8 3 , ▁and ▁network ed ▁with ▁post - p unk ▁figures ▁including ▁Paul ▁W eller ▁and ▁E cho ▁& ▁the ▁B unn ymen , ▁the ▁latter ▁being ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁book , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁F let cher ▁also ▁jug g led ▁band ▁and ▁record ▁label ▁management , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁In ▁New ▁York ▁F let cher ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁DJ , ▁club ▁prom oter ▁and ▁music ▁industry ▁consult ant , ▁all ▁the ▁while ▁sett ling ▁down ▁as ▁a ▁serious ▁scholar ▁of ▁contemporary ▁music ▁history , ▁author ing ▁a ▁guide ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁The ▁Cl ash , ▁plus ▁major ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁R . E . M . ▁and ▁Keith ▁Moon . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁Internet ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 0 s ▁F let cher ▁returned ▁to ▁top ical ▁writing , ▁with ▁his ▁i J am ming . net ▁website , ▁adding ▁wine ▁to ▁his ▁musical ▁interests . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁study ▁on ▁the ▁musical ▁history ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁His ▁bi ography ▁of ▁the ▁Smith s , ▁A ▁Light ▁That ▁Never ▁Go es ▁Out : ▁The ▁End uring ▁S aga ▁of ▁the ▁Smith s , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3