The All New Saving Country Music
As you can see, there have been some changes to the site. Yeah, there’s a new look, but really that was not the point of changing things up. The point was to add some new cool features. The main point of this redesign was to add nesting comments. I’ve always said, comments are the most important part of any article. So much great information and interesting opinions come out in the comments, and I encourage everyone to speak their mind, for or against anything I say, and help spread musical wealth and insight. Now we’ll be able to respond to each others comments in line, to reduce confusion and such. I believe you will also have to option to be alerted through email if someone responds to a comment you left.
Another thing that has been added are quick buttons for Facebook, Twitter, etc., that make it easy for you to share any article by simply clicking the button.
There’s also many more behind-the-scenes changes that long story short will protect the website from being hacked again, and give it more exposure, thus giving the artists and causes we try to promote here more exposure. More very big, very exciting features are coming as well, and I’ll alert you to them when they’re added.
Please understand there may be things changing and general weirdness as we work all the kinks out in the next few days. This is usually a pretty dead holiday weekend, so we figured it was a good time to do it. Certainly if something looks weird to you or is not working, let me know in a comment below.
I want to give a HUGE thank you to Dave Hampton of Aldora Computer Solutions, who has built and managed this website since day 1, and has done an amazing job for very little pay. If you ever need website help, especially if you are a band, then you should take your business to him. As a musician, he understands how important music is, and how to get it to your fans. Without Dave, none of this would be possible. All of us, all the bands and causes we cover owe him a HUGE thank you!!!!
John Steele, the true mother brain behind this whole operation, also deserves thanks. He’s the nicest guy you would ever meet…whose so crazy computer smart he could raise an army of robots to enslave us all.
Also want to say thanks to Kyle Shoultz of Shoultz Design, who made the now famous spread wing savingcountrymusic.com logo and has helped with other graphic design tasks.
And lastly I want to thank all of YOU! This is a joint effort, writer and readers. This is not my website, this is YOUR website, OUR website–the home of the REAL country music fan. Without your eyeballs and your comments, I would never be able to find the energy to keep this thing going. I am completely indebted to all of you for letting me carry this ridiculous and fool-hearty pursuit to this level.
Like Bob Wayne once said, “All my friends are family, my family is my life.”
****UPDATE****UPDATE****UPDATE****
Check out this new feature, the ability to stream audio and video from local concerts worldwide: savingcountrymusic.com/scm-live. More details coming.
Tom
September 4, 2010 @ 9:10 am
Wow this site is all perdy lookin’ now. Man I kinda dig the new look as it’s sort of darker. Thanks fer all you’ve done ta help promote the real country music an fer the continued efforts to help this site remain a site fer all the true country fans. May this site never be hacked again.
The Triggerman
September 4, 2010 @ 11:53 am
Thanks man, but actually it looks like shit. We’re trying to fix all the images. Lots of bugs to work. I’m pulling my hair out about right now.
Tom
September 4, 2010 @ 12:44 pm
That’s to be expected Triggerman. I’m jes sayin’ how the look of the site is at the moment I like it. An how it shows if new comments are up on a blog. Those’re some good ideas. I’m sure we kin all wait while ya work out the bugs an shit.
Dave the Webmaster
September 4, 2010 @ 9:55 am
You can have a picture next to each of your comments (like me) by getting a Gravatar at http://en.gravatar.com/
cathy
September 5, 2010 @ 7:17 pm
and thanks for this tidbit of info Dave…
Aran
September 4, 2010 @ 10:49 am
Looks good Triggerman, thanks to you and all the above mentioned for bringing the music, and the news about the music, to insatiable fans like myself. I can honestly say that this site has had a huge influence on my life the last couple years (since music is my life)!
Nlindsay
September 4, 2010 @ 3:55 pm
Sure do appreciate all the work and time put in on this site by you and all the folks you mentioned in your post.
Sean
September 5, 2010 @ 6:24 am
It looks beta but tat’s to be expected at this point. The added function is more important than the form and that will come soon I am sure. Thanks for putting so much effort into this site it really has opened my eyes to a shit ton of great music!
The Triggerman
September 5, 2010 @ 10:49 am
Check this out, just completed. Now have the ability to broadcast local concerts worldwide:
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/scm-live
Sean
September 5, 2010 @ 5:53 pm
Wow that is exceptional, I can’t wait to see it in action. It’s wonderful to see big technology helping out small bands.
Jim Rhyan
September 5, 2010 @ 2:37 pm
Love what you do!!!
cathy
September 5, 2010 @ 3:42 pm
the comment section is definitely better on my old eyes…i like what i’m seeing.
Ernie
September 5, 2010 @ 4:33 pm
new site’s looking cool!!! stop pulling out your hair and grab a frosty brew :-J
Carla
September 5, 2010 @ 8:34 pm
Nice work. Thanks to all who are involved! One ‘bug’ I have noticed is the SCM Live graphic, that sits up on the left hand side is sort of ‘stepping’ on the headline of the article. It looks like it needs a couple of line spaces to spread them out. Of course I know this isn’t the way to fix it but just trying to describe how it looks. Can you see this bug too?
The Triggerman
September 5, 2010 @ 9:03 pm
Do you still see it Carla? How wide is your screen (if it is appropriate to ask in your culture). I can’t see it but I’m pretty sure what’s causing it.
PS, you need a Gravatar http://www.gravatar.com . All the cool kids are doing it. See above post by Dave.
Dave the Webmaster
September 6, 2010 @ 11:31 am
Make sure your web browser is up-to-date. Older Internet Explorers may display the graphics incorrectly. Go to “Help->About” to check your version. Internet Explorer should be version 8. I would actually recommend using Firefox or Chrome instead, as IE has many security issues.
The Triggerman
September 6, 2010 @ 12:55 pm
I happen to know that Carla is an Apple snob, so she’s probably using Safari.
🙂
Dave the Webmaster
September 6, 2010 @ 1:07 pm
I see now- it’s Safari that was having the issue. Should be fixed now.
Rev.Nix
September 6, 2010 @ 11:21 am
This is NICE! Good job!
Denise
September 6, 2010 @ 4:28 pm
Looks great guys!
AJ
September 6, 2010 @ 9:51 pm
Great set up Triggerman, I likes it! A big HELLYEAH for the live music set up too…( https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/scm-live )
Ojaioan
September 6, 2010 @ 9:52 pm
Great set up Triggerman, I likes it! A big HELLYEAH for the live music set up too”¦( https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/scm-live )
Ojaioan
September 6, 2010 @ 9:54 pm
Do I have to be signed into Gravatar for mine to show?
The Triggerman
September 6, 2010 @ 10:19 pm
I think once you put your info in there it does pretty good job following you from place to place. You don’t have to be singed in to anything.
Dave the Webmaster
September 7, 2010 @ 8:14 am
It uses the email you provide to find your avatar, so as long as you use the same email here as you did on gravatar, it should work.
Ernie
September 15, 2010 @ 11:34 am
Just a post trying out the gravatar thingy. Hope it works!
FkinFLcracker
September 9, 2010 @ 4:44 pm
lookin damn good, Great new features
RestlessInAmsterdam
September 16, 2010 @ 11:46 am
It looks great, the comment section is better for my getting old eyes…