Ian MacKaye
Known For
Acting
Born
1962-04-16 in 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.
Most Known For
Vox Populi
Instrument
as Self
Punk
as Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
as Self
Breadcrumb Trail
as Himself
Cover Your Ears
as Self
Bad Reputation
as Self
What Drives Us
as Self
American Hardcore
as Self
Punk's Not Dead
as Self
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
as Self
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
as Self
Punk Rock Vegan Movie
as Self
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
as Self
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
as Self
I Need That Record!
as Himself
D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
as Himself - Interviewee
Edge
as Self
The Tony Alva Story
as Self
Another State of Mind
as Himself