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Urgh! A Music War

M19817.4/10MusicDocumentary

About Urgh! A Music War

Synopsis

Urgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, and post-punk acts, filmed in 1980. Among the artists featured in the movie are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Magazine, The Go-Go's, Toyah Willcox, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, X, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Police. These were many of the most popular groups on the New Wave scene; in keeping with the spirit of the scene, the film also features several less famous acts, and one completely obscure group, Invisible Sex, in what appears to be their only public performance.

At a glance

Release year

1981

Rating

7.4/10

Type

Movie

Provider

Neon · Yoru · Cypher · Sage · Breach · Vyse

Genres

MusicDocumentary

Actors

Sting profile photo

Sting

Self

Stewart Copeland profile photo

Stewart Copeland

Self

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Andy Summers

Self

Danny Elfman profile photo

Danny Elfman

Self

Jello Biafra profile photo

Jello Biafra

Self

Toyah Willcox profile photo

Toyah Willcox

Self

Stan Ridgway profile photo

Stan Ridgway

Self

John Cooper Clarke profile photo

John Cooper Clarke

Self

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Jools Holland

Self

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