Friday’s PPL Christmas drinks party at The Avenue marks the traditional start of the music business party season. This year was no exception, with the likes of Beggars’ Martin Mills, the MMF’s Jon Webster and BASCA’s Vick Bain there to help get the festive season started. But it also marked the end of an era, as it was PPL chairman Fran Nevrkla’s last time at the helm of the party he’s hosted 35 times, since his days at Warner Music. ...