Hagar plays first free concert at his cantina in Frenso park. By Mike Osegueda / The Fresno Bee Finally, Sammy Hagar got to see his new Cabo Wabo. And finally, Fresno Redheads got to see their beloved Red Rocker. After months of anticipation, lots of rumors and weeks of is-he-or-isn't-he-coming, he landed in Fresno on Tuesday to play a free concert at his third Cabo … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Three recent Sammy Hagar interviews
Sammy interview from 8/30/08 (posted last week): Sammy interview from The Tour Bus, 8/30/08: Sammy interview from the National Post, May 2008: … [Read more...]
“Hot For Teacher” & “Jump” Covers
Richard Cheese - "Hot For Teacher" Hellsongs - "Jump" Aztec Camera - "Jump" (Extended version) … [Read more...]
Sammy on TV this Saturday the 25th, plays Fresno’s Cabo Wabo Cantina Tuesday the 28th
Saturday, October 25th: Sammy Hagar will appear on Celebrity Ghost Stories: Compelling, surprising and downright spooky, celebrities share their real-life personal encounters with the paranormal in this one-hour special. From encounters with ghosts and angry spirits to haunted homes, unexplainable spells and magic, these descriptive, first person narratives from our favorite … [Read more...]
Rockin’ Cabo!
Sammy Hagar's Birthday Bash 2008 "Where the land ends and the party begins"... Written by: Jeff & Beth Welcome to the Van Halen News Desk's HUGE "Cabo Wabo Birthday Bash" write-up, which features our review of the bash, as well as PHOTO galleries, VIDEOS of Sammy and Van Halen playing the bashes, and newly imported Cabo Wabo merchandise! Enjoy! For those of you who … [Read more...]
Fan-Made Van Halen Videos
Here's a few of the really unique Van Halen videos that are rare and special because they have been made by fans. If you know of any other homemade Van Halen videos, please post links to them in the Comments section at the bottom of this article. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! "Crossing Over": This killer song is little-known because it's not on any Van Halen … [Read more...]
School Of Rock with Michael Anthony
From: Mad Anthony Cafe: (NOTE: Video & other photos from this are no longer online) Mad Anthony was a special guest of the Paul Green School of Rock when they performed a Van Halen tribute concert at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, CA on October 4. Michael joined the students to jam on two hard rocking songs from VH's 1978 debut album - "I'm the One" and "Atomic … [Read more...]
Metallica Talks, Jams Van Halen
James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo from Metallica talk about the first time they heard Van Halen in the first video below. James: I remember hearing on some radio station that Van Halen's [first] album was coming out. [I was like] "Whoa, what is that? It's crunchy!" That really made my hair stand up. Back when I was growing up Van Halen was the heaviest we had in … [Read more...]
Diamond David Lee Roth Turns 54
From: chattanoogapulse.com Abominable Showman Written by Chuck Crowder Wednesday, 08 October 2008 21:27 This Friday (Oct. 10th) marks the 54th birthday of rock 'n roll's number-two best front man of all time: (Diamond) David Lee Roth. I say number two, because it's widely understood that Mick Jagger has held the top spot since basically the beginning of rock as we know … [Read more...]
Sammy’s Birthday Bash Live concerts from the Cantina all this week on CaboWaboRadio.com
The following news was posted yesterday on CaboWaboRadio.com: STARTING TONIGHT! AND ALL THIS WEEK! The Biggest Party of the Year! SAMMY HAGAR'S BIRTHDAY BASH LIVE CONCERTS from The CABO WABO CANTINA Beginning TONIGHT, you can HEAR SAMMY LIVE from the Cantina on Cabo Wabo Radio! Every year the streets of Cabo San Lucas are packed, fans stand in line for 24 … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Is Engaged
From People: By Vicki Sheff-Cahan Originally posted Monday October 06, 2008 02:20 AM EDT Eddie Van Halen is engaged to his girlfriend/publicist Janie Liszewski, PEOPLE has learned. Van Halen, 53, proposed to Liszewski, 38, on Aug. 4 while they were vacationing in Hawaii. The rock guitarist dropped to one knee and popped the question in a private room at Tiffany's, a … [Read more...]
Van Halen-Obsessed Psychologist Barred Over Lesbian Tryst
(YES, this is a real story) From ABC News. A Hunter Valley psychologist who was obsessed with the rock group Van Halen has been struck off for having a lesbian relationship with a patient and acting unprofessionally. The Healthcare Complaints Commission alleged psychologist Roslyn Moore had a brief sexual relationship with the patient in May 2006, while treating the woman … [Read more...]