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New Wave: Dare to be Different 2017 Directed by Ellen Goldfarb

The story of the most influential radio station in America

U2, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Blondie, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, The Clash, The Cure: Over half a billion records sold but you may never have heard of them if not for a small suburban radio station on Long Island, NY: WLIR. In August, 1982, a small group of radio visionaries knew they couldn't compete with the mega-stations in New York City. With one brave decision, they changed the sound of radio forever. Program Director Denis McNamara, the 'LIR crew and the biggest artists of the era tell the story of how they battled the FCC, the record labels, mega-radio and all the conventional rules to create a musical movement that brought the New Wave to America.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Documentary , Music
Release Date 27 April 2017
95 mins
Cast
Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry Self - Blondie - Singer / Songwriter
Joan Jett
Joan Jett Self - The Runaways, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Singer / Songwriter
Billy Idol
Billy Idol Self - Singer / Songwriter
Nick Rhodes
Nick Rhodes Self - Duran Duran - singer / songwriter / keyboards
Nancy Abramson
Nancy Abramson Self - WLIR - DJ
M. King Adkins
M. King Adkins Self
Ron Alexenburg
Ron Alexenburg Self - record executive
Sam Ash
Sam Ash Self - Sam Ash Music - owner
Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey Self - The Thompson Twins - lead singer
Ivan Baker
Ivan Baker Self - Ivan Ivan - producer, manager, executive, DJ
Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck Self - WLIR - production director / DJ
Eric Bloom
Eric Bloom Self - Blue Oyster Cult - lead singer
Delphine Blue
Delphine Blue Self - WLIR - DJ
George Cheyne
George Cheyne Self - APB
Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke Self - Producer, Depeche Mode / Yaz / Yazoo / Erasure - keyboards
Miles A. Copeland III
Miles A. Copeland III Self - The Police - manager, IRS Records - founder
Paul Cramer
Paul Cramer Self - WXXP, Pittsburgh - DJ
Cy Curnin
Cy Curnin Self - The Fixx - lead singer
Gary Daly
Gary Daly Self - China Crisis
John De Bella
John De Bella Self - WLIR / Greater Media Philadelphia - DJ
Gary Dell'Abate
Gary Dell'Abate Self - Baba Booey, Howard Stern Show - producer
Ron Delsener
Ron Delsener Self - concert promoter
Rick Dobbis
Rick Dobbis Self - executive
Peter Byrne
Peter Byrne Self - Naked Eyes - lead singer
Crew
Director
Ellen Goldfarb
Ellen Goldfarb
Writer
Jay Reiss
Jay Reiss
Producer
Ellen Goldfarb
Ellen Goldfarb
Executive Producers
Gregg Goldfarb
Gregg Goldfarb
Denis McNamara
Denis McNamara
Roger Senders
Roger Senders
Cinematography
Greg Daniels
Greg Daniels
Editor
Allan Holzman
Allan Holzman