D.I.Y. OR DIE: How To Survive as an Independent Artist

D.I.Y. OR DIE: How To Survive as an Independent Artist > A FILM BY, FOR AND ABOUT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS

--- This film is a celebration of the artistic underdog! FEATURING interviews and performances from::
Lydia Lunch, Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), Jim Rose (Jim Rose Sideshow), J.G.Thirlwell (Foetus), Mike Watt (Minutemen), Richard Kern (Filmmaker), Ron Asheton (Stooges), Madigan Shive (Bonfire Madigan), Dave Brockie (Gwar) and more. DIY or DIE was directed by Michael W. Dean and edited by Miles Montalbano.

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This film is an examination of the motivations and lives of independent American artists in different genres and mediums.
"It even makes you understand that living in a van down by the river might not be all that bad." --manateeBound.com

"The more art there is in the world, the less guns and bombs there are in the world.
And this movie is not only art, it is art that will encourage other art. So yeah, I'm on a mission….."
--DIY director Michael W. Dean in his new book, 30-Dollar Film School

A documentary by MICHAEL W. DEAN

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Steve Albini. New interview with him is up (by Kime and Jonathan Buchanan) CLICK HIM forWindoz media file> If the Albini media file comes up machine code goop soup in Netscape, try i.e. or right click and save it. --

Due to a mistake, the Albini interview is not on the VHS even though it says on the cover that it is. (It's only on the DVD, and the VHS cover was made from the DVD cover template). We aplolgize and this is fixed for the second pressing. Here's the interview for free download. Sorry.

The film features interviews with: (alphabetical order)
Beth Lisick (performer/poet)
Courtney J. Ulrich (sculptor)
ck0 (open-source computer programmer)
Craig Newmark (founder Craig's List)
Cynthia Connolly (Photographer/ Dischord Records)
Dana Schechter (graphic artist/musician Bee and Flower)
Dave Brockie (singer in Gwar/filmmaker/novelist)
David Wellbeloved (DJ, Musician, and Critic) Washington, DC
Eric McFadden (songwriter/singer/entertainer)
Ian MacKaye (label owner/musician/Fugazi)
J Mascis (musician Dinosaur jr.)
Jim Rose (director/Jim Rose Sideshow)
J.G. Thirlwell (musician Foetus)
John John Jesse (Demonica Erotica Artist)
Keith Knight (cartoonist Fear of a Black Marker)
Kevin Wengler (Painter/sculptor/performance artist) *****
Killian MacGeraghty (musician Gun and Doll Show)
Liza Matlack (dancer/choreographer) (R.I.P.)
Little Mike Martzke (Promoter/Roadie) San Francisco
Lydia Lunch (photographer, actor, writer, musician) Los Angeles
Lynn Breedlove (writer/musician Tribe 8) San Francisco
Madigan Shive (cellist, Bonfire Madigan)
Maggie Estep (writer/musician) *****
Maggie McEleney (painter/graphic artist)
Mark Enger (painter/installation artist)
Matt Enger (painter/installation artist)
Mike Boner (musician)
Mike Watt (musician Black Gang/Firehose/Minutemen)
Phil Sudo (writer/musician) New York City (R.I.P.) *****
Richard Kern (filmmaker/photographer) New York City
Ron Asheton (musician The Stooges)
Simon Clifton (painter/actor/musician)
Stephen Elliott (writer/activist)
Steve Albini (musician/engineer) *****

Note: artists with ***** are on the DVD only, not the VHS.

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Here's a 14-meg MP3 of the NPR interview I did about the film:. http://www.kittyfeet.com/woody/wcpn.mp3

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Interview with "Zen Guitar" author, Phil Sudo