Nardwuar vs. Ian MacKaye (2012)

[@TheMattJacks]

I met my hero, Ian, at Fitzgerald's (RIP) in Houston years ago. We had an animal rights booth upstairs. Fugazi wouldnt play a place that served alcohol because they wanted ALL AGES shows. Fitz complied, but tried to boot us and our booth for more space. I talked to Ian and he told the owner, if you boot them, we dont play. Epic HERO save!

[@jacobbates6540]

what an amazing human, bless up

[@nickXVX]

Houston rep

[@jerrydetwiler9552]

I have two friends in Iron Cross. Or they where

[@1Slo5ooh]

Ian such a goat

[@KyleRyanFilm]

Fucking legendary

[@geovanniramos132]

Is nobody going to talk about the fact Ian actually asked nardwuar how he was

[@CKipper115]

Ian jus chill like that

[@denselross]

I see people here being angry or disappointed with this interview because Ian was "boring" or "analytical". If you guys actually know how Ian acts, or any of his bands, you know that this is more of just him being him. Been a long fan of Minor Threat and Fugazi and this is a great interview.

[@Hardbody94]

Agreed.

[@TheCiaMKultra]

Really! I was drawn in to his punk stories of how DC was back in the hay day of Punk . He even mentions the other legend of DC, HR of Bad Brains !

[@dirtywhiteboyzindahood1252]

Is ian a homosexual?

[@Hardbody94]

DirtyWhite BoyzInDaHood not sure if this a troll. He has a 10 year old son and two bands with his wife who plays drums...Check out their project “The evens” and coriky

[@dirtywhiteboyzindahood1252]

@@Hardbody94 oh ok...so hes bi..

[@maicondep]

after watching the 2001 interview, it really made me happy to see Ian doing doot doo!

[@DoomPredictions]

Spoiler alert :p

[@matt.pma.kresnaputra5458]

I like how Ian shrugs off the importance of some questions but then gives rly good insight hahaha... also amazing how nardwuar bounces back so effortlessly where any small remark from Ian would make me cry.

[@groovy4451]

Great interview! First time I've seen someone already have a gift

[@medes5597]

More proof Ian is one of the nicest guys. He doesn't want to take something he already has.

[@673AWSF]

Every interview Ian has ever done he’s just like “why are you even interviewing me?”

[@dippedasusual]

Just a couple minutes into this 2012 interview straight outta finishing the 2001 interview, I loved how organic that first interview felt from the amount of times Ian would either say "who'd ya hear that from?" or "you really need to ask *so-and-so* about that one". Even more so because Nardwuar would actually give up his sources, or cite where he'd read about it back in the 'zine era.

[@noneofyourbusiness1114]

Ian mackaye has always kept it 100.

[@naturalebeing]

Yaaa! Saw this guy all the time growing up, my dad being a friend and fellow punk musician. Being a kid going to Fugazi shows was... interesting to say the least. I never realized they were a big deal until I grew up.

[@PMAWoodner]

This is a great one. Hilarious to hear Ian griping about the sound and the size of the venue and then cutting straight to the video. Good job with those port-a-johns, Nardwuar!

[@scruggscorp]

The thing that gets me is that Nardwuar brings such gems and relics of underground musics past up, and many people he interviews almost always seem reluctant and treats him like he's almost bothering them. Meanwhile he is unearthing perspectives that fans of this music would love to know the intricacies about.

[@scruggscorp]

@@t6nik What was the sensitive part? We're talking about music here, not going to war.

[@ST-xg3gy]

"Waiting Room" is so appropriate right now. Anyone?

[@wilhelmvg9978]

Scott Taylor yup, it’s on my quarantine playlist

[@matt.pma.kresnaputra5458]

@@wilhelmvg9978 drop da link

[@quentinkelly8411]

I love that Ian has this dry og punk vibe. It makes him seem rude subtly but he’s just a smart smart guy

[@MeanManu]

Nardwar VS Ian MacKaye interviews should be a monthly thing now

[@crowcaine1]

Ian's memory is impressive. Don't do drugs kids!

[@nunyabiz6918]

Perfect example of how if you get past the silliness and novelty of NardwuarServiette... and, if you actually play ball with him, he’s hands down the best music interviewer. Ever. Btw of course Ian MacKaye gives the best NardwuarServiette interview(s) of all time. Legend. 👏 🤯 🤘🏻

[@DbeeM]

Of course Ian already has those Hendrix bootlegs. 😁

[@nerdlarge4691]

Love the discussion about the old GoGo scene in DC. Yeah, if I was in band, even if it’s benefit show, you got to at least pay us a per diem for showing up and playing an event.

[@nedkent5239]

These two have a unique relationship…

[@SolidTryThough]

3:23 Tad opening for Primus. What a fucking night that must have been.

[@David_Downs]

i love how in every interview with Ian, Ian has this kinda equal admiration and annoyance with Nardwuar. Can tell he loves the guy but also is inside like, why are you like this.

[@Azzamanify]

Wanted to see the video of this forever - thanks!

[@aztecamuerto8102]

When Ian goes to buy a hat how does he pick one out?

[@freakbuck]

"Is it way smaller than my head?" I'll take it!

[@fangirl4206]

Kids section

[@yonkouothabeast5766]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4PbgYGFdpiUqLs

[@jakevargas2484]

Buys one that is cotton and fits, washes it, and throws it in dryer on high heat.

[@Penny_Royalty]

Randy Porter 😂👌🏽

[@jacobfuckingjones]

i love ian mackayes hat

[@jbliv831]

I love eight year old content. It's like I have my very own time machine!

[@lucaldf5450]

Great interview, as always

[@nardwuar]

Thanks for watching ! Doot doola doot doo ,,,

[@josiah9743]

@@nardwuar doot doot

[@nardwuar]

just_like._.the_simulations .-. And keep on rawkin in the free world!

[@ihatebobsaget1989]

i met this man back in 2010. what a nice, humble soul he is.( ian}

[@mattdeadbeat]

Really enjoyed this thanks nardster x

[@callum4269]

Nardwuar is what I aspire to be

[@duckyboy666]

We're Dischord; we don't do fucked up things.

[@jacobm92]

You know, in the instrument documentary about fugazi, theres a clip where ians on the phone with someone after a show and he says "the guy who ran the show was a freak". I wonder if he was talking about nardwuar after the moodyville moo moo

[@dirtywhiteboyzindahood1252]

Guilty of being Canadian

[@lanagievski1540]

Ian and Narduwar gel so well together. Almost like they have met their equal.

[@mauriciogonzalez2060]

Nardwuar: *posts video 8 years ago*

[@Dannyuh7]

Mauricio: posts comment 7 hours ago

[@quentinkelly8411]

I feel like Ian has an insane memory like nardwuar

[@Jes.117]

“Is that a beer?” Haha love this guy he’s the reason I became straight edge he’s such a grumpy man lol

[@killiankeogh6464]

It feels so strange going from ian screaming about straight edge to just having a ncie interview with nardwuar, and being such a calm guy

[@rakim126]

These stories would never be told without nardwuar

[@gregdahlen4375]

"you sound like you already know" of *_course_* he knows lol

[@joselathario]

Lol ian sounds like a punk rock politician. Not knocking it or anything, but he sounds like he's running for punk rock mayor

[@joselathario]

He really reminds me of punk rock Ron Paul

[@davidcutts9079]

Ian's a good sport. Never heard of Go Go Funk... Cool! Going to check it out!

[@jacobinfranca5815]

Nardwaur can single handly revive punk

[@goomaboi]

Watching this now - amazing that Fugazi played a show at what I'm assuming is Harry Jerome in N.V., couldn't imagine this happening now. Seylynn Community Center was also great for a while.

[@leemorejacqueline]

ian ❤️ the way he says the word “doing” is my favorite ... “do - ing” with a real O sound ... he’s always said it that way since the early fugazi days and i love it.

[@bryanl.morrison552]

I've always noticed that

[@iam_dn2391]

Love the interviews Nardwuar!

[@MaddestMousse]

K records shirt @ 4:47 ! Neat.

[@matt.pma.kresnaputra5458]

yoooo that's awesome. I have the black n white one

[@Atraslin]

I use to play hockey at the North Vancouver rec centre as a kid. My Dad would yell from the bleachers to Skate! When I didn’t skate hard enough.

[@glamourprofession1980]

Webster’s Dictionary definition of Holier Than Thou

[@ipeefreely2364]

Nardwuar really isnt a dummy..... dudes memory is spot on

[@andrewt.6401]

Take care Nardwuar! I just discovered your channel and I really love the content! I also like your band -- the Evaporators! Thanks for uploading these amazing contents :D

[@loraxdavewalters2696]

Does he know Mike Morris from DC? Mike Morris was from the same place and time but he became a PMC who helped build a fort in Afghanistan.

[@siren5184]

Hey man love ur videos

[@Atraslin]

No way! Fugazi played at North Vancouver Rec centre. How did I miss that show?!

[@theactorjohnlarroquette]

Two opposites on the spectrum (earnestly enthusiastic and zealously skeptical) coming to a head

[@Davidm00sh12]

Ian seems very agitated, I wonder what happened prior to this?

[@wilhelmvg9978]

Davidm00sh12 he’s just a grumpy dude generally, remember he was in a band that didn’t believe in having heat in their homes

[@kyusshead]

More like just a pretentious dink.

[@sokar9438]

He is always like this.

[@NP-lz2bx]

@@wilhelmvg9978 the heat thing is a complete lie

[@Hardbody94]

Nick P yea it’s definitely a lie... he even mentioned in the instrument documentary. The problem is that Fugazi didn’t have much media coverage, so a lot of people made a lot outrageous claims... one of them being that they are “monks that live with no heat”

[@lewisb85]

The thing about the band the scream was that their drummer Scott Travis got hired by Judas Priest halfway through the promotional cycle for their record which euthanised the band right away.

[@gives_bad_advice]

but they're still playing aren't they? just put something out

[@lewisb85]

@@gives_bad_advice no that's scream (dc- now ironically also based in LA as members would go on to form wool and goatsnake). Juan from the scream(its the guys from racer x etc) would actually end up playing with friends of ian's when he joined the mars volta.

[@salswordfish]

“They were kids and they grew up”

[@scotttravis8654]

That was very typical of Ian. Even if people werent fighting. He would just keep yelling to stop dancing . It was annoying

[@lilskrrtskrrt]

We need nardwuar vs iann dior!!

[@none11ification]

NARD: (Gives Ian the "introductory How did you find this WOW THEM gift") .IAN: "Thanks but I already have all these so you can hang onto them" NARD: (Power failure)

[@SpaceGamerPR]

I love that guy

[@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive]

Incredible 🤙🏾

[@Dethmaster64]

If Ian MacKaye had a beard, he would look exactly like the coomer meme

[@antoniovecchio508]

Eye Minor sounds like you

[@cybertronian2005]

the coomer meme looks like El Duce from the Mentors

[@yaboi2500]

@@minoreye9984 Exactly what a boring, contrarian edge lord what say.

[@yaboi2500]

@@minoreye9984 Ah, yes. The most overused meme that isn’t amogus

[@dontwalkdontrun]

Gawd bless you Nardwuar!

[@econogate]

Why did he just pull the latest video i was watching it paused it and now its gone? ok he wants everyone to watch these older vids first

[@joshuawhite4641]

Me too

[@medes5597]

It was an accident. He said in another comment he went to edit the description and accidentally deleted it instead.

[@malloid]

Love this!

[@mikemadness222]

Thank you

[@GearMaerViral]

Oneday He is gonna Interview me and scare the shit out of me 😂

[@NatronFatumallafalla]

Doot Doo Da Doot

[@RobertMunro-wb6jb]

I have the junkyard band sardines 12” classic tune !

[@cactaceous]

The Junkyard Band on Def Jam and produced by Rick Rubin? How have I never heard of this? Anyways, Ian is just unintentionally hilarious.

[@gluemann01]

is there a link to the live show they were talking about at 5:00?

[@tolhumexy6706]

Type it in

[@OurFoundingLiars]

Keep asking questions

[@justing1372]

Waiting room great freaking song but Fuck this, dude. ! Don't take the hard work. Appreciate nardwuar

[@TheZohan907]

Legendary

[@PaulRodriguez9]

I like weed and beer. Maybe that's why I've never been into Minor Threat or Fugazi lol

[@Penny_Royalty]

Same but I still love Fugazi. You can’t really tell by their music that they’re straight edge.

[@Ashley-jp4nn]

@@Penny_Royalty their interviews give it away though 😂 no chill

[@marcel1372]

I like weed and beer and listening to fugazi late at night but I feel like I am sinning

[@cactaceous]

I used to like weed and beer and psychedelics and other peppy powders and smoked cigarettes at one moment in time while Fugazi was still around and their CD’s were on my CD player constantly. All that shit got old and boring and now I’m completely sober except for coffee. Still listen to Fugazi. That habit never gets old.

[@jlouis4407]

I like all 4

[@jeremymoorer1611]

He's a curmudgeon I love it

[@Ryan-mq2mi]

Does nard not like dayglo abortions for some reason? They’re Canadian, feed us a fetus is a great record, but I’ve never heard him even mention them

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

He gave Henry Rollins a book on them. On the latest Henry Rollins interview (the first one was a disaster).

[@Ryan-mq2mi]

@@Carlos-xz3vi nice! Good eye

[@meno594]

Ian doesn't seem to impressed

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

Yea he seems like a "one-upper" and way too analytical to have a casual conversation. Very annoying.

[@gerritverbeek5720]

@@ArbitraryLifestyle I think Ian just doesn't mesh with Nardwuar's interview style. Nard's style is to throw a bunch of references at a person and get reactions. It's very much input-output, not a conversation. If the interviewee doesn't gel with that, it sounds a lot like Nardwuar is just pumping out non-sequitur references and not trying to put a coherent story together about the artist. And Ian clearly doesn't like telling other people's stories (constantly saying 'ask them') which shuts things down more.

[@luizspindola]

That's because Ian is also a hoarder, and he's very knowledgable about music just like Nard. If you think about it, Ian is just a cranky version of Nardwuar

[@pilotyaboo5380]

Love you narduar

[@samuelblinne6040]

Awesome

[@mango7736]

We need a Nardwar vs iann dior.

[@jjsaint4697]

Nardwuar lit asf 🤘😎

[@BrianKellison]

Comedy Genius Ian MacKaye

[@elijahkamali6782]

groove magnate! what a title!

[@mjmatteo]

Grandpa 👴🏻 Ian wincing through this one! Nevertheless, a true iconoclast!

[@Solknot-e3r]

When your first on 3 videos but have nothing to say

[@xx7secondsxx]

Good GAWD!!! SCREAM with Dave was a HARDCORE PUNK BAND!! The SCREAM was a METAL band that had Jihn Corabi that ended up in Mötley! The fact an record exec called and tried to Kaibosh that!! How lame!

[@ifandwhen-kl2cr]

Hey nardwuar have you ever met Ian Svenonius?

[@itsMrNoble]

I met Ian Svenonious once in London. Nice fella.

[@gregdahlen4375]

people like porch shots there's a famous one with csn&y

[@rileygally2967]

I thought he might get less confrontational with age. I was wrong.

[@gives_bad_advice]

I think he HAS become less confrontational judging by the interviews he's done in the past 5 years.

[@jasonberezny9705]

I.M. ❤️🎼

[@johndiggle2858]

Early bird baby!

[@SaintMartins]

boycott "hollywood records" signed artists......doo, doo !!!!

[@youwillthankme]

Do they mention uncle fatihs in the interview? I went through it a bit but Ian seems kinda bored/boring

[@TheNorthernDrift]

🗿

[@peaknuckle6942]

Did he actually get taller and his face get longer in 11 years?? 🤔🤔🤔

[@josef2012]

Nice hat

[@Lamp1n]

Uncle Fatihs Pizza !!!