Live Free Or D.I.Y.
Live Free Or D.I.Y.
Podcast Description
Join co-hosts Dana Bollen (Two Week Notice Podcast / Tour Manager - Piebald), Professor Andrew Mall (Northeastern University), and a panel of interviewees as we discuss D.I.Y. hardcore, punk, and emo music scenes and communities. This season, we consider what makes scenes important and meaningful to musicians, fans, and everyone in between. We address scene resilience, exposure, community, mental health, and overall challenges. Our guests reflect on their experiences as musicians, record label owners, festival and show promoters, music industry professors, and fans.
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The podcast covers a range of themes including scene resilience, community engagement, mental health, and the challenges faced within the music industry. Specific episode examples may include personal connections to D.I.Y. culture and discussions on the importance of independent music scenes, highlighting stories from musicians and record label owners behind iconic scenes.
Join co-hosts Dana Bollen (Two Week Notice Podcast / Touring Roadie), Professor Andrew Mall (Northeastern University), and a panel of interviewees as we discuss D.I.Y. hardcore, punk, and emo music scenes and communities. This season, we consider what makes scenes important and meaningful to musicians, fans, and everyone in between. We address scene resilience, exposure, community, mental health, and overall challenges. Our guests reflect on their experiences as musicians, record label owners, festival and show promoters, music industry professors, and fans.
Attn: Furnace Fest 2025 attendees!! The Live Free Or D.I.Y. Podcast will have a booth in Furnace Fest 2025 merch mall! Stop by and say hello to Professor Andrew Mall to talk all things D.I.Y. – Also participate in his research survey (about the D.I.Y. music scenes) and receive a FREE $30 Amazon gift card
This bonus episode features information regarding the LFoDIY Podcast booth that we will have at Furnace Fest 2025, followed by an interview with Patrick Kindlon (Drug Church) conducted by Dana (via the Two Week Notice Podcast)
Patrick & Dana sat down and recorded this interview on 9/17/25 backstage in the Drug Church trailer, while they were on the Missionary Impossible Tour (Blink182 / Alkaline Trio / Drug Church) together.
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