March 2, 1998 - MTV aired the world premiere of the new Van Halen video, Without You at 6PM tonight. If you haven't seen the clip yet, click on the picture to see a few snapshots, courtesy of regular VHND contributor, Tom.

Update: March 6, 1998 We've just added an animated GIF of one of the scenes from the video. Click on the picture to see it.

Stay tuned to MTV in the following weeks as the band will be featured heavily, starting this Friday at 8:00pm with the next episode of MTV News 1515. The show will be repeated Saturday and Sunday at 7:30pm. Check your local guides for details.

March 12, 1998 - Tonight LIVE at 10PM EST, the Album Network, Rocktropolis and Van Halen present the World Premiere of Van Halen III, hosted by Tommy Nast direct from Billboard Live in Hollywood, CA.

• Album Network stations broadcasting the premiere live.
• Canadian radio stations broadcasting the premiere.
• International radio stations broadcasting the premiere.

If your local station isn't broadcasting the premiere live, you can still listen to it on the Internet from Rocktropolis using Real Audio or Microsoft Netshow. Download the software now if you haven't already!

At 10PM EST tonight, click here or on the graphic above to tune into the live cybercast!

According to Krave.com the band will be performing 8 songs live at the premiere - 4 old and 4 new. Hopefully this rumour becomes reality!

March 13, 1998 - After the World Premiere broadcast finished last night, Van Halen took the stage and played live for the first time since November 1995! The set list included Romeo Delight, Mean Street, Unchained, Dance The Night Away, I'm The One and Feel Your Love Tonight, as well as tracks from the new album including Without You and Fire In The Hole.

March 17, 1998 - Van Halen III is out today! We'd like to know what you think of it, so we are inviting all readers to submit a review of the new album. All we ask is that you provide your real name and email address with the review. In a few days time there will be a new section on the site where you can read reviews from fans all over the world.

March 21, 1998 - Thank you for your Van Halen III reviews! We have been swamped with over 1000 fan reviews so we cannot take any more at this time. Give us a few days to go through them all and we'll put the form back up again for those who still wish to submit a review. Thanks!

March 23, 1998 - The rumours are true! Van Halen will play 8 shows in the USA between the Australian and European tour legs. For the full list of tour dates, go to our Tour Page. The short US tour will hit the cities of Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Boston, New York and Philadelphia, all during the month of May.

After the European tour the band will return to the USA. The first date of the 2nd leg of the US tour will be July 4.

March 25, 1998 - Not even a new album from Van Halen could knock Titanic from the #1 spot on the Billboard album charts this week. Van Halen III debuted at #4 with sales of 191,000 - 9,000 copies behind the #2 album by Celine Dion. The Titanic soundtrack sold 455,000 copies! Van Halen's three previous studio albums (Best Of Volume 1, Balance and For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge) all debuted at #1 on the charts.

March 27, 1998 - Subscribers to the Official Van Halen Magazine are in for a treat this month, with issue #10 arriving in the mail very soon if it hasn't already! The Inside is now the Official Van Halen magazine, fully endorsed by the band and it's management.

Issue #10 is packed with brand new photos of the band with new lead singer, Gary Cherone. There is also a full track by track review of the new album, Van Halen III. This is only the beginning!

The best part about this issue is the interviews the magazine conducted at 5150 last December. The first interview is titled "...the III Amigos! and features 11 pages of questions, answers and conversation with Mike, Alex and Gary. It seems (on paper, anyway) that this interview went for hours!

Next is an interview with the man behind the curtain, Van Halen's Tour Manager, Scotty Ross. This is the guy who makes the Van Halen road show run like clockwork. If you want to know all about the band's plans for the upcoming world tour, Scotty has all the info for you.

Finally, there's the interview with Edward Van Halen. In this 8 page feature, Ed talks extensively about the making of the new album and the upcoming world tour. All interviews are scattered with exclusive photos that you won't see anywhere else.

If you haven't seen the magazine yet, check out their web site for a preview of the current issue, as well as the back issues. You'll be glad you did.