Andrew Mall 6/10/25 Andrew Mall 6/10/25

Live Free Or D.I.Y. Episode #06: Challenges (Season 1 Finale)

Live Free Or D.I.Y. Episode #05: Mental Health. Hosts Dana Bollen and Andrew Mall 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 these communities.

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Andrew Mall 6/2/25 Andrew Mall 6/2/25

Live Free Or D.I.Y. Episode #05: Mental Health

Live Free Or D.I.Y. Episode #05: Mental Health. Hosts Dana Bollen and Andrew Mall 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 and communities.

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Andrew Mall 5/28/25 Andrew Mall 5/28/25

Live Free Or D.I.Y. Episode #04: Community

Live Free Or D.I.Y. Episode #04: Community. Hosts Dana Bollen and Andrew Mall 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.

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Andrew Mall 5/27/25 Andrew Mall 5/27/25

Live Free Or D.I.Y. Episode #03: Exposure

Live Free Or D.I.Y. Episode #03: Exposure. Hosts Dana Bollen and Andrew Mall 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 and this music reaches mainstream attention and success.

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Andrew Mall 5/12/25 Andrew Mall 5/12/25

Live Free Or D.I.Y. Episode #02: Sustainability and Resilience

Live Free Or D.I.Y. Episode #02: Sustainability and Resilience. hosts Dana Bollen and Andrew Mall 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.

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Andrew Mall 5/6/25 Andrew Mall 5/6/25

Live Free Or D.I.Y. Episode #01: Pilot

Live Free Or D.I.Y. Episode #01: Pilot. Hosts Dana Bollen and Andrew Mall introduce themselves and the panel of twelve 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) and its connection to their experiences in the D.I.Y. music scenes and communities.

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Andrew Mall 4/25/25 Andrew Mall 4/25/25

Hardcore Music Festivals and DIY Music Scenes: Community, Belongingness, and Amplifying Resilience

CAMD Food for Thought presentation (2025). I gave a talk on my two major research projects-in-progress to an interdisciplinary audience of fellow Northeastern faculty and students. This talk drew from two recent conference papers delivered at the Punk Scholars Network and the British Forum for Ethnomusicology.

Andrew Mall 4/4/25 Andrew Mall 4/4/25

Return(s) on Investment: The Value of Local Music Scenes

BFE conference presentation (2025). In this paper, we demonstrate that local jurisdictions’ objectives for investing in and promoting music, grounded in differing forms of value, can result in distinct and competing goals. We argue that advancing cultural policy initiatives that recognize and prioritize noneconomic forms of value in local music scenes is an important step in preserving and improving their resilience and sustainability. This collaborative paper is based on ethnographic fieldwork in Dublin, Ireland, and Boston, Massachusetts, USA.