Current TNA Wrestling champion Nic Nemeth is known for his flashy, 80s-metal look when he entered the ring. So it should come as no surprise to find out his number one fashion influence is the Diamond one himself – David Lee Roth. “I usually say Mötley Crüe, Guns N’ Roses, Poison, Ratt, whatever but the […]
TNA Champ Nic Nemeth Credits David Lee Roth For Fashion Inspiration
Sammy Hagar Thanks Fans In Best Of All Worlds Recap
The Best Of All Worlds summer tour is in the books and Sammy Hagar has thanked the fans in a new video. Sammy and his bandmates Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, Jason Bonham, and Ray Thistlewaite will play three shows in Japan next month. As for what happens after that? Watching the video above, it appears […]
Thomas Dolby: Edward Van Halen’s Life Was Like ‘Spinal Tap’
Edward Van Halen saw This Is Spinal Tap. He also lived it. During a recent interview with Jeremy White, Dolby recalled a conversation with Edward when the topic of Spinal Tap came up. At the time, Edward was lending his guitar talents to a few tracks on Dolby’s then-upcoming album Astronauts & Heretics – “Eastern […]
Edward Van Halen’s ‘Frankenstein’ Ranked 3rd Most Iconic Guitar Of All Time
Edward Van Halen’s homemade “Frankenstein” guitar placed third on Billboard’s recent list of the 100 most iconic guitars of all time. Before we get to what Billboard had to say about Edward’s guitar and their rankings, here is how they came up with their list: What is “the greatest”? Iconic, influential, inventive, famous, game changing? […]
Did David Lee Roth Almost Form A Band Featuring Billy Sheehan & Carmine Appice?
A David Lee Roth band featuring a returning Billy Sheehan and drummer Carmine Appice almost happened in the late 90s? That was a question DLR Book author Darren Paltrowitz recently posed to Sheehan. Below is the Q&A excerpt from Sheehan’s recent appearance on Paltrowitz’s podcast The Paltrocast. DP: In ’97, ’98 Dave did this newsletter […]
Michael Anthony Expects Alex Van Halen’s Book To Focus On The Good Times
Michael Anthony doesn’t know what’s inside Alex Van Halen’s upcoming book “Brothers” but he expects Alex will focus on the good times had rather than the dirt. “Alex, basically, like myself — I’ve never been one to wanna talk smack about the band or whatever, ’cause I choose to remember all the good stuff and […]
Kenny Aronoff Replaces Jason Bonham, ‘Saves The Day’ For Hagar
Jason Bonham had to exit Sammy Hagar’s “The Best Of All Worlds” tour due to an undisclosed family matter. Kenny Aronoff, a former bandmate of Hagar in Chickenfoot, covered for Bonham on Tuesday (August 27) in Cincinnati and last night (August 28) in Nashville. Two shows remain on the summer run. It’s unclear whether Aronoff […]
David Lee Roth Deep Track ‘Black Sand’ Featured In New Animated Video
An underrated and underappreciated summertime gem from David Lee Roth is having its day in the sun thanks to a new animated video released by the Mojo Dojo YouTube channel. Artist Ramses Rios has put together a video set to the sounds of Roth’s 1998 song “Black Sand”, originally included on his album DLR Band. […]
David Lee’s on Vacation
We just wanted to let you know that we heard from the Mojo Dojo today, and Dave’s saying the travel bug has bit him again, and he’s planning some fun vacations throughout the rest of the year. It’s time to LIVE LIFE right now, he says. So he’ll probably be posting less content these days. […]
Mike Tramp Recalls One-On-One Career Advice From David Lee Roth
During a recent appearance on The Paltrocast, Mike Tramp of White Lion recalled a one-on-one meeting with David Lee Roth that would eventually take him to New York in pursuit of rock stardom. The meeting occurred in 1981 when Van Halen was in Madrid, Spain. Tramp was fronting the band Studs, who had just released […]
