▁and ▁partly ▁distributed ▁by ▁Better ▁Bad ges . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7 8 - 8 3 , ▁Jam ming ! ▁featured ▁inter views ▁with ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁artists ▁that ▁included ▁P ete ▁Town sh end , ▁Az te c ▁Camera , ▁D ex ys ▁Mid night ▁R unn ers , ▁The ▁Dam ned , ▁D elta ▁ 5 , ▁The ▁Jam , ▁Bill ▁Nelson , ▁Sc rit ti ▁Pol itt i , ▁The ▁Select er , ▁The ▁Beat , ▁Dead ▁Kenn ed ys ▁and ▁more . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Jam ming ! ▁went ▁bi - month ly , ▁and ▁later ▁month ly . ▁Art ists ▁featured ▁in ▁this ▁later ▁phase ▁included ▁The ▁Smith s , ▁U 2 , ▁Billy ▁B rag g , ▁Julian ▁C ope , ▁Lloyd ▁Cole , ▁the ▁Co ct eau ▁Tw ins , ▁E cho ▁and ▁the ▁B unn ymen , ▁R . E . M ., ▁The ▁Spe ci als , ▁ ▁Everything ▁But ▁The ▁Girl , ▁Mad ness ▁and ▁more . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁after ▁ 3 6 ▁issues , ▁the ▁magazine ▁shut ▁down . ▁ ▁Media ▁ ▁career ▁His ▁success ▁with ▁Jam ming ! ▁led ▁to ▁F let cher ▁to ▁more ▁opportun ities , ▁starting ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁published ▁interview ▁with ▁Paul ▁McC art ney ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁presented ▁TV ▁program mes , ▁including ▁The ▁T ube , ▁where ▁he ▁interview ed ▁Wh am ! ▁in ▁ 1 9