Ian MacKaye
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
publication date: Friday, September 17, 2021 (part of Fall 2021)
category: 
Music
clue: After kicking around the punk rock scene in a minor band and a fake one, he went on to found a notable record label whose name literally means lack of harmony.
explanation: MacKaye was the frontman for the punk bands Minor Threat and Fugazi before founding Dischord Records. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Aaron Shurtleff
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