Wolfgang Van Halen has shared a tribute to his dad on what would be Eddie's 69th birthday. From Wolfgang: I wish you were here so I could give you a big hug, go to dinner, celebrate it with you and make a dumb joke about it being your 69th birthday. Just regular shit. I miss hearing you laugh. I miss laughing with you. It's the little things. I'll do my best to keep a … [Read more...]
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Watch Mammoth WVH Perform On Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Just in case you missed it! Here's Mammoth WVH performing "I'm Alright" on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show last night (Wednesday). Wolfgang Van Halen and Mammoth WVH are about to hit the road once again as they continue to support Wolfgang's sophomore Mammoth WVH album Mammoth II. They kick off the tour in St. Louis, MO on February 21st. More info at the official Mammoth WVH … [Read more...]
Big & Bad: ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge’
Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony take us back to 1991 for the big and bad sound of Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. It's among the Hagar era Van Halen albums now available in an all-new remastered sound as part of the recently released The Collection II boxed set. Hagar posted the video (above) along with a few additional comments from himself and Anthony: "I … [Read more...]
Comedian Mark Critch: ‘Van Halen Ruled Our Playground’
Credit: Neil Zlozower Nobody ruled the playgrounds like Van Halen! So says Canadian comedian Mark Critch. Critch was a recent guest on The Paltrocast (hosted by DLR Book author Darren Paltrowitz) to talk about season three of his hit Canadian comedy series Son Of A Critch. The series is inspired by Critch's memoir and takes place in the 80s. In episode one, a young … [Read more...]
Van Halen ‘Live: Right Here, Right Now’ Released on 4-LP 180-Gram Black Vinyl
VAN HALENLIVE: RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOWTO MAKE BLACK VINYL DEBUT 4-LP Set To Celebrate The Classic Album’s 31st AnniversaryWith Black Vinyl Version On February 23,Featuring Three Live Tracks Not Included On Original Release Van Halen is still cookin’, and this time, the recipe is their first live album - 1993's double-platinum Live: Right Here, Right Now - remastered and … [Read more...]
Part Two: Greg Renoff Interviews Donn Landee
Photo Credit: Warner Music Group Part two of Van Halen author Greg Renoff's interview with legendary Van Halen engineer Donn Landee has arrived! Renoff shared part one of his interview for Tape Op magazine with VHND readers back in September. Now he's back to make good on his promise to deliver part two. Below is an excerpt from part two of Renoff's two-part … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Discovers Real Biological Surname
It's The Red Rocker Sammy.....Belcher? Sammy Hagar was a guest on the PBS series Finding Your Roots, which features DNA diagnosticians analyzing genetic code, tracing bloodlines and occasionally debunking beliefs. In the preview clip of the episode above, Hagar finds out that his DNA does not match any men with the last name Hagar, meaning that genetically, that is not his … [Read more...]
The Day I Rode In An Elevator With Alex Van Halen
Credit: Neil Zlozower Our fellow Van Halen fan Debbie Pinkney has shared another heartfelt story with the Van Halen News Desk and this time she takes us back to the time Alex Van Halen took her on an elevator ride! It's been said that you should "never meet your heroes" since expectations may be so high, meeting them may lead to disappointment. Not so when it comes to … [Read more...]
Watch Van Halen ‘1984’ 40th Anniversary Special Pt. 2
The 5150 Show's celebration of Van Halen's 1984 is back with more! They've just released another episode devoted entirely to the album released 40 years ago this month. Joining the show once again are authors Greg Renoff (Van Halen Rising, Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music) and Chris Gill (Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen), who will discuss the … [Read more...]
Satriani On Aborted Eddie Van Halen Tribute: ‘Alex’s Intentions Were Pure, But I Don’t Know About Dave’
As Joe Satriani prepares to perform a Van Halen-heavy setlist for the upcoming Best Of All Worlds tour with Sammy Hagar, he's still left wondering why his role in a planned Eddie Van Halen tribute with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth never came to fruition. In April of 2022, Satriani confirmed that he had been in regular contact with Alex and David Lee Roth about a … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth: ‘Sammy Hagar Was Abducted By Aliens & Sex Probed’
David Lee Roth proclaims he hasn't said a "single syllable" about Sammy Hagar in ten years. Today, he ended his silence with some syllables that are guaranteed to rattle some ears, particularly Hagar's. In a brand new video titled "The Ballad of Popsicle Sam..", Roth reignited the decades-long poke and jab, back and forth battle of words between the two famous Van Halen … [Read more...]
Billie Joe Armstrong On Seeing Van Halen At 12: ‘I Cried’
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong says his first-ever concert experience was seeing Van Halen in 1984. During Green Day's recent appearance on Howard Stern's show, Armstrong recalled the emotional experience. "When I saw Van Halen in '84 I was 12," Armstrong told Stern. "They were my favorite band and...I cried. [laughs] 'Cuz Eddie was so....it's like his guitar playing … [Read more...]