In one month and one day Nancy Spungen would have been turning 51 years old, had she not died from a stab wound at age 20 inside the Hotel Chelsea. Since then her death has been shrouded in mystery, with a majority of fingers pointed at Sid Vicious...but is that all about to change? A new documentary on the troubled couple claims the Sex Pistols bassist may have had nothing to do with the death of his lover. Vicious, who died about four months later of a drug overdose, never went to trial but was always the NYPD's prime suspect in the case. Jezebel notes that his mother "who committed suicide in 1996, always believed that her son was innocent...asked film maker Alan G. Parker to help her prove it." Enter Who Killed Nancy?, Parker's new Sherlock Holmes-meets-Sid Vicious type film that traces the evening of Spungen's murder and other possible suspects. more ›

No, not the movie. The real Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen stopped by Manhattan Cable Network (whose studio was down the block from the Hotel Chelsea) on September 18th, 1978 for a live call-in show. Less than a month later Nancy was found dead, followed by Sid the following February. Watch Part One here, Part Two is below... more ›

All sorts of people have been showing up at the Hotel Chelsea, or writing in, to express their thoughts on "new management". It was only a matter of time before Ethan Hawke stopped by (and we're glad he did)! more ›

The Hotel Chelsea Blog explores theories about the hotel's most famous couple. This year marks the 29th anniversary of Nancy Spungen's death, who was murdered in room 100 of the legendary hotel. Since then, questions and rumors have surrounded her death - which was pinned on Sid Vicious. more ›

As we heard last week, Doc Martens released upon the world a new ad campaign starring some familiar faces: Kurt Cobain, Sid Vicious, Joe Strummer and Joey Ramone. The deceased musicians were depicted wearing the shoes in "heaven," but there was no approval for using their images. Courtney Love promptly issued a statement, the ad company was fired and Doc Martens - though apologetic - looked really, really bad. Now Joey Ramone's brother, Mickey Leigh, has issued the following statement: more ›