Straight edge
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Straight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs in reaction to the punk subculture's perceived excesses. Some adherents
A straight edge tattoo
Minor Threat, pictured in 1981, coined the term "straight edge".
Youth of Today, youth crew pioneers
The Brazilian vegan straight edge band Point of No Return in 2006
Ian MacKaye
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Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye is an American musician. Active since 1979, he is best known as the co-founder and owner of Dischord Records, a Washington, D.C.–based independent record label, and the front
Straight edge
…but their song "Straight Edge" was influential in giving the scene a name, and something of a (somewhat unwilling) figurehead. Minor Threat frontman Ian MacKaye is often credited with birthing the straight edge name and movement and in later years has often spoken out about how he never intended it to be a…
MacKaye in 2008
The Evens, featuring MacKaye and Amy Farina
MacKaye in 2007