About this episode

Brian Gorsegner discusses his experiences in the punk scene, music booking, and the creation of the Ancient Artifax book.

Brian Gorsegner has spent his life circling the same scene from every angle. He fronted Night Birds until the band's final show at the end of 2022, books tours for acts like Alice Bag Band, Career Suicide, and Generacion Suicida through his company Wired Booking, and sits on the town council in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. But most people know him as the guy behind Ancient Artifax , the Instagram account turned archive turned book that's been unearthing punk history since a single Big Boys 7" post back in December 2016. In this conversation, Brian talks about booking bands for a living versus collecting the artifacts of a scene that existed decades before he could buy a ticket to it, the strange economics of Discogs and what a first pressing is actually worth once nostalgia and scarcity collide, and what's sitting in his "fire box," the small stack of records he'd grab first if the house was going up in flames. He also opens up about the human side of building the Ancient Artifax book, tracking down items through people like John Brannon and Nathan Strejcek and hearing the stories behind them firsthand. Weekly Recommendation Playlist brought to you by Evil Greed Apple Music…

People in this episode

Host: Ray Harkins

Guest: Brian Gorsegner

Topics covered

• punk history
• music booking
• nostalgia
• record collecting
• cultural artifacts

Sponsors

Evil Greed, Rockabilia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ancient Artifax, Wired Booking, Night Birds, Alice Bag Band, Career Suicide, Generacion Suicida

Products: Evil Greed, Rockabilia

Places: Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey

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