Chateau Marmont Hotel
Battle Rages Over Heath Ledger Drug Video
A video—in what is sure to be a long chain of posthumous "leaks" portending doom for Heath Ledger—has recently “surfaced.” The video, which allegedly shows “a guilt-ridden” Mr. Ledger at a party in L.A.’s Chateau Marmont on Jan. 29, 2006, will likely air tonight on Australia’s Channel 9, according to the Daily News. This broadcast plan from down under flies in the face of what the paper billed “an uproar from the Hollywood community.” read more »
My (Docile) Generation
Keith Moon.
So what are younger rock bands up to these days? Well, they're not exactly riding motorcycles through the Chateau Marmont.
When the Canadian band Metric opened for the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden earlier this year they stayed not at the Chelsea, but at the Hotel on Rivington, a sleek tower of glass on the Lower East Side, where rooms are $400 a night.
And touring with the Rolling Stones (of all bands) must have led to some wild nights. Or not.
The modern rock star appears to be more docile than his television-hurling predecessors. According to Mr. Mesh, the tour manager, the most asked-for hotel features are high-speed Internet and a workout room. "Fifteen years ago, having a hotel bar was very important," he said. "But it's changed. Fifteen years ago everybody was partying."
And for Southland, a rock band from L.A., partying comes with life on the road. But so does trying to get a bargain.
"Our new move is Priceline.com," said Jed Whedon, the band's singer. "We can stay in four-star hotels and we get really cheap deals."
Things they do look awful cold. read more »
- Michael Calderone
