Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat

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Then he remembered "Straight Edge," by Minor Threat, the Washington, D.C., punk band founded in 1980 by Ian MacKaye. It mocks the predictability and commercialism of using drugs and alcohol to.

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A 17-year-old Ian MacKaye snuck in through a window of the over-capacity show to witness what his childhood friend Henry Garfield (who later became Black Flag frontman, Henry Rollins) terms no less than "a great moment in world history," which now lives on in scratchy bootleg legend.

Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat

Explore Minor Threat's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Minor Threat on AllMusic.. One of the most important and influential '80s punk bands, a group of idealistic, politically minded D.C. teens led by Ian MacKaye. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1980s. Formed . 1980 in Washington, D.C.

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Ian MacKaye is known for a lot of things, his bands: Minor Threat, Fugazi, The Evens, Teen Idles; founding and running the uber indie/alternative Dischord Records; being the inadvertent creator and leader for the Straight Edge movement; someone with fierce, occasionally outspoken, political beliefs and a passion and dedication for all things ind.

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Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat/Fugazi) When I was a kid I loved Minor Threat. They were one of the first bands I really got into. Then when we were recording [The Gaslight Anthem's third album].

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Ian MacKaye (pronounced Mac-EYE) is known as a punk rock veteran, the guitarist and vocalist who founded the seminal band Minor Threat in the early '80s and, after the demise of that band, Fugazi.

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In my eyes" —From " In My Eyes " by Minor Threat Ian MacKaye was not always "Ian MacKaye." It is only now with the benefit of historical perspective that we can properly evaluate how.

Ian MacKaye on the Future of Minor Threat, Dischord, and His New Band

Random Questions With: Ian MacKaye The front man of the bands Minor Threat, Fugazi and The Evens played a fundamental role in the development of Washington, D.C.'s punk and straight-edge scene.

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Minor Threat were formed in 1980 by vocalist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson after the pair's former band, The Teen Idles, had broken up. The pair recruited bassist Brian Baker and guitarist Lyle Preslar to complete the lineup.

Ian MacKaye talks Minor Threat, Fugazi, Bad Brains, making records

As co-founder of Minor Threat, Fugazi and Dischord Records (among other things), Ian MacKaye is the epitome of the DIY aesthetic, having managed to do it his way his whole career, and.

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In one song, Farina and MacKaye croon, "The capitol it is your proving ground, your centering. You and yours can keep your scores. But Washington is our city.". It's fitting that MacKaye, at.

Ian MacKaye, Minor Threat. Washington DC. 1982.Glen E. Friedman The Man

MacKaye was even able to get that policy lifted so that the music could be heard by all. Eventually though, the Teen Idles disbanded, and Ian went on to form one band that would make him an icon for years to come; Minor Threat. If you have ever listened to Minor Threat's Complete Discography, you know it's no ordinary punk album.

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MacKaye's Minor Threat bandmate Brian Baker, now of Bad Religion, sold him an acoustic guitar for $20, and he started making power chords with the root and fifth. He played in short-lived projects like Egg Hunt and Embrace, as well as Pailhead, a collaboration with Ministry mastermind Al Jourgensen.

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Ian MacKaye and Roger Gastman in Conversation at The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC on Tuesday, March 5, 2013.Ian MacKaye—D.C. native, musician, pr.

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"No, absolutely not, we'll never play again." Ian MacKaye has no doubts about a future reunion of Minor Threat. The legendary D.C. hardcore punk band broke up in 1983. From that moment, many fans wondered if they would ever see Minor Threat play again. In November of 2018, a picture of the band members sitting […]

Ian MacKaye Biography Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline

Best known as the frontman of Minor Threat and Fugazi and as the co-founder of Washington DC's influential Dischord record label, Ian MacKaye has an iconic reputation within the punk rock world, his name a by-word for uncompromised integrity, independent thought and principled self-determination.