#92: New England Metal and Hardcore Fest Founder Scott Lee

The New England Metal and Hardcore Fest kicks off its seventeenth
year in just a few weeks, so Chuck and Godless had some
questions about the prolific festival for founder Scott Lee.
Scott talks about how he picks bands for the festival, the
challenges of a changing audience over the past decade,
finding the right combination of sponsors and lifestyle groups to
make it financially viable without being a giant
advertisement, what the landscape of regional festivals looks like,
and how that competition shapes his festival and vice versa. Chuck
and Godless also recap their coverage of the story that broke last
week about Otep and the alleged sexual assault against her
while on tour. Our exclusive interview with her shed quite a bit of
light on the controversy, but we reserved our commentary for
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