Ian Mackaye, lead singer of influential hardcore band Minor Threat as well as Fugazi passed away today in a Baltimore hospital room. Outside a Fugazi show in New Jersey last night, the singer was struck by a car passing by the front of the Ventura Theatre. Brunswick police say that the driver allegedly stopped, but then fled the scene. There is now a police investigation underway.
Mackeye was rushed to St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, where he was pronounced dead this morning at 6am. This is a tragedy for the underground music as a whole and we need to stand together at this time of loss.
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fuckin gutted to hear the news that Ian Mckaye has passed away.
I fucking love Fugazi, I class Waiting Room as one of my all time favorite songs
Never really been a minor threat fan but I respect what they’ve done.
Posted on Tue, 2 October 2007 at 21:18