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Minor Threat
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Minor Threat
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Straight Edge — played 2026-04-30
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Minor Threat — Straight Edge
Played: 2026-04-30 (Segment 5) (TikTok)
Minor Threat formed in Washington DC in 1980, led by Ian MacKaye. "Straight Edge" was released in 1981 on Dischord Records and runs 45 seconds. MacKaye wrote it about his own choices — no alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes — at a time when that was unusual in the punk scene. The track gave its name to a subculture that spread internationally. 30 April 2026 is the night the show's host started straight edge; the personal connection is not announced on air. Placement: opens the hardcore segment as the TikTok track.
TikTok angle: 45 seconds long, released 1981. Ian MacKaye wrote it about not drinking, not smoking, not taking drugs — it gave a name to a movement. Personal hook: "On the night we played it, I became straight edge" (the show host's own sobriety start date). Delivery: flat and factual throughout, no dramatisation on the personal line — deliver it the same as the rest.