Jeff Nelson (musician)

Jeff Nelson is best known as the drummer for the hardcore punk rock band Minor Threat. He and friend Ian MacKaye formed their first band, The Slinkees, in 1979. Their next band was The Teen Idles. Nelson and MacKaye founded Dischord Records in 1980, whose first record was the Teen Idles. They continue to run Dischord together. The duo also comprised the bands Egg Hunt and Skewbald/Grand Union; both bands recorded only one single. Nelson has also played in the bands Feedbag, Three, Wonderama, Senator Flux, High-Back Chairs, and is currently in the band Fast Piece of Furniture. He also founded Adult Swim Records in 1989. An aficionado and collector of Jeep Wagoneers and Victorian architecture, Jeff currently lives in the historic "Old West End" of Toledo, OH.

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References and bibliography

Azerrad, Michael (2001). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-78753-1.
Blush, Steven (2001). George Petros. ed. American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 9780922915712.
Cogan, Brian (2008). The Encyclopedia of Punk. Sterling. ISBN 978-1402759604.

External links

Minor Threat

Brian Baker Steve Hansgen Ian MacKaye Jeff Nelson Lyle Preslar

Albums & EPs	Minor Threat/In My Eyes (1981) Out of Step (1983) Salad Days (1985)

Compilation appearances	Flex Your Head (1982) 20 Years of Dischord (2002)

Other releases	Complete Discography (1989) First Demo Tape (2003)

Related articles	The Teen Idles Fugazi Dag Nasty Dischord Records Hardcore punk Straight edge

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