“Stuck in the ’50s” listeners may notice a lot more variety in the music lately.  While I have added more songs that didn’t quite make the “Top Forty”, most of the variety is due to the new software I now use to create the playlists. It’s not completely automatic, but it does save a lot of typing and  keeps track of what is in the list and warns me if I have too many songs by one artist or from one album.  Because of the time saved I’ve been changing the playlist every day. Listenership has been increasing and I thank all of you for that.

My web hosting provider is no longer offering the comics so I’ve removed the links from the column to the left.  Actually, Foxtrot hasn’t worked for a few days.  I’m sorry to see them go.  My local newspaper doesn’t carry Foxtrot on weekdays and I enjoyed following the daily misadventures of the family.

Update: The AP News seems to be reliable again, so the link is now active to the left.

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas”, so the song goes.  And I’ve added some music of the season to Easy Standard Time, all instrumental,  and Grandpa D’s Place,  with almost anything I’ve got in my collection.  As usual, a few to start, with more added as we approach Christmas Day.

I hope this year brings joy to your home and that the music adds to it.  Merry Christmas from Vinyl Bytes.

Live365 has made a few changes to their Broadcast packages, some good, some bad.

First, the good news.  Storage space on the servers has been increased 50%.  That means room for more variety in the music.  Of course I have to prepare the music, so it may be a few weeks until you notice any change.

The bad news is that the number of Standard Listeners (non-VIP) at any given time has been decreased by about 25%.  You may notice an occasional “Station Full” message.  Two stations, “Stuck in the ’50s” and “The Dream Catcher” have hit that mark today.  Of course Live365 stations are never full for VIP listeners and you can subscribe by clicking the big green button below.

Lately the number of listeners to The Dream Catcher has been pushing the limits of my account with Live365.  So as of May 1st I’ve updated the package to increase the number.  Another advantage is that the storage space on the server also increases, so I can add more music to the rotation.  I’ve got a lot of new CD’s from artists and you should be hearing more of those in the coming weeks.