Live Free Or D.I.Y.

Live Free Or D.I.Y.

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.

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September 27, 2025 87 mins

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...

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Interview with Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids) on the Two Week Notice Podcast (published 1/22/2024)


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June 8, 2025 52 mins

In this episode, hosts Dana Bollen (Two Week Notice Podcast / Touring Roadie) & Andrew Mall (Music Professor - Northeastern University) are joined by ten of our Season 1 panel members to discuss some of the biggest changes that we've experienced within the DIY music scenes over the last few decades & the challenges that we face today. Several panelists also share advice that is valuable to anyone who is involved in thes...

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June 1, 2025 54 mins

In this episode, hosts Dana Bollen (Two Week Notice Podcast / Touring Roadie) & Andrew Mall (Music Professor - Northeastern University) are joined by nine of our Season 1 panel members to discuss the mental health benefits that we gain through being involved in DIY music scenes & communities.


Panel members on this episode include:

  • Norman Brannon (Thursday / Anti-Matter Zine)
  • Luke Garro (Piebald / Fastbreak / In My Ey...
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May 25, 2025 50 mins

In this episode, hosts Dana Bollen (Two Week Notice Podcast / Touring Roadie) & Andrew Mall (Music Professor - Northeastern University) are joined by eight of our Season 1 panel members to discuss the communities that we build around D.I.Y. music scenes, as well as values that are essential within these communities.


Panel members on this episode include:


  • Norman Brannon (Thursday / Anti-Matter Zine)
  • Luke Garro (Piebal...
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May 18, 2025 54 mins

In this episode, hosts Dana Bollen (Two Week Notice Podcast / Touring Roadie) & Andrew Mall (Music Professor - Northeastern University) are joined by nine of our Season 1 panel members to discuss the impact that exposure can have on D.I.Y. music scenes, and what happens when these bands & this music reaches mainstream attention & success.



We address the question: Is there such thing as too much exposure in D.I.Y. music scene...

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May 11, 2025 52 mins

In this episode, hosts Dana Bollen (Two Week Notice Podcast / Touring Roadie) & Andrew Mall (Music Professor - Northeastern University) are joined by eight of our Season 1 panel members to discuss factors that impact the sustainability and resilience in D.I.Y. music scenes, as well as the importance of adaptability in a society that is constantly changing and evolving.



Panel members on this episode include:


  • Norman Br...
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May 4, 2025 35 mins

In this Pilot episode, hosts Dana Bollen (Two Week Notice Podcast / Touring Roadie) & Andrew Mall (Music Professor - Northeastern University) introduce themselves & the panel of 12 individuals that we will hear from throughout Season 1 of this podcast series.


Each panel member also chimes in to describe their personal connection to the term, "D.I.Y." (Do It Yourself) & its connection to their experiences in the DIY music scenes...

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April 29, 2025 2 mins

Series premieres 5/5/2025

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