The band just sent us a new tidbit, just for VHND.com! We’ll call it “King of Gazzarri’s”! How fucking cool is this?! Van Halen, just sitting around, laughing and sharing memories from the club days? More to come!
Photo: Van Halen At The Roxy With New Record Label Interscope
November 17, 2011 508 Comments
. Van Halen is up to something… This Monday morning the VHND received emails from multiple sources saying that Van Halen was having their gear delivered to the famous ROXY club in Los Angeles that very day, complete with fake palm trees from Dave’s house. The band was to shoot a video at the famous [...]
Alex Van Halen’s 1980 Drumkit at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
October 11, 2011 138 Comments
From RockHall.com: Van Halen’s Seat Of Power Posted by Howard Kramer Van Halen burst on the rock scene in 1978 like a larger-than-life, hard rocking, non-stop party, and channeled that energy into a seminal debut. Ostensibly, the band had two frontmen: leonine lead vocalist David Lee Roth and volcanic guitarist Edward Van Halen. Both possessed [...]
Van Halen Retrospective (Parts 1 & 2)
August 4, 2011 193 Comments
Earlier this summer, we featured Part 1 of Midnight Phil’s two part Van Halen Retrospective. We’re glad to say that Part 2 is finished! A message from Midnight Phil to VHND readers: “Thanks for all the amazing feedback on Part 1 of the Van Halen Retrospective! Part 2 was tricky, because it involved discussing some [...]
Interview: Engineer Behind 5150 studios, George Saer
July 22, 2011 81 Comments
In the 25th episode of Pensado’s Place, the engineer behind Van Halen’s 5150 studios, George Saer, talks about his career and share insights about working with Eddie Van Halen. The Van Halen talk starts at 17:17 into it. A rare glimpse into the inner workings of the creative and recording process at 5150. With Van [...]
Van Halen Retrospective (Part 1)
June 6, 2011 129 Comments
Midnight Phil discusses the David Lee Roth era of his favorite band, Van Halen, in the first part of this two part retrospective. It’s basically a home-made comedic review done with a lot of effort by a young, passionate fan. We hope you enjoy it! We will feature “Part 2″ of Midnight Phil’s Van Halen [...]
VAN HALEN TO HEADLINE AUSTRALIA’S SOUNDWAVE REVOLUTION MUSIC FESTIVAL
May 11, 2011 269 Comments
It’s OFFICIAL – the first confirmed VAN HALEN tourdates for 2011 have been announced! VAN HALEN will headline SOUNDWAVE REVOLUTION, an annual music festival held in major cities around Australia. The confirmed festival dates: Brisbane – September 24 Sydney – September 25 Melbourne – September 30 Adelaide – October 1 Perth – October 3 SOUNDWAVE [...]
Happy Birthday, Alex Van Halen!
May 8, 2011 89 Comments
Alexander Arthur Van Halen was born on May 8th, 1953, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was raised in Nijmegen. Through a government-incentive program to reunite families, the Van Halens moved to the U.S. when Alex was
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary Van Halen’s Fair Warning
April 28, 2011 241 Comments
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Van Halen’s magnum opus, we’re declaring it “Fair Warning Week” at VHND, were we’re featuring a different story about the album every day for the next seven days. Happy Birthday, Fair Warning. On April 29th, 1981, Van Halen unleashed their darkest album. From the opening out-of-this-world sounds of “Mean [...]
Van Halen sighting
March 22, 2011 97 Comments
HUGE VAN HALEN UPDATE: Van Halen’s 2011 Plans and The TRUTH Behind The Rumors
December 9, 2010 269 Comments
David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, and Michael Anthony ink deals with Warner/Chappell
November 22, 2010 86 Comments
Some interesting behind the scenes business going on… Warner/Chappell recently inked deals with legendary rockers David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, all of Van Halen fame. As part of the new agreement, Warner/Chappell acquired the entire catalog of songs written by Sammy Hagar — songwriter guitarist, and former lead singer of Van Halen (1986 [...]
