Mastodawn

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Seems substack is not the platform for me then. Really wasn’t aware of the sheer amount of fuckery going on over there. At least I am making the decision fairly early on…..back to my own hosted site for writing. #AlbumReviews #RevivalRecords #TeenageAnthems

https://revivalrecords.co.uk/2026/02/25/uppers/

Uppers On The South Downs

We discuss a re-released LP from 1981, highlighting its changed track listing, the historical context of the Mod Revival scene, and specific band contributions, notably of the Purple Hearts.

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Carl Johnson Feb 25

@revivalrecords Hosting your own site is a pain in the neck but truly seems to be the only option.

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Jon

Feb 25

@cjonthehudson Yeah. I’ve done it for like 30 years at this point so don’t know why I was looking to change really. I’m happy where I am 😄

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Carl Johnson

@revivalrecords All the AI scraping bots produced some real bandwidth problems for me that I didn't see coming, so I had to do a lot of re-work on my sites (I am not a web developer) that made me question it. But then I looked at my friends' sites on the alternatives and ... nah.