Guitarist Charlie Stinchcombe (aka “Liquid Charlie”) says it’s 5150 time! Here’s his two-minute tribute to every song on the album… Bonus! Full cover of “Humans Being” Keep up with Liquid Charlie! Follow him on Instagram and Facebook. And Check out his YouTube Channel, filled with plenty of cool guitar vids! Related: Watch Liquid Charlie’s Dave-era Van Halen covers Watch Liquid Charlie’s […]
‘5150’ In Two Minutes
Discover The Stories Behind Van Halen’s Debut Album (Podcast)
The Van Halen News Desk’s Eric Senich is going back to the classic Van Halen catalog once more for the latest episode of his classic rock podcast DISCovery. Just recently he revisited the ten-million plus selling ‘1984’ album. this time he’s digging deep into another diamond-selling album, the one that started it all – their […]
KISS Manager ‘Jumped’ At The Chance To Get David Lee Roth On Tour
Having been in the business for over 40 years legendary music manager Doc McGhee has seen and heard the best of the best rock bands in the world. As for Van Halen with David Lee Roth, now that’s a band who easily ranks at the very top of what he says is a very selective […]
Fan Poll Results: ‘Van Halen’ Songs Ranked
Yesterday, on the 42nd anniversary on Van Halen’s debut album, we conducted a fan poll asking everyone to rank all the songs on the album. The poll, which is now closed, allowed people to drag-and-drop the song titles into their own personal order of how they ranked. The poll would not allow anyone to vote […]
RANK THE SONGS on Van Halen’s Debut Album
Updated Feb 11th: HERE’S THE RESULTS. Today marks the 42nd anniversary of Van Halen’s first album! Today only, WE WANT YOU to RANK THE SONGS on Van Halen’s ultra-popular debut album! Taste, especially in art and music, is subjective. Music critics rank songs based on performance and originality, while diehard fans go more by how […]
Van Halen Scores Two ‘Best Of The Decade’ Songs With ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’
Van Halen’s comeback album, ‘A Different Kind Of Truth,’ released on this day in 2012, featured the return of David Lee Roth. The highly-anticipated album was a dream come true for fans. It also received high praise from music critics. As the decade recently came to a close, a pair of the music industry’s biggest […]
Joe Satriani Releases Eddie Van Halen-Inspired Instrumental
Joe Satriani has announced that his next album, Shapeshifting, will come out on April 10. He just released the first single from the LP, “Nineteen Eighty,” which is an homage to Eddie Van Halen, containing plenty of finger-tapping and melody. Satriani used an Eddie Van Halen signature phaser pedal as a tribute to his guitar hero. Satch says, […]
Diamond Dave Rocks Allentown
David Lee Roth and Kiss performed their second show last night (Tuesday, Feb 4) at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. This time, Roth played 11-song set, consisting of four songs (in bold, below) which weren’t performed on the first night of the tour! Setlist & video below. David Lee Roth Setlist (Feb 4th): You […]
David Lee Roth Hangs with School of Rock Students Ahead of Allentown Show
David Lee Roth surprised School of Rock students — and their equally starstruck parents — Monday when he showed up to the Allentown school. The Van Halen frontman stopped at the school while his touring band was rehearsing for tonight’s performance, opening for Kiss at Allentown’s PPL Center. Roth’s team contacted the School of Rock Allentown inquiring about […]
David Lee Roth Kicks Off 2020 Tour with Kiss
(Updated with video of complete show) David Lee Roth’s first night with Kiss was a huge success! Kiss and David Lee Roth kicked off their 2020 tour last night in Manchester, New Hampshire. Roth’s voice was in great form, and the 9-song, 45-minute set go over extremely well with the crowd. Watch video of “Panama” and “Unchained” below. […]
