. Here’s a 4-page excerpt from the new book on Eddie Van Halen entitled, Edward Van Halen: A Definitive Biography. CHAPTER 14 Public Relations The Diver Down tour, nicknamed the “Hide Your Sheep Tour,” was the biggest tour of its kind to date with over 170 tons of equipment required to put on the stage [...]
Beach Boys Confirm Grammys Surprise Was To Be The Beach Boys
December 13, 2011 87 Comments
Videos: Creation of the EVH Brand & EVH 5150 III Design
December 13, 2011 34 Comments
A Look Back At Van Halen’s 1984
December 12, 2011 184 Comments
From Ultimate Classic Rock: In anticipation of the expected 2012 release of the first Van Halen studio album to feature David Lee Roth on vocals in almost 30 years (and in honor of this being our 1,984th published story), we’re going to take a look back at the original lineup’s last record together, ’1984.’ It’s [...]
Unearthed Photos: Van Halen 1978 In-Store Appearance
December 9, 2011 211 Comments
Here’s something very cool from the VHND.com archives…15 photos of Van Halen making a special in-store appearance at a record store during their first world tour back in 1978!
A promotional flyer on the wall shows an image of Van Halen’s only album cover and reads “APPEARING IN STORE FRIDAY 2:30 – 4:00″. Check out all the teenage fans who showed up. Can you imagine hanging out with Van Halen for 90 minutes on a Friday afternoon in a record store?
Note that the band is drinking cans of Schlitz Malt Liquor – their favorite beer at the time. Also note all the signed albums and the promotional poster on the wall – all of which would be highly valued collectibles now, assuming any of those items are still around 33 years later.
We hope you enjoy all these never-before-seen photos! (Only ONE of which has ever circulated online
EVH Factory Tour
December 7, 2011 73 Comments
New Van Halen Clothing from Chaser
December 6, 2011 45 Comments
Check out the newest additions to Van Halen’s high-end clothing line, made in the USA by Chaser. These amazingly comfortable fashion tees really stand out in the crowd. All are Limited Edition and make great Christmas Gifts! First, the Van Halen “World Tour” Pullover Fleece: The weathered & worn Van Halen “World Tour” Vintage White [...]
Hitler Reacts to an Eddie Van Halen Guitar Challenge
December 6, 2011 94 Comments
How to Fake it Like Eddie Van Halen: Symmetrical Scales
December 5, 2011 56 Comments
From Gibson.com:
Symmetrical scales are one of the most fun – and easiest to wrap your head around – ways of making harmonically interesting music without having to spend 10 years at music school (although if you can afford to spend 10 years at music school, please do, then tell me all about it so I may live vicariously though you, ’cos that sounds rad!). Two very well known exponents of the symmetrical scale are Eddie Van Halen and Dimebag Darrell. Darrell was quite open about borrowing the idea from Eddie, whose most famous example of the technique can be heard on his solo to “Ice Cream Man” from Van Halen’s self-titled debut. Eddie’s “Ice Cream Man” solo starts in the key of the song but quickly evolves into a bizarre, out-there-sounding tumble through cascading note flurries.
So what is a symmetrical scale, and how does it help you to rock? Well, it’s simply a “fake” scale made up
Tweeting With the Devil: How the Grammys Launched a Misinformation Campaign in 140 Characters
December 4, 2011 105 Comments
First, the L.A. Times hears it was the Beach Boys instead of Van Halen, then Rolling Stone, then VHND, and now The Hollywood Reporter… From The Hollywood Reporter: Tweeting With the Devil: How the Grammys Launched a Misinformation Campaign in 140 Characters (Opinion) Were Van Halen supposed to appear on Wednesday’s Grammy Awards nominations special [...]
