Ian MacKaye
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (born April 16, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, label owner, and producer. Active since 1979, MacKaye is best known for being the frontman of the influential hardcore punk band Minor Threat, the post-hardcore bands Embrace and Fugazi, as well as The Evens. He is a co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label. A key figure in the development of hardcore punk and an enthusiastic promoter of an independent-minded, do it yourself punk ethic, MacKaye also works as a producer, and has produced releases by Q and Not U, John Frusciante, 7 Seconds, Nation of Ulysses, Bikini Kill, Rites of Spring, Dag Nasty, and Rollins Band. Along with his seminal band Minor Threat, he is credited with coining the term "straight edge" to describe an ideology that eschews drug and alcohol abuse, though MacKaye has stated many times that he did not intend to turn it into a movement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian MacKaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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ActingBirthday
April 16, 1962Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
44Place of birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USACast credits
Instrument
SelfAmerican Hardcore
himselfI Need That Record!
HimselfBad Brains: A Band in DC
HimselfHenry Rollins 50
Another State of Mind
HimselfWe Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
HimselfBreadcrumb Trail
HimselfDrive: My Life in Skateboarding
HimselfSalad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
HimselfCassette: A Documentary Mixtape
HimselfDon't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl
HimselfPositive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action
HimselfRiot on the Dance Floor
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
HimselfThe Outhouse The Film 1985-1997
The Dicks from Texas
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
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