Urgh! A Music War
Released: November 7, 1981Runtime: 121 min
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.
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Wall Of Voodoo
as Themselves
Stan Ridgway
as Self - Wall of Voodoo
Marc Moreland
as Self - Wall of Voodoo
Chas T Gray
as Self - Wall of Voodoo
Bruce Moreland
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Joe Nanini
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Toyah Willcox
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Joel Bogen
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Pete Bush
as Self - with Toyah Wilcox
Charlie Francis
as Self - with Toyah Wilcox
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