diff --git a/static/js/app/app.js b/static/js/app/app.js
index 674c57e..d0e8c45 100644
--- a/static/js/app/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app/app.js
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ var AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({
         $('#site-content-fill').html('');
     },
     loginRedirect: function () {
-        com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Thank you for logging in.", "alert-success", true);
+        com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Thank you for logging in.");
         this.defaultRoute();
     },
     connectAccounts: function () {
diff --git a/static/js/app/social.js b/static/js/app/social.js
index 23853ec..1768c22 100644
--- a/static/js/app/social.js
+++ b/static/js/app/social.js
@@ -11,23 +11,7 @@ postFacebookLike = function (mixId) {
     $.getJSON(
         'social/like/' + mixId + '/',
         function (data) {
-            com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Posted your like to facebook, you can stop this in your settings page.", "Cheers feen", "alert-success", true);
-            /*
-             if (data.value) {
-             FB.api(
-             '/me/deepsouthsounds:like',
-             'post',
-             { mix:'http://' + window.location.host + '/social/redirect/mix/' + mixId},
-             function (response) {
-             if (!response || response.error) {
-             com.podnoms.utils.showAlert(response.error.message, 'Error occurred: ', "alert-error", true);
-             } else {
-             com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Posted your like to facebook, you can stop this in your settings page.", "Cheers feen", "alert-success", true);
-             }
-             }
-             );
-             }
-             */
+            com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Posted your like to facebook, you can stop this in your settings page.", "Cheers feen");
         }
     );
 };
@@ -54,19 +38,19 @@ sharePageToTwitter = function (model) {
 };
 sharePageToFacebook = function (model) {
     FB.ui({
-            method:'feed',
-            name:'Check out this mix on Deep South Sounds',
-            display:'popup',
-            link:'http://' + window.location.host + "/" + model.get('item_url'),
-            picture:model.get('mix_image'),
-            caption:model.get('title'),
-            description:model.get('description')
+            method: 'feed',
+            name: 'Check out this mix on Deep South Sounds',
+            display: 'popup',
+            link: 'http://' + window.location.host + "/" + model.get('item_url'),
+            picture: model.get('mix_image'),
+            caption: model.get('title'),
+            description: model.get('description')
         },
         function (response) {
             if (response && response.post_id) {
-                com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Post shared to facebook", "alert-success", true);
+                com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Post shared to facebook");
             } else {
-                com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Error", "Failure sharing post", "alert-error", true);
+                com.podnoms.utils.showError("Error", "Failure sharing post");
             }
         }
     );
diff --git a/static/js/app/views/comment.js b/static/js/app/views/comment.js
index c0632ad..28edfc0 100644
--- a/static/js/app/views/comment.js
+++ b/static/js/app/views/comment.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ window.CommentListView = Backbone.View.extend({
                     view.render();
                 },
                 error:function () {
-                    com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Error", "Unable to save comment", "alert-error");
+                    com.podnoms.utils.showError("Error", "Unable to save comment");
             }});
             $('textarea[name=new-comment]').val('');
         }
diff --git a/static/js/app/views/event.js b/static/js/app/views/event.js
index c06d185..8e9e11c 100644
--- a/static/js/app/views/event.js
+++ b/static/js/app/views/event.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ var EventCreateView = DSSEditableView.extend({
         this.model.set('event_date', $('#event_date', this.el).val());
         this._saveChanges({
             success:function () {
-                com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Event successfully added", "alert-info", true);
+                com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Event successfully added");
                 Backbone.router.navigate('/event/' + model.get('id'));
             }
         });
diff --git a/static/js/app/views/header.js b/static/js/app/views/header.js
index e1dab4c..4972fe2 100644
--- a/static/js/app/views/header.js
+++ b/static/js/app/views/header.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ window.HeaderView = Backbone.View.extend({
         });
     },
     logout: function () {
-        com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "You are now logged out", "alert-success", true);
+        com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "You are now logged out");
     },
     trackChanged:function (data) {
         $(this.el).find('#track-description').text(data.title);
diff --git a/static/js/app/views/mix.js b/static/js/app/views/mix.js
index ad864fd..9790590 100644
--- a/static/js/app/views/mix.js
+++ b/static/js/app/views/mix.js
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ window.MixListItemView = Backbone.View.extend({
                 var result = JSON.parse(data);
                 if (result.value == "Liked") {
                     parent.setLikeButton(id, true);
-                    com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Thanks for liking!!", "alert-success", true);
+                    com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Thanks for liking!!");
                 } else if (result.value == "Unliked") {
                     parent.setLikeButton(id, false);
-                    com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Mix unliked!!", "alert-success", true);
+                    com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Mix unliked!!");
                 }
             }
         );
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ window.MixCreateView = DSSEditableView.extend({
                 }
             },
             error: function (model, response) {
-                com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Error", "Something went wrong<br />Nerd stuff is: " + response, "alert-info", false);
+                com.podnoms.utils.showError("Error", "Something went wrong<br />Nerd stuff is: " + response);
             }
         });
         return false;
diff --git a/static/js/app/views/release.js b/static/js/app/views/release.js
index 3ecdd24..f0aaeab 100644
--- a/static/js/app/views/release.js
+++ b/static/js/app/views/release.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ var ReleaseCreateView = DSSEditableView.extend({
 
         this._saveChanges({
             success:function () {
-                com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Release successfully added", "alert-info", true);
+                com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Release successfully added");
                 Backbone.history.navigate('/release/' + model.get('id'), {trigger:true});
             }
         });
diff --git a/static/js/app/views/user.js b/static/js/app/views/user.js
index 87113b0..6c86bb4 100644
--- a/static/js/app/views/user.js
+++ b/static/js/app/views/user.js
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ window.UserView = DSSEditableView.extend({
         var model = this.model;
         this._saveChanges({
             success:function () {
-                com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Successfully updated yourself", "alert-info", true);
+                com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Successfully updated yourself");
                 Backbone.history.navigate('/me', {trigger:true});
             },
             error:function () {
-                com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Successfully updated yourself", "alert-info", false);
+                com.podnoms.utils.showAlert("Success", "Successfully updated yourself");
                 alert("Error");
             }
         });
diff --git a/static/js/com.podnoms.player.js b/static/js/com.podnoms.player.js
index 280dc1d..2493721 100644
--- a/static/js/com.podnoms.player.js
+++ b/static/js/com.podnoms.player.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ com.podnoms.player = {
             this.playButtonEl
                 .removeClass('play-button-small-loading')
                 .addClass('play-button-small-pause');
-            this.trackLoaded = true;r r sharing
+            this.trackLoaded = true;
         }
         this.currentPosition = this.currentSound.position;
         var duration = this._getDurationEstimate(this.currentSound);
diff --git a/static/js/com.podnoms.utils.js b/static/js/com.podnoms.utils.js
index 89013d8..b67ee37 100644
--- a/static/js/com.podnoms.utils.js
+++ b/static/js/com.podnoms.utils.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ com.podnoms.utils = {
                 this.addValidationError(key, messages[key]);
             }
         }
-        this.showAlert('Warning!', 'Fix validation errors and try again', 'alert-warning');
+        this.showWarning('Warning!', 'Fix validation errors and try again');
     },
     addValidationError: function (field, message) {
         var controlGroup = $('#' + field).parent().parent();
@@ -64,20 +64,13 @@ com.podnoms.utils = {
         }
     },
     showError: function (title, message) {
-        this.showAlert(title, message, 'alert-error', true);
+        toastr.error(message, title);
     },
-    showAlert: function (title, text, klass, fade) {
-        $('.alert').removeClass("alert-error alert-warning alert-success alert-info");
-        $('.alert').addClass(klass);
-        $('.alert').html('<strong>' + title + '</strong> ' + text);
-        $('.alert').show();
-        if (fade) {
-            $('.alert').fadeOut(5000, function () {
-            });
-        }
-        $('.alert').click(function () {
-            this.hideAlert();
-        });
+    showWarning: function(title, message){
+        toastr.warning(message, title);
+    },
+    showAlert: function (title, message) {
+        toastr.success(message, title);
     },
     showAlertModal: function (title, message) {
         $('#alert-proxy-title').text(title);
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 7e5c294..dc81320 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ STATIC_URL }}css/uploadifive.css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ STATIC_URL }}css/com.podnoms.player.css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ STATIC_URL }}css/emoticons.css">
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ STATIC_URL }}css/toastr.css">
     {% endcompress %}
     {% block headerscripts %}
     {% endblock %}
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@
     <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/libs/backbone/backbone.mine.js"></script>
     <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/libs/backbone/backbone.infiniscroll.js"></script>
     <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/libs/globalize.js"></script>
+    <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/libs/toastr.js"></script>
     <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/libs/jquery.colorbox.js"></script>
     <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/com.podnoms.utils.js"></script>
     <script src="{{ STATIC_URL }}js/com.podnoms.storage.js"></script>