Table of Contents

May 1996

• Twister Soundtrack
  

June 1996

• Balance Tour Home Video Delayed (again)
  
• Pigs Fly!
  

July 1996

• Van Halen's Greatest Hits
  

August 1996

• Hagar Performs With The Dead
  
• Alex Files For Divorce
  
• New Tracks Completed
  
• Greatest Hits Release Date Set
  
• MTV Awards Rumour
  

September 1996

• Greatest Hits Release Date Changed Again!
  
• MTV Awards Reunion
  
• Greatest Hits Track Listing
  
• Howard Stern Interviews Dave
  
• Home Video Release
  
• Best Of Van Halen Video Track list
  
• Sammy's Cabo Birthday Bash
  
• Howard Stern plays Me Wise Magic
  
• Roth Interview To Air On E!
  
• Gary Cherone Rumours
  
• More Gary Cherone News
  

October 1996

• 'Best Of' Prize Winners
  
• Van Halen To Receive Award
  
• Open Letter From David Lee Roth
  
• Van Halen Press Release
  
• The Current Situation
  
• Eddie & Alex Radio Interview
  
• Can't Get This Stuff Here!
  
• MTV To Interview Edward
  
• More 'Best Of' Updates
  
• Warner Bros 'Best Of' Promotion
  
• Sammy's Birthday Bash Report
  
• 'Best Of Van Halen' Radio Premiere
  
• 'Best Of Van Halen' Released
  
• MTV's "Week In Rock" Interview
  
• 'Best Of' Prize Winners
  
• Song Lyrics
  
• Slash/Tommy/Dave Update
  
• 'Best Of' Questions
  
• Sammy Hagar MTV Interview
  
• Edward Van Halen Guitar World Interview
  
• Recent Press Articles
  
• Edward To Play At ALS Benefit
  
• Van Halen Debut At #1
  

November 1996

• Hagar Single To Premiere On The Net
  
• CNN Showbiz Today Interview
  
• Best Of Falls To Number 3
  
• Sammy Hagar's New Single Out Now
  
• Roth Files Law Suit
  
• ALS Benefit Today
  
• The Lou Brutus Experience!?
  
• ALS Benefit Photos
  
• Exclusive Interview with Alex & Edward
  
• Van Halen Site Of The Week
  
• Chicago Sun Times ALS Review
  
• David Lee Roth Update
  

December 1996

• Van Halen Site Of The Week
  
• Eddie Van Halen Interview
  
• Michael Anthony Interview
  
• More ALS Pics Now Available
  
• Wolfgang Certificate Found In Texas!
  
• Van Halen Site Of The Week
  
• Sammy Hagar Update
  
• More Exclusive ALS Pics
  
• Wolfgang Winners!
  
• Sammy and Nuno Speak
  
• Van Halen Site Of The Week
  
• Ed's Surgery Re-Scheduled
  
• EVH Interviewed On WRIF
  
• The "Greg Stafford" Mystery
  
• Van Halen Site Of The Week
  
• Old Demo A Fake
  
• Hagar At The "Whiplash Bash"?
  
• Hagar The Golfer
  
• Mike Rumour
  
• Mike Rumour - False!
  

January 1997

• Grammy Nomination
  
• Tour News
  
• Work On New Album Resumes
  
• Mike at NAMM '97
  
• 300,000 Visitors!
  
• Mike And Sammy At NAMM
  
• Sammy Hagar Update
  
• NAMM Report
  
• Pat "Panama" Boone
  
• 'Best Of' Re-Release
  

February 1997

• Sammy Signs Record Deal
  
• Mach III?
  
• Ed on Oprah
  
• Album Update
  
• Ed & Val on Oprah
  
• Hagar Speaks!
  
• The INSIDE - Issue #7
  
• Bubble Factory?
  
• Dave At Private Parts Party
  

March 1997

• City of Hope Benefit
  
• Van Halen Chat Room Opens
  
• City of Hope Pics
  
• Face Down In Cabo
  
• VH Select Producer
  
• Got Milk?
  
• Hagar Prepares For Tour
  

April 1997

• Official Red Rocker Web Site
  
• We Have Moved!
  
• Wall Street Journal
  
• Album Update/Fan Poll!
  
• Hagar Album World Premiere
  
• Dave's Greatest Hits!
  
• New Section: Snippets!
  
• EVH Keyboard Deal
  
• Van Halen Logo Poll
  
• Dave's Greatest Hits
  
• Marching To Mars Release Date Approaches
  
• Logo Poll Results
  

May 1997

• The Latest From 5150
  
• 500,000 Visitors!
  
• Hagar Single Released To Radio
  
• Hagar Rolling Stone Interview
  
• Dave Rumours
  

June 1997

• 5150 Mixing Progress Report
• 5150 Mixing Diary
• Hagar Interview
• New Album Track List

July 1997

• New EVH Book
• Dave Autobiography Update
• Release Date
• Van Halen Album Update

August 1997

• Van Halen Album Update
• David Lee Roth Update
• Australian Tour Info
• Guitar World Presents: Van Halen

September 1997

• Dave's Book Out Soon
• Dave On Howard Stern
• Van Halen Mixing Update

October 1997

• Everybody Wants Some
• Photo Shoot
• Van Halen III
• Live Chat With Gary
• Gary Speaks
• The Best - Out Now

November 1997

• III Release Date
• New Track?
• Tour Starts In March!
• Gary Cherone Interview

December 1997

• VH Media Blitz Begins
• Ace Plays Eruption?
• VH3 Album Changes
• First Pics!
• Seasons Greetings From 5150

January 1998

• First Single Release Date
• Australian Tour Dates
• Without You - Leaked!
• Album Delayed
• The Making Of Van Halen III
• Van Halen III Update

February 1998

• Ed & Al on Howard Stern
• Without You Preview

March 1998

• Without You Video
• Live Interview And Cybercast
• Billboard Live!
• Out Now!
• US Tour Dates
• III Debuts At #4
• Inside Issue #10

April 1998

• One Week To Go!
• EVH Interview
• Van Halen In Australia
• Tour Update!
• Hello Sydney!

May 1998

• Live From The 10 Spot
• New U.S. Tour Dates
• Slam Dunk
• Rockline
• VH Rocks Texas
• DLR Band Track List
• Flashback
• Hartman Exits DLR Band

June 1998

• Hamburg Show Cancelled
• AVH Injury Update
• VH Press Release
• More Cancellations
• Euro Tour Cancelled
• Fire In The Hole

July 1998

• Van Halen Live!
• Back On The Road
• I'm The One
• Tour Videos
• Radio Broadcast Confirmed

August 1998

• Break Time
• Take Two!
• Hello Florida!

September 1998

• Roth's Guitarist?
• Dave Rumours
• Hartman Interview
• Hurricane Georges
• VH in Top 100 Albums

October 1998

• New Album In '99!

November 1998

• DLR Tour Coming Soon!
• Dave TV

December 1998

• Hagar and Bonham
• Lots Of News!
• Once Video

January 1999

• Once Video Released
• Halen/Hagar Update
• Van Halen Encyclopedia

February 1999

• Producer Chosen
• Hagar/Roth Update

March 1999

• Hagar Rocks The HRC
• Van Halen Honored With Diamond Award

April 1999

• Mike Hartman Interview and MP3
• Van Halen Update
• Roth To Play Festival
• Roth Tour Announced

May 1999

• Bruce Fairbairn Dies
• Van Halen Update

June 1999

• Roth Ready To Rock
• Roth Tour Begins

July 1999

• Roth And Roll
• Van Halen Radio
• Hard Rock Live
• Van Halen Tribute Album

August 1999

• Producer Named
• VH/DLR/SH Update
• News & Rumours
• Back On The Road?

September 1999

• DLR Tour - 2nd Leg
• Inside - Issue 14
• The Return Of Ted
• VanHalen.com Email

October 1999

• The Legend Of 1900
• Roth Sueing "Big Ed" Anderson

November 1999

• 'Best Of' DVD Delayed
• Gary Cherone Quits Van Halen?
• It's Official - Gary Cherone Quits
• Who Will Be The Next Van Halen Vocalist?
• The Road Ahead
• Poll Result: BRING BACK DAVE!!
• VHND Exclusive: An Interview With Don Engel
• Hagar Speaks About VH Singer Situation
• Hagar on Leno Tonight
• Sammy On Leno
• Dave Receives Death Threats
• Poll: Roth Still Fan Favourite
• More Roth Dates Added / VH Update
• Final DLR Dates Confirmed

December 1999

• Eddie Awake & Recording During Hip Surgery
• Van Halen Y2K Tribute
• DLR To Release Live Album
• The Hagar/Hart Project
• The Road Ahead
• Sammy's Christmas Message
• Rolling Stone Poll
• Sam & Dave Tour? No Way!
• See You In 2000!

January 2000

• EVH Interview
• All Polls Point To Dave
• Dave's Knee Problems
• Happy Birthday, Edward
• VH Rumour Mill In Overdrive

February 2000

• All These Rumours!
• The Grammys

March 2000

• The Lack Of Recent News...
• Van Halen Tribute Released
• April 1, 1985 - Time Flies...
• July 4, 2000 - RFK Stadium?
• Reunion Poll

April 2000

• VHND Readers Poll: Dave Is Back
• New Hagar Album Due Later This Year
• Sammy's World Record Attempt

May 2000

• Dave Sings A Song Of Love
• Delta Sonic
• Gary Returns To The Stage
• 5/15/00 - Will There Be An Announcement Today?
• DLR Band Disbands
• Van Halen Appear On The Simpsons
• Edward Van Halen Fighting Cancer
• Hospital: Eddie Does Not Have Cancer

June 2000

• Get Out Your Diaries
• Sammy Starts His Own Label
• Interviews And Official Site Update
• New van-halen.com Design Revealed
• Bart Walsh Interview

July 2000

• Mike Hartman Dies
• Warner Bros. To Release VH Remasters
• Launch Claims Reunion Rumours Untrue
• "It's A Name People Will Know"
• A Reason For The Silence?

August 2000

• Diamond Dave Charity Auction
• The Wait Continues...
• Halen/Hagar/Roth Update
• Dave Featured In Gateway Commercial
• Dave On The Cover Of Spin
• Gregg Bissonette Sits In With Spinal Tap

September 2000

• Van Halen Remasters Giveaway
• MTV: Van Halen No Longer With Us
• Launch: Hagar Says Roth Booted Again
• Mini-Interview With Sammy
• Van Halen Remasters: Thumbs Up
• First Hagar Tour Dates On Sale
• Jason Becker: Alive And Kicking
• Sammy Hagar Announces Tour

October 2000

• Reunion Blues
• David Coverdale, Valerie Speaks, New Message Board, Dave's Birthday
• The Van Halen Store Opens
• Secret Roth Gig At The Viper Room Tonight?
• Viper Room: No Roth
• Hagar/Roth/Halen Update
• For Sale: The Hot Rod From "Hot For Teacher"
• Sammy Hagar: "I Would Do It"

November 2000

• Napster To Blame For Poor Sales?
• New DLR Single Released To Radio
• Dweezil Spills The Beans
• Hagar Update

December 2000

• Latest Rumour: Announcement Due "Before Groundhog Day"
• Van Halen Update
• Check This Out
• No VH Dates Booked - Yet
• Behind The Music
• 2000: The Year In Review

January 2001

• Jan 06, 2001 - Mike/Dave/Sammy Update
• Jan 10, 2001 - No News
• Jan 16, 2001 - Van Halen Weekend
• Jan 18, 2001 - NAMM Confusion
• Jan 18, 2001 - Dweezil Zappa NAMM Chat
• Jan 18, 2001 - LAUNCH: Zappa Says Roth Recording With Van Halen
• Jan 18, 2001 - VHND Redesign
• Jan 19, 2001 - Eddie Van Halen At NAMM
• Jan 19, 2001 - David Lee Roth At The Superbowl
• Jan 20, 2001 - Eddie Van Halen NAMM Video
• Jan 22, 2001 - Michael Anthony At NAMM
• Jan 22, 2001 - Latest Photo Of Eddie Van Halen
• Jan 24, 2001 - Van Halen Update
• Jan 25, 2001 - New Van Halen Tribute Album Released
• Jan 26, 2001 - Happy Birthday Edward Van Halen!
• Jan 26, 2001 - David Lee Roth Sighting
• Jan 31, 2001 - More Rumours

February 2001

• Feb 01, 2001 - VHND Chat Room Open / Humour
• Feb 02, 2001 - "Jump" Plays As Man Threatens Suicide
• Feb 07, 2001 - New Song Hoax Won't Go Away
• Feb 07, 2001 - Jason Becker / Steve Vai / Hot Rod Update
• Feb 09, 2001 - Chart History: A Little Ain't Enough (1991)
• Feb 12, 2001 - Exclusive Jason Becker Interview
• Feb 12, 2001 - Quick Update
• Feb 17, 2001 - Roth Sues VanHalenStore.com
• Feb 21, 2001 - Mike's New "Aquatic Bass"
• Feb 23, 2001 - A Few Things...
• Feb 23, 2001 - Cherone Writes Another Letter To Vedder
• Feb 26, 2001 - New York Daily News: Van Halen Gets (Old) Act Together
• Feb 27, 2001 - Multimedia Interviews

March 2001

• Mar 02, 2001 - Van Halen/David Lee Roth Rumours and Speculation
• Mar 08, 2001 - Van Halen/David Lee Roth Update
• Mar 14, 2001 - David Lee Roth Addresses Rumours
• Mar 17, 2001 - Van Halen Encyclopedia, Second Edition
• Mar 27, 2001 - Sammy Hagar Becomes A Father Again
• Mar 28, 2001 - David Lee Roth Fights To Save The Raymond Theatre