The Teen Idles were an American hardcore punk band that formed in Washington, D.C. in August 1979.A number of sources refer to the band as the Teen Idles or Teen Idles, but they are credited on Minor Disturbance as The Teen Idles. Teenagers Nathan Strejcek, Geordie Grindle, Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson were the band's continual members. The Teen Idles recorded two demo sessions and one extended play, Minor Disturbance, before their breakup in November 1980. The first band on Dischord Records, The Teen Idles were an early landmark in the straight edge and the D.C. hardcore movement; MacKaye and Nelson would later form Minor Threat. Inspired by American punk bands such as Bad Brains and Black Flag, The Teen Idles' music was an early version of hardcore punk, and was an attempt, in the words of MacKaye, "to get away from a really corrupted music".Azerrad, 2001. p. 123 Their appearance, lyrics and musical style

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # TAGS