◇ image via WikipediaIan MacKaye
Ian MacKaye is a Punk rock and Rap act. Their sound grew out of Ted Nugent, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, Sex Pistols and Generation X. Those roots explain a lot about how Ian MacKaye arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as State of Alert, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kathleen Hanna, Q and Not U, John Frusciante, 7 Seconds and Bikini Kill, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Ian MacKaye, reaching back through Ted Nugent and forward to Kathleen Hanna. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Ian MacKaye connections
Ian MacKaye grew out of Ted Nugent, Jimi Hendrix, Queen and Sex Pistols, shares an orbit with State of Alert, went on to shape Kathleen Hanna, Q and Not U, John Frusciante and 7 Seconds. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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