Today I sit down with my new friend Christian James Hand host of the popular show The Session. Christian takes your favorite song and breaks it down track by track like you have never heard before. You wanna hear an isolated track of Phil Rudd of AC/DC laying down the drums for Let There Be Rock no problem. How about an isolated track of Prince singing Purple Rain you got it. With 1000's of songs in his collection the possibilities are endless. You can hear this daily on his show on Instagram at @thesessioniglive Monday thru Friday 11am Pacific time. Sit back and get a taste of this mans Music Brain. &nbsp;

#587:Christian James Hand/Host of The Session

On this Epsiode of LET THERE BE TALK Cedric Bixler-Zavala returns 2 talk about his brand new band ANTEMASQUE and how he and Omar Rodriguez Lopez started working together again.
This is a must listen for all fans of good music and art.


Let There Be Talk EP114:Cedric Bixler-Zavala /ANTEMASQUE/The Mars Volta/At The Drive In

Today I dive into Scott Ian's incredible 60th Birthday Party, My top Records of 2023 and My year in Stand Up Comedy. Thank you for tuning in every week. DDR Tour Dates &nbsp; Patreon &nbsp; &nbsp;

#730 : Scott Ian turns 60, My Top Records of 2023

Today my friend Joe Bonamassa returns to the show for an in-depth&nbsp; conversation on Guitar Collecting, The State of the Music Biz, Comedy and&nbsp; Dumble Amps. Joe is an incredible guitar player, singer, songwriter who has been recording and touring for over 35 years. I really enjoyed this one and I know you will to. Thanks for tuning in.&nbsp; Join my Patreon at  for all kinds of Bonus episodes. Tour dates including the Bon Scott Tribute can be found at &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

#731 : Joe Bonamassa returns to Let There Be Talk.

Today I dive into,&nbsp; The genius of Rod Temperton and the band Heatwave,&nbsp; The Bon Scott Tribute wrap up and&nbsp; New music by The Black Crowes.&nbsp; All tour dates can be found at  &nbsp; Patreon Bonus Episodes at &nbsp;

#732 : The Genius of Heatwave, The Bon Scott Tribute and new Black Crowes.

Today I sit down with the legend himself Mr Steve Vai for an in-depth conversation on his entire career. We dive into his time with Zappa, Roth, Alcatrazz, Whitesnake and of course his history with Ibanez. It was an honor to have Steve on the show, I really enjoyed talking to him. See Steve out on the G3 tour right now. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and YouTube. Patreon bonus episodes available at &nbsp; Tour Dates &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

#733 : Steve Vai

Today my good friend Josh Homme returns to the show for the 3rd time to catch up on life. We dive into his love of Music, Stand Up Comedy and of course the Desert. Josh also talks covering David Bowie at the Taylor Hawkins tribute and what it was like playing San Quentin. Catch QOTSA out on tour all 2024. Subscribe to my Patreon at  for all your Bonus episodes of&nbsp; Let There Be Talk. My Tour Dates at &nbsp;

#734 : Josh Homme / Queens Of The Stone Age

Today I sit down with my funny friend, comedian Shane Torres and&nbsp; talk all about his brand new 1 hour special The Blue Eyed Mexican available right now for free on YouTube. Shane and I also dive into all kinds of topics like our love of Comedy, Music, Norm Macdonald and what its like opening for a band as a comedian. Catch Shane out on tour right now. My tour dates coming up can be found at &nbsp; Patreon bonus episodes at &nbsp;

#735 : Shane Torres Comedian

On this Episode of LET THERE BE TALK an old friend Jimmy D'Anda former drummer from the 80's band BulletBoys stops by and talks about what it was like being in a huge band in the 80's and the perks and pitfalls of Rock n Roll. brought 2 you by McGuire Harley Davidson
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Let There Be Talk EP121:Jimmy D'Anda/BulletBoys/Drummer

Today I dive into -&nbsp; AC/DC Tour Dates, The Super Bowl 2024, New Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Nominee’s and my thoughts on some new Streaming Speakers. Tour Dates for the next 2 months are at  Join my Patreon for Bonus Episodes https://www.patreon.com/DeanDelray&nbsp;

#736 : AC/DC Tour Dates, Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame & Wireless Streaming Speakers

Subscribe and like for more PODCAST AND COMEDY VIDEOS! Tour dates at   THIS WEEK: I dive into  Palm Springs Architecture and the Elvis Presley Honeymoon Hideaway,&nbsp;  New Music by a band called Ghostwoman,  My first real job at Foster Freeze and  Neil Young &amp; Crazy Horse Tour

#737 : Palm Springs Recap, Neil Young + more this week!

Today I dive into, The return of Slayer, Lenny Kravitz killing it on the Peoples Choice Awards and&nbsp; doing Stand Up Comedy over the weekend in the Pacific North West. Also I dig into the new Judas Priest song, The Serpent and The King. Tour Dates at &nbsp; Patreon &nbsp;

#738 : Slayer Returns, Lenny Kravitz killing it for years and doing Comedy in the Pacific Northwest

Today I dive into&nbsp; Barn Find Lamborghini’s , The loss of the great Richard Lewis, Kings Of Leon's new record and My awful Sunday at Ikea. Please leave a review and subscribe to the show on iTunes and YouTube. Tour Dates for this month &nbsp; Join my Patreon for tons of Bonus Episodes&nbsp; &nbsp;

#739 : Barn Find Lamborghini's /The loss of the great Richard Lewis and my trip to Ikea

Years ago I saw one of the best leather jackets ever and had to find out where to get one. Turns out it was made by hand in NYC by non other than Jordan Betten at Lost Art Leathers. We quickly became friends and I started my collection. Everyone in the music world was wearing his jackets from Lenny Kravitz to Willie Nelson. After 20 years Jordan walked away from leather and started building custom made Choppers in Miami at Rasta Choppers. Hear His story right now on Let There Be Talk. Thanks for tuning in and don't forget to subscribe to my Podcast on YouTube and iTunes. My tour dates are here &nbsp; Patreon here &nbsp; &nbsp;

#740 : Jordan Betten / Creator of Rasta Choppers and former owner of Lost Art Leathers

Today I sit down for a new music Monday with a great new band out of St. Louis called Feel. If you love The Black Crowes, Rival Sons and Bad Co you will love these guys. Over the past 12 years I've turned you guys onto some incredible new bands that went on to have some huge success and I think Feel will be next. Do yourself a favor and dig in and then spread the word. Subscribe to my YouTube channel &nbsp; Hit up my Patreon for Bonus Episodes &nbsp; Tour Dates &nbsp; &nbsp;

#741 : T.J. Steinwart and Tyler Armstrong from the new band called FEEL

Today my good friend Neal Francis returns to the show to talk about his new live album Francis Comes Alive which was recorded with an 11 piece band in&nbsp; his home town of Chicago. Neal is also in the middle of recording a new studio album in Los Angeles right now that should be out soon. This man is the real deal and his music is absolutely incredible so sit down and enjoy our talk. Do not miss Neal at Bonnaroo this year where he will be doing the entire Francis Comes Alive record one more time with the 11 Piece band. Subscribe to my podcast on iTunes and YouTube and please leave a review. Brand new tour dates are up right now San Diego Mic Drop May 10th Headlining Denver Co, Bellco Arena June 5/6 with Bill Burr Berkeley Ca, Greek Theatre June 8th with Bill Burr Springfield MO, The Blue Room June 21/22 Las Vegas NV, The Comedy Cellar July 8th -14th Minneapolis MN, ACME July 24th - 27th Tickets at &nbsp; Join the Patreon at  for over 150 bonus episodes Thank you my friends for all the support. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

#742 : Neal Francis returns to talk about Francis Comes Alive

Today I dive into&nbsp; The loss of one of the greats Louis Gossett Jr. The Anniversary of the amazing Talk Is Cheap record by Keith Richards, The invention of The Walk Man and Easter Candy Overdose . Thank you for tuning in each week. Leave a review on iTunes and subscribe to my YouTube.&nbsp; &nbsp; My Tour Dates are at &nbsp; Patreon Bonus episodes located at &nbsp; &nbsp; Thank you Delraisers&nbsp; DDR

#743 : R.I.P. Louis Gossett Jr. Easter Candy and Keith Richards Talk Is Cheap Album.

Today I dive into -&nbsp; Seeing Bruce Springsteen last night at the LA Forum, Comedy Store turning 52 years old and&nbsp; Marcus King's new album Mood Swings. Thank you for your continuous support over all these years. For bonus episodes of Let There Be Talk join my Patreon &nbsp; Tour Dates can be found here &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

#744 : Seeing Bruce Springsteen at the Forum, Comedy Store turns 52 and Marcus King's new album Mood Swingsd

Well it's that time of the year again when I sit down with 2 of my very good friends comedian Kevin Christy and Los Angeles Watch Works genius Beau Goorey to talk all about the new watches that have been released at Watches and Wonders. We have another great human sitting in with us this year Mr Ahmet Zappa and he has a very cool watch to share with us. This episode was recorded at Ahmet's Rocktails studio and you can see full video on my YouTube Channel. Other than Beau we are in no means experts on watches we are just some friends spreading our love of watches. Have a great week my friends. This episode is brought to you by  get 10% of a brand new Y2 leather jacket for a very short time by using the code DDR10 &nbsp;

#745 : Watches and Wonders with Kevin Christy, Beau Goorey and Ahmet Zappa

Today is new music Monday with Singer,Songwriter and Guitar player Evan Stanley of the Rock n Roll band Amber Wild. Great conversation with Evan on all things Rock including - learning guitar, songwriting, grinding it out in the Los Angeles club scene and of course his father Paul Stanley. Amber Wild have 2 amazing songs out right now on all the streaming platform’s so go check them out right away. Support new Rock n Roll people and help spread the word. Thanks for tuning in every Monday. My tour dates can be found at deandelray.com including the Hollywood Bowl show May 3rd 2024. &nbsp; Patreon bonus episodes &nbsp; Sponsored by Standard and Strange my favoruite clothing store in America. Get 10% off this week on Y2 leather Jackets with the code DDR10 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

#746 : Evan Stanley / Singer, Songwriter & Guitar Player for Amber Wild

Today I have 2 amazing guest Alexis Bloom &amp; Svetlana Zill, directors of the documentary Catching Fire the Story of Anita Pallenberg. I saw this documentary last week and I can't recommend it enough. Anita was a fantastic Actress, Model and a massive Muse to members of the Rolling Stones. Anita dated Brian Jones before finiding here way into Keith Richards life which quickly escalated in to a full on rock n roll outlaw adventure. This women's story is absolutely incredible and very dark and the Doc pulls No Punches. The Words come from an unpublished memoir Pallenberg wrote before her death in 2017, narration voiced by Scarlett Johansson.&nbsp; Sit back and enjoy this episode and don't forget to catch the film in Theaters next week and streaming platforms around May 10th. For more Let There Be Talk bonus episodes join my Patreon &nbsp; My tour dates including the Hollywood Bowl can be found on my website &nbsp;

#747 : Alexis Bloom & Svetlana Zill directors of the documentary Catching Fire the Story of Anita Pallenberg

On this episode of LET THERE BE TALK Comedian/Actor Joey "CoCo" Diaz stops by and talks 100% Rock N Roll with Dean.
This is a must listen for all music fans.
LIGHT THE CANDLES OF ROCK!

EP176:Joey "CoCo" Diaz

On todays episode of LET THERE BE TALK a Dream Guest of mine Josh Homme stops by

and talks about everything from Kyuss,QOTSA,Iggy Pop and our love for the Mad Max films. 

i can't thank Josh enough for doing the show. It was a great day.

Look for some new QOTSA music soon.

#260:Josh Homme/Queens of the Stone Age

On todays episode of LET THERE BE TALK my friend comedian Matt Braunger stops by and we talk about what its like out on the road as a Stand Up Comedian.

Matt  has performed his stand-up act on television programs such as the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, John Oliver's New York Stand Up Show and Live at Gotham on Comedy Central. He had a Comedy Central Presents special that aired on April 9, 2010. He also was a frequent panel guest on Chelsea Lately.

Matt co-founded the popular Bridgetown Comedy Festival which is considered one of the best Comedy Festivals in America.



Tune in my friends.

Candles Lit!  

This epeisode is brought to you by http://www.elcajonharley.com/

#294:Matt Braunger/Comedian

On today's episode of LET THERE BE TALK my Rock n Roll brother Joey CoCo Diaz stops by and talks about his 25 years in the Stand Up Comedy game.

2 weeks ago Joey had his first 1 Hour comedy special come out on Seeso and today he tells the stories of what it took over the years to get to that magic day.

you can watch Joeys special on Seeso right now.

Use the code word Joey when signing up for 2 months free 

LIGHT THE CANDLES OF ROCK!

#315: Joey CoCo Diaz

On today's episode of LET THERE BE TALK the guitarist for the amazing Baltimore band KIX Brian "Damage" Forsythe stops by and talks about how he got starting on his life long career in Rock n Roll.

Brian has played in the band Kix since 1977 and to this day he is still rocking stages all over the world.

If you have never heard of the band Kix do yourself a favor and hit iTunes asap.

This episode is brought to you by http://www.elcajonharley.com

#347:Brian "Damage" Forsythe/KIX

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.&nbsp;https://cbdlion.com&nbsp;

#492:Joey Diaz talking Grateful Dead

I could sit here and type for an hour and still not be able to describe&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; DDR

#501: John Mayer/Part 1

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

#553:R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen - the Greatest Of All Time

Monday Jan,11th 2021 I woke up to some awful news that the great Jeff Scott, Comedy Store Piano player had passed away. This is a massive loss to our Comedy Store Family and Friends. I will never forget his great laugh and spirit behind the keyboards every night in the Original Room. 7 1/2 years ago he was a guest on my podcast and had some incredible stories that I feel should be shared again today. RIP Jeff Scott I will never forget you. &nbsp;

#573: RIP the great Jeff Scott/Comedy Store Piano Player for 25 years

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