Wolfgang Van Halen’s debut Mammoth WVH album opened at number one on two of Billboard’s rock charts while placing in the top 15 of the Billboard 200. In all, ‘Mammoth WVH’ placed at the top or near the top in a handful of categories. It finished #1 on the Top Rock, Hard Rock and Independent […]
‘Mammoth WVH’ Album Opens At #1 On Rock Albums Chart, Top 15 On Billboard 200
Steel Panther’s Satchel: ‘Eddie Van Halen Made It Look So Easy’
If only every Eddie Van Halen video came with a warning – “Guitarists Everywhere: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!” In a recent clip of Dweezil Zappa’s podcast Runnin’ With The Dweezil, Steel Panther guitarist Satchel admitted to throwing a few guitars in the trash at an early age after failed attempts to recreate them […]
Happy Birthday Michael Anthony!
Happy Birthday, Michael Anthony! Join us in wishing the BAD ASS bass player and vocalist a great 67th birthday. Bottoms Up, Michael! Michael Anthony Sobolewski was born on June 20th, 1954 and was partly raised in Chicago. The family moved to California twice in Anthony’s early years, settling in 1966 in Arcadia, California. Anthony attended Dana Junior […]
30 Years Ago: Van Halen Premiers ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge’ Album On The Radio
Summer nights and my radio…playin’ nothin’ but Van Halen’s For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge! Hard to believe it but Van Halen’s For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album turned 30 this week. The Van Halen News Desk has been holding on to this audio since it was uploaded to YouTube back in January by Steve Herold. Above is […]
Eddie Van Halen Tribute Concert ‘Definitely Should Happen’, Says Wolfgang Van Halen
Credit: Rudy Childs Wolfgang Van Halen said an Eddie Van Halen tribute concert isn’t anything planned for the near future but it is something he wants to see eventually happen. In a recent interview on Sirius/XM‘s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk, Wolfgang discussed the idea of a concert in tribute to his dad. “I definitely […]
Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony Launch ‘Van Hagar/Other Half’ Page
Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony are keeping the Hagar era of Van Halen alive with a brand new social media page. The page, which can be found on Instagram as well as Facebook, will feature vintage footage of Van Halen during Hagar’s time in the band. “Hey everybody I got some fresh news for ya,” […]
‘I Know This Band!’ – Twisted Sister’s Mark Mendoza Tells Van Halen FKA Mammoth Radio Contest Story
Rock & Roll can be a small world. Just ask Twisted Sister’s Mark Mendoza. Before he gained fame as the bassist in Twisted Sister, Mendoza was a member of a New York City punk band called The Dictators. On one particular night in the mid 70s, Mendoza and his bandmates were in Los Angeles and […]
Wolfang Van Halen On ’07 Van Halen Reunion: ‘It Was Inevitably Going To Be Roth’
Wolfgang Van Halen said Van Halen’s 2007 reunion with David Lee Roth was inevitable and an idea he initiated. Wolfgang told Rolling Stone‘s Andy Greene the seeds of the reunion began in 2006 when he, Eddie and Alex Van Halen started jamming together at 5150 Studios. Soon after, Wolfgang offered up the idea of bringing […]
Neil Zlozower Preparing New Eddie Van Halen Photo Book!
Exclusive: Legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower reveals to the Van Halen News Desk that he’s started work on a new Van Halen coffee table photo book! The upcoming book will be his second on Eddie Van Halen. Zloz tells VHND that he’s been raiding his extensive photo vault for never-before-seen shots of “Father Ed” that […]
Mammoth WVH Debut Album Tops Digital Download Charts
The debut Mammoth WVH album opened to “mammoth” digital download numbers after its release Friday. On the same day the album dropped Wolfgang Van Halen posted the good news to fans on his Twitter page: Number one in all genres on @iTunes. Thank you ?#MammothWVH pic.twitter.com/wCj6zoBrUz — Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) June 12, 2021 The […]
