Trying It at Home - A Documentary on DIY Punk (Captions available!)

A documentary on DIY punk culture in 2013.
Download for pay-what-you-want here: gumroad.com/l/TryingItAtHome
I just uploaded English captions and they can be translated on this video!
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I think it's important to mention that Chris Clavin is in this documentary. This was filmed several years before the accusations against him surfaced. As you watch this, you should bear these accusations in mind. Demand accountability,
support the victims, do not perpetuate rape culture. (imgur.com/D8IBhW0,f25kJsE | imgur.com/a/11Bzz)
SONGS USED:
0:21- If Jeff Swiney Had a Hammer - Andrew Jackson Jihad
5:44- LAX - Big D and the Kids Table
15:01- The Good Life - Ghost Mice
19:17- Songs I used to Sing - Mitch the Champ
28:17- Food Chain - Chalk Talk
31:15- Side Projects are Never Successful - Bomb the Music Industry!
37:20- You’re In - Chalk Talk
42:40- Song by Heart - The Wild
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Intentándolo en Casa - Un Documental Sobre Punk DIY
Un documental acerca de la cultura punk DIY actual.
Descárgalo aquí: gumroad.com/l/TryingItAtHome
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Contáctame vía e-mail en: [e-mail] para hablar!
Pienso que es importante mencionar que Chris Clavin aparece en este documental. Esto fue filmado años antes de que las acusaciones en su contra salieran a la luz. Mientras miras esto, deberías tener cuenta dichas acusaciones. Apoya a las víctimas, no a la cultura de violación.
(imgur.com/D8IBhW0,f25kJsE | imgur.com/a/11Bzz)
CANCIONES USADAS:
0:21- If Jeff Swiney Had a Hammer - Andrew Jackson Jihad
5:44- LAX - Big D and the Kids Table
15:01- The Good Life - Ghost Mice
19:17- Songs I used to Sing - Mitch the Champ
28:17- Food Chain - Chalk Talk
31:15- Side Projects are Never Successful - Bomb the Music Industry!
37:20- You’re In - Chalk Talk
42:40- Song by Heart - The Wild
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[@niccooper3074]

The day i learned about small punk shows and the diy punk community, is the day my life changed for ever.

[@BoredOnApiano]

fuck yeah!

[@behavior2836]

Saw this through a comment section of a video of Mischief brew and Pat the bunny playing New Mexico song together live, real glad I saw it too! Seeing Pat the Bunny in this documentary makes me so happy, I really love all his music.

[@poisonjoe1812]

About a year ago I saw this and it around the same time I started doing my own DIY Folk punk thing... Now I'm in four awesome bands, I've released so much music locally for free and I feel so content with my life, I have a super small record label called A//PEACE records and I'm living my dream. If you want to make art just please go do it, if you don't have a scene make one, do what you want together or by yourself. Just go and make art... Even if it may suck.

[@stephenwilliams163]

I remember when my old bandmates came home from the PIX space in Cairo with a handful of CDs of bands I'd never heard before. One said Wingnut Dishwashers Union on it and looked interesting, so I took it out to the shed that was my bedroom and put it in the CD player. Pat came on screaming "I've got no future I suppose besides this road," and I knew immediately that this was music from people like me, and that we understood each other.

[@funkhc]

this is a very good documentary. does a good job of capturing the culture and atmosphere that helped pull me out of my hopelessness and my apathy

[@ShibbyPictures]

+Funk Rs I'm glad to hear that!

[@sophie600]

i'm so happy this exists! many thanks to the person who made this, and to these bands (ramshackle glory, ghost mice, andrew jackson jihad, etc.) for providing me and so many others with so much inspiration, joy and hope. i really enjoyed hearing pat interviewed, i have lots of love and admiration for him. i got chills watching many of the performances where the audience was singing along to songs i know and love - and that's just from seeing it in video! watching that happen during ajj's performance brought me back to the beauty that was their concert that i got to go to over summer. and the clip of the new mexico song performance had so much energy - wow!! this whole thing was full of so much beauty!!!

[@ShibbyPictures]

I'm glad you enjoyed it so much! -Jak

[@joshrefe]

this is incredible & makes me feel the craziest way inside. ive felt so low & unmotivated lately. and this is the type of thing i need to see that keeps me going and push beyond what i'm doing. love. thank you so much.

[@diegoaragon8037]

I feel you, ive also been unmotivated as hell. Its been so hard for me to want to pick up my guitar let alone get out of bed. Youre not alone but dont give up my friend. This inspired me to finish a song i wrote called “motivation (i cant find it)” youll find your way

[@Erin____]

Thank you for putting this up on KZbin. How can we apply the DIY ethic beyond the music scene? To enable a culture where people can become more self-reliant, buy less shit, and share ideas with others... Open and accessible bicycle collectives, makerspaces, and hackerspaces are a good start, but I'm wondering if anyone reading this comment has additional input or experience.

[@MaybeMisha]

I'd suggest reading some anarchist texts (there's some really great ones about mutual aid and self reliance) and looking into any anarchist communities/projects around where you live. Even if you don't politically identify with anarchism, it can still be a really great way to meet people passionate about similar things as you and to do a lot of great things for your community.

[@mekskraptrakkz5718]

@@MaybeMisha Could you message me about where I could find the literature you mentioned above? I don't want to accidentally find something different than what you meant.

[@josephrivas4762]

I make music on my own and record it with old equipment on to cassette tapes and I distribute it for free by leaving tapes in library's and places like that, at the most I make 20 tapes and once they're gone that's it if you didn't get it first and it's not on the internet you'll never hear it.

[@TC-sx2mg]

music as an immaterial medium. I dig it. Keep on keeping on, I hope I find one of those tapes someday :)

[@josephrivas4762]

I do it for my own amusement more than anything else, I never want mass recognition or money but I just want someone to enjoy it more than anything.

[@knutelindstrom3716]

Hahaha! Yeah, I used to do that too, but here in SF, CA tape players are becoming rare as everybody wants iPods & iPhones & stuff, so I started using KZbin! So far it's just the minimalist versions of my songs, press record & play-at least until I can figure out how to get my recordings from my 4 track to KZbin! I only have a tape recorder & iPhone now for recording & limited access to electricity bcuz I'm homeless, but at least it's a start! State of the art recording studios polish all the character out of songs anyways! RocknRoll!

[@alexsmith7262]

Whatever, Daniel Johnston.

[@josephrivas4762]

Alex Smith one dude described me as "like Daniel Johnston but if Daniel was a kinda druggy apathetic Hispanic kid from Arizona" which pretty much means, nothing like Daniel Johnston.

[@2305Grom]

Thank you for making this. I'm a radio DJ that's been playing Punk and similar music for decades. Forgive me for being old, but I only discovered DIY about a year ago and have felt invigorated and renewed by it. It's wonderful to find new music and bands that are making music that I can relate to. I've been wanting to learn more about these bands, so I really appreciate this

[@endlessappeal737]

It's so sad that Pat the bunny decided to stop. He was the one who got me into folk punk and playing music.

[@picklefortheknowingones]

Don't be sad because it's over, smile because it happened :)

[@mekskraptrakkz5718]

@@picklefortheknowingones well put

[@hikageniko]

It's already been 5 years since he quit? oof

[@punkgrl325]

Honestly, the traveling punk/anarcho lifestyle is kind of self-destructive. Considering he got cleaned up and has finally settled down, I'm happy for him. This is especially considering so many of his friends never made it.

[@cfcolly]

All my favorite music is available for free. That makes being a broke hobo much easier

[@tonykroll2939]

i work at a bar called the red hat in concord ca. hit me up if you need a show and a place to stay.

[@isaacramos9308]

I love how Shibby Pictures does stuff like this, supporting the little guy, no matter the sound or look. a lot like Plan-It-X does. just found DIY and the Folk Punk scene recently, and love it. here lies true individuality.

[@ShibbyPictures]

+Isaac Ramos Aw thanks for watching! Check us out on Facebook, got a LOT more down the pipeline!

[@punkgrl325]

Sucks what happened to Plan-It-X.

[@BoredOnApiano]

guys, i love you. thank god this scene exists. i think it might be my home for the next year before i end uni

[@turkey5320]

my first experience with DIY punk was at wrangler studios, november 2017, I saw AJJ, it was an all ages show and that show changed my life, when I was screaming the lyrics as loud as I can and dancing around, there was something I've never felt before, it was a feeling you won't get anywhere else. I talked to sean bonette while the opening acts were on and on that day I met people that I may never forget, that was an experience that you truly won't get anywhere else, I love everyone who helped make this community so widespread, it really helped me change as a person.

[@ThisCatEatsBrains]

Im so happy I stumbled upon this gem. Really Great job!!!

[@ShibbyPictures]

Thank ya!

[@canadiankiller19]

God I love everything that comes out of Pat's mouth.

[@astridcrewel7678]

Awesome documentary! I really loved all the bands in it and I actually got introduced to a lot of them. It's amazing how music and film can bring so many people together. I myself am both a singer and a director. Of course neither of each are that popular right now because I'm just starting out. This movie kinda inspired me . Thanks a lot! :)

[@ShibbyPictures]

Thanks! I'm glad you were able to find something in it!

[@mattc8046]

I searched for punks doing good. I saw the name Shibby Pictures and knew it would be good. Thanks Shibby.

[@ShibbyPictures]

:D

[@hoodedviolin2955]

Thanks for this awesomeness. My friend was talking about this today and now I am watching it. I am so glad to know about this. I am so inspired by bands like this. I want to be like them. I want to be on Plan it X records.

[@ShibbyPictures]

Thank you for watching!

[@SethMacLaren]

Loving everything coming out of your channel. Keep learning and going at it and you will up very successful in whichever way it is that you define that. Very impressive

[@ShibbyPictures]

Seth MacLaren Thank you so much! I have a few more music videos coming out in the next few weeks, and I will be touring the country doing screenings in the fall, find Shibby Pictures on Facebook!

[@SethMacLaren]

Yessir! Take care :]

[@Lonnie]

really enjoyed rewatching this tonight :)

[@ShibbyPictures]

Thanks fr watching after so long!

[@Nimonacore]

rip Erik Peterson

[@heyMiichael]

This was literally amazing, thank you.

[@ShibbyPictures]

I'm glad ya enjoyed it!

[@ricosadao828]

DIY was there fron the very beginning... I would even go as far back as the 50's Few musicians made any money from rock n' roll

[@josephrivas4762]

I recently went to a pop up show in the Tucson desert where anyone who wanted to could perform it was awesome I got to sing a good few songs and the general vibe was amazing.

[@CidicVicious]

As a musician doing everything on my own with my band this is very inspiring and motivational. I hope to link up with like minded ppl in So Cal.

[@My_Names_Not_Nigel]

Actually super fuckin weird hearing these people talk about Chris Clavin in an almost idolizing way knowing he turned out to be a predator...

[@LostButBroken]

😬

[@jotougas2211]

Glad you pointed out the allegations against Chris Clavin in the description.

[@punkgrl325]

@@felix-ve8jk Being black, that has sadly been my experience with the nyc punk and adjacent scenes. A lot of people coming off as pretentious or condescending, and a small handful being actual low-key bigots. I still love punk and always will, but the community really isn't the greatest at times.

[@heyholetsgo]

This was done really well. Glad the folk punk scene has grown over the years!

[@ShibbyPictures]

Edward Pignataro IV Thanks!!

[@tonykroll2939]

I miss Johnny Hobo and the Freight Trains. Amazing band.

[@Death-gj2dn]

This means so much to me, I’m glad it exists.

[@Bachelbasquez]

Im 19 and this is the first time ive ever heard of diy punk music! This is soooo dope

[@Drakoak]

This is really good, man.

[@ShibbyPictures]

Thanks

[@tigerstyle4505]

Fuckin rough to go back and watch this knowing what we know now about Chris. Plan-it-X's place in the scenes was second to none. Still a dope documentary a few years later, fam. Really glad ya made it. So many of these beautiful people have come through the town I live in now since we've had a solid DIY scene since the 80's punk days and a steady supply of radicals and collage kids. Good dumpstering, cheap second hand stores, lotta punk houses and squats, several venues dedicated to DIY and underground artists, really everything ya could ask for. Gentrification has been robbing us for years but it's still going strong. Just a little closer to the tracks. Which is convenient for a lot of us lol ✊👊✌♥A///E

[@hectic5173]

Im not part of "we" so what are you referring to about him?

[@javiervarela3065]

@@hectic5173 he was outted as a predator

[@hectic5173]

@@javiervarela3065 Damn. Ok. Thanks for the info.

[@howtochantthetorah2320]

this is a wonderful and inspiring documentary... a little precocious at times, but great overall.

[@veronicaibarra7218]

Inspiring shit, stumbled upon it at the right moment of my life. Thanx

[@dakotathelesbian]

Thank you for this absolutely beautiful documentary.

[@ShibbyPictures]

Thanks for watching 🥰

[@tonykroll2939]

this is great, i am 42 and punk and the d.i.y scene will never die. you just got to find it.

[@letsallmakenoise]

This was a great watch

[@mortymingledon]

This actually made me so happy

[@ShibbyPictures]

Awesome, glad you dug it!

[@Mr1001og]

Wow! This is great thank you.

[@superalpaca7534]

this is so good

[@tcabielles]

Life man. This is awesome.

[@mesothrax]

best documentary I've seen in like years! (also would you mind if I sampled some voice clips for some songs?)

[@ShibbyPictures]

Go for it! Send me what you sample, I wanna hear it!

[@staror890]

really really good I had a little dance fit when ghost mice came up

[@xXGizMonkeyXx]

man i wish there was diy punk scenes like this in england

[@JoeYY182]

snail daddy the clue is in the name, start a band, put on gigs, put out a zine. There's a couple of options

[@Hoochbazooka]

FUCK yeah. i love this. big goofpunk/diy punk fan and i love seeing it well represented like this. sharing this to all my ppl.

[@dontsleep961]

ah this was so good!

[@KillinMePunkBand]

Love this!

[@cheddarthecat6752]

at 10:36, what group is that that Dylan is playing accordion in??

[@adamspurrell7359]

what song played at the end during the credits????

[@TheRandomGuyBlogs]

Very nice doc man, I'm working on a similar doc myself about the music scene of South Georgia, I got some great ideas from your video man...thanks for sharing it. Keep up the great work and keep spreading this music, I use to be into harder punk, Black Flag, Minor Threat..turned into a ska-core kind of guy, but this music has defined my twenties at this point.

[@ShibbyPictures]

Cool, where in Georgia? I was living in Savannah during the time I made this.

[@TheRandomGuyBlogs]

Shibby Pictures Brunswick area, Camden County. Did you go to scad?? I knew a lot of people from the Savannah area, I use to go to The Velvet Elvis before it closed.

[@ShibbyPictures]

Kyle Smith Oh right on! Yeah I went to SCAD, just graduated last May.

[@whatiswonderland.800]

Bless these bands and these people.

[@adriannecoopersmith589]

What was that band that they cut to while Pat the Bunny was talking?

[@deathcardforcutie1705]

I wish I knew where to go to get into the Atlanta scene... that's something Google can't help with. :) But overall the documentary was really cool and i really want to do something similar I get out of high school. :)

[@edwordthemisinformationsup4334]

Great stuff. Our band does some similar stuff. Cheers!

[@FolkYallMusic]

I was feeling real lonely, now I want to rage. Thank you!

[@ShibbyPictures]

[@phanphorlife0420]

diy punk.. so Grateful to see the scene thrive.. this is honest music from the inter soul of every musician!!!! and how come i never hear of punk bands down here in Louisville???????? same beliefs and views of music and the human interactions is why i became a Deadhead, FAMILY, forever Grateful Forever Dead,, stay punk forever

[@printers234]

Anyone know the song at 19:16 ?

[@macspartan2371]

I feel so blessed that i was able to see and meet Pat the Bunny live.

[@HaxxeHeavyarms]

Yeah especially since hes out of the music scene now

[@macspartan2371]

HaxxeHeavyarms Well I just saw him February 2015. So if he left the scene after that then I feel very lucky.

[@TheMwarrior50]

Is the song at the beginning of the documentary AJJ?

[@ShibbyPictures]

Yup!

[@TheMwarrior50]

What song o.O?

[@ShibbyPictures]

Martin the Malnourished Musket Man If Jeff Swiney Had A Hammer.

[@ShibbyPictures]

Thanks for watching! Check Shibby Pics on social media at @ShibbyPictures on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to stay plugged in on what other new film project I'm working on!

[@hagijsah3390]

Wow! Thanks alot for this documentary. I was really frustrated this night about how things are with the commercial music industry and shit. But the diy thing is kind of a solution. I'll try to get out there and play and organize concerts like these. So glad to know that there is a scene like this in America. Especially right know with all that police brutality shit going on. Supportive Greets from Bremen \ Germany

[@ShibbyPictures]

Thanks so much. I'm glad you were able to find something in it!

[@legogeek4000671]

Can anyone give me a idea of like a setlist of the music featured in this thing. I want to know where to find it all.

[@ShibbyPictures]

***** There's a list of artists in the credits.

[@legogeek4000671]

Thanks!

[@AetherHunter]

love!

[@aandromaliuss]

what song is that that plays during the montage near the end with the harmonica?

[@ShibbyPictures]

***** Songs by Heart by The Wild

[@oscarius4]

This was really cool. What was the song/ band playing in the credits?

[@ShibbyPictures]

Songs by Heart, by The Wild

[@ChicagoPunknet]

i want to spread smiles after watching this.

[@ShibbyPictures]

:D

[@shadylurker138]

weird ive seen shows of most of the musicians interviewed.

[@Humanfeelingsnyc]

super awesome

[@OntarioUrbanMusher]

Great Doc enjoyed watching this

[@ShibbyPictures]

Thank you :)

[@thejoaocaetano88]

great stuff. cheers from brazil.

[@ShibbyPictures]

Thanks!!

[@xiola138]

A very well done FYI documentary.....

[@legalfictionnaturalfact3969]

OKC was pretty hot at this time too. But it got stomped on by the cops and security hires, etc. Did such establishment efforts happen in a big wave everywhere at that time? Or was it more of an isolated thing? Just ponderin

[@likearitual]

Chris clavin is getting exposed for taking advantage of girls in the diy scene

[@maeveflynn8614]

I know its so weird watching those scenes now. wasn't the dude in ghost mice outed for something similar?

[@likearitual]

@@maeveflynn8614 not sure

[@punkgrl325]

@@maeveflynn8614 He IS the dude from Ghost Mice.

[@tronfunkingblow]

Much appreciated

[@tessalace548]

So inspired What does one do when no sign or play

[@josephrivas4762]

Could you please clarify that last sentence?

[@copsarebastards]

This was nice, sweet job.

[@ShibbyPictures]

Cole Heideman I appreciate it :)

[@dinnn6960]

can i know the song on the intro..???

[@ShibbyPictures]

If Jeff Swiney Had A Hammer by Andrew Jackson Jihad.

[@dinnn6960]

thanx 4 the reply...great documentary... :)

[@CartoonManWhoo]

More Mischief Brew interviews!

[@violetjune5046]

Which AJJ song is at the beginning?

[@ShibbyPictures]

"If Jeff Swiney Had a Hammer"

[@benpyle7194]

Reminds me of how the pioneers of punk rock like black flag and that era did things watch the film American hardcore you'll know what I'm talking about

[@paddyd.7137]

Nice documentary. But I realy miss Days N Daze, Blackbird Raum, Wingnut Dishwasher Union and The Front Bottoms. Also voxpop of the fans. But all in all it was nice to watch. I just love Riot Folk! Thanks :)

[@OntarioUrbanMusher]

Days n Daze and dishwashers are awesome bro! should check out chad fontaine of annoying if you like them

[@rayquesada6437]

Pat from Wingnut Dishwashers was being interviewed on this documentary at the very beginning, like first 5 or 6 minutes or so. :)

[@ShibbyPictures]

Days n Daze are on tour right now. You should check out their dates to see if they're coming your way!

[@ShibbyPictures]

Also, ya should check out the music videos I made for Days n Daze! One is for Misanthropic Drunken Loner, and one is for Fallout.

[@teleute69]

who's the guy singing at 25:12?

[@ShibbyPictures]

Frank Turner.

[@teleute69]

Thanks!

[@noltadthehungry1241]

What's the name of the song at 31:24

[@ShibbyPictures]

Dalton Ames Side Projects Are Never Successful by Bomb the Music Industry!

[@calmfulspider]

does the plan it x records site no longer exist?

[@punkgrl325]

Sadly, no. Chris Clavin really screwed over a lot of people with what he did.

[@1kidfromschool]

I'm so inspired after watching this

[@ShibbyPictures]

Awesome, thanks so much!

[@cristiana8044]

Very nice to see how punk is like in other countries.

[@issaacxxx6202]

There's a pretty good sit scene in my area

[@sharrinmanor4173]

whats the song at 19:20???

[@ShibbyPictures]

Songs I used to Sing - Mitch the Champ

[@squeemlives]

Who is the guy at 19.25?

[@ShibbyPictures]

Matt Johnston Mitch the Champ, the song played is Songs I Used to Sing.

[@adamfairgrieve16]

What is the song at 19:16

[@ShibbyPictures]

The Good Life by Ghost Mice

[@marcusweil6778]

what's the band at 6:33 ?

[@ShibbyPictures]

Big D and the Kid's Table. Song is called LAX.

[@punkgrl325]

RIP, Erik.

[@BriannaPandas]

song at 37:20??? PLEASSEE

[@ShibbyPictures]

"You're In" by Chalk Talk. chalktalk.bandcamp.com

[@Puckpenn]

Holy hell it’s got the Tinderbox footage!

[@acasta]

Whos the guy playing at 19:16?

[@ShibbyPictures]

Mitch The Champ! mitchthechamp.bandcamp.com/

[@niamhstarky]

Fantastic! Remember 10 years ago running down to London to catch DIY punk weekender feat. Ghost Mice (who played outdoors). Now working on a dissertation about whether DIY punk ethics/community art workshops can dissolve capitalism. If anyone would like to enter discussion please send a message over.