Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident and licensed Private Investigator with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on 50+ television stations weekly, plus key podcast and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast." His third book is slated for a 2023 release via Backbeat Books.
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Episode #074 of the Paltrocast features Darren’s exclusive early 2021 conversations with actor Chase Stokes (Netflix series Outer Banks), Peter Vack (latest movie is PVT Chat) and Budderside singer Patrick Stone.
All 3 interviews were recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on new projects and future plans. Theme song by Steve Schiltz. Produced with V13 Media. Thanks for listening!
Episode #067 of the "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" features late 2020 interviews with actress Lindsey Morgan (The 100, Walker, Skylines) and Gianni DeCenzo (Cobra Kai). Besides talking about new releases, conversation topics include work ethic, favorite TV shows, favorite music and life during COVID-19.
Theme song by Steve Schiltz. Audio mix by Mark Piro. Produced with V13 Media. Thanks for listening!
On episode #056 of the "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" podcast, Darren spoke with comedian/actor Pauly Shore, All Elite Wrestling star "Absolute" Ricky Starks, and Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith.
Among the topics discussed were handling fame, The Comedy Store, singer/songwriter Mike Viola, heavy metal, yacht rock, life during COVID-19 and Los Angeles.
All 3 interviews were recorded in August 2020. Theme song by Steve Schiltz. Audio mix by Mark Piro.
On this edition of the “Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz,” Darren spoke with Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, singer, songwriter and composer Jeff Rosenstock, and American Hi-Fi and Atwater Punx singer Stacy Jones.
Additional topics discussed include Sammy Hagar, Rough Cutt, “Craig Of The Creek,” Los Angeles, Greek food, Fred Durst, and quarantining. All 3 interviews were recorded by phone in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Theme song by Steve Schiltz. Audio mix by Mark Piro.
For this edition of the Paltrocast, Darren spoke with Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, TOTO guitarist and legendary session musician Steve Lukather, and Leah Van Dale, the Capo Cagna wine founder who you may also know as WWE Superstar Carmella.
More information on the guests featured on this episode of the Paltrocast can be found online via: www.judaspriest.com, www.stevelukather.com, and www.instagram.com/capocagna.
For this edition of the Paltrocast, Darren spoke with Cobra Kai star William Zabka, singer Lucy Woodward and members of The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band. As a bonus are some questions asked to legendary journalist and television host Dan Rather. Points of discussion include The Tonight Show, The Karate Kid, Charlie Hunter, the Columbus Washboard Factory, fishing, music appreciation, and Clearwater, Florida.
More information on the guests featured on this episode of the Paltrocast can be found online via: www.twitter.com/WilliamZabka, www.lucywoodward.com, www.bigdamnband.com and www.axs.tv/programs/the-big-interview.
For this edition of the Paltrocast, Darren spoke with the Tedeschi Trucks Band's Susan Tedeschi, Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz, and actress Kaley Cuoco. Points of discussion include The Big Bang Theory, The Great Travel Hack, New York, sports, Derek Trucks and bar mitzvahes.
More information on the guests featured on this episode of the Paltrocast can be found online via: www.tedeschitrucksband.com, www.countingcrows.com and www.instagram.com/kaleycuoco.
For this edition of the Paltrocast, Darren spoke with legendary guitarist Kane Roberts, singer/songwriter Bobby Long, and comedian, actor, writer, producer and director Marlon Wayans. Points of discussion include Alice Cooper, Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein, Alissa White-Gluz, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and WWE Superstar Kane.
Changing up the format of Paltrocast... I spoke with 3 different drummers, each of whom in-demand and working steadily. This includes Mark Stepro (Butch Walker, Keith Urban, Panic! At The Disco), Victor Indrizzo (Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, Beck), and Wolf (Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus).
Mark Stepro can be followed on Twitter and Instagram via @MarkStepro, Victor Indrizzo keeps a home online at www.indrizzodrums.com, and Wolf can be visited at www.wolfedelic.com.
Mike Love co-founded The Beach Boys over 55 years ago alongside Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson and Al Jardine. Last year, Love released a double album through BMG titled Unleash The Love, his first solo album in decades. One year prior to that, Love released an autobiography, Good Vibrations: My Life As A Beach Boy. Meanwhile, The Beach Boys remain active as ever, performing over 170 shows in 2017 alone. Simply put, Mike Love shows no signs of slowing down, and I spoke to him about that by phone last December. More on Mike Love can be found online at www.mikelove.com.
Rob Grad is an in-demand visual artist based in Los Angeles. But before his art career took off, he played bass in the band Kik Tracee, which inked a record deal before Grad’s 21st birthday. During days off on tour, while his bandmates were sightseeing or at local malls, Grad visited museums. In other words, he was not your proto-typical “hair-band” guy. Grad showed during Art Basel, Switzerland and at SCOPE Miami last year, and his work hangs in San Francisco International Airport, The Avedis Zildjian Company in Boston, and the Griffin Club in Los Angeles. I spoke with Rob Grad in August 2017 while visiting Los Angeles.
More on Rob Grad can be found online at www.robgrad.com.