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 couldnt compete with the megastations 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 megaradio and all the conventional rules to create a musical movement that brought the New Wave to America