David Lee Roth has extended his upcoming Las Vegas residency with four additional shows. Roth’s previously announced five shows (December 31st, January 1st, 5th, 7th & 8th) at Mandalay Bay’s House of Blues have since sold out. As a result, Roth will return again on January 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd. Roth made his announcement […]
David Lee Roth Adds Four More Shows To Vegas Residency
David Lee Roth On The Frankenstein Guitar Design & Eddie Van Halen’s Business Ingenuity
David Lee Roth, in his own inimitable way, has taken fans down Van Halen memory lane. This story includes a plain white guitar, some tape, some paint and a whole lot of Eddie Van Halen ingenuity! In the video above titled “Separated At Birth?”, Dave explains the history of Eddie’s iconic red, white and black […]
Podcast Explores Van Halen’s Rare & Unreleased Recordings
It’s the biggest question among Van Halen fans: Will we ever get to hear what’s in the 5150 vaults? The fascination with Van Halen’s vast collection of unreleased material was pretty intense back in the 80s and 90s but with the emergence of the internet, it grew to mammoth (pun intended) proportions. The Wax Audio […]
Watch Dave Grohl & Greg Kurstin Perform Van Halen’s ‘Jump’
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and producer Greg Kurstin are celebrating Hanukkah and David Lee Roth with a cover of Van Halen’s “Jump”! The performance, featuring Grohol on drums and vocals along with Kurstin on keyboards, is part of the duo’s second-annual Hanukkah Sessions. Grohl and Kurstin perform covers of songs originally done by Jewish […]
Unchained: The Eddie Van Halen Story
A new Eddie Van Halen biography entitled UNCHAINED: The Van Halen Story has been published by Permuted Press. Even though the book is not be released until late December, Van Halen Store has it currently in stock and shipping now. Order direct from Van Halen Store to have your copy shipped immediately, and receive it days […]
Van Halen – ‘Hang ‘Em High’ Drum Cover
Here’s a cover of Van Halen you just can’t beat! YouTuber Mike Conway has just released a video featuring his drum cover of Van Halen’s “Hang ‘Em High”. “This song comes from Van Halen’s Diver Down album, released in 1982,” Conway posted along with the video. “The album is often criticized for containing five cover […]
Van Halen Unearthed ‘Feelin” Performance – Buffalo 1995
The self-proclaimed “Other Half” of Van Halen – Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony have dished up another surprise for fans. Last night they uploaded previously unseen footage of the band performing “Feelin’” in Buffalo, NY in May of 1995. This was posted on their Van Halen/Other Half social media accounts. Sammy: “Wow, well that’s a […]
Mammoth WVH Song ‘Distance’ Nominated For Grammy Award
Wolfgang Van Halen has received his first Grammy nomination! The Recording Academy announced today (November 23rd) that the Mammoth WVH track “Distance” is up for Best Rock Song. Wolfgang took to social media shortly after receiving the news. “Holy s— I just got nominated for a Grammy,” posted Wolfgang to his Twitter page. Holy shit […]
Wolfgang Van Halen Out To Prove Rock Is Very Much NOT Dead
So Gene Simmons thinks rock is dead? Wolfgang Van Halen has something to say about that. During a recent appearance on New Hampshire’s Rock 101 WGIR FM, host Greg Kretschmar brought up Mammoth WVH’s upcoming 2022 co-headlining tour with Dirty Honey. He asked if Wolfgang and Dirty Honey are out to prove the naysayers like […]
Zakk Wylde On Eddie Van Halen: ‘We’re Blessed That We Had Him Around For As Long As We Did’
Guitarist Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society) says if Eddie Van Halen retired after Van Halen’s first album, he would already have been remembered as a game changer. Everything else that came after only added to his storied legacy. Wylde expressed his appreciation for Eddie during a recent interview with Heavy Consequence‘s Spencer Kaufman. […]
