The Red Rocker cut the ribbon on Sammy’s Beach Bar & Grill on Friday afternoon in Harrah’s St. Louis. Hagar’s portion of the restaurant’s profits will go to local charities. From KPLR 11: Sammy Hagar Opens New Bar – ‘Sammy’s Beach Bar and Grill’ at Harrah’s February 27, 2009 It was a Cabo Wabo start [...]
Eddie Van Halen playing “Crossroads”
February 27, 2009 35 Comments
This little clip should make your day. If you’ve never heard this (and even if you have), then you are in for a treat. Sometime in 1984, Eddie Van Halen sat for an interview with veteran rock journalist Lisa Robinson. As the conversation progressed, talk centered on guitar styles and influences. Ed responds by ripping [...]
Sterling Ball on his association with EVH
February 26, 2009 61 Comments
Eddie supports Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger
February 25, 2009 42 Comments
From the full article at Reuters: Live Nation and Ticketmaster might have plenty of people out there who are not pleased with the idea of the two companies coming together but they have received support from several superstars in the run-up to a U.S. anti-trust hearing in Washington DC on Tuesday. Names like Seal, Shakira, Journey, Van Halen [...]
Eddie Van Halen Designs a Guitar to Get Closer to the Fans
February 23, 2009 27 Comments
Variety has a new story on Eddie Van Halen: It’s an intense, visceral thrill to stand next to Eddie Van Halen while he plays a series of riffs that pass at whip-cracking speed, each note articulated with clarity and purpose. The sound and the force of the music are unmistakable; he looks up while strumming [...]
Sammy Hagar “Loud” Fan Video
February 22, 2009 20 Comments
The following music video shows people from around the nation performing “Loud,” the new single from Sammy Hagar off of his latest release Cosmic Universal Fashion. The video was directed and compiled by Jason Michael Brescia, (here’s his Myspace page) who encourages you to send him your own personal footage of you performing “Loud” to [...]
Second Chickenfoot Sample!
February 19, 2009 78 Comments
Chickenfoot update
February 18, 2009 68 Comments
The new CD from Chickenfoot (official site), the new supergroup featuring Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani & Chad Smith, should be out sometime between April and June, with a big tour to follow. We got a big update with news from their first photoshoot and first Guitar World feature. And this band could last more than just one CD & tour, as Chad Smith recently said that the Red Hot Chili Peppers are on an “hiatus of indefinite length.” Sounds exciting!
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David Cook adds “Hot For Teacher” to his live set
February 18, 2009 45 Comments
David Cook, last season’s American Idol winner, kicked off his first headline tour “The Declaration Tour – 2009” last week in Tallahassee, FL on February 13th. Van Halen’s “Hot For Teacher” has been performed at every date on the tour so far. David Cook’s self titled debut cd has been certified platinum by the RIAA [...]
Eddie reflects on the 2007-2008 tour in new interview
February 17, 2009 81 Comments
There is a new interview with Eddie Van Halen in the April 2009 issue of Hustler magazine. Here are some of the highlights where Eddie talks about Van Halen’s 2007-2008 tour: (Photo by Matthew Bruck) What was it like the first time you guys played after all those years ? It was amazing. At first, [...]
Ed jamming at 5150, recorded in 1984
February 16, 2009 27 Comments
Here’s a blast from the past for you! It’s a 1984 recording of Eddie Van Halen noodling around in the 5150 studio. Precious few tapes have ever emerged from the studio such as this one. Although this has been circulating amongst VH collectors for 10 years or so, we’re sure there’s plenty of regular VHND [...]
“Van Halen” by Nerf Herder
February 13, 2009 31 Comments
