London, 1975. The streets are bleak, the economyโs in the gutter, and the mainstream rock scene is bloated beyond belief. Itโs a scene set for something big, something ugly to rip through the overpolished landscape of British music. Enter: four scrappy kids and a fateful November 6 gig at Saint Martinโs College of Art, an…
The scene was the iconic Chelsea Hotel in New York City, a legendary haunt for the disenchanted and the daringโa place where art, music, and madness blurred. But on October 12, 1978, the hotel became a crime scene that shook the punk world to its core. Sid Vicious, the snarling poster boy of the Sex…