ADELE BERTEI - NO NEW YORK with KATE HUTCHINSON

Rock 'n' Roll Book Club

No New York: A Memoir of No Wave and the Women Who Shaped the Scene

Mother's Ruin Gin Palace

In 1975 a young queer singer from Cleveland meets photographer Nan Goldin — an encounter that will lead them to New York’s bombed-out downtown, where something unprecedented is brewing. At Max’s Kansas City and CBGBs, in derelict lofts and underground clubs, a generation of visionary women artists is rewriting the rules of creativity, sexuality, and power.Adele Bertei didn’t just witness the No Wave explosion—she ignited it. As acetone organist for the Contortions and Brian Eno’s assistant, she was at the epicenter when punk collided with post-punk, birthing a counterculture that fused music, art, cinema, fashion and outlaw literature into an uncompromising explosion of creativity. While mainstream culture wallowed in sexism and homophobia, these artists and more created something fluid, fierce, and transgressive.Raw, gripping, and illustrated with rare photographs from personal collections, No New York is the definitive insider’s account of the women who obliterated every barrier in their path, taking you deep into the artistic and sexual experimentation of an era when true expression mattered more than money or fame.Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1955, Adele Bertei is an American singer, songwriter, writer, and director. Her books include Peter and the Wolves (2020), Why Labelle Matters (2021), Twist (2023) and Universal Mother (2025). She lives in Los AngelesAdele Bertei will be in conversation with Music journalist, broadcaster and DJ Kate Hutchinson.

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