Darren and Steve discuss, dismantle, and debate the latest in David Lee Roth and DLR-adjacent news. Steve has a dream, Darren has some thought and ideas on royalties and there's the big story from Louder about Van Halen at Castle Donnington in 1984. And some thoughts on Alex Van Halen's book and a new book on VH, Van Halen At 50, by Martin Popoff, …

Darren and Steve are psyched and very curious about the recently-announced Alex Van Halen autobiography, Brothers, the Van Halen News Desk announcements...and wonder if Dave knew Alex's books was coming? Plus, the usual recent and current video/podcast shenanigans from DLR, Darren talks with Tesla's Brian Wheat about Diamond Dave wanting to manage …

Another week, another "Dave unhinged" as Diamond David Lee Roth one continues to burn all bridges left (we need more analogies!), this time with Dave's recent (mercifully short) stories on the Roth Show, about a Van Halen accountant getting thrown out a Jones Beach VH show and then, supposedly why the last Van Halen studio album, A Different Kind o…

Steve interviews Darren, taking a deep dive into the latter's new book, DLR Book: How David Lee Roth Changed The World. Darren gets into the stories, the interviews, info uncovered, and the how and why Diamond Dave is still an influence. Plus, at the top, some thoughts and discussion about Dave's recent "Roth Show" podcast episodes and the stories …

Darren and Steve go to epic lengths in trying to figure the new episode of "The Roth Show" and what David Lee Roth is talking about (e.g. Sammy being abducted and probed by aliens, $92,000 spent on dispensary weed, Costco (Kirkland?) weed, and some truly ugly stories about Alex and Eddie Van Halen. Whew...where do we go from here? Gues what? Darren…

Darren and Steve welcome Brando from the very cool Appetite For Distortion Podcast, a Guns N' Roses-themed podcast. And there's lots of tales to tell! There's the frustrating and befuddling NDA's, fascinating stories behind Brando's unreleased/unfinished Doug Goldstein autobiography (now available to his Patreon members), the connections and simila…

Darren and Steve are thrilled to welcome back Eric Senich of VHND.com and the "Booked On Rock" Podcast. Eric delves into VHND.com getting the exclusive quote from David Lee Roth in response to Sammy Hagar's open invite to join him on stage during the Best of All Worlds Tour and why we'll never see it happen! Plus, wishing Dave would do a similar to…

From "Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar & Grill" to "The S**t That Killed Elvis," Steve and Darren dig a little deeper into the seven released songs (so far) from the mythical John5 sessions. What's pretty good, not so hot, who's played on them, and the contiuing, befuddling way they're being put out. Thanks to Steve's Spotify playlist featuring those…

A belated happy birthday to Diamond Dave...the "new" track "Manda Bala" from the John 5 sessions/album up at YouTube (but mysteriously, only there, as of this recording) -- was that album a "contigency plan" if there wasn't going to be another Van Halen album Plus, Dave live in Vegas recently with Royal Machines, rumors of pro-shot Van Halen shows …

The DLR Cast's summer hiatus is over as Darren and Steve pontificate, ponder, and remain perplexed about various happenings in Diamond World. The Roth Show podcast...is it over? For now? The recent slew of Dave videos and repurposing old(er) footage, the music in those videos... "Love Time" and was that a bit of Imani Coppola's "Legend Of A Cowgirl…

Darren and Steve are back, talking all things David Lee Roth! First, Darren's got some theories on the run of recent videos Diamond Dave has put out of late: there's the "Vote for Pedro," the video US Festival/Van Halen mini-documentary, via the super-cool YouTube channel The Tapes Archive, and Dave hunts a squirrel sculpture. But wait, there's mor…

Darren and Steve discuss the latest happenings in DLR land - trying to figure out what the most recent episode of the Roth Show was all about (and who it was about?), and the latest video from the Mojo Dojo, "Let's Take A Ride" - a cover of a 1982 Shalamar song! Then, a new feature here at the DLR Cast, The David Lee Roth Song-O-Rama! Did you know …

What if there was a David Lee Roth & The Mambo Slammers All-Stars Tour this summer...every summer? Darren and Steve ponder what should have been, but alas, won't ever be. Plus, various dream band members, Eddie Van Halen and the Brian May's Starfleet box set, some cool Dave tunes on You Tube from his 1996 Vegas shows (a Steely Dan cover!), Gregg Bi…

Darren and Steve have a blast conversating with their friends Brent and Darin of The Bogus Otis Podcast, talking about Sammy Hagar's and David Lee Roth's 2002 co-headlining tour! From backstage to onstage, what was, what could have been, what should have been...and much more! Plus, Van Halen frustrations, the time leading up to the "Sans Halen" tou…

Paging Johnny Carson... Steve and Darren are befuddled, puzzled and mystified by some recent David Lee Roth happenings: the three songs at that Home Depot managers convention in Las Vegas, the :45 "Friends in Low Places" with a burger video that popped up, and Howard Stern talking about Dave talking about him! Plus, Billy Sheehan and pre-recorded v…

Darren and Steve are pretty chuffed for Dave's recent podcast episodes, especially episode 8, which had "Ain't That Peculiar," and the yee-haw version of "Jamie's Crying" and...perhaps there's answers vis-a-vis Howard Stern? Plus, various pet peeves -- e.g., all those Van Halen covers and no names mentioned or listed of the band? Plus, a nerd alert…

Steve and Darren chat about the latest and three (?!) variants of David Lee Roth's podcast, The Roth Show, as well as that :45 video of Dave dancing to the Kendrick Lamar song, "Alright." Plus, recent bits and pieces, news about Steve Vai on his solos on the Skyscraper album, and some podcast ideas for Dave. If you want more, you can get more Darre…

Darren and Steve go over all the new David Lee Roth activity! Steve goes overboard without a liferaft for the cover of "Mustang Sally," the latest podcast episodes, and Darren digs into Dave's "missing years" of the mid 90s...was there more shows than we know? Plus, Howard Stern, Stuttering John, we have fun with the guys from the "And The Podcast …

It's the first episode of 2023 of the podcast by and for fans of Diamond David Lee Roth! Darren and Steve talk about the end of year-and-hopefully-continuing veritable flurry of activity from DLR, including another Van Halen cover and the return of the "Roth Show" podcast. Darren opines and theorizes about the new episodes of Dave's podcast and the…

Just when you think you did the last episode of the year, David Lee Roth puts out another Van Halen cover and relaunches his podcast, "The Roth Show!" In this episode, Darren and Steve talk about the surprise release of both of Roth's new digital releases, in addition to Dave's discussion of missing Eddie Van Halen and a slew of current artists (e.…

'Tis the season for the year-end episode of The DLR Cast! Darren and Steve conversate and speculate on all-things David Lee Roth in 2022. Did you know Dave released more Van Halen covers than solo songs this year? Darren reminisces of Dave's shows in Las Vegas that got cancelled, "throwing in the shoes" -- was it the shortest retirement ever? Plus,…

Darren and Steve talk with music journalist Steven Rosen, author of the huge and awesome book, "Tonechaser: Understanding Edward: My 26-Year Journey With Edward Van Halen." The book tells the tale of Rosen's friendship with Eddie, from first their meeting (at a Cheap Trick show at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles in 1977!) to how it ended in 2003,…

Sort of an "odds and ends" discussion between Steve and Darren, among the topics discussed on this episode: - Whether Dave has been recording recently - Recent placements of VH and DLR classics in modern media - The green-lighting of "Twister 2" - A great recent podcast featuring Eric Senich and Greg Renoff - The infamous McDonald's photo featuring…

Its October 10th and that means it's David Lee Roth's birthday! John 5 leaves Rob Zombie's band and might play with Motley Crue on future shows, and...maybe with Dave? Darren digs into a publicist mystery...or perhaps its not a mystery? Plus, everything is planned, and Steve and Darren answer a YouTube comment! Find "The DLR Cast" everywhere you ge…

Darren and Steve dive deep into speculation on David Lee Roth releasing newly-recorded version of "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" and "Dance The Night Away," recent Van Halen-related news and whether the DLR or VH camps are doing anything about it, the upcoming Taylor Hawkins tribute show in Los Angeles, and a bit more. Nothin' but yeah. Sorta.…

Darren and Steve slice and dice Sammy Hagar's interview at RollingStone.com, what was said, what wasn't, and might have been said or not said, but should have been said, which is...tiring. Plus, thoughts on this year's Taylor Hawkins tribute shows, what Dave should and could be doing, and the awesome Mojo Dojo channel on YouTube is a must-see!…

Darren and Steve dive deep into speculation on David Lee Roth releasing a newly-recorded version of "Panama;" Steve's big mea culpa, Wolfgang Van Halen does two Van Halen songs at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert (and is amazing!) and if that was Dave's rationale to releasing a VH song. And will Dave release more from the May 2022 sessions? Or mo…

On this edition of "The DLR Cast" -- recorded less than 24 hours before David Le Roth released some new (old) music -- Steve and Darren dig into the latest news related to the members of Van Halen. And believe it or not, almost everyone has made headlines in some form since episode #69 came out!由The DLR Cast

Steve and Darren dissect and discuss a whole bunch o' David Lee Roth and related things: Digging "A Little Ain't Enough," where Dave's new songs won't get played, Gary Cherone's thoughts on a Van Halen tribute show, David Crosby, Ray Luzier, tribute and cover bands, the 2001 Philadelphia Spectrum show, and more. Then, Darren talks with actor and wr…

Another new David Lee Roth song! Darren and Steve banter about the just-released-barely-an-hour-after-the-last-episode-of-this-podcast new DLR song, "Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway." The new songs equal half an album! And the videos for that album? Just the one by John 5. Plus, the possible John 5 interview that wasn't...when this s…

Just hours before the release of Diamond Dave's latest song ("Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway"), Darren and Steve connected to talk about the current state of all things of DLR. Darren also talks about Dave's "Unclaimed Funds" and how he tried to be of help. Plus the usual sidebars about classic Dave and what we wish we had answers t…

Darren and Steve debate Dave's very short response to the recent article at Rolling Stone about Eddie Van Halen, and Wolfgang's recent interview with Rolling Stone. Plus, the tribute concert: The one question that hasn't been asked? Various speculation and information, and...has Dave been recording very recently? Then, Darren speaks with vocalist a…

Darren and Steve dig into David Lee Roth's newest song, "Painting At The Moon" that just dropped. When was it recorded? Is it from the "album" recorded with John 5? What is he singing about? Plus, additional thoughts, ideas and speculation on the Dave insider news, his supposed retirement, health issues and much more. If the name Bob Marlette sound…

This week, Darren and Steve dig deep into two big stories and David Lee Roth and Van Halen news. Starting first with the great (transcribed) interview a Van Halen-themed podcast did with a VH insider -- and that person had a LOT to talk about! Alongside that, there's the recent story of the former music journalist who befriended Eddie Van Halen via…

At the top, Darren and Steve discuss the death of keyboardist/musician Brett Tuggle. Brett played with Dave on the Eat 'Em & Smile tour, played on and co-wrote three songs (including "Just Like Paradise") on Skyscraper, toured with Dave for Your Filthy Little Mouth and (possibly) helped out putting together Dave's 2019 band. Brett was also in Fleet…

Darren and Steve speculate on Dave's recent trip to Mexico, thanks to a video from an intrepid Fox reporter at Los Angeles International Airport. Was it a private gig? Is Dave coming back? Did he really retire? Plus, Darren re-reads "Crazy From The Heat" and a lot of mystery leads to a lot unknown.由The DLR Cast

Still more speculation on the Van Halen tribute that may or may not have been or may still be, or just may never be at all! How long ago did Joe Satriani, Alex Van Halen, and Dave all speak? And what about Sammy Hagar? Plus, members of Dave's most-recent band have recently been posting on Instagram from Henson Studios...why? Also, the myriad of thi…

At the top: Darren and Steve talk about the breaking news about a possible Van Halen tribute tour (or shows) featuring Joe Satriani, Alex Van Halen, Jason Newsted and/or David Lee Roth. How far along did it get? Who else has been mentioned and who hasn't? Plus, Dave's very interesting response to the news. This week's interview is with guitarist Ja…

Darren and Steve talk about how things are quiet with David Lee Roth...the various Van Halen reunion stories and what, if anything, is believable... Alex Van Halen runs the show? How deep does that rabbithole go? This episode, Darren has a great interview with singer Durga McBroom! Durga also appears in Dave's first 3 videos: "California Girls," "Y…

At the top: Darren is back in Las Vegas -- and sees a terrific and fun Sammy Hagar show. What Van Halen songs did Sammy and band (including Michael Anthony) play? Plus, what we wish David Lee Roth had done in Vegas -- or anywhere, really. Also, Ink The Original is no longer, and Valerie Bertinelli talks about the VH-DLR split. This week's interview…

Yes indeed, Darren talks with the one and only Steve Vai. They cover his new album "Inviolate," performing, composing and music theory, staying creative, meeting Joe Satriani, and of course, there's some stuff about David Lee Roth! At the top, Darren and Steve find the Diamond Dave and related news when there isn't much: how many Vegas bands there …

Only one podcast can get so much inside information on David Lee Roth's No Holds Bar-B-Que film! This week, Steve and Darren talk to Marc Elmer, ACE -- editor on that weird, sublime, and fascinating film. Marc tells about the weeks and weeks of work on the video, working closely with Dave, being encouraged to think outside the box, some deep conver…

In this excellent second installment, Darren talks with violinist extraordinare Melissa Reiner. Melissa played on songs heard in the David Lee Roth's "No Holds Bar-B-Que" film, as well as appearing on-camera. Melissa talks reheasing with the band, recording Dave's cover of Electric Light Orchestra's "Shine A Little Love," Van Halen's "Mean Street,"…

This week, in part 1 of a 2-part interview, Darren talks with violinist extraordinare Melissa Reiner. Melissa played on songs heard in the David Lee Roth's "No Holds Bar-B-Que" film, as well as appearing on-camera. There's some great stories about working with Dave, his work ethic, the other musicians she played with on the project, being on the fi…

This week's guest is awesome: Linda Reissman, who trained David Lee Roth as an Emergency Medical Technician in New York, in the early 2000's. Linda talks about training Dave, his dedication, work ethic, professionalism, and why he wanted to be an EMT. Linda worked for Dave for a bit and was also one of the sidekicks you heard on his short-lived rad…

It's official: Diamond David Lee Roth cancels his entire Las Vegas residency at the House of Blues, due to Covid concerns. Darren and Steve dive into it -- the announcements, how it was all handled, who has COVID and will there ever be another David Lee Roth concert? Plus video mysteries, what might happen next, feeling connected to Sammy Hagar, an…

Darren is in Las Vegas for the David Lee Roth shows at the House Of Blues -- but Diamond Dave isn't? No New Year's Eve show, 2 shows cancelled, what's next? Cancellations, speculations and COVID, oh my!由The DLR Cast

Steve and Darren discuss Darren's continuous detective work, this time going down a rabbithole over just how active David Lee Roth was from the mid-90's to the 2007 Van Halen reunion -- and beyond. How much new and previously-unheard music was recorded then? Or have we heard it already in various places -- like Dave's "No Holds Bar-B-Que" video and…

This week, Darren interviews Stephen Pearcy of Ratt, talking about his "Nothing To Lose" documentary, side ventures, meeting Robert Plant, David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen, and of course, what's happening with Ratt! At the top, Steve and Darren talk about some previous and now somewhat cryptic interviews with Diamond Dave, the upcoming Vegas show…

In the news today, oh boy: Steve and Darren discuss Diamond David Lee Roth adding additional dates in Vegas -- the end of his first retirement? Will Darren be at those added shows? Plus, Dave practices some extremely creative revisionist history about Eddie Van Halen's famous "Frankenstrat" guitar...why? Plus, Ted Nugent thinks Dave is "out of his …