BAM (short for Bay Area Music) was a free bi-weekly music magazine founded and published by Dennis Erokan in the San Francisco Bay Area from January 1976 until June 1999.[1]
| Type | Music magazine |
|---|---|
| Format | Free biweekly |
| Owner(s) | Bam Media |
| Founder(s) | Dennis Erokan |
| Publisher | Earl Adkins (from 1994) |
| Launched | January 1976 |
| Ceased publication | June 1999 |
| Relaunched | 2011 |
| Circulation | 130,000 (mid-1980s) |
| Sister newspapers |
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| Website | www |
History
editBay Area Music magazine was first published in January 1976. It was a free bi-weekly magazine that was funded by advertisers.[2]
In the mid-1980s the magazine reached its largest circulation of 130,000 biweekly throughout California, after opening an office in Los Angeles.[3] After the opening of the Los Angeles office, separate Northern and Southern editions of BAM were published.[3]
In October 1994, the magazine got a new publisher, Earl Adkins.[4] Adkins resigned in spring 1995. In 1995, Bam magazine's parent company, Bam Media, bought the copyright to the Seattle Rocket music magazine.[4]
The final edition of the print magazine was published in June 1999.[3] The paper's circulation at the time of closing was 55,000.[3] The BAM logo was used as the music section of This Week, another Bam Media publication, after the paper folded.[3]
Relaunch
editIn 2011, BAM returned as an online magazine at BAMmagazine.com,[5] operated by Dennis Erokan.[6]
Bammies
editIn 1977, Erokan founded the Bay Area Music Awards, better known as the Bammies, a yearly award show for musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area.[4] Winners were voted on by BAM's readers.[7] In 1998, the Bammies name was changed to the California Music Awards.[8] In March 2018, there was a Bammies Reunion Concert in San Francisco.[5]
MicroTimes
editMicroTimes was a free regional computer magazine, focused on industry personalities, founded and published by Dennis Erokan in the San Francisco Bay Area starting in 1984 and sold in 1999.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ Ganahl, Jane; Staff, Of the Examiner (June 4, 1999). "BAM magazine shuts doors". SFGate. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "The Stanford Daily 24 October 1996 — The Stanford Daily". stanforddailyarchive.com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Chonin, Neva; Writer, Chronicle Staff (June 4, 1999). "Bam To Cease Publishing / Music magazine was losing money". SFGate. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c Ganahl, Jane; Staff, Of the Examiner (September 1, 1995). "BAM Magazine merges with Seattle Rocket". SFGate. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "Bammies reunion hopes to revive spirit of once-popular Bay Area award show - SFChronicle.com". www.sfchronicle.com. March 19, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "BAM magazine will return as website". The Mercury News. September 1, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ MTV News Staff. "Hole Lead 'Bammies' Nominees". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Report, Examiner Staff (October 21, 1997). "Bammies become California Music Awards". SFGate. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "MicroTimes Newsletter". Internet Archive. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ Microtimes. BAM Publications, Incorporated. September 1989.
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- ^ "Volume 1 Number 1". MicroTimes. 1 (1). BAM Publications. May 1984. OCLC 18528655. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
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