Gary Cherone’s current side project, HURTSMILE, will be opening for Sammy Hagar and the Wabos one night only–this Saturday, June 4th in Tucson, Arizona–at the AVA Amphitheater at Casino Del Sol. (more info). FYI for those who live in Arizona – Hurtsmile is also playing this Friday, June 3rd at Club Red in Tempe, Arizona. [...]
Hurtsmile video premiere / Gary Cherone on “Eddie Trunk Rocks!” radio show
February 25, 2011 42 Comments
The brand new video for Hurtsmile’s “Just War Theory” is premiering today and can be viewed below. Hurtsmile is frontman extraordinaire Gary Cherone’s (Extreme/ex-Van Halen) latest project and features Cherone collaborating with his brother, guitarist Mark Cherone. The Boston Globe referred to “Just War Theory” as a “revved-up rocker(s)” and the video is an equally-dynamic [...]
Gary Cherone on Hurtsmile, Extreme, and Van Halen’s “Vaults Of Music”
February 21, 2011 63 Comments
Gary Cherone recently talked to Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles about his new band Hurtsmile (which has a record out and available at iTunes, Amazon, Best Buy, etc), Extreme’s future, and Van Halen’s “vaults of music” and what he thought of their last two tours with Sammy and Dave. The Van Halen segment is below. [...]
Gary Cherone’s new band’s CD, HURTSMILE, released today
February 15, 2011 106 Comments
Gary Cherone on Van Halen and Chickenfoot
August 16, 2010 94 Comments
New song by Anklelock features Gary Cherone on vocals
July 6, 2010 24 Comments
A new song “Coming To Get You” from the Boston band Anklelock features Gary Cherone (Extreme, Van Halen, Tribe of Judah) on vocals. Anklelock’s guitar player Bill Bracken tells the VHND: “I just released a song with a side project called Anklelock. It features Gary Cherone on vocals. Gary and I have worked together off [...]
Extreme’s new live DVD out now
May 12, 2010 45 Comments
Van Halen songs in the movies
November 29, 2009 58 Comments
The following is a list of all the Van Halen, David Lee Roth, and Sammy Hagar songs that were featured in movies throughout the years. A “*” indicates that the song was released on the official soundtrack for the film. Thanks to Dave Vincent and to the Van Halen Encyclopedia for this list. This is [...]
Extreme performs “Mean Street”
August 11, 2009 83 Comments
August 8th: Extreme wrapped up their Summer 2009 tour at the House Of Blues in Boston. The band was in perfect form, ripping it up for the hometown crowd (over 200 family and friends were on the guest list!). Their incredible two-hour-plus set closed with a blazing rendition of Van Halen’s “Mean Street.” The show [...]
Gary Cherone on fronting Van Halen
July 21, 2009 58 Comments
A couple of us from the Van Halen News Desk just had the fortune of seeing Extreme perform in last week in Phoenix. Their show was absolutely killer! They’re an unbelievably talented band and one of the top rock acts around. They put on a really fun show. David Carr at KNAC.com recently interviewed Gary [...]
Extreme to tour this summer
June 25, 2009 30 Comments
Gary Cherone and his band, Extreme, are about to hit the road this summer in a co-headlining tour with Ratt. The tour kicks off July 12 in Amarillo, Texas and runs through August 7 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. Extreme are touring in support of their latest album, Saudades de Rock, which was released last [...]
Van Halen III released 11 years ago today
March 17, 2009 84 Comments
Van Halen III was released 11 years ago today, on March 17th, 1998. The album is considered to be the only disappointing Van Halen album ever made, but the tour was another story. The 1998 tour was the second Van Halen tour when Eddie was clean and sober. While many fans didn’t think Gary Cherone [...]
