A recent upgrade to this site will make your experience as a reader or follower a more convenient and enjoyable one. All posts that recommend music (the Songs You May Have Missed and Recommended Albums entries) are now accompanied by embedded audio clips, rather than off-site links (to Grooveshark or YouTube.) This applies to upcoming posts as well as all previous ones, which have now been edited to include new audio. All video too will now be presented in embedded form, rather than as off-site links. The improvements are several:
- Now you may play an audio clip while you read the accompanying post, rather than going off-site to hear the song–especially beneficial when lyrics are reprinted within a post.
- The embedded audio clips represent a significant improvement in sound quality over most of the off-site links.
- YouTube or other videos may still accompany some music posts, but only as a supplement. You won’t be at the mercy of videos becoming unavailable due to licensing issues or YouTube users closing their accounts.
- The embedded audio will be available to users in all countries, whereas Grooveshark and YouTube have restrictions for certain users.
- I’m no longer limited by the selection of music I can find full audio clips of online. My personal collection is now the music source, and I’ve already begun posting songs I previously could not because they were unavailable elsewhere.
Next I’ll begin revamping the posts in other series which contain music, such as the Forgotten Hits and Story Behind the Song posts. I hope you revisit some of the older posts, especially if you were previously unable to access certain music.
Let me know how you like the improvements!
~Ed
Every Moment Has A Song 