Dean Delray's LET THERE BE TALK

Today on episode #504 of Let There Be Talk I sit down with a full on legend Mr Andy Kindler. Besides being a touring Comedian over the years Andy has been busy working on TV shows like  Everybody Loves Raymond, David Letterman, The Daily Show, Bobs Burgers and in 2010 he was a Judge on Last Comic Standing. Every year Andy delivers his annual state of the industry address at Montreal's "Just For La...

Today I sit down with Mikeal Maglieri owner of the historic Rainbow Bar and Grill and The Whisky a Go Go. For 3 generations the Maglieri Family has been rocking the Sunset Strip with their now Historic Landmark establishments.  Mikeal and I talk all about the brand new documentary film "The Rainbow" which covers the history of both The Rainbow and The Whisky. We also talk about the legend himself...

Today on Let There Be Talk its part 2 of my conversation with the great John Mayer. We dive deep into Music, Songwriting, Guitars, Watches and Life. Thank you John for this incredible ride I will never forget it. Heads up people. If you missed part 1 it was posted last week and it's available on all streaming platforms. DDR 

I could sit here and type for an hour and still not be able to describe  what this episode means to me, So I will just let the episode do the talking. Enjoy episode #501 today with the Guitar/Songwriting king Mr John Mayer. Don't forget to tune in next week for part 2. Thank You so much John.  DDR

Today is a monumental day here on Let There Be Talk. My guest is absolutely in the top 5 of all time Dream Guest. Mr Paul Stanley. To sit down with Paul was a dream come true. I've said this over and over that KISS is the reason I am alive. I love you Paul and I owe you big time brother. This is a huge day #500 Thanks to all the DELRAISERS around the world for tuning in each week. Also thank you t...

Today my good friend drummer Mike Miley of the Rival Sons stops by for a fantastic episode. Mike talks about his early days as the house drummer for the Carson Daly Show and also his stint with Veruca Salt. Mike has played with all kinds of bands before joining up with Scott Holiday to start the Rival Sons. Mike has been grinding for year and it's finally paying off. Spread the word of Let There B...

Today the great groove king Mr Steve Gorman returns to Let There Be Talk for a long conversation about his new book - "Hard To Handle The Life and Death Of The Black Crowes" Steve also has a brand new radio show and a brand new Trigger Hippy record out right now. Steve is hands down one of the greatest rock n roll drummers I have ever seen and played with. This man is next level on the skins. It w...

Today on Let There Be Talk my guest is Lead Guitar bad ass Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest. Richie replaced K.K. Downing almost 10 years ago and has been  killing it on the stage and in the studio ever since. Coming off the very successful Firepower tour Richie sat down with me over the weekend in Nashville to talk about all things Judas Priest. It was very cool to hear this mans story and I think...

This will be a Handmade edition of LET THERE BE TALK. Since 1905 the best leather in the world has come out of Chicago handmade at the Horween Leather Company. Most of my Boots,Belts, Jackets and Wallets are made of Horween Leather. These guys supply leather for some of the greatest handmade products in the world including Schott Leather Jackets, Wesco Boots, Vibram and so much more. Since the 194...

Today my guest is Bass Guitar legend Mr John Taylor of Duran Duran. John stopped by today to talk all about his career in Music. In the 80's Duran Duran was absolutely one of the biggest bands ever to hit MTV and the Radio. This band exploded globally with hit after hit after hit and to this day they still play live and record. 2020 will be the 40th anniversary of the band and they plan to release...

Today the Drum legend Dave Lombardo returns for the 3rd time to discuss all the amazing things he's been doing in 2019. Since Dave left Slayer he has been busier than ever laying down the groove with bands like Misfits, Mr. Bungle, Suicidal Tendencies and Dead Cross just to name a few. This conversation was so much fun, Going all over the place from Drums to Misfits to Fast Cars to how the Mr. Bun...

Today on Let There Be Talk my guest are a fantastic new band from Australia called Tropical F*ck Storm. This band has 2 records out. The 1st one is called  A Laughing Death In Meatspace which came out in 2018 and their brand new record is called Braindrops. I've been a fan of this band for over a year now and finally got to see them live last week in LA and they absolutely blew the roof off the pl...

Today on Let There Be Talk #492 the great Joey Diaz stops by to dive deep into some Grateful Dead talk. Joey and I both grew up not digging The Dead but over the years we finally figure them out. I think you guys are really gonna dig this episode. Today's Sponsor for the podcast is CBD LION. Use the link for a 20% discount on all their amazing products. Use the Code DEAN at check out.  https://cbd...

Today I have a 2 time Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee Mr Gregg Rolie as my guest. This man is a founding member of Santana and Journey. His B3 playing, singing and songwriting is absolutely next level. Back in 1969 Gregg played Woodstock as a member of Santana and the rest is history. After leaving Santana, Gregg and Neal Schon start the band Journey and record 3 records before adding lead singe...

Today one of my favorite humans, Comedian and Radio host Mr Ron Bennington returns to Let There Be Talk for a full on celebration of the 50TH Anniversary of Woodstock. Ron and I talk Woodstock and his new Comedy Tour "Kreeps With Kids" which starts Oct 18th with Robert Kelly, Ron, Rich Vos and Jim Florentine. Make sure you tune into Rons show on Sirius XM 2pm to 5pm Monday thru Friday on channel 1...

Today is a Very rare solo episode of LET THERE BE TALK. Dean went to The Met museum in NYC to see the Play It Loud exhibit which is a Collection of the rarest and most famous guitars in the world. Guitars owned and played by Jimmy Page, Jerry Garcia, Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Prince and so many more. Dean dives way down the guitar rabbit hole and even talks about his first...

Today on Let There Be Talk my good friend comedy photographer Troy Conrad stops by and talks all about how he got started shoot Stand Up Comedy. If you are a Stand Up Comedy fan there is no doubt you have seen some of Troy's work.  For years he has been shooting the weekly show at the Comedy Store called The Roast Battle. Troy also shot the iconic Hallway Series photos of the Paid Regulars at The...

A few years ago I interviewed Tom Rothrock for a very cool episode of Let There Be Talk. It was incredible to sit down with the man who produced some of my all time favorite records by BECK, Elliott Smith and Badly Drawn Boy. Shortly after that episode was done we decided to do a Comedy Record together that never came out. Today I sit down with him and we talk about what happened to that record. W...

Today on Let There Be Talk my guest is Photographer Ronnie Lyon. Ronnie and I met years ago at the Bonzo Bash and have been working together ever since. Ronnie shoots tons of Rock n Roll but he also shoots Surf, Auto Racing and Life. This mans story is very inspiring. Years ago he worked in a refinery making gasoline for a living but a change of events found him out of a job. Ronnie decided to go...

Today on Let There Be Talk the very funny comedian Taylor Tomlinson stops by and Talks all things comedy. Taylor started Stand Up at 16 years old and now at 25 years old she is taking over the comedy world. Taylor has been seen on Last Comic Standing, Netflix, Conan, Comedy Central series Adam Devine's House Party and now she has a brand new show on Fox called What Just Happened??! with Fred Savag...

Today on Let There Be Talk I sit down with my friend, Comedian Chingo Bling and talk all about how he made the transition from Comedic Rapper to full on Stand Up Comedian. Chingo is from Houston Texas where he started his Stand Up career 5 years ago but before that he was a full on Rapper with a record deal. This was a great Comedy talk. We cover all kinds of topics like what its like opening for...

On today's episode of LET THERE BE TALK the very funny comedian Rachel Feinstein stops by and tells all kinds of great stories including moving to New York with the band Dick Sister,moving in with someone she met on a Greyhound Bus and also how she started doing Stand Up Comedy. Rachel was just on the Comedy Central Historical Roast with Jeff Ross. She also has 2 Comedy Specials out and a hit podc...

Today is another Handmade Edition of Let There Be Talk with my guest Cameron Weiss owner of the great WEISS WATCH COMPANY. Cameron makes handmade watches right here in Los Angeles. This mans story is incredible. Cameron fell in love with watches at a young age when his parents bought him his first Swatch Watch. Little did he know back then that he would turn his passion into a full on successful b...

Today my good friend comedian Ian Edwards stops by and talks all about his brand new 1 Hour Comedy Special "Ian Talks" out on Comedy Central July 12th. Ian has been an incredible friend/mentor to me for my entire comedy career and its always great to sit down with him and talk comedy and life. Ian's special is part of the Bill Burr Presents series on Comedy Central along with Paul Virzi and Jessic...

Today on Let There Be Talk the great Jeff Pilson stops by and talks all things Bass Guitar. This man has played Bass with Dokken, Dio, Foreigner, Randy Hansen and many other incredible projects. He is also a great Record Producer and an amazing Songwriter. We sit down today and dig into his long amazing career in Rock N Roll so sit back and enjoy the ride.   This episode is brought to you by Harry...