| 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 | This Week MicroTimes |
| Website | www |
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]
History
Bay 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
In 2011, BAM returned as an online magazine at BAMmagazine.com,[5] operated by Dennis Erokan.[6]
Bammies
In 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
MicroTimes 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
- ↑ Ganahl, Jane; Staff, Of the Examiner (1999-06-04). "BAM magazine shuts doors". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "The Stanford Daily 24 October 1996 — The Stanford Daily". stanforddailyarchive.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Chonin, Neva; Writer, Chronicle Staff (1999-06-04). "Bam To Cease Publishing / Music magazine was losing money". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- 1 2 3 Ganahl, Jane; Staff, Of the Examiner (1995-09-01). "BAM Magazine merges with Seattle Rocket". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- 1 2 "Bammies reunion hopes to revive spirit of once-popular Bay Area award show - SFChronicle.com". www.sfchronicle.com. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "BAM magazine will return as website". The Mercury News. 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ MTV News Staff. "Hole Lead 'Bammies' Nominees". MTV News. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ Report, Examiner Staff (1997-10-21). "Bammies become California Music Awards". SFGate. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
- ↑ "MicroTimes Newsletter". Internet Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ Microtimes. BAM Publications, Incorporated. September 1989.
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- ↑ "Volume 1 Number 1". MicroTimes. BAM Publications. 1 (1). May 1984. OCLC 18528655. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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