've changed it in the hook. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:25, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks both. Ceoil (talk) 18:19, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Ceoil, for this encyclopedic entry that was still so witty I laughed out loud. Great work. And ticks almost DYK boxes: new enough, long enough, no copyvio, neutrally written, the hook works for me—do you need a QPQ though, I think? Just ping me when that’s ready (or correct me if I’m reading the tool wrong and you haven’t used up your free passes). Thanks again! Innisfree987 (talk) 18:19, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]