Ian MacKaye

Ian MacKaye

Acting
Born 1962-04-16Washington, 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.

Movies (56)

American Hardcore
6.9

American Hardcore

2006Movie6.9
Instrument
6.9

Instrument

1999Movie6.9
Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records
7.9

Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records

2018Movie7.9
Breadcrumb Trail
7.7

Breadcrumb Trail

2014Movie7.7
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

2025Movie
Cover Your Ears
6.0

Cover Your Ears

2023Movie6.0
Quest for Sleep

Quest for Sleep

2003Movie
The Obsessed: The Documentary
6.0

The Obsessed: The Documentary

1994Movie6.0
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
7.9

Bones Brigade: An Autobiography

2012Movie7.9
We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith
8.0

We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith

2012Movie8.0
Bad Reputation
6.6

Bad Reputation

2018Movie6.6
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys

You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys

2018Movie
Edge
5.6

Edge

2009Movie5.6
Fugazi: Forte Prenestino, Rome

Fugazi: Forte Prenestino, Rome

1999Movie
Punk's Not Dead
6.1

Punk's Not Dead

2007Movie6.1
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
7.5

Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk

2017Movie7.5
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape
6.4

Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape

2016Movie6.4
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt

What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt

2016Movie
Drive: My Life in Skateboarding
5.2

Drive: My Life in Skateboarding

2003Movie5.2
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind

Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind

2011Movie
Riot on the Dance Floor
9.0

Riot on the Dance Floor

2014Movie9.0
The Tony Alva Story
10.0

The Tony Alva Story

2019Movie10.0
Punk Rock Vegan Movie
6.0

Punk Rock Vegan Movie

2023Movie6.0
Fugazi: Sacred Heart Church, Washington, DC

Fugazi: Sacred Heart Church, Washington, DC

1991Movie
Fugazi: Capitol Theater

Fugazi: Capitol Theater

1995Movie
What Drives Us
6.8

What Drives Us

2021Movie6.8
We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.
6.0

We Are Fugazi from Washington, D.C.

2023Movie6.0
Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)
6.9

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)

2015Movie6.9
I Really Get Into It: The Underage Architects of Sioux Falls Punk

I Really Get Into It: The Underage Architects of Sioux Falls Punk

2020Movie
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
6.8

We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen

2005Movie6.8
The Outhouse: The Film 1985-1997

The Outhouse: The Film 1985-1997

2017Movie
Something Better Change

Something Better Change

2024Movie
Fugazi: Live in Hamburg 1999

Fugazi: Live in Hamburg 1999

1999Movie
Fugazi's Last Stop in Wisconsin

Fugazi's Last Stop in Wisconsin

2010Movie
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
6.6

Bad Brains: A Band in DC

2012Movie6.6
Dope, Hookers and Pavement

Dope, Hookers and Pavement

2020Movie
I Need That Record!
6.5

I Need That Record!

2008Movie6.5
Another State of Mind
6.3

Another State of Mind

1984Movie6.3
Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement
7.4

Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement

2019Movie7.4
Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two
8.0

Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two

1983Movie8.0
Ian MacKaye Interview 7.8.05

Ian MacKaye Interview 7.8.05

Movie
Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl
7.0

Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl

2005Movie7.0
Fugazi: Live in Front of The White House

Fugazi: Live in Front of The White House

1991Movie
L7: Pretend We're Dead
7.0

L7: Pretend We're Dead

2017Movie7.0
924 Gilman Street

924 Gilman Street

2007Movie
Minor Threat

Minor Threat

1983Movie
The Dicks from Texas

The Dicks from Texas

2014Movie
Dither: The D.I.Y. Sound

Dither: The D.I.Y. Sound

2013Movie
D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
5.6

D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

2002Movie5.6
Parallel Planes
6.0

Parallel Planes

2017Movie6.0
Vox Populi

Vox Populi

2018Movie
Minor Threat - Live: DC Space-Buff Hall-930 Club

Minor Threat - Live: DC Space-Buff Hall-930 Club

2003Movie
Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action

Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action

2014Movie
Henry Rollins 50
8.0

Henry Rollins 50

2011Movie8.0
Records Collecting Dust II
7.0

Records Collecting Dust II

2018Movie7.0
Ian MacKaye & Kevin Seconds - In Conversation

Ian MacKaye & Kevin Seconds - In Conversation

2025Movie

TV Shows (1)

Punk
7.9

Punk

2019Series7.9