Room 100
Sid, Nancy, and the Night Punk Rock Died
Published on 15. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-4930-5063-5 (ISBN)
Description
Room 100 chronicles the tragic story of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, punk rock's very own Romeo and Juliet. Through a wealth of archival material, plus new and exclusive interviews from rock luminaries such as Television guitarist Richard Lloyd, iconic photographer Robert Bayley, and PUNK magazine co-creator John Holmstrom, critically acclaimed true-crime writer Jesse P. Pollack's book is the first to be solely devoted to popular music's darkest hour-the murder of Nancy Spungen. Did Sid kill the love of his life in a drug-induced stupor, or had Nancybe en the victim of a robbery gone wrong? Was there a death pact? Did the police ignore crucial evidence? This comprehensive journalistic account will be the definitive book on one of rock 'n roll's most intriguing and enduring mysteries.
Reviews / Votes
Room 100: Sid, Nancy, and the Night Punk Rock Died walks the line between true crime and rock history book seamlessly. * Dying Scene *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hal Leonard Corporation
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
52 BW Photos
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-5063-5 (9781493050635)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Jesse P. Pollack was born and raised in the garden state of New Jersey and has served as a contributing writer for Weird NJ magazine since 2001. His first book, Death on the Devil's Teeth, coauthored with Mark Moran, was published in 2015 to critical acclaim and was nominated for a New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Author Award. His 2018 follow-up, The Acid King, was hailed by the School Library Journal as an "exciting and captivating true crime page-turner." Also an accomplished musician, Pollack's soundtrack work has been heard on Driving Jersey, an Emmy-nominated PBS documentary series. He is married with two children, three dogs, three fish, and a cat and lives in Fort Recovery, Ohio.