Deeper Digs: Rock Journalists - Bryan Reesman and Jeff Slate

The Rock n Roll Archaeologist does some actual digging with the help of two veteran journalists, Bryan Reesman and Jeff Slate, as they discuss two recent re-releases from the rock n roll golden age, 1965’s POP GEAR and 1973’s That’ll Be the Day.

Without a doubt one of the most ambitious pop group films ever produced, POP GEAR features Britain's top 16 groups and solo acts of the day, from The Beatles to The Animals to Herman's Hermits. Directed by Frederic Goode

That’ll Be the Day. Jim MacLaine is 18-years old and studying for his advanced level exams, beginning to find his work increasingly irksome. He packs a suitcase, hitches a lift to the coast, and starts a new life with a new job. While working at a fairground, he's invited to a university dance by his old friend Terry, where he meets Terry's sister, Jeanette. They fall in love, marry, and when their first child is born, Jim seems content. But it is not long before he once again walks out in search of freedom and irresponsibility. Directed by Claude Whatham.

Jeff Slate's music has appeared on the BBC and in shows like Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill. Jeff writes about music for the New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Rolling Stone, NBC News, and many other publications, contributed liner notes to the 50th anniversary edition of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and is the author of The Authorized Roy Orbison, a biography of the legend, with Orbison's sons. In 2018, Jeff wrote the liner notes for Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series, Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks.

Jeff is a regular visitor to SiriusXMs Volume, has appeared on Jonesy's Jukebox, and numerous podcasts -- such as Roadie Free Radio and the Rockonomics Podcast, as well as numerous Bob Dylan- and Beatles-themed shows -- and local TV and radio shows. He has been profiled in publications around the world.

Veteran entertainment journalist BRYAN REESMAN has interviewed countless pop culture luminaries from around the world. He has test driven a Corvette with Rob Halford, visited Lemmy’s apartment, and been an on-camera interviewer of celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Hugh Jackman. He has contributed to the New York Times, Playboy, Grammy, American Way, MSN Movies, and over 100 other media outlets and written extensive liner notes for rock icons including Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and AC/DC.

A graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Bryan is the author of the biography "Bon Jovi: The Story" (Sterling). And of course he is the host of Pantheon Podcast’s own “Side Jam”!

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