Unless you're living under a rock, you're probably aware that Valerie Bertinelli---ex-wife of Eddie Van Halen and Mommy of Wolfgang Van Halen---has just released a new tell-all memoir. Included below is the publisher's description of the book, followed by several video clips of Val's recent appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," during which she talks about, among other … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Van Halen adds more 2008 tour dates
The band has tacked some more tour dates onto its itinerary: April 23 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena (on sale March 3) April 25 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena (on sale March 1) Also, this press release slipped through the cracks a few days back: TIGER WOODS TO HOST VAN HALEN AT TIGER JAM XI LAS VEGAS, NV -- FEBRUARY 13, 2008 The Tiger Woods Foundation announced … [Read more...]
Van Halen rocks the arena in Jacksonville (Review & Video)
February 16 - Jacksonville, Florida From Florida Times-Union: The best thing about Saturday night's Van Halen concert at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena was seeing almost all of the original band back together. The reunion that started last year brought lead singer David Lee Roth back on stage with the band for the first time in more than 20 years. The worst was … [Read more...]
Van Halen at Amway Arena: Guitar genius and other stuff..
February 14 – Orlando, Florida From Sentinel: David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, Gary Cherone. Whatever. The guys in Van Halen had just better hope that the band’s guitarist doesn’t decide to quit. On Thursday at a sold-out Amway Arena, it was Eddie Van Halen’s thunderous, inventive squall of feedback and machine-gun arpeggios that lifted Van Halen’s reunion show from mere … [Read more...]
Last Night: Van Halen at the BankAtlantic Center
From NewTimes: Van Halen with Ky-Mani Marley Bank Atlantic Center, Ft. Lauderdale Feb. 12, 2008 It’s hard to believe that it’s been 24 years since I last saw Van Halen featuring “Diamond” David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen together on the same stage. Yes, it was back in 1984 at Madison Square Garden that I was fortunate enough to have my head blown off at the most … [Read more...]
Van Halen rocks old hits at N.O. Arena
February 8 - New Orleans, Louisiana From The Times-Picayune: By Molly Reid Friday (Feb. 8) night's Van Halen concert at the New Orleans Arena, part of the band's first reunion tour to include original frontman David Lee Roth, was a night of joyful noise and nostalgia accented with a few reminders -- both on stage and in the audience -- that it isn't 1978 … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s still got it in Denver (Reviews)
From RockyMountainNews: It's the reunion they blew in 1996. Then again in 2000 and '02. Then it was announced last year, but with Eddie Van Halen's son on bass. Then Eddie went into rehab. The Van Halen reunion has been messed up so many times in so many different ways that it's amazing that the band is rolling across the country in 2008 as a tight unit, ripping through … [Read more...]
Van Halen showed no signs of lingering tension in Arkansas (Review)
From AO: White men - even the older ones - can "Jump." And make guitars wail. And high-kick. And twirl microphone stands. And swagger. And hit the high notes (many if maybe not all). And carry off the bare-chest-and-skin-tight pants look. And get over themselves. So Van Halen showed a crowd of 9,368 at North Little Rock's Alltel Arena Wednesday night. Calling the … [Read more...]
Van Halen gives, feels the love in Houston (Review & Photos)
From Chronicle: Van Halen has only its namesake rock-hero shredding through tunes on the band’s current reunion tour. But Monday night inside the Toyota Center, Eddie Van Halen was joined by an arena full of air guitarists. It was a nonstop exchange of adulation, energy and fist-pumping earnestness. A trim, vibrant Eddie shared the love with brother Alex (drums); shy … [Read more...]
Guitar World, Modern Drummer, 2008 Tour and more
The latest communique from the Van Halen camp: ED AND WOLFGANG VAN HALEN TALK SHOP WITH GUITAR WORLD "I couldn't wait for the day I'd be able to make music with my son." - EDWARD VAN HALEN (Los Angeles, CA) January 27, 2008 - As VAN HALEN prepared to kick off the second leg of their incredibly successful tour, EDDIE and WOLFGANG VAN HALEN recently sat down to talk to … [Read more...]
Eddie Celebrates his Birthday in Dallas (Review)
From Pegasus: DALLAS — Even at 53 years of age, Eddie Van Halen and his band can still incite a riotous reaction from an arena full of fans. The reunited (minus bassist Michael Anthony) Van Halen Mk. I came to Dallas on Eddie’s big day and gave the ravenous crowd a present they’ll long remember. 2007 (when this current tour began) saw the reunions of some of the most … [Read more...]
Van Halen Unchained a Thriller in San Antonio Review
January 24, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas. From Austin Music Source: The mullets were minimal and the spandex was scarce when Van Halen returned to “1984” Thursday night at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. Reunited with singer David Lee Roth and shirtless when they should be saggy, the middle-age men of Van Halen rocked the cradle off the hinges with a greatest hits … [Read more...]