Independent record labels have long been the engine that drives innovation in the record industry. Motown and Stax brought soul to the masses and Chess brought the blues (not to mention Chuck Berry).

Dischord, the legendary DC punk label that introduced Minor Threat, Fugazi, Rites of Spring, Jawbox and Dag Nasty to the world, has placed most of it’s catalogue on Bandcamp. That’s right, you can now ...

Last year, Dischord Records announced the box set First Six Dischord Records featuring reissues of the label’s first six 7" singles by Minor Threat, Government Issue, the Teen Idles, SOA, and Youth ...

Washington DC's Dischord is much more than a record label. Over the years it has become a byword for how a record label should be run: a code of ethics, and a way of doing business that is fair, ...

As the hardcore punk scenes erupted across the country in the early 80's, a few cities would come to distinguish themselves from the rest. And in 1981, Washington, DC, would stake their claim as ...

To celebrate its 40th anniversary. iconic DC punk label Dischord Records will be releasing a box set featuring their first six 7″s: Teen Idles‘ Minor Disturbance EP (featuring a pre-Minor Threat Ian ...

Dischord Records, the independent label founded by Minor Threat and Fugazi frontman Ian MacKaye in 1980 that launched the strait edge movement and several early emo bands, has been quietly working on ...

Established in Washington DC nearly 30 years ago as the home of hardcore punks Minor Threat, Dischord's uncompromising attitude has made it an enduring independent bastion Included in their 20 Years ...

Tours: The Weakerthans play shows. In Europe, of all places.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. I’m drinking green tea with Ian MacKaye in the modest Arlington, Virginia, house ...

From '20 Years of Dischord' Just some of the songs and bands promoted by the record label through the years: In the short list of world capitals of punk rock music, there's London, New York City and ...