New Wave: Dare to be Different

2017 "The story of the most influential radio station in America"
New Wave: Dare to be Different
7.7| 1h35m| en| Documentary, Music
Storyline

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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Roger Senders Productions

New Wave: Dare to be Different Trailers,Teasers and Images

  • New Wave: Dare to be Different 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
Jeff Beck as Self - WLIR - production director / DJ
Eric Bloom as Self - Blue Oyster Cult - lead singer
Vince Clarke as Self - Producer, Depeche Mode / Yaz / Yazoo / Erasure - keyboards
Miles A. Copeland III as Self - The Police - manager, IRS Records - founder