Ian MacKaye - Definition and Overview

Ian MacKaye (b. April 16, 1962) is the founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.-based punk rock label. MacKaye has served as bassist for The Teen Idles, lead singer for Minor Threat, Embrace, Egg Hunt, Skewbald, and Pailhead, and guitarist/singer for Fugazi. He is credited with starting the straight edge philosophy and is one of the pioneers of the DIY punk ethic.

External link

• Dischord Records (http://www.dischord.com/)
• Cokemachineglow interview with MacKaye (http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/interview/mackaye.html)

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