Adele Bertei

Jul 29, 2023 | dailymail.co.uk | Adele Bertei

Sinéad O'Connor was raw majesty and music was her God, her healing, writes American singer and songwriter Adele Bertei. On October 3rd, 1992, accompanied by a full orchestra, Sinéad performs her first song on Saturday Night Live; a fragile, nearly whispered version of Success (Has Made a Failure of Our Home). At the song's denouement, Sinéad improvises: 'I've never changed! I'm still the same!'Her desperation, naked now in true punk glory as her voice wails, 'Am I not your girl?'.

Apr 9, 2023 | upstract.com | Susanna Hoffs |Adele Bertei

Two recently published books, both by women who rock, are each fascinating in their own way, yet very different. One is a novel by Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles; the other by Adele Bertei of James Chance and the Contortions. Susanna Hoffs' novel, This Bird Has Flown, (Little Brown) is a fun read. Hoffs' heroine, Jane Start, is a 33-year-old rocker who had one big hit a… #susannahoffs#bangles#adelebertei#jameschance#janestart#jonesy#lasvegas#pippa This story appeared on forbes.com, 2023-04-09.