Bryan Reesman
@bryanreesman.bsky.social
Pop culture journo -- "Side Jams" host -- Blu-ray special features -- Horror hound
Author of "Bon Jovi: The Story"
https://www.youtube.com/@sidejams
https://muckrack.com/bryan-reesman/portfolio
Author of "Bon Jovi: The Story"
https://www.youtube.com/@sidejams
https://muckrack.com/bryan-reesman/portfolio
Sadly, too many young people are used to hearing computerized rock and pop music now. So much stuff is set to a click, and I think a lot of these groups don't actually know how to play well live and have the ebb and flow that can make a concert really interesting.
Personally, and yer free to like or dislike whatever, unless I'm listening to electronica/etc I never want a drummer playing to a click-track, or snapped to a grid. Give me that push and pull, variable unplanned decay, dynamics changes, off-beat ghost notes: All that human variation.
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Sadly, too many young people are used to hearing computerized rock and pop music now. So much stuff is set to a click, and I think a lot of these groups don't actually know how to play well live and have the ebb and flow that can make a concert really interesting.
"Side Jams" Episode #87: Guitarist Neil Giraldo combines passion for music and bourbon. Three Chord Bourbon has done collabs with Halestorm, the Allman Brothers, and Dinosaur Jr., among others.
youtube.com/watch?v=tnrb...
#neilgiraldo #threechordbourbon #bourbon #halestorm #patbenatar #sidejams
youtube.com/watch?v=tnrb...
#neilgiraldo #threechordbourbon #bourbon #halestorm #patbenatar #sidejams
Side Jams #87: Guitarist Neil Giraldo combines his passions for music and bourbon
YouTube video by Side Jams with Bryan Reesman
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October 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"Side Jams" Episode #87: Guitarist Neil Giraldo combines passion for music and bourbon. Three Chord Bourbon has done collabs with Halestorm, the Allman Brothers, and Dinosaur Jr., among others.
youtube.com/watch?v=tnrb...
#neilgiraldo #threechordbourbon #bourbon #halestorm #patbenatar #sidejams
youtube.com/watch?v=tnrb...
#neilgiraldo #threechordbourbon #bourbon #halestorm #patbenatar #sidejams
A tricky part about loving horror movies and cult films is that... they're not always what we expect. I now have a 15-minute rule where I check out early if it's not grabbing me.
Googling “how to unwatch Bring Her Back”
October 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A tricky part about loving horror movies and cult films is that... they're not always what we expect. I now have a 15-minute rule where I check out early if it's not grabbing me.
For the record, Max did not bring his old timey radio to our recording session, but it might have been fun if he had!
As a fan of George Lucas & old time radio I love the madcap comedy experiment that is 1994's RADIOLAND MURDERS. Myself & @bryanreesman.bsky.social have done an audio commentary for @kinolorber.com's new Blu-ray release AND we produced a new interview featurette with star Brian Benben. A MUST OWN!
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
For the record, Max did not bring his old timey radio to our recording session, but it might have been fun if he had!
Reposted by Bryan Reesman
I’m glad that Kimmel highlighted the attacks on journalists in his monologue. He laid it out in very straightforward terms, and good on him for using this unique platform to do so.
Also good that he talked specifically about the hundreds of crew who would lose their jobs.
Simple and clear.
Also good that he talked specifically about the hundreds of crew who would lose their jobs.
Simple and clear.
September 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I’m glad that Kimmel highlighted the attacks on journalists in his monologue. He laid it out in very straightforward terms, and good on him for using this unique platform to do so.
Also good that he talked specifically about the hundreds of crew who would lose their jobs.
Simple and clear.
Also good that he talked specifically about the hundreds of crew who would lose their jobs.
Simple and clear.
My Spinal Tap interview is the lead feature on Grammy.com today! We cover everything from David's beef with Paul McCartney to Nigel's dream for them to play in a space station. And was Sabrina Carpenter inspired by the "Smell The Glove" cover?
www.grammy.com/news/spinal-...
#spinaltap #spinaltapii
www.grammy.com/news/spinal-...
#spinaltap #spinaltapii
September 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My Spinal Tap interview is the lead feature on Grammy.com today! We cover everything from David's beef with Paul McCartney to Nigel's dream for them to play in a space station. And was Sabrina Carpenter inspired by the "Smell The Glove" cover?
www.grammy.com/news/spinal-...
#spinaltap #spinaltapii
www.grammy.com/news/spinal-...
#spinaltap #spinaltapii
I loved the second night of the 10th annual A Murder Of Crows goth and post-punk festival on Saturday night. It was a bit of a mid-'90s flashback as I saw many people I first got to know back then, all of whom are still doing their music.
#amurderofcrows #goth #postpunk #livemusic
#amurderofcrows #goth #postpunk #livemusic
September 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I loved the second night of the 10th annual A Murder Of Crows goth and post-punk festival on Saturday night. It was a bit of a mid-'90s flashback as I saw many people I first got to know back then, all of whom are still doing their music.
#amurderofcrows #goth #postpunk #livemusic
#amurderofcrows #goth #postpunk #livemusic
I mainly buy indie comics. There are a lot of good horror books out there too.
You know what? If everyone spent all their comics dollars on Image and Boom! and Mad Cave and Ahoy books instead of those other two big companies, retailers wouldn’t care. It’s the same money.
Disney and WB wouldn’t care either. Comics are a tiny fraction of their bottom line.
Food for thought.
Disney and WB wouldn’t care either. Comics are a tiny fraction of their bottom line.
Food for thought.
September 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I mainly buy indie comics. There are a lot of good horror books out there too.
It's amazing what brainwashing will do. It's also weird how so many poor people believe that most rich people actually care about them. They just dream that someday they'll acquire that wealth and thus buy into the trickle down BS.
The United States is the only place on earth where poor people shun unions, free healthcare, and free education because the rich tell them to.
September 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It's amazing what brainwashing will do. It's also weird how so many poor people believe that most rich people actually care about them. They just dream that someday they'll acquire that wealth and thus buy into the trickle down BS.
So true. Or society does not encourage creative or critical thinking much. It's all about making money, and too much of a focus on that leads to lack of empathy, even for one's self. Everyone should have a creative outlet to express themselves, even if the rewards are not monetary.
Geoff Bennett: You say that poetry is not useful, and that's exactly why we need it. Why?
David Duchovny: "We want to get educated to be able to work, to have a job of some kind, which is great and it's necessary. But we've lost sight of educating a mind on how to think or a soul how to feel."
David Duchovny: "We want to get educated to be able to work, to have a job of some kind, which is great and it's necessary. But we've lost sight of educating a mind on how to think or a soul how to feel."
September 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
So true. Or society does not encourage creative or critical thinking much. It's all about making money, and too much of a focus on that leads to lack of empathy, even for one's self. Everyone should have a creative outlet to express themselves, even if the rewards are not monetary.
Here's my interview with
georgetakei.bsky.social about his second graphic novel memoir. We cover everything from his "Twilight Zone" episode and "Star Trek" comic book story to how current events echo darker ones from our past.
tinyurl.com/ypp4c878
#georgetakei #memoir #comics
georgetakei.bsky.social about his second graphic novel memoir. We cover everything from his "Twilight Zone" episode and "Star Trek" comic book story to how current events echo darker ones from our past.
tinyurl.com/ypp4c878
#georgetakei #memoir #comics
August 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Here's my interview with
georgetakei.bsky.social about his second graphic novel memoir. We cover everything from his "Twilight Zone" episode and "Star Trek" comic book story to how current events echo darker ones from our past.
tinyurl.com/ypp4c878
#georgetakei #memoir #comics
georgetakei.bsky.social about his second graphic novel memoir. We cover everything from his "Twilight Zone" episode and "Star Trek" comic book story to how current events echo darker ones from our past.
tinyurl.com/ypp4c878
#georgetakei #memoir #comics
Reposted by Bryan Reesman
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
August 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
August 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
July 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I found my Ozzy interview from Inked in 2010. He gave me twice the time I needed and offered sincere answers. Yet while I understood him during the interview, I slowed my recorder to half speed to transcribe it. 😅 Only Ozzy could get away with that pull quote then.
#ozzy #blacksabbath
#ozzy #blacksabbath
July 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I found my Ozzy interview from Inked in 2010. He gave me twice the time I needed and offered sincere answers. Yet while I understood him during the interview, I slowed my recorder to half speed to transcribe it. 😅 Only Ozzy could get away with that pull quote then.
#ozzy #blacksabbath
#ozzy #blacksabbath
This one's going to hit a lot of Gen Xers hard. Farewell.
#ozzy #ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath #metal #metalicon
#ozzy #ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath #metal #metalicon
Ozzy Osbourne, Godfather of Heavy Metal, Dies at 76
Osbourne died just weeks after playing his final show with Black Sabbath earlier in July.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
July 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This one's going to hit a lot of Gen Xers hard. Farewell.
#ozzy #ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath #metal #metalicon
#ozzy #ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath #metal #metalicon
@twintribes.bsky.social are the Goth band of the moment, and for "Side Jams" we spoke about their love for wrestling and lucha libre, and the connection to their genre and vampires.
Full episode: youtu.be/U0t_cfdQLQU
#twintribes #wrestling #luchalibre #vampires #gangrel #vampiro #theundertaker
Full episode: youtu.be/U0t_cfdQLQU
#twintribes #wrestling #luchalibre #vampires #gangrel #vampiro #theundertaker
July 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
@twintribes.bsky.social are the Goth band of the moment, and for "Side Jams" we spoke about their love for wrestling and lucha libre, and the connection to their genre and vampires.
Full episode: youtu.be/U0t_cfdQLQU
#twintribes #wrestling #luchalibre #vampires #gangrel #vampiro #theundertaker
Full episode: youtu.be/U0t_cfdQLQU
#twintribes #wrestling #luchalibre #vampires #gangrel #vampiro #theundertaker
I love a good Christmas chiller.
THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM, a Christmas ghost story based on the short story by Algernon Blackwood, starring Don McKellar and directed by Kier-La Janisse, is set to hit the festival circuit this fall.
www.screendaily.com/news/kier-la...
www.screendaily.com/news/kier-la...
July 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I love a good Christmas chiller.
I guess this is where aspiring horror authors say, "I'll have what he's having."
Room 217...where Stephen King had the worst nightmare of his life, which resulted in the idea that became THE SHINING.
July 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I guess this is where aspiring horror authors say, "I'll have what he's having."
Dee Snider recalls how wrestler Mick Foley helped him become a more charitable human being. We discuss his journey into charitable giving and philanthropy.
Full "Side Jams" episode here: youtu.be/7MFqke4IXX8
#deesnider #mickfoley #twistedsister #charity #charitablegiving #philanthropy #musicsky
Full "Side Jams" episode here: youtu.be/7MFqke4IXX8
#deesnider #mickfoley #twistedsister #charity #charitablegiving #philanthropy #musicsky
July 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Dee Snider recalls how wrestler Mick Foley helped him become a more charitable human being. We discuss his journey into charitable giving and philanthropy.
Full "Side Jams" episode here: youtu.be/7MFqke4IXX8
#deesnider #mickfoley #twistedsister #charity #charitablegiving #philanthropy #musicsky
Full "Side Jams" episode here: youtu.be/7MFqke4IXX8
#deesnider #mickfoley #twistedsister #charity #charitablegiving #philanthropy #musicsky
Same here.
July 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Same here.
July 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Recent horror comics to catch up on.
#bloodtype #theslashersapprenrice #epitaphsfromtheabyss #ourbrilliantruin #thecurseofsherleejohnson #thegunhand #horrorcomics
#bloodtype #theslashersapprenrice #epitaphsfromtheabyss #ourbrilliantruin #thecurseofsherleejohnson #thegunhand #horrorcomics
July 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Recent horror comics to catch up on.
#bloodtype #theslashersapprenrice #epitaphsfromtheabyss #ourbrilliantruin #thecurseofsherleejohnson #thegunhand #horrorcomics
#bloodtype #theslashersapprenrice #epitaphsfromtheabyss #ourbrilliantruin #thecurseofsherleejohnson #thegunhand #horrorcomics
Since Live Aid is being revisited, why not watch my "Side Jams" interview with Midge Ure, the event's important co-organizer. We spoke about his love for cooking, touring with Thin Lizzy, and his Ultravox photographs.
Full episode here: youtu.be/nCIFNSg6o20
#MidgeUre #Ultravox #LiveAid #cooking
Full episode here: youtu.be/nCIFNSg6o20
#MidgeUre #Ultravox #LiveAid #cooking
July 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Since Live Aid is being revisited, why not watch my "Side Jams" interview with Midge Ure, the event's important co-organizer. We spoke about his love for cooking, touring with Thin Lizzy, and his Ultravox photographs.
Full episode here: youtu.be/nCIFNSg6o20
#MidgeUre #Ultravox #LiveAid #cooking
Full episode here: youtu.be/nCIFNSg6o20
#MidgeUre #Ultravox #LiveAid #cooking