Surf the web and you’re bound to find thousands of videos by die-hard Eddie Van Halen fans, doing their damnedest to pay a fitting tribute to their hard rock hero. Then there’s Andres Nunez, the Colombian musician who took first at the 2016 Sibelius Fest electric guitar festival. Nunez’ January 2018 YouTube video “If Yngwie Malmsteen Played For…” has racked up more than 440k … [Read more...]
Report, Video & Pics from Houston Grand Opera Ball Featuring David Lee Roth
Dr Jack Roth, Dr Katherine Roth, David Lee Roth, and Dr Liz Grimm. Photo by Priscilla Dickson We have a special report from David Lee Roth's performance at Saturday night's Houston Grand Opera Ball. Chuck, a regular at VHND, was at the event and met David Lee Roth. Read Chuck's account, below, and watch the footage that surfaced from the gig! "My wife and I attended … [Read more...]
Jump-starting Ready Player One
For my money, when I think about film directors who could put together killer soundtracks, there's John Hughes, and then everybody else. Yeah, Quentin Tarantino is up there, that man has an ear for music that fits his films like Frankenstein fits Eddie on stage, but still, it's a close second at best. However, since John Hughes is no longer with us, that leaves quite the … [Read more...]
Van Halen ‘In a Simple Rhyme’ Animated Video
Check out this animated video for the Van Halen classic, "In a Simple Rhyme." The song goes back to the band's backyard party days, and was officially released on their third album, Women And Children First. The animated video was created by Puerto Rican artist Jose H. Vazquez, known as "Vazz Toons." He's got plenty of other (non-VH) animated music videos on his Youtube … [Read more...]
‘IN YOUR FACE – The Neil Zlozower Story’ — Coming Soon!
Watch the trailer below! Over the years, famed photographer Neil Zlozower has given us all an inside view of of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle through his extraordinary photographs. It’s about time somebody turned the lens on “Zloz” himself. Thankfully, a brand new documentary has done just that. “In Your Face – The Neil Zlozower Story” will make its first appearances at a … [Read more...]
Watch 10-Year-Old Dazzle with ‘Eruption’ at School Concert
Quick ... somebody get this kid to Gazarri's! Yahoo News featured a video of a 10-year-old playing Eddie Van Halen's "Eruption" today. Garret is 10 years old and has only been playing guitar for two years and he's quite amazing! Garrett is playing "Eruption" in front of 300 people at his strings concert. He is such a talented boy, we know he is going to be a future rock … [Read more...]
Killer Cover of Van Halen’s Unreleased ‘We Die Bold’
Jacob and Josh are back! And this time, with another full band Van Halen cover of an unreleased Van Halen gem! Premiering exclusively on the Van Halen News Desk, guitarist Jacob Deraps and drummer Josh Gallagher have released their cover of Van Halen’s 1977 demo, “We Die Bold,” with Jacob on guitar, bass, and vocals, and Josh pounding the drums. This unreleased Van … [Read more...]
‘Atomic Punk’ Play Through
Watch the video above for a killer cover of Van Halen's "Atomic Punk"! "40 years ago in 1978, Van Halen released their first album and it shook the Rock World to it's core. The first song they cut in the studio for the record was Atomic Punk. A couple of years ago I covered this song with a kooky little fun video. "There are no words to explain that impact on my musical … [Read more...]
Watch Millennial Hip Hop Fan React to Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Eruption’ Solo
It's always interesting to see how people react to Eddie Van Halen for the first time. Even more interesting when it's a millennial who's preferred music genre of choice is hip hop. Like in this video, posted by Hectic Reacts, the first edition of the channel's Shreddin' Saturday. Hectic says Eddie's 13-minute Eruption solo was "By far, the most requested solo I'm supposed to … [Read more...]
Watch The Blue Angel’s Video for ‘Dreams’ By Van Halen
One of the most popular videos that Van Halen ever had on MTV was a video made by the Blue Angels, using "Dreams" as the accompanying music. The band initially decided against making videos for MTV to promote the 5150 album because they wanted the fans' first visual experience with Sammy Hagar to come from a live performance. So a few months after 5150 came out, the band … [Read more...]
Video: Ludwig Alex Van Halen Signature Supraphonic Snare Drum
In the video above, Alex's tech, John Douglas, shows off the Ludwig Alex Van Halen Signature Supraphonic Snare Drum — a replica of Alex's 2015 6.5x14 Supraphonic. Watch as John gives us a look at how Ludwig's first ever artist signature Supraphonic came to be. Also, note that you can hear a little bit of Alex's drum solo from the 2015 tour in the video. Find more info on the … [Read more...]
Van Halen ‘Fair Warning’ Drum Cover by Avery Molek
Here's another drum cover of a Van Halen classic by young drummer, Avery Molek. He asked the readers of the Van Halen News Desk which Van Halen songs they would like to see him cover in his next Van Halen video, and here's the second song he picked! Watch him perform the 'Fair Warning' classic in the video above, and tell us how you think he did! Avery says, "Get the shirt I … [Read more...]