Mackaye founded dischord as a teenager with partner jeff nelson in 1980, and he and nelson went on to form minor threat, a group that, along with bad brains, has been credited with introducing the. Colorist michael mintz for margarita mix hollywood. So in some ways, the only way to get my music out, the only way i would feel comfortable doing it, is really by putting it out myself. Ian mackaye on skateboarding transworld skateboarding. February 29 march 2, 2012 baltimore, md tv worldwide. It started off pretty good with some interesting insight from clever and honest people like ian mackaye and ray cappo, then after a while when it was getting a bit more into politics they interviewed a bunch of nobodies like that guy from rambo ive never heard of this band, ever, and ive been into punkhardcore music for almost 20 years and a feminist who both gave a very boring and biased. Highlights from ian mackaye s library of congress lecture video coming soon every song i ever wrote, i wrote to be heard. As both performer and producer, mackaye has documented music coming.
He currently performs in the twopiece indie band the evens with his partner amy farina. Ian mackaye, straightedge fugazi frontman, with some interesting thoughts on skateboarding expressed in this talk for the library of congress. Ian mackaye spoke at the library of congress in washington dc. A few weeks ago we reported that the evens guitarist vocalist ian mackaye would be speaking at the library of congress in regards to digital archiving. He curates an informal archive of the washington dc hardcore and posthardcore music scenes, including the fugazi live series, an extensive online library. Quotes from ian mackayes library of congress talk dying. Heres a short excerpt from ian speaking at the library of congress. Esquires russia september issue is about common and ordinary people, not celebrities. Leslie johnston thoughts on citizen archivists and their importance to institutions like ours were running through my head last night as we hosted ian mackaye of the independent label dischord records in a presentation here at the library. Check this part when he spoke about how skateboarding influenced his ways of thinking early in life. Legendary hardcore icon ian mackaye has been asked to speak at the library of congress on may 7th, 20. Ian mackaye cofounder of dischord records and a member of bands including minor threat, fugazi, and the evens will speak at the library of congress on personal digital archiving and the need to educate creators and users in ways to steward our digital cultural heritage. Embrace, pailhead and, most recently, the evens, ian mackaye s work and life have shaped, sustained, and.
Along with the playlist, youll get either an overview of the topic, such as a band introducti. Punk icon ian mackaye on why we should question the. Atthe drive in, gad, the blood brothers hey, guy produced their last album, all of these bands took something from fugazi. Digital preservation webcasts di library of congress su. My interest in the record industry itself is actually extremely low.
Its ian week here at punknews and we are continuing our sonic reducer series. The contestants were kitted with all components needed to shoot on red. Digital preservation webcasts by library of congress on. T hose are the words of ian mackaye, frontman of the seminal washington dc hardcore band minor threat, in 1981. Likewise, the guitar playing and interaction of ian mackaye and guy picciotto almost always get overlooked, thanks to all the other subjects brought up when the band is talked about. I need american music because i came of age in a time of musicologist musicians like alan lomax and stephen wade, and the miracle of the library of congress vinylrecord archives, brainy, spooky cool men and women collecting and saving the scattered shards of our musical big bang, vital evidence of the unchanging power of one person and one. He will speak on tuesday, may 7, 20, at 6 pm in the mumford room of the james madison memorial building, located. A guide to an american subculture spans the full expanse of punk as it happened in the united states, from the late1960s. The event will take place in the mumford room of the james madison memorial building, located at 101 independence ave in washington dc. Ian mackaye summary groundbreaking singer, songwriter and guitarist ian mackaye spoke at the library of congress on personal digital archiving and the need to educate creators and users in ways to steward our digital cultural heritage. In the feature, punknews writers compress a band, genre, theme, or time period into a playlist that would fit on a single cd. June 20 library of congress digital preservation newsletter. Ive come close to making this argument before i asked, not. Showcasing twelve of the most renowned skateboarding filmmakers in the world, each filmmaker had 2 months to shoot and edit a short film about skateboarding.
Ian mackaye biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Now i make copies and put them on different drives in different places so that even if the house burns down i still have a copy of that allimportant beginning video production masterpiece. Ian mackaye of dischord records speaking at the library of congress. Its in my eyes, and it doesnt look that way to me, in my eyes. This history of the punk movement in the united states shows how punk music, fashion, art, and attitude clashed with and ultimately influenced mainstream culture. Keep on pushin keep on pushin is part of redirect, a celebration of skateboard filmmaking between and. He says the universitys collection aims to complement, not compete. Yesterday, may ian mackaye spoke at the library of congress on personal digital archiving and the need to educate creators and users in ways to ste. Library of congress the music of the world is never dead.
Keep on pushin is part of redirect, a celebration of skateboard filmmaking between and. Active since 1979, mackaye is best known as the cofounder and owner of dischord records, a washington, d. The free event is open to the public and no tickets are r. The library of congress recently hosted an event that featured ian mackaye, singer and guitarist from the legendary dc punk band fugazi. Unlike other volumes on the punk era that focus on just the musicand primarily on british punk bandspunks. Showcasing twelve of the most renowned skateboarding filmmakers in the world, each filmmaker had 2 months to shoot and edit a short film about. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. The full speech is on the library of congress website. The 90minute talk was billed as a lecture regarding personal digital archiving and the need to educate creators and users in ways to steward our digital cultural heritage, but mackaye spoke on a. Mackaye gave his lecture this past tuesday, may 7, and as expected the internet has already compiled some choice quotes from the dischord records cofounders speech. Yesterday, may 7, 20, ian mackaye spoke at the library of congress on personal digital archiving and the need to educate creators and users in ways to steward our digital cultural heritage. Skatebrand emerica released some raw and uncut bsides from their recent video made. The digital preservation video series features videos produced by the national digital information infrastructure and preservation program at the library of congress, highlighting our efforts to develop a national strategy to collect, preserve and make available significant digital content for current and future generations.
Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. The origins of minor threat lie in the teen idles, ian mackaye s first band. Frontman ian mackaye didnt intend for the international movement that ensued. Keep on pushin represents what skateboarding means to me, it is my way of thanking skateboarding for all that it has given me. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. Mackaye formed the teen idles while he was attending wilson high school in washington, d.
The three songs, slower than the bands previous tracks, are by no means slow, but do give mackaye a chance to take his first tentative steps toward. Highlights and quotes from ian mackayes library of. The loud, pissed off 46second track, which appeared on the bands eponymous debut 7, quickly took on a life of its own, and went on to become the anthem of an international movement. Ian mackaye recorded at the library of congress washington, d. Groundbreaking singer, songwriter and guitarist ian mackaye, cofounder of dischord records and a key figure in the development of punk and straightedge music, will speak at the library of congress on personal digital archiving and the need to educate creators and users in ways to steward our digital cultural heritage. Dischord records cofounder ian mackaye minor threat. This is the story of vasily ilyn, a retired farmer from the village of ryshkovo, on a first time journey to see the world, new york, the ocean, and a cover photo shoot for esquire.
This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. All videos digital preservation library of congress. Ian mackaye of fugazi fame gave a talk at the library of congress last night and touted this now quite common argument, confession. This album deserves to be preserved in the national library of congress, like nirvanas nevermind and sonic youth. Highlights from ian mackaye s library of congress lecture fugazi frontman opens up about grandmothers taping habit at 90minute talk about digital archiving. Ian mackaye is the cofounder of dischord records and former front man for fugazi and minor threat. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Enjoy this pure street skating by leo romero, edited without music and showing also failed attempts and slams. Musician ian mackaye to speak at the library of congress. Ian mackaye and citizen archiving the library of congress.
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