Today I dive into the loss of David Lynch, John Sykes and Garth Hudson all in one week. Also my thoughts on the film The Brutalist and some new music that I’m digging by the band American Analog Set. Thank you for the support my friends. Come see me on the road in February https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Join my Patreon for all the bonus episodes https://www.deandelray.com/patreon...
Today I sit down with Noah Kohll and Corey Madden from the Los Angeles band Color Green. These guys are absolutely fantastic and their record Fools Parade made it into my top 10 for 2024. The sound definitely has that classic California 60's feel mixed with some small flavors of Jam. Songs like 5:08 , Kick The Bucket and Ball and Key are just incredible. Dig in and give them a follow and buy some tickets to see them out on tour with my friend Neal Francis in May. Help Spread The Word and enjoy m...
Today I dive into - Almost killed by Licorice Root, The Harley Davidson Used Market and My top 10 records for 2024. Happy New Year and see you out on the road. Tour Dates including San Francisco Feb 26th - Mar 1st https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Patreon for all your Bonus Episodes https://www.deandelray.com/patreon Love you guys DDR...
Welcome to the show my friends. Today I dive into Timmothée Chalamet's unbelievably performance as Bob Dylan, Driving a dream car the Porsche 911 Dakar and What it's like to perform on NYE. Thanks for tuning in today and I wanna wish all of you a HAPPY NEW YEAR DDR Tour dates - https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Join my Patreon for over 160 Bonus Episodes https://www.deandelray.com/patreon...
Welcome to the show my friends. Today I dive into, Mall Santa's and the Christmas Wish List, Bob Dylan music and The passing of Casey Chaos of Amen. Hope everyone is hanging in there during these often stressful times. Remember to call a friend you haven’t talked to in awhile and tell them you love them. Hanukkah Candles Lit and Merry Christmas Happy Holidays. DDR Tour Dates https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Patreon Bonus Episodes https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates...
Today I sit down with one of my favorite singers of all time Mr Marc Storace of Krokus. In the 80's Krokus had the reputation of being one of the best live Rock n Roll bands to see live. Krokus had that no nonsense rock sound that was very much in the vein of AC/DC. Marc and I sit down and talk all about his long incredible career including the writing and recording of the Krokus masterpiece Headhunter. Marc recently rereleased his solo record Live and Let Live that original came out during the ...
Today I sit down with Singer Songwriter, Gavin Rossdale from the band Bush. Gavin and I sit down and talk about the 30th Anniversary of their massively successful debut album Sixteen Stone. Bush has been absolutely killing it since 1994 selling over 24 million records and over a billion streams. Sixteen Stone is being rereleased on Colored Vinyl and you can order that now on their website bushofficial.com I hope you guys dig this episode. Please leave a review on Itunes and subscribe to my YouTu...
Today I dive into - AC/DC North American tour dates announced , My favorite concerts I saw in 2024, The new Bob Dylan film and My 15 year Stand Up Comedy Anniversary. Thanks for tuning in and please leave a review on iTunes. Patreon bonus episodes can be found here - https://www.deandelray.com/patreon Tour dates - https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates...
Today on a brand new episode of Let There Be Talk I dive into, Touring California this last week with Bill Burr, My new favorite band Color Green, Alex Van Halen's book Brothers, and the greatness of the band Pavement. Thanks for tuning in my friends. Join my Patreon for all the bonus episodes https://www.deandelray.com/patreon Tour dates https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Make sure you subscribe to my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmCEeZr_PPhNgYL-zne6g5w...
Today my good friend Jay Jay French, guitarist for Twisted Sister returns to the show to talk about the 40th anniversary of Stay Hungry. We also dive into Hearing Aids, Stand Up Comedy and even some Conspiracy Theories. Thanks for tuning in. Catch me out on the road this week all over California - https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Join my Patreon for all your bonus episode needs - https://www.deandelray.com/patreon DDR...
Today my guest is Alexis Spraic, director of the fantastic documentary - The World According to Allee Willis. I can't recommend this film enough. Allee was an actual songwriting genius writing songs for Earth Wind and Fire "September" and Boogie Wonderland, Cyndi Lauper, Pointer Sisters "Neutron Dance" and even the theme song from the hit T.V. show Friends. Her track record is unbelievably Grammy Awards, Tony Awards she did it all. See this film this week in the theater. My Tour Dates https://ww...
Today is the return of Nick Simmons on Let There Be Talk. Nick's band Sym Fera has a brand new Ep out right now called Ghoulish Machine and its available on all the streaming platforms. Nick and I dive into his bands writing and recording process, Playing live in the New Year his love of Stand Up Comedy and of course we talk some KISS. Make sure you check out his new music now. My new tour dates https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Join My Patreon for Bonus Episodes https://www.deandelray.com/pa...
Today I sit down with Kristopher Roe - The Ataris and dive into, His love of Punk Rock, Seeing Metallica on the Justice tour, Stand Up Comedy and The Ataris new record. This man has been grinding for years doing it the true punk rock way from living in his car to opening for Green Day in front of 30,000 people. Tune in and enjoy his story. See me out on the road all of November and December https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Join my Patreon for over a 165 bonus episodes of LTBT https://www.dea...
Today I sit down with my friend Brad Brooks to talk about how He became the Singer / Songwriter for the new MC5 record that is out right now. Brad and I have been friends for years so it was great to sit down and dive deep into his San Francisco music history. Make sure you check out the new MC5 record Heavy Lifting available on Vinyl and of course all the streaming platforms right now. Catch me out on tour Nov, Dec all over America. Hit the link for Tickets https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates ...
Today I dive into - Opening for the incredible Rival Sons and Clutch at The Wiltern Theater, Jack White's amazing Pop Up Rock n Roll Tour and Finally getting to see Billy Joel live in concert. My Tour Dates for the rest of 2023 are here - https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Patreon Bonus Episodes - https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray Thank you so much for tuning in for the last 13 years. I really appreciate it. Candles Lit DDR...
Today I dive into - The amazing Luftgekühlt Porsche car show over the weekend on the Universal Studios back lot, Jakob Dylan and The Wallflowers paying tribute to late great Tom Petty and Omega's new Speedmaster the was released last friday. Thank you for tuning in for the last 13 years I really appreciate it. Please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all your Let There Be Talk needs. Tour Dates - https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Join my Patreon for over 160 bon...
From the ground floor of Thrash Metal playing Lead Guitar with Anthrax to a full on master watchmaker Dan Spitz is the definition of passion. Tune in and hear how he became a watchmaker on today’s episode of Let There Be Talk. Thanks for tuning in my friends and dont forget to join my Patreon for over 160 bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray All my tour dates are here https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Thank you for all your support of=ver the last 13 years. I really appreciate i...
Today my guest Kenny Wayne Shepherd returns to the podcast to talk all about his new release Dirt On My Diamonds Vol 2 out right now on all streaming platforms. Kenny and I also dive into Guitar Tones, Experience Hendrix Tour and of course Cars. Make sure you catch him out on tour right now around the US. See me live all over https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Join my Patreon for over a 164 bonus episodes of Let There Be Talk https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray Thanks for the support my friends...
Today I sit down with Troy Van Leeuwen, Brian Klein and Rich Machin to discuss the 20th Anniversary of Mark Lanegan's masterpiece Bubblegum which just got a super deluxe boxset release. Everyone that loves Mark absolutely loves the Bubblegum album so it was amazing to see a full on deluxe treatment of the album get released recently with all kinds of bonus content including a book and rare hotel demos. Troy, Brian and Rich sit down with me and explain how this all came together on today’s episod...
Today I dive into my weekend in Pelham Tennessee where I shot my 1st special Sunday at The Caverns. I can't even tell you how amazing the Caverns was. This was a total dream come true and I hope you enjoy this episode and I am looking forward to all of you seeing this special. Enjoy my friends. DDR
My guest Scoot McNairy has been in the acting game for years. He's had an incredible career so far but it wasn't always smooth sailing. Today he returns to the show after 12 years and we catch up on his life. Scoot is known for his roles in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Monsters, Argo, Killing Them Softly, 12 Years a Slave, Gone Girl, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In television, he starred in the AMC period drama Halt and Catch Fire, True Detective, Narcos: Mexico, and the Netflix wes...
Today the great Dale Crover drummer for the Melvins returns to the show to talk all about his brand new solo record Glossolalia available Sept 13th 2024. This record is absolutely fantastic and has some incredible guest players on it including Ty Segall, Tom Waits and Kim Thayil / Soundgarden. Catch Dale out on tour all over including Los Angeles , San Francisco and Joshua Tree. See me out on tour this week Springfield Missouri at The Blue Room Aug 30th and 31st also Sept 8th at The Caverns in P...
Today we have a fantastic guest Jordan Rudess / Keyboardist for Dream Theater stop by to talk all about his brand new solo record Permission To Fly out Sept, 6th 2024. Jordan and I also dive into the new Dream Theater record ,Early days of his career and his favorite Keyboards. I really enjoyed this conversation and I think you guys will dig it also. If you are new to my show I wanted to give you a heads up that I had Mike Portnoy on the show last year so make sure you check out that episode. Th...
In 1980 I started hitting the San Francisco Bay Area rock clubs nightly. The Stone , Old Waldorf , Mabuhay Gardens, Uncle Charlie’s, The Phoenix Theater , Keystone Berkeley, Cotati Cabaret. I had a huge thirst for Rock n Roll. Of course the big bands like Van Halen ,AC/DC , Judas Priest and Ted Nugent would come through town but that was like once a year so you had to find something more out there and that something was a blossoming local rock scene and the early kings of that scene was a band c...
Today I sit down with Todd Mayo owner of one of the coolest concert venues in the world. Years ago a friend sent me a YouTube clip of The Chris Robinson Brotherhood playing at one of the most insane venues I had ever seen. It looked like the band was playing on Mars. I had never seen this venue so I dug in and did some research and found out it was called The Caverns, located in Grundy County Tennessee. This venue was created by my guest Todd Mayo and it quickly became a destination venue. Every...
Today my good friend Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister returns to the show for a fantastic conversation on Watches, Guitars, High End Home Audio and the 40th anniversary of Stay Hungry. I feel like Jay Jay and I could talk for hours. He's one of those guys that just gets it so it was an honor to have him back on the show. Thanks for tuning in and please leave a review on iTunes and Subscribe on YouTube. My next headlining dates are Aug 30th and 31st at The Blue Room in Springfield Missouri hit th...
Today I sit down with a Bay Area legend, Mr Geoff Thorpe of Vicious Rumors. 45 Years in the game and still going strong playing Metal Music all over the world. Geoff started the band in 1979 and has never stopped. Dig in and enjoy his inspiring story. Thanks for tuning in my friends. My Tour Dates https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Patreon https://www.deandelray.com/patreon...
Today I sit down with legendary drummer Chris Slade. Chris started out his professional career at 16 years old playing drums for Tom Jones. From there he became a founding member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band recording 8 studio albums from 1972 to 1978. After a 1 year tour with the great David Gilmour another legend Jimmy Page called him to join the super group The Firm. Most people really know Chris from his time in AC/DC recording and touring on the smash hit record The Razors Edge. That record...
Today I dive into my return to the Sphere to see Dead & Company, Wilco's new record, Riding a Motorcycle to Las Vegas and is Major League Baseball dead? Hope you have a great week. Catch me this week 7 nights at the Comedy Cellar in Las Vegas and July 24th -27th at Acme Comedy Co in Minneapolis Tickets at https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates Join my Patreon for bonus Let There Be Talk episodes https://www.deandelray.com/tourdates...
Imagine you’re 20 years old and you’re playing drums in Santana and the band gets asked to play WOODSTOCK. Thats exactly what happened to my guest Micheal Shrieve back in 1969. Rock n Roll Hall Of Famer Michael Shrieve has had an incredible career behind the kit and his stories are amazing. I first saw him play in 1984 with the supergroup H.S.A.S. that included Neal Schon, Sammy Hagar and Kenny Aaronson. That record is so underrated and I always wondered what could of happened if they kept going...
