Dean Delray's LET THERE BE TALK

Today my guest are Brian Johnson & Angus Young from the greatest band of all time AC/DC. I don't even know what to say about this except that it's absolutely a dream come true. The guys sit down with me for their 1st ever podcast and talk all things AC/DC. Back In Black, Brian's audition, Angus Young's favorite Gibson SG, the Songwriting process and of course their brand new crushing record Power...

Today will be another Handmade Edition of LET THERE BE TALK with my guest the great Blake Kuwahara owner and designer of Blake Kuwahara Eyewear. This man has been in the Eyewear game for 40 years. He started out as an Optometrist then worked his way into the eyewear industry as creative director of Liz Claiborne becoming a designer for 7 different brands including Jordache. Blake then started his...

October 6th 2020 we lost the greatest of all time Mr Edward Van Halen. Today I sat down and recorded everything I loved about Eddie. I really can't believe he is gone and I will never forget Him. Long Live the Legend Eddie Van Halen. DDR

If you listen to music in the last 60 years chances are some of your favorite records were recorded right in Los Angeles at the legendary Sunset Sound Recording Studio. The list of artist that recorded in this studio is insane. Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Van Halen, Prince, Elton John, The Rolling Stones the list goes on and on. It was an honor to sit down with the owner Paul Camarata and hear the hi...

Today is a bonus episode of LET THERE BE TALK with my friends Tammy Jo Dearen and Nikole Larson staples in the Comedy Store Family. Tammy and Nikole have been producing on one of the best shows every Saturday Night at the Comedy Store for years but back in March that all came to a halt when the Pandemic hit. Tammy and Nikole put their brains together and came up with an idea to keep Live Stand Up...

Today on this brand new episode of Let There Be Talk my guest are Michael and Tanya Trotter of the group The War and Treaty. This amazing couples story absolutely blew my mind and I know you guys will feel the same. Their new record Hearts Town came out last Friday and people are going crazy for it including me. I first heard the song 5 More Minutes around 3 weeks ago and I knew I had to have them...

Today my guest is singer songwriter Sadler Vaden. You may know Sadler as the guitar player in Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit but he is also a solo artist with a brand new record out called ANYBODY OUT THERE? This record has quickly become my favorite of the year hands down. Full of amazing songs like Don't Worry, Modern Times and Peace + Harmony. I knew right away I had to talk to him.  We talk Song...

Today my friend Corey Taylor Slipknot/Stone Sour singer songwriter returns to the show to talk all about his new solo record CMFT coming out Oct 2nd 2020. Corey sits down and talks all about the writing and recording process of CMFT.  Check out 3 of the songs right now on Youtube or your favorite streaming platform. HWY 666, Black Eyes Blue and CMFT MUST BE STOPPED. This episode is brought to you...

Today on Let There Be Talk #547 my guest is the great Troy Sanders of Mastodon. Troy is absolutely one of the best in the biz and Mastodon is by far one of my favorites of the last 20 years. They have so many incredible records including the crushing Emperor of Sand that came out in 2017.  One of my favorite records by them is the EP that came out in 2017 called Cold Dark Place. The songs on that...

Ok its that time of the year when Kevin Christy, Beau Goorey and I get together and talk about the new watches released. Now this show is usually done in April when Basel World happens but 2 things happened in 2020 Covid cancelled Basel and Rolex announced they would no longer take part in Basel World. So this why Rolex released there new watches Yesterday. Lots to talk about on todays Bonus episo...

Today will be another Handmade Edition of LET THERE BE TALK with 2 guest. First up is Troy Kudlac owner of Kud Properties and Real Estate Developer in the Joshua Tree,Palm Desert and Palm Springs area. 2nd Guest is Andy Canada owner of https://homeandconstructionservices.com  General Contractor, This man has been building some next level homes in the Joshua Tree area. I have always been obsessed w...

Today my good friend Brian The Boot Maker returns to talk about the 10 year anniversary of Role Club the greatest Handmade Boots Made in America. Brian is one of my favorite humans that I have ever met in Los Angeles and I could talk to him for hours about anything and thats just what I did today. We talked about his 10 years of making boots, our love of Trucks, Real Estate and or course Comedy. T...

Today I sit down with the King of the 4x4 world Mr Jonathan Ward owner of Icon. To say this is a handmade episode is an understatement. Jonathan builds the most insane Trucks and Cars I have ever seen. Jonathan's first career was in the acting game. This man worked on Broadway then moved to California for TV and Film work.  After years of success he realized he wasn't happy in the acting world and...

Today will be a Handmade episode with the owners of the greatest Taco Shops in Los Angeles, Victor Manuel Delgado III and Jorge Alvarez of TACOS 1986. These guys story is incredible. Sit down and hear the passion of these 2 men and how they started their very successful Business. I would say Tacos are probably the greatest food every created and Victor and Jorge are the Kings of Authentic Tijuana...

Back in the mid 90's a couple of records came out that absolutely blew my mind. Part Time Goes Full and Shoot Out by one of my favorite bands The Mother Hips. They were both on Rick Rubin's label American Records and at some point went out of Print meaning you could not buy them or even Stream them. But now that has all changed as of last week they are available to stream everywhere. Today I sit d...

Today is another Handmade Edition of Let There Be Talk with my guest Jerome Mage owner and designer of the one of the best Eyewear Companies in the last 30 years Jacques Marie Mage. This mans passion is infectious. His frames are like works of art. The craftsmanship is so far beyond anything else I've ever seen. I have been wanting to have this man on for over a year and it finally happened and I...

Today on another episode of LET THERE BE TALK my guest is the HIP HOP legend Darryl DMC McDaniels. In 1984 the musical landscape completely change when the debut RUN DMC record dropped. With songs like Hard Times, Sucker M.C.'S and Rock Box this group was about to totally change the game. In just a few short years they became the biggest band on the planet. Selling Out Arena's all over, A Sneaker...

Today I sit down with Rob Dukes former singer of the Bay Area Thrash Metal band Exodus and current singer of Generation Kill. Rob and I dive into all kinds of topics like Motorcycles, Restoring Volkswagens, Stand Up Comedy and of course singing with Exodus. Rob is currently working on a brand new Generation Kill record and  he also has his hands full restoring vintage Volkswagens. Great Episode an...

Today I sit down with one of my favorite guitar players from the Bay Area Mr Gary Pihl. Gary has been playing professionally for almost his entire life. I first saw Gary back around late 1979 when he was playing guitar in Sammy Hagar's band. Gary immediately became one of my favorite players back then with his Gibson SG Special. I must have seen Gary play in Sammy's band 10 times in and around the...

You may be asking yourself who is Jimmy Arceneaux and what is a talent buyer? Well sit back and enjoy this trip back to around 1989 when Jimmy and I were hired to book Music acts in 4 of the hottest clubs in California. I have talked about The Stone in San Francisco many many times on the show especially during Thrash January but now you get to hear the stories about all 4 Clubs, The Omni, One Ste...

Today will be another Handmade Edition of LET THERE BE TALK with my guest Dave Pollot artist/painter. Dave brings new life to old art. What does that mean? Well visit his instagram and see exactly what I'm talking about. https://www.instagram.com/davepollotart/   I first saw this mans work on Instagram about a year ago and I was blown away. I knew I had to have Dave on to hear his story. Everybody...

Today my good friend Greg Loiacono of The Mother Hips stops by the show for his 2nd visit to talk all about his new solo record Mystic Traces. Greg is a founding member of The Mother Hips and has been recording and touring with them for 29 years. Easily one of my top 5 favorite bands ever. Greg's New solo record is fantastic and I strongly recommend you pick of a copy on Orange Vinyl ASAP before t...

Today on a brand new episode of Let There Be Talk my guest is the Trash Metal legend Gary Holt of Exodus and Slayer. Gary grew up in the Bay Area in the 70's and fell in love with Hard Rock guitar players like Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker and Ted Nugent. Gary started going out to clubs and seeing shows where he eventually met Kirk Hammett at an early Exodus show. They quickly became friends and...

Today I sit down with Tyler Wells owner of my favorite restaurant in Los Angeles "All-Time"  for another Handmade edition of LET THERE BE TALK. Tyler has been a Porsche Mechanic, Bike Messenger company owner and Coffee Shop Owner before landing on his true love of life Restaurant owner. Tyler and his wife Ashley have built from the ground up of one of the greatest spots in LA ever. I always wanted...

A few months ago I had on my friend Ed Shines and we dug way into the Art of Auto Detailing. During that episode we talked about Paint Protection and Car Wrapping which gave me the idea to seek out one of the best in the business. After some research I found Tyler O'Hara owner of American Wrap Company. Tyler is considered one of the top Auto Wrap and Paint Protection specialist in the world. Tyler...