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.
All in New York
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.
For this edition of the Paltrocast, Darren spoke with drummer Hunt Sales (David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Todd Rundgren), John Davis (The Lees Of Memory, Superdrag) and Slipknot’s Sid Wilson (a.k.a. Sid The 3rd, DJ Starscream). Points of discussion include Nada Surf, Transformers, Soupy Sales, Judaism and motorcycles.
More information on this episode’s artists can be found online at www.biglegalmessrecords.com, www.theleesofmemory.com and www.sidthe3rd.com.
Paltrocast Episode #013: Diamond Dallas Page, Emigrate's Richard Z. Kruspe & Marci Zaroff
For this edition of the Paltrocast, Darren spoke with Lido Beach's Scott Waldman (also of Waldman Management and the Waldman's Words radio show), founding Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and Big Sugar's Gordie Johnson. In turn, there was some great discussion about Long Island, Texas, Jeff Tobias, and productivity.
Episode #009: Marc Summers, Engelbert Humperdinck & Ted Nugent
Episode #008: Greg Holden, Dee Snider & Greg Behrendt
For this edition of the Paltrocast, I spoke with 3 different fun and inspirational people with new albums. Jeremy Widerman plays guitar in the Hamilton, Ontario band Monster Truck, which released True Rockers last month. Jesse Matthewson is the singer of the Winnipeg group KEN mode, which just released Loved. The one and only Andrew W.K. recently put out You're Not Alone, his first full-length in almost a decade.
More info on these new titles can be found online at www.ilovemonstertruck.com, www.ken-mode.com and www.andrewwk.com.
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.
