What is Urgh! A Music War?
{{For|Serbian grindcore/alternative rock band|Urgh! (band)}} {{Multiple issues| {{Original research|date=September 2008}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2010}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox film | name = Urgh! A Music War | caption = | director = Derek Burbidge | producer = Michael White | writer = | starring = | music = | cinematography = | editing = Jim Elderton | studio = [[Lorimar]] | distributor = [[Filmways]] (1981, original)<br>[[Warner Bros.]] (2009, DVD) | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1981|10|29}} ([[United Kingdom|UK]])<br/>VHS/Betamax 1985 (CBS/Fox Video #7720)<br/>{{small|(US home release)}} | runtime = 122 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English }} '''''Urgh! A Music War''''' is a 1981 British concert movie featuring performances by [[punk rock]], [[New wave music|new wave]], and [[post-punk]] bands and artists. ==Production== Filmed in August to September 1980 it was directed by Derek Burbidge and produced by Michael White and Lyndall Hobbs. Among the acts featured in the movie are [[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]] (OMD), [[Magazine (band)|Magazine]], [[the Go-Go's]], [[Toyah Willcox]], [[the Cure]], [[Joan Jett#Joan Jett & the Blackhearts|Joan Jett & the Blackhearts]], [[X (American band)|X]], [[XTC]], [[Devo]], [[the Cramps]], [[Oingo Boingo]], [[Dead Kennedys]], [[Gary Numan]], [[Klaus Nomi]], [[Wall of Voodoo]], [[Pere Ubu]], [[Steel Pulse]], [[Surf Punks]], [[999 (band)|999]], [[the Alley Cats]], [[Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias]], [[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. However, the artists featured in the movie didn't make it in the final cut, including [[Talking Heads]], [[The Beat (British band)|the Beat]], [[Human League]], [[Madness (