LUONblog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... Clash (1979) features a photograph of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his bass on stage - as shot by Pennie Smith. Designer Ray Lowry's design is apparently a homage to Elvis Presley's debut album layout. Above right: Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells (1973) sleeve is by Trevor Key. About time to start collecting stamps me sez. Via Creative Review blog
Sandbox World (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... Clash (1979) features a photograph of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his bass on stage – as shot by Pennie Smith. Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells (1973) sleeve is by Trevor Key. Pink Floyd’s 1994 album The Division Bell , art directed by Storm Thorgerson features sculptures by John Robertson. Coldplay’s A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002). Art directed by Blue Source and Coldplay. Cover...
totalcontent - blog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... is. Personally, I’ll be buying as many Clash stamps as I can get my hands on. The iconic Pennie Smith photo of Paul Simenon smashing his bass still has immense power, and the type design by Ray Lowry – a homage to an earlier Elvis album – creates the perfect frame. Along with his many other achievements – bassist, artist, coolest man on Earth – Simenon...
Torn and frayed in Manila (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Many of the most intense moments of my life have been at live music events, none more so than the Clash at Brighton Top Rank in early 1980. London Calling , their highwater mark, had just been released and my mates and I had played it non-stop for weeks. I’ve never loved a product so much – from Pennie Smith’s iconic cover photo to the rock steady Revolution Rock and Wrong ‘em Boyo and...
CR Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... Clash (1979) features a photograph of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his bass on stage - as shot by Pennie Smith. Designer Ray Lowry's design is apparently a homage to Elvis Presley's debut album layout. Above right: Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells (1973) sleeve is by Trevor Key Above left: Pink Floyd's 1994 album The Division Bell, art directed by Storm Thorgerson features sculptures...
Pogo Creative Marketing News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... random ones. British artist/designer Jamie Reid iconic album cover design for the Sex pistols. Pennie Smith s’ fantastic shot of Paul Simonon smashing his guitar at the Palladium in New York. The brilliant Sir Peter Blake and Chris Gabrin
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Filed under: News , Exclusive For as long as rock 'n' roll has existed, there have always been photographers capturing the performers at their shows and in intimate settings. Some of these images are memorable: Anton Corbjin's photo of U2 for the cover of 'The Joshua Tree,' Pennie Smith's 'London Calling' shot of the Clash 's Paul Simonon smashing his bass and Jerry Schatzberg's image...
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... Elvis Presley which appeared on his first album; The Clash's London Calling album cover by Pennie Smith depicting Paul Simonon smashing his Fender bass guitar; the contact sheet of Bob Gruen's portrait of John Lennon in a sleeveless New York City T-shirt; Don Hunstein's photograph of Bob Dylan walking with his girlfriend Suze Rotolo down a snowy Greenwich Village street; David LaChapelle's...
