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Cast & Crew

Ellen Goldfarb
Director
Debbie Harry
As Self - Blondie - Singer / Songwriter
Joan Jett
As Self - The Runaways, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Singer / Songwriter
Miles A. Copeland III
As Self - The Police - manager, IRS Records - founder
Nick Rhodes
As Self - Duran Duran - singer / songwriter / keyboards
Jeff Beck
As Self - WLIR - production director / DJ
Billy Idol
As Self - Singer / Songwriter
Vince Clarke
As Self - Producer, Depeche Mode / Yaz / Yazoo / Erasure - keyboards

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"New Wave: Dare to be Different" tells the story of how a small suburban radio station on Long Island, NY, WLIR, changed the sound of radio forever in August 1982. Despite the odds, the station's visionariess defied conventional rules and battled the FCC, record labels, mega-radio, and more to create a musical movement that introduced America to iconic bands such as U2, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Blondie, Duran Duran and many more. The documentary features interviews with Program Director Denis McNamara, the station's crew, and the biggest artists of that era who were part of this revolutionary movement that sold over half a billion records.

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