Rockers Galore

When it comes to photographers who shot Joe Strummer and The Clash, Pennie Smith usually comes to mind. Her image of Paul Simonon about to smash his bass on the cover of London Calling is nothing less than iconic. Here's something to put on the shelf next to her Before and After collection. In conjunction with Stüssy, New York photographer Josh Cheuse has released Rockers Galore, a book that's loaded with great, grainy black-and-white pics of Strummer, The Only Band That Matters, and Big Audio Dynamite, as well as Black Flag, The Beastie Boys, RUN-DMC, LL Cool J, and Schoolly D. Adam and the Ants and The Specials, too? No way!

There's a certain amount of crossover with the work of Glen E. Friedman, but Cheuse seems to be less about capturing lighting in a bottle than soaking in the atmosphere. The fact that Cheuse was working for a record label is a little different, too, but he proves to have excellent taste in editing. The book is highly recommended, and it's value-priced at buck less than the T-shirts which have been made to celebrate the collaboration.