tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-127306782009-02-21T14:07:55.589-08:00A blog to accompany Maximum Broadway Radio. Stop by for updates, reviews, and various musings related to the station, theatre, and the world at large.maximumbroadwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594008621223779321noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730678.post-1149300241443342962006-06-02T19:00:00.000-07:002006-06-02T19:04:01.456-07:00

New tracks. New releases The Drowsy Chaperone, December Songs, and Patti LuPone's The Lady with the Torch all joined the station library recently. Tracks from Snoopy!!!, Lucky Stiff, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes have also been added. More new music is on the way, so stay tuned.Album of the Month. The Album of the Month for June is another recent release, Hugh Sings Martin. This album comes from

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There is a real possibility that in the not too distant future Maximum Broadway Radio and thousands of other internet radio stations like it will cease to exist. The major record labels (i.e. the RIAA) are taking steps in several arenas to make it impossible for internet radio to survive in its current form.One effort is the PERFORM act currently working its way through the U.S. Senate. Most of

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New tracks. New releases The Color Purple, See What I Wanna See, and The Great American Trailer Park Musical all joined the station library recently. Tracks from Honk!, Forever Plaid, and Five Guys Named Moe have also been added. More new music is on the way, so stay tuned.All Sondheim, All Day. The all day Sondheim program on March 22 was the biggest day in Maximum Broadway Radio history. Thanks

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Wednesday, March 22 is Stephen Sondheim's birthday, and Max Broadway - Variety will celebrate by playing nothing but Sondheim works all day. Listening to these songs one after the other for hours will give you a new appreciation for Sondheim's genius.As a special treat you can win a free subscription to The Sondheim Review. For full details visit the contest page on the station web site.Tivo has

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Easier listening for iTunes and Tivo users. Max Broadway - Variety is now in the iTunes Radio tuner giving iTunes users even easier access to the stream. The station is listed in the Eclectic genre. Max Broadway - Select should appear in the list soon as well. Both stations are now available to Tivo users who have units updated to access internet services. If you're one of theseusers, please let

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To help you celebrate Valentine's Day, Max Broadway - Variety will feature all love-related songs from 7 pm Eastern on February 13 to 6 am Eastern on February 15.If you're not in the Valentine's mood, check out Max Broadway - Select. If you're really not in the mood, try Lonely Radio.Thanks for listening,Zack

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Show Tunes 48/14. Maximum Broadway Radio's quest for worldwide domination took a big step forward in January with the launch of Max Broadway - Select. This new station features the best of the Maximum Broadway library and a different style of mixing and rotating the songs. January also brought the option of listening to either station without logging in if you launch from the station web site or

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Twice the Show Tunes. As promised in the January update, the new year brings a second station to the Maximum Broadway Radio family. The original station is now called Max Broadway - Variety, and the new station is called Max Broadway - Select. The Variety station will continue to feature the wide-ranging mix of tracks that has made Maximum Broadway Radio so popular. The Select station features

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New Station. The 2nd station in the Maximum Broadway Radio family launches soon, so I have made a slight name change. The original station is now called Max Broadway - Variety, and the new station is Max Broadway - Select. You do not need to adjust your Live365 presets. These new names reflect the difference in emphasis for each station. Variety will continue to play the wide range of tracks that

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Mark your calendars. Earlier this week I made a major commitment to Live365 to expand Maximum Broadway Radio in the new year. Unfortunately, this change will mean the end of automated online requests and the return of commercials for non-VIP listeners. Benefits will include enhanced stability, the option of listening without logging in, and 5 times as many listener slots to reduce your chance of

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A conservative blog has posted a list of potential targets for bombing and is asking readers to vote on them. I'm not sure how or why, but Maximum Broadway Radio is among the nominees, and I want to win. If you have time, please consider visiting Beautiful Atrocities to vote for the station.I realize inclusion on the list of nominees is meant to be an insult, but I don't care. I'm happy when

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I'm still here. Every time I claim that technical issues have passed, something seems to happen. I have decided to accept that fact that the DSL line that connects the station computer to Live365 will never be as reliable as I expect. If you find the station inaccessible, please try back later. In most cases the connection fixes itself in less than 5 minutes. I am exploringoptions for the new

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What's New. Well, the most important thing that's new is that the station is actually staying on the air. The reliability on my end has greatly improved, and Live365 has been solid as a rock. Keep your fingers crossed that things stay this way. New recordings recently added include The Grand Tour, New Faces of 1952, the concept recording of Jekyll and Hyde, and the revivalcast recording of Sweet

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I switched the station back into its normal live mode last night, and after some minor adjustments this morning, it seems to be running smoothly. I'll monitor it closely today, and, hopefully, I'll be able to leave it alone. I also upgraded the battery backup while everything was disconnected which should help avoid future outages.As I've said before, it really makes me feel good to see all of

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It's been quite a long weekend. I tried to evacuate only to spend 12 hours driving/sitting to get 90 miles. I decided to turn around and go back home. The storm had since turned east, so my house was spared the hurricane experience. A few neighbors lost power, but it was restored within a few hours.I just finished setting the station computer back up. The dial-up stream is up and running normally

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With Rita bearing down on the Houston area, I will be packing up and heading north very soon. The station has been switched over to what Live365 calls basic mode. For listeners this switch means a looping playlist stored on Live365's servers, more ads, and no automatic requests. The dial-up stream will be down completely.Hopefully, the station will be back to normal operation by the end of next

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Sorry I'm Late. The update is a couple of days late this month. The start of school and a cold have combined to slow me down. I'm also behind on adding new music. Stay tuned for new tracks from The Grand Tour, New Faces of 1952, the concept recording of Jekyll and Hyde, and the revival cast recording of Sweet Charity.Bayou City Concert Musicals. If you're in the Houston area, don't miss the BCCM

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I finally started working through the stack of CDs sitting on my desk. I added 6 new recordings last weekend and should get 4 more added this weekend. Added last weekend were Fame: The Musical, Woman of the Year, Violet, Gigi, Godspell (The 2000 Off-Broadway cast), and I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road.Keep those requests coming. All the shows I just added were listener

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Rough seas are behind us. As many of you know, July was a difficult month for many Live365 stations including Maximum Broadway Radio. Live365 suffered 2 major technical problems that affected the service for over 2 weeks. In addition, the Maximum Broadway Radio studio (i.e. my bedroom) was hit by both DSL and power outages. It appears that these problems have all been resolved, and we can look

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I'm very pleased to post an entry that is not about technical problems. It appears the problems of early July are behind us (knock wood, fingers crossed), so I'm back to focusing on the music. I just added the 2002 revival of Into the Woods, listener-requested Golden Boy, and the latest album from Philip Chaffin, Warm Spring Night.Philip's first album, Where Do I Go from You?, has been playing

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If you've tried listening to the station recently, you have no doubt experienced trouble or noticed a change in programming. Live365 has had a series of hardware and network problems that started on July 2. Combined with my DSL problems (see "DSL Hell" below), it has been quite a challenge keeping the music flowing.At several points I have switched back to the old "basic" stream on Live365's

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Get All Shook Up – You can win the new Original Cast Recording of All Shook Up and other great prizes just by being on the monthly update email list. The deadline for to sign up is midnight CDT on July 31. You can read more about the contest on the contest page. All Shook Up features a collection of Elvis songs used to tell a new story. It is amazing to hear these classic songs orchestrated and

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Here's a lengthy review of The Light in the Piazza from the Houston Chronicle Sunday edition:Piazza Review. Free registration may be required.Zack

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If you're a regular listener, you've probably noticed several outages in the station stream over the last few days. Apparently, my DSL line has been taking some time off for summer vacation. While I try to maintain a professional image for the station, I am really just a guy working out of his bedroom and making this all up as I go. Thus, I am at the mercy of my residential DSL line that serves

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Well, I'm sitting in Lincoln, Nebraska in the middle of grading AP Statistics exams, so the station is on autopilot for the week. I was out of town last week as well, and everything seemed to run OK without me. Keep your fingers crossed that this week is the same.I got quite a bit of new music added before leaving town, but I've got several CDs waiting on me when I return. Stayed tuned for The

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