Divaman: New Wave Music: Dare to Be Different

Divaman 11.13.17	Could have added so many more WLIR bands, but you get the gist. I'd say R.I.P. WLIR, but on Long Island, you still see their bumper stickers, T-shirts, etc., everywhere, and they still have numerous Facebook groups devoted to them. They've been off the air for many years, but they live on in spirit.
someguest 11.13.17	I approve of this list.
ArsMoriendi 11.13.17	Patti Smith new wave? What? Maybe in the "all 1st wave punk is new wave" sense but otherwise? nah
someguest 11.13.17	wrong https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/patti_smith_group/wave/
Divaman 11.13.17	It depends who you ask. She was one of the big CBGB bands, along with Blondie, Talking Heads, Television and The Ramones. And she was definitely a WLIR artist, although Dennis McNamara, the program director, took pains to point out in the Q&A after the film that the station always described itself as "New Music" rather than "New Wave" music because they didn't want to narrow it down too much.
ArsMoriendi 11.13.17	Lol using RYM as a reference.
ArsMoriendi 11.13.17	Fair enough Divaman, but even The Ramones are kind of tricky in that regard I guess because the term "new wave" kind of changed its meaning once the 80s hit
Divaman 11.13.17	Yeah, it's a pretty wide open term. At very least, I'd consider her one of New Wave's cool, fun aunts.
foxblood 11.13.17	nice list, i love new wave.
bloc 11.13.17	Beast list man, I love new wave too.
Papa Universe 11.13.17	Yeah, I wouldn't call Echo and the Bunnymen a New Wave band. But I can see them being mistaken for one, since everything after Ocean Rain has been primarily poppy, sugary sweetness.
Dewinged 11.13.17	This is feature material. Really nice list Diva.
Divaman 11.13.17	Thanks guys.
Jethro42 11.13.17	Nice list, Diva. Bookmarked for further investigations.
TwigTW 11.13.17	Great list of bands. I've never listened to WLIR, but I'll keep an eye out for the documentary, sounds interesting.
Divaman 11.13.17	The director said they have a distribution deal, but she's not legally allowed to say with who yet. In the meantime, it will continue doing the film festival circuit, and it sounds as though it will be available on DVD sometime in early 2018.
Divaman 11.13.17	It was a real nostalgia trip for my wife. I only jumped on board near the end of the station's life as WLIR, then kept listening after it was transformed into WDRE, which tried to keep the same format. But the whole audience yesterday was former listeners, all of whom had a great affection for the station.
TwigTW 11.13.17	The new wave station that I listened to changed to a C&W format one day while I was at lunch. I thought my coworkers were playing a trick on me, but no... It sucks to lose your station.
Divaman 11.14.17	These guys lost it to the FCC. There was a 15-year-long battle over whether they should have that airwave signal or not. Then, suddenly, it was over and the station was gone. Which is kind of criminal, as it's a historically important station.