The Teen Idles

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For the Nashville pop punk band, see Teen Idols

The album cover of the Teen Idles's EP Minor Disturbance features one of the iconic symbols of the straight edge movement: the Xed hands.

The Teen Idles was a hardcore punk band that existed only for about 14 months. Jeff Nelson and Ian MacKaye formed the band as well as Dischord Records, revolutionizing the Washington DC music scene and setting the stage for the formation of Minor Threat and the inadvertent development of the straight edge movement. The Teen Idles was the first band on Dischord Records.

Nathan Strejcek — vocals

Geordie Grindle — guitar

Ian MacKaye — bass and backing vocals

Jeff Nelson — drums

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