Fans of the hardcore mainstay Minor Threat and Dischord Records (the independent label co-founded by Minor Threat members Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson) were seething at the release of Nike’s latest ad campaign for their skateboarding tour calle "Major Threat." Thanks to an onslaught of letters, emails, and phone calls, Nike has retracted the ad campaign and apologized profusely. This is good reading. Leave it to Nike to steal something and then blame the people they stole from for the fuck-up. If you’re interested in reading some thoughts from Ian MacKaye about more substantial matters than the current Nike hornswoggle, check out the new Clamor special edition for a brand new interview.

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