diff --git a/spa/ajax.py b/spa/ajax.py
index 9400c37..6f049bd 100755
--- a/spa/ajax.py
+++ b/spa/ajax.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class AjaxHandler(object):
             url(r'^facebook_post_likes_allowed/$', 'spa.ajax.facebook_post_likes_allowed',
                 name='ajax_facebook_post_likes_allowed'),
             url(r'^upload_image/(?P<mix_id>\d+)/$', 'spa.ajax.upload_image', name='ajax_upload_image'),
+            url(r'^upload_release_image/(?P<release_id>\d+)/$', 'spa.ajax.upload_release_image', name='ajax_upload_release_image'),
             url(r'^upload_avatar_image/$', 'spa.ajax.upload_avatar_image', name='ajax_upload_avatar_image'),
             url(r'^upload_mix_file_handler/$', 'spa.ajax.upload_mix_file_handler', name='ajax_upload_mix_file_handler'),
             url(r'^lookup/$', 'spa.ajax.lookup', name='ajax_lookup'),
@@ -168,6 +169,18 @@ def facebook_post_likes_allowed(request):
 
     return HttpResponse(_get_json(False), mimetype="application/json")
 
+@csrf_exempt
+def upload_release_image(request, release_id):
+    try:
+        if 'release_image' in request.FILES and release_id is not None:
+            release = Release.objects.get(pk=release_id)
+            if release is not None:
+                release.release_image = request.FILES['release_image']
+                release.save()
+                return HttpResponse(_get_json("Success"))
+    except Exception, ex:
+        logger.exception("Error uploading avatar")
+    return HttpResponse(_get_json("Failed"))
 
 @csrf_exempt
 def upload_image(request, mix_id):
diff --git a/spa/api/v1/ReleaseResource.py b/spa/api/v1/ReleaseResource.py
index a6999d8..2365fdc 100755
--- a/spa/api/v1/ReleaseResource.py
+++ b/spa/api/v1/ReleaseResource.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class ReleaseResource(BackboneCompatibleResource):
         return bundle
 
     def dehydrate(self, bundle):
-        bundle.data['label'] = bundle.obj.release_label.name
+        bundle.data['release_label'] = bundle.obj.release_label.name
         bundle.data['item_url'] = 'release/%s' % bundle.obj.id
         bundle.data['mode'] = 'release'
         return bundle
diff --git a/static/js/app/app.js b/static/js/app/app.js
index c0568cc..369e3a2 100755
--- a/static/js/app/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app/app.js
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ var AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({
         release.fetch({success:function () {
             var content = new ReleaseView({model:release}).el;
             $('#content').html(content);
+            /*
             var audio = new ReleaseAudioCollection();
             audio.url = window.appSettings.urlRoot + release.attributes.item_url + "/release_audio/";
             audio.audio_id = id;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ var AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({
                 var content = new ReleaseAudioListView({collection:audio});
                 $('#release-description').html(content.el);
             }});
+            */
         }});
     },
     releaseAdd: function(){
diff --git a/static/js/app/models/comment.js b/static/js/app/models/comment.js
index 3784090..0806cf6 100755
--- a/static/js/app/models/comment.js
+++ b/static/js/app/models/comment.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var Comment = TastypieModel.extend({
+var Comment = DSSModel.extend({
     urlRoot:window.appSettings.urlRoot + "comments/"
 });
 
diff --git a/static/js/app/models/event.js b/static/js/app/models/event.js
index c5f50d5..9e3ba71 100755
--- a/static/js/app/models/event.js
+++ b/static/js/app/models/event.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var Event = TastypieModel.extend({
+var Event = DSSModel.extend({
     urlRoot:window.appSettings.urlRoot + "event/"
 });
 var EventCollection = TastypieCollection.extend({
diff --git a/static/js/app/models/mix.js b/static/js/app/models/mix.js
index f008cc2..d29b667 100755
--- a/static/js/app/models/mix.js
+++ b/static/js/app/models/mix.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-window.Mix = TastypieModel.extend({
+window.Mix = DSSModel.extend({
     urlRoot:window.appSettings.urlRoot + "mix/",
     schema:{
         title:'Text',
diff --git a/static/js/app/models/release.js b/static/js/app/models/release.js
index c48e785..825f2df 100755
--- a/static/js/app/models/release.js
+++ b/static/js/app/models/release.js
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
-var Release = TastypieModel.extend({
-    urlRoot:window.appSettings.urlRoot + "release/"
+var Release = DSSModel.extend({
+    urlRoot:window.appSettings.urlRoot + "release/",
+    isValid:function () {
+        this.errors = {};
+        if (isEmpty(this.get('release_label'))) {
+            return this.addError('release_label', 'Please choose a label');
+        }
+        if (isEmpty(this.get('release_title'))) {
+            return this.addError('release_title', 'Please choose a title');
+        }
+        if (isEmpty(this.get('release_artist'))) {
+            return this.addError('release_artist', 'Please choose an artist');
+        }
+        if (isEmpty(this.get('release_date'))) {
+            return this.addError('release_date', 'Please choose a valid date');
+        }
+        if (isEmpty(this.get('release_description'))) {
+            return this.addError('release_description', 'Please enter a description of some sort');
+        }
+        return "";
+    }
 });
 var ReleaseCollection = TastypieCollection.extend({
     url:window.appSettings.urlRoot + "release/",
diff --git a/static/js/app/models/release_audio.js b/static/js/app/models/release_audio.js
index 4080ff7..93550da 100755
--- a/static/js/app/models/release_audio.js
+++ b/static/js/app/models/release_audio.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var ReleaseAudio = TastypieModel.extend({
+var ReleaseAudio = DSSModel.extend({
     urlRoot:window.appSettings.urlRoot + "release_audio/"
 });
 
diff --git a/static/js/app/models/user.js b/static/js/app/models/user.js
index 63e57df..592c04f 100755
--- a/static/js/app/models/user.js
+++ b/static/js/app/models/user.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-var User = TastypieModel.extend({
+var User = DSSModel.extend({
     urlRoot:window.appSettings.urlRoot + "user/"
 });
diff --git a/static/js/app/utils.js b/static/js/app/utils.js
index e2065ed..6bec5fa 100755
--- a/static/js/app/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/app/utils.js
@@ -79,24 +79,9 @@ window.utils = {
 };
 setHashbangHeader = function (xhr) {
     xhr.setRequestHeader('X-FB-Nonsense', 'Argle-Bargle');
-}
+};
 
-window.TastypieModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
-    base_url:function () {
-        var temp_url = Backbone.Model.prototype.url.call(this);
-        return (temp_url.charAt(temp_url.length - 1) == '/' ? temp_url : temp_url + '/');
-    },
-    url:function () {
-        return this.base_url();
-    }
-});
 
-window.TastypieCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
-    parse:function (response) {
-        this.recent_meta = response.meta || {};
-        return response.objects || response;
-    }
-});
 jQuery.extend({
     handleError:function (s, xhr, status, e) {
         // If a local callback was specified, fire it
@@ -113,11 +98,11 @@ jQuery.extend({
 (function () {
     var proxied = window.alert;
     /*
-    window.alert = function () {
-        $('#alert-proxy-message').text(arguments[0]);
-        $('#alert-proxy').modal();
-    };
-    */
+     window.alert = function () {
+     $('#alert-proxy-message').text(arguments[0]);
+     $('#alert-proxy').modal();
+     };
+     */
 })();
 
 function generateGuid() {
@@ -129,10 +114,14 @@ function generateGuid() {
 function pad2(number) {
     return (number < 10 ? '0' : '') + number
 }
-function getDateAsToday(){
+function getDateAsToday() {
     var currentTime = new Date();
     var day = currentTime.getDate();
     var month = currentTime.getMonth() + 1;
     var year = currentTime.getFullYear();
     return (pad2(day) + "/" + pad2(month) + "/" + year);
+}
+
+function isEmpty(val){
+    return (val === undefined || val == null || val.length <= 0) ? true : false;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static/js/app/views/release.js b/static/js/app/views/release.js
index 8fdd31a..d9538d8 100755
--- a/static/js/app/views/release.js
+++ b/static/js/app/views/release.js
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ var ReleaseCreateView = Backbone.View.extend({
         $(this.el).html(this.template({"item":this.model.toJSON()}));
         var el = this.el;
         var model = this.model;
-        console.clear();
         var labels, mapped;
         $('.typeahead', this.el).typeahead({
             source:function (query, process) {
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ var ReleaseCreateView = Backbone.View.extend({
                         process(labels);
                     }, 'json');
             },
-            updater: function(item){
+            updater:function (item) {
                 $('#release_label_id', el).val(mapped[item].pk);
                 model.set('release_label_id', mapped[item].pk);
                 return item;
@@ -97,11 +96,11 @@ var ReleaseCreateView = Backbone.View.extend({
         });
         $('.datepicker', this.el).datepicker(
             {
-                'format' : 'dd/mm/yyyy'
+                'format':'dd/mm/yyyy'
             }
         );
         $('textarea.tinymce', this.el).tinymce({
-            script_url: "/static/js/libs/tiny_mce/tiny_mce.js",
+            script_url:"/static/js/libs/tiny_mce/tiny_mce.js",
             mode:"textareas",
             theme:"advanced",
             theme_advanced_toolbar_location:"top",
@@ -126,18 +125,47 @@ var ReleaseCreateView = Backbone.View.extend({
         var model = this.model;
         var el = this.el;
         var parent = this;
+
         this.model.set('release_description', $('#release-description', this.el).html());
-        this.model.set('release_date', $('#release-date', this.el).val());
-        this.model.save(
-            null, {
-                success:function () {
-                    window.utils.showAlert("Success", "Release succesfully added", "alert-info", true);
-                    app.navigate('#/release/' + model.get('id'));
-                },
-                error:function () {
-                    alert("Error saving release");
+        this.model.set('release_date', $('#release_date', this.el).val());
+        this.model.set('embed_code', $('#embed_code', this.el).val());
+        if (this.model.isValid() != "") {
+            if (this.model.errors){
+                for (var error in this.model.errors){
+                    $('#group-' + error, this.el).addClass('error');
+                    $('#error-' + error, this.el).text(this.model.errors[error]);
                 }
-            });
+            }
+        } else {
+            this.model.save(
+                null, {
+                    success:function () {
+                        $.ajaxFileUpload({
+                            url:'ajax/upload_release_image/' + model.get('id') + '/',
+                            secureuri:false,
+                            fileElementId:'release_image',
+                            success:function (data, status) {
+                                if (typeof(data.error) != 'undefined') {
+                                    if (data.error != '') {
+                                        alert(data.error);
+                                    } else {
+                                        alert(data.msg);
+                                    }
+                                } else {
+                                    window.utils.showAlert("Success", "Release successfully added", "alert-info", true);
+                                    app.navigate('#/release/' + model.get('id'));
+                                }
+                            },
+                            error:function (data, status, e) {
+                                alert(e);
+                            }
+                        });
+                    },
+                    error:function () {
+                        alert("Error saving release");
+                    }
+                });
+        }
         return false;
     },
     changed:function (evt) {
diff --git a/static/js/libs/backbone/backbone.mine.js b/static/js/libs/backbone/backbone.mine.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c9e0d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/libs/backbone/backbone.mine.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+Backbone.Validate = function(model, changedAttributes) {
+
+    return (function() {
+        this.errors = {};
+        this.attributes = _.clone(model.attributes);
+        _.extend(this.attributes, changedAttributes);
+        _.each(model.validates, function(value, rule) {
+            this.validators[rule](value);
+        });
+
+        this.validators = {
+            required: function(fields) {
+                _.each(fields, function(field) {
+                    if(_.isEmpty(this.attributes[field]) === true) {
+                        this.addError(field, I18n.t('errors.form.required'));
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        };
+
+        this.addError = function(field, message) {
+            if (_.isUndefined(this.errors[field])) {
+                this.errors[field] = [];
+            }
+            this.errors[field].push(message);
+        };
+
+        return this.errors;
+    })();
+};
+
+window.TastypieModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
+    base_url:function () {
+        var temp_url = Backbone.Model.prototype.url.call(this);
+        return (temp_url.charAt(temp_url.length - 1) == '/' ? temp_url : temp_url + '/');
+    },
+    url:function () {
+        return this.base_url();
+    }
+});
+
+window.TastypieCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
+    parse:function (response) {
+        this.recent_meta = response.meta || {};
+        return response.objects || response;
+    }
+});
+
+window.DSSModel = window.TastypieModel.extend({
+    addError: function(field, message) {
+        if (_.isUndefined(this.errors[field])) {
+            this.errors[field] = [];
+        }
+        this.errors[field].push(message);
+        return field;
+    }
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 9505cf4..7988424 100755
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/libs/backbone/underscore.js"></script>
 <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/libs/ICanHaz.js"></script>
 <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/libs/backbone/backbone.js"></script>
+<script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/libs/backbone/backbone.mine.js"></script>
 <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/libs/jquery.colorbox.js"></script>
 <!-- backbone application -->
 <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/libs/backbone/backbone-tastypie.js"></script>
diff --git a/templates/views/ReleaseCreateView.html b/templates/views/ReleaseCreateView.html
index d4993ac..d0a56ab 100755
--- a/templates/views/ReleaseCreateView.html
+++ b/templates/views/ReleaseCreateView.html
@@ -3,36 +3,79 @@
         {% csrf_token %}
         <legend>Release details</legend>
         <div class="row">
-
-            <div class="control-group">
-                <label class="control-label">Label</label>
-                <div class="controls">
-                    <input id="release_label" class="typeahead" autocomplete="off" type="text" data-provide="typeahead">
-                    <input type="hidden" id="release_label_id">
+            <div class="span6">
+                <div class="control-group" id="group-release_label">
+                    <label class="control-label">Label</label>
+                    <div class="controls">
+                        <input id="release_label" class="typeahead" autocomplete="off" type="text"
+                               data-provide="typeahead">
+                        <span class="help-inline" id="error-release_label"></span>
+                        <input type="hidden" id="release_label_id">
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="control-group" id="group-release_artist">
+                    <label class="control-label">Artist</label>
+                    <div class="controls">
+                        <input id="release_artist" type="text" placeholder="Who dunnit…">
+                        <span class="help-inline" id="error-release_artist"></span>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
-            <div class="control-group">
-                <label class="control-label">Artist</label>
-                <div class="controls">
-                    <input id="release_artist" type="text" placeholder="Who dunnit…">
+            <div class="span6">
+                <div class="control-group" id="group-release_title">
+                    <label class="control-label">Title</label>
+                    <div class="controls">
+                        <input id="release_title" type="text" placeholder="What they dun…">
+                        <span class="help-inline" id="error-release_title"></span>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <div class="control-group" id="group-release_date">
+                    <label class="control-label">Release date</label>
+                    <div class="controls">
+                        <input id="release_date" class="datepicker" type="text" value="<%= item.release_date %>">
+                        <span class="help-inline" id="error-release_date"></span>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
-            <div class="control-group">
-                <label class="control-label">Title</label>
-                <div class="controls">
-                    <input id="release_title" type="text" placeholder="What they dun…">
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="control-group">
-                <label class="control-label">Release date</label>
-                <div class="controls">
-                    <input id="release_date" class="datepicker" type="text" value="<%= item.release_date %>">
-                </div>
-            </div>
-            <div class="control-group">
+        </div>
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="control-group" id="group-release_description">
                 <label class="control-label">Description</label>
                 <div class="controls">
                     <textarea style="width:100%" class="tinymce" id="release-description" rows="10"/>
+                    <span class="help-inline" id="error-release_description"></span>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="span6">
+                <div class="control-group">
+                    <label class="control-label">Embed Code</label>
+                    <div class="controls">
+                        <textarea style="width:100%" id="embed_code" rows="10"/>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="span6">
+                <div class="fileupload fileupload-new" data-provides="fileupload">
+                    <div class="fileupload-new thumbnail" style="width: 200px; height: 150px;">
+                        <img src="http://www.placehold.it/200x150/EFEFEF/AAAAAA&text=no+image"/>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="fileupload-preview fileupload-exists thumbnail"
+                         style="max-width: 200px; max-height: 150px; line-height: 20px;">
+                    </div>
+                    <div>
+                        <span class="btn btn-file">
+                            <span class="fileupload-new">
+                                Select image
+                            </span>
+                        <span class="fileupload-exists">
+                            Change
+                        </span>
+                            <input id="release_image" type="file" size="45" name="release_image" class="input">
+                        </span>
+                        <a href="#" class="btn fileupload-exists" data-dismiss="fileupload">Remove</a>
+                    </div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>