An update today from MTV Multiplayer: Activision, unwilling to skate by the holiday season with just "Guitar Hero 5" and "DJ Hero," is bringing one more rhythm game into your already rock-laden household before the year is out. "Guitar Hero: Van Halen" will be releasing on December 22nd, and features the musical stylings of Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen along with the … [Read more...]
Archives for 2009
Eddie Van Halen to appear on `Two and A Half Men’
From HollywoodInsider.com: Look who’s hot for…Two and A Half Men! Eddie Van Halen will play himself in an episode when the CBS comedy returns Sept. 21, executive producer Chuck Lorre confirmed to EW exclusively. Lorre approached the guitar god - while on his recent honeymoon, no less! – after learning he was a big fan of the sitcom. “He was gracious enough to do a cameo, … [Read more...]
Roth’s “California Girls” video nominated for “Best Video (That Should Have Won A Moonman)”
From FMQB.com: The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards are coming up soon. This year's nominees include a category of classic videos competing for "Best Video (That Should Have Won A Moonman)." The nominees from the past for this new award are: U2 - "Where The Streets Have No Name," Dr. Dre - "Nuthin' But A G Thang," Beastie Boys - "Sabotage," Bjork - "Human Behavior," Radiohead - … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Picks the Essential Van Halen Songs
From www.spinner.com: With no official word from Activision on the track list for the upcoming 'Guitar Hero: Van Halen' game, the Web is buzzing with rumors. While Spinner can't confirm any of them, we're pretty sure tracks like 'Spanish Fly,' 'Eruption' and 'Runnin' With The Devil' will be included. What makes us so confident? We heard it from the guitar hero himself, Eddie … [Read more...]
New Van Halen & Cabo Wabo gear for Summer
Van Halen Store has got some great new Van Halen shirts and tote bags and some Cabo Wabo Sunglasses, all perfect for Summertime! Van Halen Club Days Shirt This unique tee is modeled after a simple shirt design that Van Halen made during their "club days" in the mid seventies, before they scored a record deal. This dark heather gray shirt features the original Van … [Read more...]
Van Halen in Entourage
Van Halen's "On Fire" was used in a racing scene during the latest episode of HBO's Entourage. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Recovering After Hand Surgery
Here's an exclusive from RollingStone.com: Eddie Van Halen is said to be on the mend after undergoing surgery to treat increasing pain in his left hand. “During the last leg of our tour, I started developing pain in my thumb and my pinky. I didn’t think much of it at the time,” the guitarist says. “It got progressively worse to the point that about three months ago I … [Read more...]
Van Halen Mix 03
Here is the third of three awesome Van Halen Mixes that were arranged by Roland Chayer. "Van Halen Mix 03" uses parts of 28 Van Halen songs. Like it? Please tell everyone what you think in our Comments section below! … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Spotted in Amsterdam on Honeymoon
From gespot: Newlyweds Eddie Van Halen and Janie Liszewski were recently spotted in Amsterdam on their honeymoon. … [Read more...]
Gary Cherone on Fronting Van Halen
A couple of us from the Van Halen News Desk just had the fortune of seeing Extreme perform in last week in Phoenix. Their show was absolutely killer! They're an unbelievably talented band and one of the top rock acts around. They put on a really fun show. David Carr at KNAC.com recently interviewed Gary Cherone to discuss Extreme's latest album, Saudades de Rock, and … [Read more...]
Cabo Wabo bottle redesign
Sammy posted this today: Sammy here, Wanting to make sure you all heard about my new bottle design for Cabo Wabo tequila. I thought it was time to kick it once more and I asked the same guys who have been designing my album and CD covers for years to make this happen. The new design is a little of Mexico and a whole lot of kick ass Rock and Roll. It's a nod to the … [Read more...]
The Van Halen Contract—A Photographer’s Van Halen Story
Here's a little Van Halen story from rock photographer Paul Natkin's blog: It was 1986 and Sammy Hagar had replaced David Lee Roth as the singer in Van Halen. Their tour started in the Midwest, and the hype was starting. I was assigned to photograph them at the second date of the tour, in suburban Chicago, for Rolling Stone Magazine. A friend of mine flew in to photograph … [Read more...]