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Minor Threat/Fugazi/The Evens/Dischord D.C. punk hero Ian MacKaye is not dead.

When you call him at home, he announces, “I am still alive.” It’s true! The Baltimore Sun even tried it. MacKaye supposedly died last night at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, even though he keeps claiming he hasn’t really died. Whatever you say, Ian!

Ian MacKaye Is Alive [Baltimore Sun]

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