New Wave: Dare to be Different
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
April 27, 2017Runtime
95 minRating
NRDirected by
Ellen GoldfarbWritten by
Jay ReissLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xMaiqTxHY4iyxPjmv6n5DSVSQnz.jpg)
Cast
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/reqwsCzLcEBgzZ9uerQx3mD1fGy.jpg)
Debbie Harry
Herself - Blondie - Singer / Songwriter![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uTAMNcNDBaJQINGtOr9DTBEqB9T.jpg)
Joan Jett
Herself - The Runaways, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Singer / Songwriter![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gD88JwPMDds3QLyDwqhbNfEWAo0.jpg)
Billy Idol
Himself - Singer / Songwriter![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2F1XE4y0eoP8NbQKD0fYGvn6kbA.jpg)
Nick Rhodes
Himself - Duran Duran - singer / songwriter / keyboards![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/X16Bn8VOBYiLenre7ufN7Kzdi.jpg)
Jeff Beck
Himself - WLIR - production director / DJ![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3ancfC6lcDv2torlUoWDaYpHGYu.jpg)
Eric Bloom
Himself - Blue Oyster Cult - lead singer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aRjVVgl0xH6hKcTFiXgbuOJoxLA.jpg)
Vince Clarke
Himself - Producer, Depeche Mode / Yaz / Yazoo / Erasure - keyboards![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/n0HuUSl5njHFASaPOP9OoJMbnkH.jpg)
Miles A. Copeland III
Himself - The Police - manager, IRS Records - founder![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4EFZANlut9JHCla4LK2IXHZf9Ge.jpg)
Gary Dell'Abate
Himself - Baba Booey, Howard Stern Show - producer