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, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Aaron Shurtleff


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