In 1982, a small radio station battles to bring the New Wave to America.In 1982, a small radio station battles to bring the New Wave to America.In 1982, a small radio station battles to bring the New Wave to America.
M. King Adkins
- Self
- (as Dr. M. King Adkins)
Pete Byrne
- Self - Lead Singer, Naked Eyes
- (as Peter Byrne)
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Michael Pagnotta: It was a movement in technology. And the difference between what Vince Clarke or Martin Gore, as opposed to what Keith Emerson could do, was completely different. The battery of keyboards that Wakeman and Emerson had to have on stage, I was the biggest Yes and the biggest ELP fan, so I love the sound of the Moog synthesizer. But, that was not a portable situation.
- SoundtracksMy Way
(Comme d'Habitude)
Music by Claude François and Jacques Revaux
French lyrics by Gilles Thibaut
English lyrics by Paul Anka
Performed by Sid Vicious
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I know for sure that 2 college radio stations in the Boston area, WERS and WMBR, and 2 commercial stations - WBCN in Boston and KROQ in Los Angeles - were among various American radio stations that turned people on to many of the bands that WLIR claimed to have been "the first" to, and by several years. I was annoyed by how DJ's and staff in the film patted themselves on the back in taking such credit. WLIR changed format in 1982. U2's first album was released in the US 2 years earlier and was played at all the stations cited. That's just one example. Sure, WLIR helped expose the music which generated album sales, but don't claim something that is not true. It diminishes the legitimacy of the documentary. I cringed watching it. The listeners and staff obviously dug the commercial alternative format and the filmmaker shows that. I did enjoy seeing musicians that I liked remembering those days. Overall, great that 'LIR dared to be different but don't make false claims that you were the first, etc. And nobody likes a braggart anyway.
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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