Credit: Sunset Sound Recorders YouTube channel Sunset Sound continued its Van Halen November series with parts 2 and 2.5 of their interview with engineer Brian Kehew. This time Kehew takes us into the studio to hear never before heard outtakes and alternate endings of classic Van Halen tracks. Kehew was hired by Warner Bros. around 2005 as an independent contractor to … [Read more...]
Anthrax’s Scott Ian Calls Eddie Van Halen ‘The John Lennon And Paul McCartney Of Hard Rock’
Credit: Scott Ian's Instagram page Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has paid Eddie Van Halen the ultimate tribute by saying his musical skills were those of both John Lennon and Paul McCartney combined. Ian talked about Eddie's legacy during a recent appearance on Dean Delray's "Let There Be Talk" podcast. "There's not a bad song from 'Van Halen I' to '1984' -- for me, … [Read more...]
Engineer Brian Kehew Talks Unreleased Van Halen Songs With The Van Halen News Desk
Credit: Neil Zlozower Ah, wow, man. Wait a second, man. Waddaya think “Hot For Teacher” is gonna sound like this time? It’s hard to imagine hearing Van Halen’s classic “Hot For Teacher” and not being able to recite every lyric word for word. Even harder to imagine is hearing the song with an entirely different set of lyrics but that's exactly what engineer Brian Kehew … [Read more...]
Tawny Kitaen On Touring With ‘Greatest Rock Band In The World’
Tawny Kitaen was doing cartwheels for Van Halen long before Whitesnake. In fact, she still is. "I'd like to see somebody tell me that Van Halen isn't the greatest rock band in the world," said Kitaen during her recent appearance on rock journalist Mitch Lafon's podcast "Rock Talk with Mitch Lafon". Kitaen said she toured with Van Halen's original lineup for three years … [Read more...]
‘Van Halen: The Japanese Singles 1978-1984’ Vinyl Box Set Coming Soon – Exclusive Contest
Warner Records is releasing a new Van Halen vinyl box set comprised of 13 singles the band released in Japan between 1978 and 1984. 'The Japanese Singles 1978-1984' will be made up of thirteen 7” vinyls, complete with replicas of the original sleeve artwork. The release date is Nov. 1, 2019. WIN A TEST PRESSING: Van Halen Store has a very cool EXCLUSIVE CONTEST for this … [Read more...]
Martha Quinn on Cracking the Veneer that is David Lee Roth
We all know the "David Lee Roth" the public knows... the "always-on" flamboyant Van Halen front man, never without a witty quote. But, just who is the REAL David Lee Roth - the person underneath that colorful, seemingly impenetrable exterior? One of the original MTV VJs, Martha Quinn, believes she knows the answer to that question, and she’s got a couple stories to back it … [Read more...]
Watch ‘IN YOUR FACE – The Neil Zlozower Story’ – For FREE
Watch the ENTIRE film here, for free! The award winning documentary, "IN YOUR FACE - The Neil Zlozower Story" is finally available to be seen for FREE. (It was formerly available on various platforms for paid viewing, but now it's for FREE, exclusively on YouTube. Watch the entire film above. It's a MUST-SEE for everyone who loves rock ’n’ roll, and particularly rock … [Read more...]
‘Diver Down’ & ‘1984’ Mashups by Liquid Charlie
Guitarist Charlie Stinchcombe (aka “Liquid Charlie”) has two new rockin' Van Halen mashups! Watch below... Diver Down: 1984: Keep up with Liquid Charlie! Follow him on Instagram and Facebook. And Check out his YouTube Channel, filled with plenty of cool guitar vids! Related: Watch Liquid Charlie's Dave-era Van Halen covers Watch Liquid Charlie's … [Read more...]
Unearthed Video: Van Halen Live in Montreal, 1982
An upgrade of a Van Halen bootleg concert video surfaced this week - Van Halen performing at the Montreal Forum, Oct 27, 1982. This recording first circulated in bootleg collector circles many years ago, but everyone's copy was blurry from being generations away from the bootlegger's master tape. This week, someone uploaded it to YouTube from a much cleaner source, … [Read more...]
Classic Video: Van Halen LIVE at the Capitol Centre, 10/12/82
On this day in 1982, Van Halen performed the second of two sold-out performances at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. The lucky crowd witnessed The Mighty Van Halen at the height of its powers. This particular show is historic, simply because it's the only pro-shot concert to ever surface from the 1982 North American tour. The only reason this footage exists is that … [Read more...]
Not Everybody Wants Some!
Check out this letter written by a disgruntled parent who took their daughter to the Van Halen concert in Shreveport, Louisiana on this day in 1982. Priceless! Thanks to fellow fan Rodney Carr for digging this out of his collection. Here's a few ways we think the parent could have signed off on their letter: "And I almost forgot to mention that the singer … [Read more...]
Thinking of my Dad on Father’s Day
Edward Van Halen posted the following on Facebook today: "Thinking of my Dad on Father's Day and how much fun Alex and I had recording with him!" For more on Ed and Al's father, see our article Jan Van Halen's Story. … [Read more...]