Matt Schichter directed the music documentary ‘CFNY: The Spirit of Radio,’ which also has Deryck Whibley, Peter Hook and Steven Page recalling the Toronto radio station’s origins and golden moments.
by Etan Vlessing
May 17, 2024
Rush frontman-bassist Geddy Lee, Simple Minds lead singer Jim Kerr and Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley appear in a new documentary about the origins and high points of pioneering Toronto radio station CFNY.
Veteran film producer Matt Schichter makes his directorial debut with CFNY: The Spirit of Radio, which has just wrapped post production. Other artists appearing in the doc include Steven Page (Barenaked Ladies), Peter Hook (New Order/Joy Division), Lol Tolhurst (The Cure), Emily Haines (Metric), Ben Kowalewicz (Billy Talent) and Andy McCluskey (OMD).
During the 1970s and 1980s, major record companies and large independent labels relied on records being played on local radio in major markets to promote commercial releases. Toronto’s CFNY, which launched in a small city suburb in 1960, eventually became hugely influential in breaking punk and new wave acts after evolving into an alternative radio station on the FM dial.
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