coke machine glow:ian 2004. the presidential election, the ramones, and the new dischord bands.
deathrockstar:guy. jan 2004. talks about new movies and what he's been reading recently.
downhill battle:ian 20 jan 2004. why fugazi will never be invited to dick clark's new year's rockin' eve.
nada mucho:ian sep 2003. how he organizes his record collection.
swingset:ian and thurston moore talk about recording youth against fascism and working with an extra drummer.
kultur:guy. 10 dec 2003 this german zine requires acrobat to read. (here's the html version. he seems to be talking about the end of fugazi and working with janney, but i don't know german.)
chicago tribune:ian 27 apr 2003 the chicago scene and some press for the box set.
playlouder:ian oct 2002 tells the truth about the hives, plus tales from the british tour.
stoner rock:joe 27 oct 2002 talks about tolotta records.
nude as the news:guy 22 oct 2002
chats with jon cohen about every album.
university of va cavalier:ian 20 sep 2002 talks about instrument and the infamous richmond show of 1998.
magent:ian
2002 talks about the boxed set and why he won't smile for the camera.
hook:ian 19 sep 2002 talks about instrument and charlottesville.
stylus:guy 24 jun 2002. a great interview that touches on every record. very enlightening.
lab productions:ian 8 jun 2002. new orleans jazz and bootleg profiteers.
hybrid:ian 2002 hey now, there's no need to hate on bono. other than that, it's a fine interview dealing with war, police, and something about black dice.
morphizm:guy gets to talk about kiss, ac/dc, and the red medicine leap while being compared to john lennon. can you blame him for giving one of his best interviews yet?
the hearing aide: guy
nwu:ian feb 02. take a look in the trojan birthday pony's mouth.
city paper:ian 15 nov 01. response to the redskins' adoption of waiting room.
nude as the news:guy 17 oct 01. talks with jonathan cohen about the argument, octus, busher, and technology.
project-ex:brendan, oct 01. the story behind the furniture ep and the new documentary score.
kerrang: ian 3 oct 01. just a short excerpt from the printed interview.
anb:guy sep 2001. favorite cover art, the protest movement, and the problem with moshing.
facedown fall:guy 2001 biggest influences and favorite amps.
nardwuar:ian 7 jul 01. some very strange questions here. [on second thought, i'll pass on the haagen dazs!] also available in real audio. hilarious exchange!
emp:ian
talks about punk in this vh1-style clip. requires win media. be sure to click on "more media
clips available here" or you'll miss out on all the non-transcribed
clips.
fugazilist
egroup:guy27 dec 00. guy
was kind enough to answer instrument questions that have been
burning in the minds of us fugazilist people. thanks to huxley for
organizing.
scratch bomb:guy reveals what really happened in
joe's iggy pop dream, some details on the new dvd, why the albini sessions
bombed, and the advantages of the rickenbacker.
dragster:guy talks about the instrument
video and his favorite new song.
springtime:ian, joe, guy, brendan. don't expect a lot of words from picciotto and canty.
you get lally's influences and mackaye's great answer to the classic
desert island question.
juice:ian2000 discusses skateboarding california and dc suburbs in this interview from woodbridge, va.
geek america:guy apr 00 talks about the brazil tours and his production work.
signal drench:guy apr 00.
shares his thoughts on favorite robert bresson films, the wto protests,
and the radiohead film.
kinda muzik you like:guy, 3 apr
00. talk on the european language barrier and reactions to instrument,
among other things.
insound: ian digs into mtv
and the nab in this interview from jenny toomey. joan jett, nirvana, and
chumbawamba get discussed. whatever happened to the radio?
ian, sep
99. requires java and some sort of video software. this interview is 40
mintues long! it's good for what it is [an unfiltered look at mackaye in
an interview situation], but there's nothing earth-shattering said here.
what i'm saying is, don't spend a month's phone bill on this one. (here is a text excerpt from around the same time.)
ian, 19
feb 99. i have a hard time beliving they actually interviewed him. mackaye
gets about 3 quotes in this article.
stanford:ian, 18 feb 99. a
fast-paced but long interview dealing with college, wgtb, and violence. he
gives some good insight into what punk means to him.
guy, 4 feb 99. he writes about the prison system and
writing lyrics.
aaa
film:guy, 1999. he talks about his 2 films, jem cohen,
cassavetes, and the idea of political lyrics. (he also gave aaa his top 10 list for the year.
signal drench:brendan, dec 98.
this is *the* canty interview! he goes into much detail about his son, instrument,
and his future solo project. an interview your whole family will enjoy.
skaterock:guy and ian two short interviews for the price of one.
diskant:guy jan 98. do you like me and some historical dischord stuff. 2 pages.
ian and his mom1998? a
very unique interview. mother and son talk about growing up on beecher
street in the mackaye household. another interview to read with your
entire family.
guy and ian, 12 nov 98.
they talk about omaha and how life would change if they were 7' tall. my
favorite line is from mackaye, "Most of American society expects you
to grow up and get real, but we were already real when we started."
so there!
dolomite:guy, 24 sep 1998.
a slight foray into rhythm and the absence of nostalgia for the 80's.
major labels are not so good.
held
like sound:
ian, 1998. the subject is seated comfortably and
elaborating on many issues such as slowdime records, giving interviews,
and the time fugazi had to play to an empty warehouse. you're advised not
to miss this.
ian,joe, 20 + 16 jul
98. ian talks about the jellyfishbabies, alternative,
and instrument. quote: "we're weird. we're amish." joediscusses creative control.
eye:brendan, 16 jul
98. what can i say? it's fun. sample: "good songs are universal, just
like craving a large-dip Mr. Softee." that's from the author, not
canty.
, and brendan, apr 98. they talk with chris nelson
about foreman's dog, instrument, and the recent changes fugazi have
had to make in the way they operate.
seen: guy
answers questions from a fan via email. the last
response is hilarious.
ian, 1998. �
love for the zines and another state of mind. [unfortunately, this zine fell victim to porno, those profitable wal-marts of the internet.] i will host reprints if you got them.
sonicnet:guy, 18 mar 98.
talks about the black light panthers, his other band.
phil
monahan:guy1998.
talks about the writing process, rites of spring, and his favorite local
bands.
hit it or quit it:ian, late 1997
talks with jessica hopper about lots of interesting things: family circus,
punk athletes, the operation, the sods, dave grohl, female musicians, etc.
this is a great mackaye interview!
loud:joe, 17 nov 97.
writes about sweet and low and the musicians he likes.
ian, mar 96. 13
printed pages! he talks about everything from his childhood memories to
the early dischord days to the slinkies to lollapalooza to birthday
pony. this is *the* mackaye interview.
search
of
serenity:ian 1996. long paragraphs about embrace, straight
edge, and nina simone.
uno mas:ian, 5 mar 96.
do
try to get through this. he speaks of personal issues and his life as a
33-year old musician in a 9-year old band.
ian, 9 apr
95. portland, me. talks before the show about how most journalists don't
know how to write a music review. includes his explanation for the no
moshing rule. 7 pages.
thicker:
ian1995.
this is a huge interview! he gives a lot of insight into the problems that
he's had to deal with as a musician and label operator. on the other hand,
you can read about the successes that fugazi has had in playing all over
the world.
ghost train:ian apr 95. talks
about antimony and europe and writing without canty.
brown university:guy, 1995.
in his first interview in 2 years, picciotto talks about suggestion,
junkyard band, the cramps, steady diet, brazil, and his home
studio.
pittsburgh post-gazette:ian 20 aug 1993. we don't get many interviews from this time period. it's good to read about in on the kill taker and the early alternative scene.
guy, joe, ian 1 aug 93 the
long lost eric brace interview has resurfaced here. learn about lunar atrocities
limited and hear from some of those closest to the band.
convulsion:ian, 1992. good
stuff about europe, the people of dischord, and fan mail.
resistant harmony:ian oct 91. philosophy: rules of interaction. interviews. the most common question. a great find. thanks to little cameron from australia for sending this to us!
ian, joe, guy, brendan.
1989. � the earliest known fugazi
interview, and a classic too. � from
princeton university radio.
bbc:ian1987. before fugazi and after embrace, ian chats
about some of the technicalities of running an inde label. some quotes:
"i am a patient person." "it sucks to get big."
ink disease for kill from the heart:ian, guy, brendan 1985 technically, this is an embrace interview, but it is really free-form and fun so you should read it anyway.
please send me content for inclusion. also let
me know if i got any dates wrong. i'm always looking for interviews.
