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THE BEATLES & BOBBY HEBB IN CANADA 1966 ON AUCTION

An amazing documentary of The Beatles/Barry & The Remains, The Cyrkle, The Ronettes and Bobby Hebb sold at auction for 16K.

Original 1966 Beatles Audio Recording Auction ended 8/30/08
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UNNATURAL AXE / WILLIE LOCO ALEXANDER at CHURCH with
CHEETAH CHROME Friday August 22, 2008


At least The Axe had the good sense to import a band or two in from Italy -

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Miss Chain & The Broken Heels

http://www.myspace.com/misschainandthebrokenheels

Which at least makes for some sort of cultural exchange and is somewhat exotic. Better than hearing a local group that changes its name five times in a year and doesn't have any sense of establishing a trademark.
I'll be editorializing quite a bit on this blog so stay tuned:
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August 19, 2008
It is with great sadness that we open the newest issue of MBM Magazine with the loss of a talented and respected musician.

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Boston Rock & Roll Legend passes away.
Wayne Wadhams:
Many Contributions to Boston Music and more...

 R.I.P. Wayne Wadhams Nov. 12, 1946 - August 19, 2008

The Echo Of Wayne Wadhams...

A well-known writer sent an e mail after hearing of the passing of author/record producer/Fifth Estate lead singer Wayne Wadhams and said "He made a contribution -- not many people do, you know -- and seemed to have led a most interesting life."Contributing to the greater good, really adding to the arts... Wayne made many such additions to our world of music, from pressing and distributing one of the first compilations of Boston music, the Chef's Salad anthology in 1975 on his own "Cooking Records" from Studio B, to producing the jazz group Full Circle on Columbia Records as well as releasing many classical and rock/pop discs on the label he nurtured... Full story here: http://waynewadhams.blogspot.com/

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Gary "Pig" Gold's previous Music Business Monthly postings:
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BULLETINS FROM BILLBOARD MAGAZINE

Billboard has two headlines on their current e mail message that are worth noting here:

DOORS LEGAL SUIT NEARING RESOLUTION (from Associated Press)
The end is near for a bitter legal dispute between the three surviving members of the Doors now that the California Supreme Court has refused to take up their case.

Keyboardist Ray Manzarek and guitarist Robby Krieger are on the hook for more than $5 million after they were found by lower courts to have improperly invoked the Doors' name and images during a 2003 concert tour. After the high court declined to hear their appeal on Aug. 13, they'll have to pay up to drummer John Densmore, the parents of the deceased lead singer Jim Morrison and the parents of Morrison's deceased wife, Pamela Courson, who died in 1974.
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3if8116569e5fd87e4f6190336a73446bd

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Here's the more disgraceful one:
BMI Posts $901 Million Annual Revenue
August 25, 2008 -

(As some of you know, i have fought BMI's unbelievable shoddy practice of ignoring new bands and artists without hits for years; I have left BMI and will be signing with ASCAP shortly. BMI rakes in BILLIONS but they refuse to even throw a few hundred dollars as ASCAP tends to do if you are getting college or regional airplay. More on this soon)

By Ed Christman, N.Y.

BMI kept alive its 24-year record-breaking revenue and payouts streak by posting $901 million in revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, a 7.4% increase from what it collected in the prior year.

What's more, BMI will disperse $786 million to songwriters, composers and copyright owners, an 8% increase over the prior year. Both figures represent milestones for the organization. Of that $901 million, $664 million, or 73.7%, came from domestic license income while $238 million, or 26.3%, came from international revenues.

Breaking out BMI domestic revenue, cable and satellite radio and television accounted for $208 million, or 23.1%. Traditional broadcast radio and television accounted for $340 million, or 38%, of revenue. General licensing income (i.e. stores, bars, etc.) generated $97 million, or 11%, of BMI revenue. New media revenues like ringbacks and licensing to social networks garnered $15 million last year.

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i67f2ad037eba0dd61faec9cae9e0de2e