95 minutos
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.
Debbie Harry
Herself - Blondie - Singer / Songwriter
Joan Jett
Herself - The Runaways, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - Singer / Songwriter
Billy Idol
Himself - Singer / Songwriter
Nick Rhodes
Himself - Duran Duran - singer / songwriter / keyboards
Nancy Abramson
Herself - WLIR - DJ
M. King Adkins
Himself
Ron Alexenburg
Himself - record executive
Sam Ash
Himself - Sam Ash Music - owner
Tom Bailey
Himself - The Thompson Twins - lead singer
Ivan Baker
Himself - Ivan Ivan - producer, manager, executive, DJ
Jeff Beck
Himself - WLIR - production director / DJ
Eric Bloom
Himself - Blue Oyster Cult - lead singer
Delphine Blue
Herself - WLIR - DJ
George Cheyne
Himself - APB
Vince Clarke
Himself - Producer, Depeche Mode / Yaz / Yazoo / Erasure - keyboards
Miles A. Copeland III
Himself - The Police - manager, IRS Records - founder
Paul Cramer
Himself - WXXP, Pittsburgh - DJ
Cy Curnin
Himself - The Fixx - lead singer
Gary Daly
Himself - China Crisis
John De Bella
Himself - WLIR / Greater Media Philadelphia - DJ
Gary Dell'Abate
Himself - Baba Booey, Howard Stern Show - producer
Ron Delsener
Himself - concert promoter
Rick Dobbis
Himself - executive
Peter Byrne
Himself - Naked Eyes - lead singer
