What is BYOFL? Book Your Own Fuckin' Life started out as a page in the back of Maximum Rock'n'Roll in the late 80's. It was a list of contacts in the underground scene who had sent in their information to try to help touring bands. From that, it grew to a yearly catalog of all things punk and underground. Several years ago, it migrated to the web, and it remains a barebones but vital networking tool for d.i.y. musicians.

The existence of the EIY website is due in a large part to BYOFL.org. Sarah, who had the original idea for EIY, got in touch with Ernst, who now runs the BYOFL website, with the idea of possibly merging the two. The result is the website you're looking at now. Because of this partnership, we can give you access to the BYOFL database directly. Use it to find resources in the d.i.y. community. We hope that this site and BYOFL will be useful tools for the d.i.y. community, and we hope they will inspire people to get involved and lend a hand as well as let people know that there is a thriving world of music and art outside of the mainstream.