New Wave: Dare to be Different
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“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.
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Cast
27 people
Debbie Harry
Self - Blondie - Singer / Songwriter
Known for
Videodrome
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Joan Jett
Self - The Runaways, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Singer / Songwriter
Known for
Big Driver
Light of Day
Allan Holzman
Billy Idol
Self - Singer / Songwriter
Known for
The Doors
Heavy Metal 2000
Nick Rhodes
Self - Duran Duran - singer / songwriter / keyboards
Known for
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Nancy Abramson
Self - WLIR - DJ
M. King Adkins
Self
Ron Alexenburg
Self - record executive
Greg Daniels
Also in
The Making of 'King of the Hill'
Sam Ash
Self - Sam Ash Music - owner
Tom Bailey
Self - The Thompson Twins - lead singer
Also in
Thompson Twins -Into The Gap
Ivan Baker
Self - Ivan Ivan - producer, manager, executive, DJ
Ellen Goldfarb Director · Jay Reiss Writer Greg Daniels Cinematographer
United States release December 7, 2018 · Produced in United States · Production Jomyra Productions
Production
Roger Senders Productions
Production
Jomyra Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 27, 2017
Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
United States · December 7, 2018
Physical
United States
March 30, 2018 · TV · Showtime
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