D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
55 minutes2002-01-01
4.7
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This documentary features interviews with Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), J Mascis (Dinosaur jr.), John John Jesse (Demonic Erotic painter), Jim Rose (Jim Rose Sideshow), Jim Thirwell (Foetus), Lydia Lunch, Mike Watt (Minutemen), Richard Kern (Filmmaker), Ron Ashet
Cast
![Michael W. Dean](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Michael W. Dean
Himself
![Richard Kern](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vVln96KlpjnumAi1RdOmxJcoIQr.jpg)
Richard Kern
Himself - Interviewee
![Lung Leg](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5r86pEwMg6nn9OZ1ID99HOnUWNX.jpg)
Lung Leg
Herself (archive footage)
![Lydia Lunch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xVuLoTxLvqhGplZ3cGqe7ckay5c.jpg)
Lydia Lunch
Herself - Interviewee
![Ian MacKaye](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hWGVc8Ng7o6IxGCv7dDH9gZugF.jpg)
Ian MacKaye
Himself - Interviewee
![Dave Brockie](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dave Brockie
Himself
![J.G. Thirlwell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oF44PilAtIHT09Mwqb2W6nugnIP.jpg)
J.G. Thirlwell
Himself
![Mike Watt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mike Watt
Himself
![Ron Asheton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uLleyLDwRw4xHjBUGD9r4F4eTU4.jpg)
Ron Asheton
Himself
![Beth Lisick](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Beth Lisick
Herself
![Dana Schechter](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dana Schechter
Herself
![Courtney J. Ulrich](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Courtney J. Ulrich
Herself
![John John Jesse](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John John Jesse
Himself
![Lynn Breedlove](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lynn Breedlove
Herself
![J. Mascis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3JxEAeoKrkzPKOmasMKUhgtpkI3.jpg)
J. Mascis
Himself
![Stephen Elliott](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Stephen Elliott
Himself
![Liza Matlack](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Liza Matlack
Herself
![Simon Clifton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Simon Clifton
Himself
![Madigan Shive](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Madigan Shive
Herself
![Mike Boner](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mike Boner
Himself
![Cynthia Connolly](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Cynthia Connolly
Herself
![Mark Enger](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mark Enger
Himself
![Matt Enger](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Matt Enger
Himself
![Keith Knight](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Keith Knight
Himself
![Killian Macgeraghty](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Killian Macgeraghty
Himself
![Lil Mike Martzke](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//prmeA9nUrTLmEkErGhUEqaHixqJ.jpg)
Lil Mike Martzke
Himself
![Maggie McEleney](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Maggie McEleney
Herself
![Eric McFadden](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eric McFadden
Himself
![Craig Newmark](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Craig Newmark
Himself
![Jim Rose](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//u4Mr6QsL1gR27i6b6mH4lMzMxuV.jpg)
Jim Rose
Himself
![David Wellbeloved](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)