Ian MacKaye and Ray Cappo Clips from Straight Edge documentary

Contributed by an Anonymous Source. Posted by aubin on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

The producers of a new documentary about straight edge titled Edge: Perspectives on Drug Free Culture, have posted two clips featuring influential figures from the movement. The first clip features Ian MacKaye who coined the phrase while he was in Minor Threat but also went on to former a number of notable acts including Embrace, Fugazi and The Evens. The second clip includes Ray Cappo of Youth of Today and Shelter and who also founded both Revelation Records and Equal Vision Records.

Ian talks about the issue of militance in straight edge as well as the role of caffeine. Cappo discusses his experiences as a teenager and his first brush with alcohol. The documents aims to trace the development of the edge movement from its roots in the 80s to current day. It highlights an MacKaye, Ray Cappo and Karl Buechner (of Earth Crisis) as the initiators of three separate waves of straight edge and also promises comments on the history, philosopy and criticisms of the subculture. Other figures appearing in the film include Russ Rankin of Good Riddance, Kent McClard, Bull Gervasi, Priyesh Patel, Peter Young and Eva Hall.

The documentary was written and directed by Marc Pierschel and Michael Kirchner. It will be relased on DVD by Compassion Media on May 15, 2010.

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beale (May 6, 2010)

I take it Ian MacKaye does not like Earth Crisis.

hhrules (May 6, 2010)

What makes you think that?

bastard_squad (May 6, 2010)

Bravo to him. They are the worst. Giving fuel to militant sXe/vegan kids alone damns them forever to me.

hhrules (May 6, 2010)

"Giving fuel to militant sXe/vegan kids"

I listen to Earth Crisis and would never say anything or even be in anyone face unless about it unless they are in my face.

bastard_squad (May 6, 2010)

Then you obviously aren't included in the 'militant' group I so delicately mentioned.

hhrules (May 6, 2010)

Then I apologies.

pacer (May 6, 2010)

I hope this is better than that book that was basically a bunch of old dudes saying "straight edge is too personal to be a movement, and i only did it for ten years before drinking beer/smoking weed/trippin balls".

Not that there's anything wrong with any of that.

hhrules (May 6, 2010)

what book???

pacer (May 6, 2010)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1889703001/?tag=redbrazil-20

eazyd2 (May 6, 2010)

"tell your friend, fuck you!" hhahahahahah that was awesome

tom1022 (May 6, 2010)

hahaha, yes it was.

2kings (May 6, 2010)

i enjoyed it very much!

kidUGLY (May 9, 2010)

ian is the fuckin best that was so funny

booicore (May 6, 2010)

Bet that's f**kin riveting to watch. Don't they have porn where they come from?

preston (May 6, 2010)

xIt's against the rules.x

Cheesetits (May 6, 2010)

So not watching this.

tom1022 (May 6, 2010)

Thought these were all pretty cool except for the last one. It is possible to have a beer without going to jail, ruining a family, and killing your neighbors.

Michael_Berryman (May 6, 2010)

i've made a terrible mistake.

Sliced-T (May 6, 2010)

Those clips were incredibly assumptive about other people's lives and their ability to practice self control.

tom1022 (May 6, 2010)

Seriously. If you don't want to drink or take drugs, fine, but don't make it seem like you're some hero for doing so. Yes, there are idiots with no self control or regard for others, but I'd say that those people still constitute the minority of people who drink or take drugs.

Mystereohasmono (May 6, 2010)

This reminded me of the hardcore doc Release from a long time ago. Vacant Andys! Weston! Good Riddance! Lifetime!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-625575051416657940#

longshot (May 6, 2010)

Dude, THANK YOU!!

I used to own this on VHS and hadn't seen it in years! This video is SO fucking good!!

A really great window to east coast hardcore and punk at that time. Everyone should check it out!

piratagaston (May 6, 2010)

I remember getting that one when I was like 15 years old and just got into punk, I bought it on dvd... before I had a dvd player.

quickattack (May 6, 2010)

I actually just saw a jeep with a vanity plate reading 4EVER EDGE, I lol'd

ZachLeg (May 6, 2010)

This movie looks pretty edgy

ZachLeg (May 6, 2010)

i'll be on the edge of my seat waiting to see it.

ZachLeg (May 6, 2010)

Waiting to see this movie is going to push me over the edge.

kraf999 (May 6, 2010)

Don't push me im close to the EDGE, im trying not to lose my head

kraf999 (May 6, 2010)

why isnt ian a college professor? he could call it Life Lessons with Ian Mackaye: How to tell someone to fuck off.

kraf999 (May 6, 2010)

also does anyone else feel like theyve heard the same kinda words come out of Christians mouths? im not hating on either group but to me straight edge kinda comes off as a religion-esque and hence the reason why people get so irrational about it.

bastard_squad (May 6, 2010)

I miss seeing Fugazi live for many reasons. A huge one was his banter with the dipshits in the crowd.

raveneffect (May 6, 2010)

I thought Ray Cappo broke edge or some shit.

zona (May 7, 2010)

Shite, I thought this movie was about this irish bloke playing guitar in this bono-band... oh wait, that was an other movie, one with this ledzep-hippy and Jack Black from the Black Dots... Black Dots, that reminds me of one of the best hardcore albums form this band that has a name like my desease... disfunctional brains something....
oh now I remember this irish bloke was called The Straight!

A_Lan (May 8, 2010)

Can't wait to see this.

:)