New Wave: Dare to be Different
The story of the most influential radio station in America
2017 | 95m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Ellen Goldfarb |
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| Writer: | Jay Reiss |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Apr 27, 2017 |
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| Director: | Ellen Goldfarb |
| Writer: | Jay Reiss |
| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
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| Production Companies | Roger Senders Productions, Jomyra Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Debbie Harry | Self - Blondie - Singer / Songwriter |
| Joan Jett | Self - The Runaways, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Singer / Songwriter |
| Billy Idol | Self - Singer / Songwriter |
| Nick Rhodes | Self - Duran Duran - singer / songwriter / keyboards |
| Nancy Abramson | Self - WLIR - DJ |
| M. King Adkins | Self |
| Ron Alexenburg | Self - record executive |
| Sam Ash | Self - Sam Ash Music - owner |
| Tom Bailey | Self - The Thompson Twins - lead singer |
| Ivan Baker | Self - Ivan Ivan - producer, manager, executive, DJ |
| Jeff Beck | Self - WLIR - production director / DJ |
| Eric Bloom | Self - Blue Oyster Cult - lead singer |
| Delphine Blue | Self - WLIR - DJ |
| George Cheyne | Self - APB |
| Vince Clarke | Self - Producer, Depeche Mode / Yaz / Yazoo / Erasure - keyboards |
| Miles A. Copeland III | Self - The Police - manager, IRS Records - founder |
| Paul Cramer | Self - WXXP, Pittsburgh - DJ |
| Cy Curnin | Self - The Fixx - lead singer |
| Gary Daly | Self - China Crisis |
| John De Bella | Self - WLIR / Greater Media Philadelphia - DJ |
| Gary Dell'Abate | Self - Baba Booey, Howard Stern Show - producer |
| Ron Delsener | Self - concert promoter |
| Rick Dobbis | Self - executive |
| Peter Byrne | Self - Naked Eyes - lead singer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ellen Goldfarb | Director |
| Allan Holzman | Editor |
| Greg Daniels | Director of Photography |
| Jay Reiss | Writer |
| Name | Title |
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| Ellen Goldfarb | Producer |
| Gregg Goldfarb | Executive Producer |
| Roger Senders | Executive Producer |
| Denis McNamara | Executive Producer |
| Max Leinwand | Associate Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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