VAN HALEN NEWS DESK

‘The Whole Truth’: The Howard Stern/Van Halen Special

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This Tuesday, Feb 7th, the release date for Van Halen’s new album, A Different Kind Of Truth, a new special called “THE WHOLE TRUTH: THE HOWARD STERN/VAN HALEN SPECIAL” which is essentially a 5-hour uncensored history of Van Halen on The Howard Stern Show…the good, the bad and the ugly. They pulled a variety of [...]

Sammy Hagar Debuts “Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum”

Sammy Hagar Debuts his Maui RumHagar was at the Hard Rock Honolulu last week, promoting his new spirit, Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum, distilled on Maui. It is currently available for sale only in Hawaii, but Hagar plans to expand distribution to the rest of the U.S. starting in Spring 2012. Also, he says, plans are in the works to create a pineapple-infused rum and an aged dark rum.

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Rockin’ Cabo 2011: Sammy Hagar Birthday Bash Recap

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Welcome to the Van Halen News Desk’s “Cabo Wabo Birthday Bash 2011” recap, which features setlists of all 4 of the wild concerts, videos of the outdoor concert, and newly imported Cabo Wabo merchandise. Enjoy! Van Halen News Desk staff once again attended the annual Sammy Hagar Birthday Bash at the Cabo Wabo Cantina in [...]

Chickenfoot Unveil Video For “Three And A Half Letters (I Need A Job)”

Offiicial video for “Three And A Half Letters (I Need A Job)” off of the new Chickenfoot album, “III”. People from all walks of life are facing hunger. Please help your local Food Bank: http://www.feedingamerica.org/ Directed by Arthur Rosato & Produced by Jon Luini (Chime Interactive)

Happy Birthday Sammy Hagar!

Cheers to Red Rocker Sammy Hagar, who turns 64 today. VHND will have a full report from Sammy’s Cabo Birthday Bash soon.

Chickenfoot Interviews

Chickenfoot’s sophomore album, “III”, sold 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 9 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band’s self-titled debut opened with 49,000 units back in June 2009 to debut at No. 6, and went gold with sales of 500,000. Recent Chickenfoot interviews: [...]

Chickenfoot III Packaging Walkthrough, Road Test Dates, Video Podcast Series – Episodes 6-11, Satch Interview

Lots of Chickenfoot news and videos today! This first video walks you through the optically enhanced

The VHND Album Review: “Chickenfoot III”

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Chickenfoot, the supergroup of Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith, released their self-titled debut album in 2009 — a solid, hard-rocking, good-time album, with several key tracks that most anyone who liked the Sammy Hagar era of Van Halen would probably enjoy, including “Soap on a Rope,” “Down the Drain,” “Sexy Little [...]

“Van Halen Asteriods” Game is Back!

A couple years ago, someone created a Van Halen video game that you could play online. ”Assteroidz, Diamond Dave Edition” is basically a Van Halenized Asteroids game, done in an endearing way that features David Lee Roth & Van Halen imagery and sound. The world stood still went the game went offline over a year ago, but [...]

Sammy and Alex discuss reunion tour, best-of set

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From LiveDaily.com: Reinstated Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar and drummer Alex Van Halen talked to reporters on Thursday (5/27) about Hagar’s return to the group, the band’s upcoming summer tour and a forthcoming hits compilation that includes three new cuts. “The simple answer is: It just felt right,” Alex Van Halen said of the decision [...]