Multi talented Adele Bertei burst into the public eye as one of the stars of the 1970’s No Wave scene, as organist for James Chance and The Contortions. Since then, her entire career has been extraordinary. She’s a musician, singer, film director/producer as well as a song writer and literary writer. Musically, she’s worked with everyone from Brian Eno, Culture Club and Deborah Harry to Thomas Dolby, Tears For Fears, Anubian Lights and several others. Adele and hostess Pleasant Gehman have known each other for over forty years. In this episode, they exchange anecdotes about Manhattan’s pre-gentrified Lower East Side, including CBGB, Max’s Kansas City, Studio 54, Johnny Thunders, Jerry Nolan, Sid Vicious and Heroin They discuss everything from drag queen culture tothe new music she’s recording, Berthold Brecht, and of course, witchcraft.

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