Living with Legends
Hotel Chelsea Blog
Category: Rock & Roll
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As we reported in an earlier blog post, in the early morning hours of Oct 13, Star Lounge, the club in the basement of the Chelsea, was broken into. They had kept us up to all hours the night before with their throbbing, thumping “music”, and so we didn’t give a good goddamn—they are decidedly…
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No surprise, but the famous creative energy of the Chelsea has come through once again. Add the South Austin Jug Band to the long list of musicians and groups that have created albums at the Chelsea. Singer and guitarist James Hyland, to judge from his quote in the Daily Lobo, seems to attribute the band’s…
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Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of Nancy Spungen’s tragic death in room 100 of the Chelsea Hotel. Some still believe Sid to be innocent of the crime, which leaves a big mystery to be solved. We wonder if any of the punk rockers who used to make the pilgrimage to the Chelsea have any events…
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Lost City reports (and today’s Post) that five old brownstones on West 28th Street are up for sale for $44 million, presumably to a developer who will tear them down and throw up another souless condo high-rise. What a great idea! The buildings, at 47 through 55 West28th, are a part of…
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Past residents of the Chelsea Hotel continue to inspire the youth of today. Austin-based band okkervil River’s lastest effort "The Stand Ins" features an awesome tribute to Jobriath entitled "Bruce Wayne Campbell Interviewed on the Roof of the Chelsea Hotel." (Unfortunately, the video of the interview was removed from youtube.com)
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We hung out with Don, Jess, Vinnie, Joey & Richard (all members of The Traumas) when they stayed at the Chelsea Hotel back in April. They were all really cool and totally loved the hotel and were excited to be able to afford to stay at this awesome place. I think that the only thing…
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Big news: an annex of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is set to open in Soho! It will of course feature exhibits devoted to several former Chelsea Hotel residents, such as Bob Dylan and the Ramones, and will even include an interactive map of musically significant spots in New York—and I’m sure I…
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The end of summer is quickly approaching and the future of the Chelsea Hotel and Coney Island are still uncertain. Former Chelsea Hotel resident Dainty Adore takes us back in time to the Fourth Annual Mermaid Day Parade. After Danity performs her quirky set she provides a tour of the boardwalk and amusement park. (Video…
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According to newyorkology.com "Hair" will run for one extra week in Central Park. If you don’t want to wait all day to get tickets you can always climb to the top of Belvedere Castle and enjoy the songs perfectly fine though the view is obstructed to say the least. The connections between the Chelsea Hotel…
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