VAN HALEN NEWS DESK

Wasn’t me, says David Lee Roth after reports OPP had pulled him over

From Canwest News Service   Published: Saturday, July 12, 2008 Rock singer David Lee Roth is denying reports that he was saved by a pair of Ontario Provincial Police officers after having a severe allergic reaction while driving near Oakland, Ont., a story widely circulated by entertainment Web sites earlier this week. “I was in [...]

Diamond Dave turns out to be a fake

Tale of Van Halen rock star in area takes bizarre jump By Graham Rockingham From The Hamilton Spectator It’s a story that circulated around the world: Rock star David Lee Roth saved by two OPP officers after suffering a severe allergic reaction to nuts while driving on a country road near Brantford. This newspaper even [...]

Roth suffers medical emergency in Ontario

From Torontosun.com: OPP credited for saving David Lee Roth’s life Former Van Halen star suffers medical emergency in Ontario By MONTE SONNENBERG, Sun Media “We didn’t run anything on it because it’s something we come across everyday,” Plummer said. “We try to protect people’s privacy when it involves personal information.” Const. Chris Thompson was one [...]

Short video of Rolling Stone photoshoot

rolling-stone-video

At the Guitar Heroes Cover Shoot With Eddie Van Halen, B.B. King, John Mayer, and More For the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time” issue, Rolling Stone gathered together eight real-life guitar heroes for a special double-sized cover. Watch the behind-the-scenes video from the cover shoot, including thoughts from the participants about being on [...]

A capella “Runnin’ with the Devil”

Chunklet.com recently posted a pristine MP3 of David Lee Roth’s isolated vocal track from the original recording sessions for “Runnin’ with the Devil” from Van Halen’s 1978 self-titled debut album. You can get the MP3 here, or … you can click on the video below, which marries the aforementioned vocal track to the original music [...]

New Van Halen books hitting the shelves

The Van Halen Saga, by Ian Christe

Two books we’re sure you guys are gonna want to know about: First up is “Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga,” by Ian Christe, a noted rock writer who also penned “Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal.” Pictured above, the book is a hardcover that tells the band’s story [...]

Van Halen’s Rock Hall induction is tonight

Those with VH1 Classic can watch tonight’s ceremony live starting at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Those without can watch it live online HERE. And those who want to wait can watch a two-hour edited version that premieres on VH1 this Saturday (3/17). As it stands now, it looks like Sammy and Mike are the only [...]

Band name: two words, starts with ‘V’ …

“And now, ladies and gentlemen, in honor of their induction tonight into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, please welcome to the stage … VVVVVVVaaaan … er, uh … ahem … I mean, VVVVVVelvet Revolver!” So here’s how next Monday’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony is shaping up: Sammy, Mike and Dave [...]

David Lee Roth talks about reunion

From Rolling Stone: Exclusive: Diamond Dave Spills His Guts About Van Halen Reunion Van Halen recently announced that they’d be touring together with their original frontman David Lee Roth for the first time in twenty-three years. Roth spoke exclusively to our Brian Hiatt about burying the ax with Eddie, playing the old favorites with a [...]

It’s OFFICIAL! Van Halen to tour with David Lee Roth this summer (but Mike’s still out)

Van Halen semi-reunion

Hot off the wire, kids: VAN HALEN Is Back: VAN HALEN Officially Announces Summer Tour With David Lee Roth LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In what is no doubt one of the most anticipated moments in rock and roll, VAN HALEN officially announces their 2007 North American tour. The tour will mark the first time since 1984 that [...]

Vegas, Baby …

From the Las Vegas Review Journal: Roth set to rejoin Van Halen for tour A Van Halen reunion tour, with David Lee Roth back in the fold after 22 years, is in the works, with a Las Vegas launch looking good. A late April date at the Palms’ new venue, The Pearl, is “99 percent” [...]

Rock Hall reactions from Sammy, Michael & DLR

Three former members of Van Halen have offered up responses to this week’s news that the group will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March. First up is this lengthy interview with Sammy. Here’s some of what he had to say: I think this is Dave’s night. I think Dave [...]