New Wave: Dare to be Different

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 27, 2017

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Roger Senders Productions,Jomyra Productions

Cast

Eric Bloom,Delphine Blue,Tom Bailey,Lori Majewski,Vince Clarke,Gary Dell'Abate,Nancy Abramson,Ron Alexenburg,Sam Ash,Peter Byrneand 15 more

Director

Ellen Goldfarb

Writer

Jay Reiss

Producer

Gregg Goldfarb,Roger Senders,Denis McNamara,Ellen Goldfarb

Cinematography

Greg Daniels

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt5901992