Dean Delray's LET THERE BE TALK

Today we have the fantastic, Singer Songwriter Mike Reno of Loverboy on the show. This band dropped their debut record in 1980 and immediately dominated FM Radio with massive hits like The Kid Is Hot Tonight and Turn Me Lose. Then in 1981 they drop another massive record Get Lucky and become complete superstars touring with massive bands like Journey and ZZ Top and it did not stop for them for yea...

Today my guest is my old friend Manny Nieto, Record Producer, Guitar Player, Song Writer and Artist. This man has been in the arts all his life. From playing in bands to producing bands Manny has done it all. Manny has some incredible stories including going to China and recording underground Noise Bands, Producing The Breeders, Selling vintage guitar pedals to Eddie Van Halen and working with the...

Today I sit down with one of the best Hip Hop DJ's in the world Mr. DJ Lord of Public Enemy. Lord and I sit down and dive into his history in Hip Hop. Everything from how he starter in Savannah Georgia, His first turntables, How he got the Public Enemy gig and of course our weekend with Metallica. This man is a killer on the turntables and a great human so sit back and enjoy some Hip Hop history t...

Today the great Brann Dailor returns to Let There Be Talk for an in-depth conversation on the writing and recording process of Mastodon's new album Hushed and Grim. Brann and I also dive into our love of Stand Up Comedy especially the late great Norm Macdonald. Do yourself a favor and dive into Hushed and Grim today and catch Mastodon back out on tour later this year. I hope you enjoy episode #627...

Today I sit down with Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame inductee John Lodge, Bass Player and Songwriter of The Moody Blues. This man is responsible for some of FM radios biggest hits including I'm Just A Singer In A Rock n Roll band and Ride My See- Saw. We dig into growing up in Birmingham, His love of the Fender P-Bass, The Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame and Buddy Holly. On this episode I also run down my top...

Today my friend Gareth Liddiard of Tropical Fuck Storm returns to the show to talk all about their new album Deep States which came out a few months back. This band is absolutely next level and have been on heavy rotation in my life since first hearing about them a couple of years ago. Gareth also has a new side project called Springtime and they also have a new record out. Gareth and I dive into...

Today on a brand episode of Let There Be Talk my guest is Stax Records and Booker T & The M.G.'s legend Steve Cropper. This man has played guitar with everyone Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett John Lennon, Ringo Starr, The Blues Brothers and hundreds more. We sit down and talk about his incredible life in the music biz including his recent Grammy Nominated Record "Fire It Up". I've told this story man...

Today we celebrate the work of the legendary Rock n Roll Photographer Mr Jim Marshall with my guest Amelia Davis. Amelia is the owner and manager of Jim Marshall Photography LLC. Amelia stops by the show to talk all about the new fantastic documentary on Jim called Show Me The Picture The Story Of Jim Marshall. You name the artist and Jim has the most Iconic photo of them ever. I loved this film a...

Today on episode 622 we have a fantastic comedian on the show Macey Isaacs. I first saw Macey doing stand up at The Comedy Store in the Belly Room around 3 years ago and thought she had some great jokes and great delivery. Macey has some very dry human that  reminded me of Bob Newhart and Steven Wright who we both love. Today we sit down today and talk about how she got into Stand Up from moving t...

Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Rod Stewart, Ted Nugent, Ozzy, Blue Murder, Jeff Beck, Pink Floyd the list goes on and on for Carmine Appice. If he didn't play on their album or in their band he Influenced them. Everyone from Nicko McBrain, Dave Lombardo, Joey Kramer, Tommy Lee, Ian Paice and so many more.  Carmine stops by today for a full on deep dive into his career as one of the best Rock n Roll drumme...

Yesterday I received some very sad news that the Legend Mick Rock had Passed away. Mick was all things Rock. This man was the real deal and he lived life to the fullest. There will never be another Mick Rock. I hope he is somewhere right now talking rock with the other legends of the lens Jim Marshall and Baron Wolman.  This episode was recorded and posted 4 years. Do yourself a favor and watch hi...

I have over 116 Bonus episodes of Let There Be Talk on my Patreon and I decided to post one here for free so you can get an Idea of what the bonus episodes are like. Hope you dig it and if you do Join up at https://www.patreon.com/deandelray   Also I do Zooms with all the Patreoners once a week so you can get in on that also. Today I dive into the Tom Petty Wildflowers Documentary "Somewhere You F...

Today we have another Bay Area legend on the show Mr Lars Frederiksen of Rancid. Over the years Rancid have absolutely crushed it with classic songs like Salvation, Radio, Time Bomb, Rudy Soho and Roots Radical. The record "And Out Come The Wolves" is a 49 min punk rock masterpiece that everyone should own. Lars sits down today to talk about his history in the Bay Area Music Scene, His brand new E...

Today on episode 617 of Let There Be Talk my guest is Tom Vitale, author of "In The Weeds - Around The World and Behind The Scenes with Anthony Bourdain. In the nearly two years since Anthony Bourdain's death, no one else has come close to filling the void he left. His passion for and genuine curiosity about the people and cultures he visited made the world feel smaller and more connected. Despite...

Today my friend John 5 stops by to talk about his new solo album SINNER out right now on all the streaming platforms. John is an absolute crushing guitar player and his new solo record really knocked me out. Lots of cool guest on this record including Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, Peter Criss of KISS and Carla Harvey of Butcher Babies. Recorded in Los Angeles at Riott House Studios with Barry Pointer...

Today my good friend Josh Freese returns to the show to talk about his brand new solo record "Just A Minute" coming out this Friday, October 15th 2021. Josh is an absolute legend on the drums playing with everyone in the Rock and Punk world including Devo, Sting, A Perfect Circle, NIN, Guns n Roses, The Vandals, and Weezer. Josh is currently out on Tour with Sting and you can see him with Sting in...

Today my good friend Nikki Sixx stops by to talk about his brand new book "The First 21" which comes out Oct 19th 2021. Nikki has been rocking with Mötley for 40 years and now you can hear about what he did before Mötley. For the first 21 years of Nikki's life he was grinding it out on the streets as Frank Feranna. Broken family life, Bouncing from town to town couch to couch chasing a dream that...

Today I sit down with an absolute legend Mr Tommy Shaw of Styx. Tommy has been killing in the Rock n Roll game for most of his life writing some of the biggest songs on the FM dial like Renegade, Blue Collar Man and Too Much Time On My Hands. Tommy also hit a home run with his other band Damn Yankees which also had some massive radio hits. Today we sit down and talk about his history in Rock n Rol...

Today we have a very funny comedian Irene Tu on the show. Irene has been working hard for the last 10 years and it is starting to pay off.  You can see her nightly in clubs all over Los Angeles or catch her sometimes opening for Taylor Tomlinson around America. Irene has started to headline and is about to record her Comedy Album in San Francisco November 10th. Irene and I dive into what its like...

Today I sit down with a music mogul Mr Jason Flom CEO of Lava Records. Jason is a huge lover of music and his story is incredible. From hanging promo poster for Atlantic Records in the 70's to becoming an A&R guy signing or working with some of the biggest acts in the biz like Tori Amos, Katy Perry, Skid Row, Stone Temple Pilots, Lorde, and Greta Van Fleet to becoming a full on Record Company Owne...

After 10 years it has finally happened. The legend himself Mr Zakk Wylde stops by Let There Be Talk for an in-depth conversation on all things Zakk. We dive into his years with Ozzy, His Pride and Glory days and of course Black Label Society who have a new record coming out on Black Friday. Zakk and I also talk about his guitar company Wylde Audio. Do yourself a favor hit subscribe and sit back an...

Today my friend Jerry Cantrell returns to the show to talk all about his brand new solo record Brighten which will be released Oct 29th 2021. You can see the brand new video for Brighten on Youtube and you can also stream Brighten and his other single Atone on all your favorite streaming platforms right now. Jerry and I dive into all kinds of cool stuff today including the writing and recording pr...

Today on  Let There Be Talk my guest is former FBI Agent Vincent D'Agostino. Vincent was involved in the investigation of Ross Ulbricht aka Dread Pirate Roberts while he was working for the FBI. He is also a Bitcoin fanatic who helped me understand Bitcoin on todays episode. These days Vincent is a Stand Up Comedian as well as a cyber breach investigator. Tune in and hear this mans crazy stories o...

Today on Let There Be Talk I am featuring a brand new artist Kate Vargas. A few months ago my good friend Eric McFadden turned me on to this record called Rumpumpo by Kate Vargas and I was blown away. I knew I had to have her on the show and dig into her journey. From growing up in a small artist community in New Mexico to going to Berklee College of Music to grinding it out in the Coffee Shop Ope...

Today I sit down with another San Francisco Bay Area legend Mr Fee Waybill of The Tubes. Growing up in the 70's in the Bay Area I was lucky to see some incredible live music. 1 band that really blew my young mind was The Tubes. The first time I saw them I couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing. White Punks on Dope was a San Francisco Anthem and I was on board. Over the years I would go on...