New Wave: Dare to be Different (2017)
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.
Director: Ellen Goldfarb
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Debbie Harry as Self - Blondie - Singer / Songwriter |
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Joan Jett as Self - The Runaways, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Singer / Songwriter |
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Billy Idol as Self - Singer / Songwriter |
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Nick Rhodes as Self - Duran Duran - singer / songwriter / keyboards |
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Nancy Abramson as Self - WLIR - DJ |
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M. King Adkins as Self |
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Ron Alexenburg as Self - record executive |
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Sam Ash as Self - Sam Ash Music - owner |
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Tom Bailey as Self - The Thompson Twins - lead singer |
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Ivan Baker as Self - Ivan Ivan - producer, manager, executive, DJ |
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Jeff Beck as Self - WLIR - production director / DJ |
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Eric Bloom as Self - Blue Oyster Cult - lead singer |
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Delphine Blue as Self - WLIR - DJ |
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George Cheyne as Self - APB |
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Vince Clarke as Self - Producer, Depeche Mode / Yaz / Yazoo / Erasure - keyboards |
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Miles A. Copeland III as Self - The Police - manager, IRS Records - founder |
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Paul Cramer as Self - WXXP, Pittsburgh - DJ |
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Cy Curnin as Self - The Fixx - lead singer |
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Gary Daly as Self - China Crisis |
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John De Bella as Self - WLIR / Greater Media Philadelphia - DJ |
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Gary Dell'Abate as Self - Baba Booey, Howard Stern Show - producer |
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Ron Delsener as Self - concert promoter |
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Rick Dobbis as Self - executive |
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Peter Byrne as Self - Naked Eyes - lead singer |
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Lori Majewski as Self - Author, 'Mad World' |
| Directing | Ellen Goldfarb | Director |
| Writing | Jay Reiss | Writer |
| Production | Ellen Goldfarb | Producer |
| Production | Max Leinwand | Associate Producer |
| Production | Gregg Goldfarb | Executive Producer |
| Production | Denis McNamara | Executive Producer |
| Production | Roger Senders | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Allan Holzman | Editor |
| Camera | Greg Daniels | Director of Photography |
