Editing Dave Dictor (section)

== Career ==
Dave Dictor is the front man for [[MDC (band)|MDC]], a [[punk rock]] band formed in 1979 in [[Austin, Texas]]. Among the first wave of bands to define the sound and style of American [[hardcore punk]], MDC originally formed as The Stains<ref>{{cite book|last=Ibarra|first=Craig|title=A Wailing of a Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk and More|publisher=END FWY|year=2015|page=224|isbn=978-0-9860971-0-2}}</ref> and periodically changed the meaning of "MDC" - the most frequent being '''Millions of Dead Cops'''. The band's lyrical content expresses [[Far-left politics|radical left]] political views and has proven influential within the punk subculture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/mdc-mein-trumpf-dave-dictor-interview/|title=Listen to 'Mein Trumpf,' the First Album from Punk Legends MDC in 13 Years|website=Vice.com|date=27 November 2017 |access-date=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/no-trump-no-kkk-no-fascist-usa-the-punk-history-123861/|title='No Trump! No KKK! No Fascist USA!': The Punk History|first1=Kory|last1=Grow|website=Rollingstone.com|date=21 November 2016|accessdate=18 September 2020}}</ref>

MDC released material through ex-[[Dead Kennedys]] singer [[Jello Biafra]]'s independent label [[Alternative Tentacles]]. In the 1990s, vocalist Dave Dictor published editorials for the internationally distributed fanzine ''[[Maximumrocknroll]]''. MDC's initial run ended in 1995, and the band spent five years on hiatus, before returning in 2000 with some new band members.

In 2016, MDC released a video for the forthcoming release of a new recording of "Born to Die",<ref>{{cite web|last=Gentile|first=John|title=MDC: "Born to Die 2016" (Punknews Exclusive)|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/62338/mdc-born-to-die-2016-punknews-exclusive|website=Punknews.org|date=7 November 2016 |accessdate=June 17, 2019}}</ref> made to protest the [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|Donald Trump presidential campaign]]. The song's slogan "No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA" was reported to be heard at anti-Trump demonstrations in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|last1=St. Clair|first1=Stacy|last2=Moreno|first2=Nereida|last3=Crepeau|first3=Megan|title=5 arrested after largely peaceful anti-Trump protests downtown|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-hotel-protest-chicago-20161109-story.html|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=November 20, 2016|accessdate=June 17, 2019}}</ref>  At the [[American Music Awards of 2016|2016 American Music Awards]] on November 20, the band [[Green Day]] adopted the anti-Trump slogan for a controversial impromptu chant during their live on-air performance, which Dictor applauded and encouraged.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grow|first=Kory|title='No Trump! No KKK! No Fascist USA!': The Punk History |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/green-days-anti-trump-amas-chant-the-punk-history-w451677|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 21, 2016|accessdate=June 17, 2019}}</ref> The media spotlight Green Day's action put on MDC inspired the band to create new material based around the current political climate.<ref name="bayer">{{cite web|last=Bayer|first=Jonah|title=Listen to 'Mein Trumpf,' the First Album from Punk Legends MDC in 13 Years|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/mdc-mein-trumpf-dave-dictor-interview/|publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=November 27, 2017|access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref> The album, entitled ''Mein Trumpf'', was released in 2017.<ref name="bayer"/>