New Wave: Dare to be Different (2017)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 2017-04-27
Runtime: 95 minutes
Director: Ellen Goldfarb
Top Cast
- Debbie Harry as Self - Blondie - Singer / Songwriter
- Joan Jett as Self - The Runaways, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Singer / Songwriter
- Billy Idol as Self - Singer / Songwriter
- Nick Rhodes as Self - Duran Duran - singer / songwriter / keyboards
- Nancy Abramson as Self - WLIR - DJ
- M. King Adkins as Self
- Ron Alexenburg as Self - record executive
- Sam Ash as Self - Sam Ash Music - owner
- Tom Bailey as Self - The Thompson Twins - lead singer
- Ivan Baker as Self - Ivan Ivan - producer, manager, executive, DJ
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