London Calling By Pennie Smith
A spontaneous, blurry photograph shot from the side of the stage at the Palladium in New York in 1979 has become one of rock and roll’s most enduringly rebellious images. Shot by Pennie Smith, who was documenting an eight-week US tour with The Clash, it froze the moment when the band’s bass guitarist, Paul Simonon, decided to take out his frustration by smashing his Fender Precision Bass onstage, but it was a moment that could easily have been missed…
Smith had originally planned to go out to dinner with some friends that night but, instead, decided to shoot the gig. Also, she usually
