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==Etymology== There are different theories about how the term was coined. Some suggest [[Lydia Lunch]] coined the term in an interview with Roy Trakin in ''[[New York Rocker]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=January 2008|title=NO!: The Origins of No Wave|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/6764-no-the-origins-of-no-wave/|access-date=2021-05-01|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> Others suggest it was coined by Chris Nelson (of [[Mofungo]] and [[The Scene Is Now]]) in ''New York Rocker''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 1997|title=Mofungo|url=https://www.furious.com/perfect/mofungo.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lang|first=Dave|date=July 1998|title=The SST Records story β Part 3|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/sst3.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=[[Perfect Sound Forever (magazine)|Perfect Sound Forever]]}}</ref> [[Thurston Moore]] of [[Sonic Youth]] claimed to have seen the term spray-painted on [[CBGB]]'s [[Second Avenue Theater]] at 66 Second Avenue before seeing it in the press.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=June 2008|title=Conversations with Thurston Moore: No Wave|url=http://charmicarmicat.blogspot.com/2008/06/conversations-with-thurston-moore-no.html|access-date=2021-05-01|website=}}</ref>
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