Jamming! 1977–1986

British music journalist Tony Fletcher started Jamming! in 1977 as a 13-year-old, printing the first issues at school. It gradually transformed from a DIY fanzine with hand-drawn illustrations to a glossy magazine with professional photographs that were issued monthly. An extensive list of artists—including Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, Dead Kennedys, Adam and the Ants, the Smiths, U2, Billy Bragg, the Cocteau Twins, R.E.M., and Madness—were interviewed in its pages, which provide a valuable account of post-punk musical life in the U.K. Fletcher, only 21 when Jamming! ceased publication after 36 issues in January 1986, has gone on to write a number of books on popular music and produce The Fanzine Podcast.