Ian MacKaye
Born April 16, 1962 (Age: 64)
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Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
Vox Populi
2018
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Age: 56
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
2016
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as Self
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Age: 53
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
2011
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as Self
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Age: 49
Fugazi's Last Stop in Wisconsin
2010
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as Himself
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Age: 48
924 Gilman Street
2007
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as Self
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Age: 44
No Image
D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
2002
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as Himself - Interviewee
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Age: 39
Fugazi: Forte Prenestino, Rome
1999
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Age: 37
Fugazi: Live in Hamburg 1999
1999
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Age: 37
Fugazi: Capitol Theater
1995
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Age: 33
Fugazi: Sacred Heart Church, Washington, DC
1991
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Age: 28
Fugazi: Live in Front of The White House
1991
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Age: 28
Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two
1983
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Age: 21
No Image
Minor Threat
1983
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as Self
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Age: 20