The staff at Loudersound has gone through their Van Halen album collection to highlight the ones they say are most worthy of a needle drop. “Van Halen albums have it all: One of the most innovative guitarists of all time, your choice of rock star frontmen, and some great tunes,” writes Paul Elliott. “If ever […]
Loudersound Picks Out The Best Of Van Halen Album Catalogue
David Lee Roth Releases Sammy Hagar Themed Cartoon
It’s The Red Rocker & his new jet! David Lee Roth has just released a new cartoon via his Twitter page today and it makes several references to his long-time adversary Sammy Hagar. Among the Hagar mentions included in Roth’s fictional publication called The Daily Catostrophe are: “Concrete Flowers for Sam,” “Sam the Man Not […]
Dream Theater Members Talk Irreplaceable Magic Of Eddie Van Halen
During a recent appearance on the Talk Is Jericho podcast Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci and singer James LaBrie reflected on the impact of Eddie Van Halen’s music. “We’ll never get to see that magic [again],” said Petrucci. “There’ll never be anyone that’s the same as him that had that level. I don’t know, I […]
Steve Lukather On Wolfgang Van Halen’s ‘Distance’ & The VH Riff He Wishes He Wrote
Add Toto’s Steve Lukather to the growing list of Wolfgang Van Halen fans. Lukather recently made an appearance on the podcast Talkin’ Rock with Meltdown and gave his thoughts on Wolfgang’s debut single “Distance”. “It’s great,” said Lukather. “I wrote [Wolfgang] a note, saying, ‘Wow! Congratulations, man, so proud of you.’ I’m sure his old […]
Fans Launch Podcast Devoted To David Lee Roth
For those who feel a little of David Lee Roth ain’t enough we’ve found a podcast just for you. The DLR Cast, called “The essential podcast by and for fans of original Van Halen singer David Lee Roth”, is hosted by die-hard Roth fans Steve Roth and Darren Paltrowitz. Along with the latest David Lee […]
When The Van Halen Family Appeared On Arsenio Hall
The Van Halen News Desk would like to make a correction. Recently we reported that Wolfgang Van Halen will be performing his first-ever solo concert next October. Scratch that. Make it his second solo show. On this month in 1993 Valerie Bertinelli appeared on the Arsenio Hall Show to promote her TV show Café Americain […]
Hear Unearthed Version Of Eddie Van Halen Performing Jimi Hendrix’s ‘If 6 Was 9’
An extended version of Eddie Van Halen performing Jimi Hendrix’s “If 6 Was 9” has just been released. The track (above) has been included on a new EP released by keyboardist David Garfield called ‘Guitar Heroes OTB, Vol. 1’. The original version of the song appeared on the 1997 Garfield album “Tribute to Jeff”. Both […]
My Tribute to Eddie Van Halen (by Avery)
Right Now, like the rest of us, Avery Molek is mourning the loss of Eddie Van Halen. Avery’s been performing killer drum covers of Van Halen songs since he was six years old, and he’s put together a new tribute. Watch it above. Check out Avery’s covers of more Van Halen classics, “Girl Gone Bad!” […]
David Lee Roth Donates Signed, Worn Hat To Cancer Charity
David Lee Roth has donated one of his signed and worn hats to the Cahonas Celebrity Loosen Up Auction, which runs until November 29th. A host of the world’s best loved and well-known house-hold names from music, film, TV and sport have pledged their support to Testicular Cancer education and awareness this month by donating […]
Mammoth WVH ‘Distance’ Single Debuts Atop Rock Charts
Wolfgang Van Halen’s debut single ‘Distance’ has landed at number one on the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart dated November 28th according to Billboard. Credited to his band Mammoth WVH, “Distance” collected 826,000 U.S. streams and 13,000 downloads sold in the week ending November 19th, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The song also drew 1.6 million airplay […]
