I had the occasion this evening to speak with Ian MacKaye, the former frontman of Minor Threat and Fugazi, who will be visiting Ypsilanti this Friday evening to play an all-ages show at the Dreamland Theater alongside Amy Farina, in their heavy yet minimalist two-piece band
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Dischord’s Ian MacKaye on touring as a family, building community, making the world a better place, and what he’s got in mind for Ypsilanti this Friday evening
Posted in Art and Culture, Civil Liberties, Crimewave USA, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1968, alternative art venues, Amy Farina, churches, D.C. riots, DC, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Dreamland Theater, Fugazi, great interviews, Ian MacKaye, interviews, liberation theology, Minor Threat, music, music for kids, music industry, music venues, Pancake Mountain, performance venues, punk rock, religion, Saint Stephen and the Incarnation, Shelley Salant, The Evens, Voting Rights Act, Vowel Movement 18 Comments
On having one’s unicorn-killing intellectual property stolen by Samsung, and celebrating the release of yet another Monkey Power Trio record
I received a cryptic message a few days ago from an anonymous source, telling me that I had to immediately retain an attorney and protect my intellectual property from the evil Korean CEO of Samsung. I wrote it off as the ranting of a delusional reader, as it’s not uncommon for me to receive paranoid […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Monkey Power Trio, Special Projects, Uncategorized Also tagged advertising, being ripped the fuck off, CHI&Partners, Fox Sports, Melissa Dettloff, Monkey Power Trio, Nathan DeYonker, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, selling out, severed unicorn head superstore, unicorns 17 Comments
Greg Baise on WCBN tomorrow, and on shiny, white, super-skinny American Apparel mannequins everywhere
I have a friend named Greg Baise. If you’ve ever been to see a band in the metro Detroit area, chances are you’ve probably seen him. He’s probably the best connected guy I know when it comes to music, having promoted shows for over a decade, and done tons of other stuff in the industry. […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged American Apparel, awesome t-shirt ideas, Blind Pig, Corktown, critical mass, Dan Selzer, Dov Charney, Faust, Fuck Your Blog, Gold Dollar, halter leotards, Jeff Kaeppeler, Jezebel, Jodie Foster, karaoke, Keiji Haino, Kelly Jean Caldwell, Kevin O'Neill, Kim Sorise, La Vie C'est Chouette, Laura Kaeppeler, Miss America, music venues, new ideas in retail, Obama, performance venues, product tie-in, Sonic Youth, stretch velvet leggings, Ted Shumaker, The Palace at 4 A.M., Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Times New Viking, Tony Conrad, Viva Radio, Woodruff's 12 Comments