Wild pop star Ke$ha shows her love for David Lee Roth during two recent interviews: From Malextra.com: Ke$ha is proud of her wild pop persona - insisting she is the female version of Van Halen hellraiser David Lee Roth. The 23 year old hit the charts last year with TiK ToK, a track about her hard boozing and partying ways. But the star doesn't understand why she … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Lita Ford: “Eddie Van Halen is The Les Paul of Today’s World”
Photo: The Runaways with David Lee Roth and Rodney Bingenheimer at K-ROQ in Pasadena. From VHND archives. "In the very early days, the Runaways and Van Halen musically grew up together on the Sunset Strip. Edward was my friend. I’d go to his house after a night of partying, and we would say “Hi” to his mom, and he’d make me breakfast by opening a packet of Carnation Instant … [Read more...]
UK Limited Edition Chickenfoot Fan Packs – Just $29.95 at VanHalenStore.com
Chickenfoot is releasing a very special collector's item - the UK Limited Edition Chickenfoot Fan Pack. The Fan Pack is available in the USA only at Van Halen Store. The Fan Pack will not only contain a copy of their eagerly-anticipated second album, Chickenfoot III, but also a 132-page magazine devoted to the band (Jam packed with photos, interviews, and more), as well as … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo: David Lee Roth At The US Festival
David Lee Roth of Van Halen in front of the 300,000 + crowd at the US Festival, May 29th, 1983. Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. … [Read more...]
The VHND Album Review: “Chickenfoot III”
Chickenfoot, the supergroup of Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith, released their self-titled debut album in 2009 — a solid, hard-rocking, good-time album, with several key tracks that most anyone who liked the Sammy Hagar era of Van Halen would probably enjoy, including “Soap on a Rope,” “Down the Drain,” "Sexy Little Thing," “Get It Up,” “Turnin’ Left” … [Read more...]
‘Women And Children First’ vs. ‘Fair Warning’
In the "Throwdown" segment of last week's That Metal Show, the fellas ask, "Which Van Halen album is better? Women And Children First or Fair Warning?" The three hosts debate the question passionately with guests Michael Sweet from Stryper, Taime Downe from faster Pussycat, and the late Jani Lane from Warrant (filmed shortly before his death). The segment is just two minutes … [Read more...]
Mixing Completed on Van Halen Album, Mastering Up Next
Good news regarding Van Halen's upcoming album - as of a little over three weeks ago, the band has finished mixing the album. The rumor that the mixing process was taking overly long isn't true, as the mixing began in July and was finished in August. The album is to be mastered in mid-September. This process should only take around a weeks time, so the album should be 100% … [Read more...]
Billy Sheehan’s Bass-Eye View of Edward Van Halen
From GuitarWorld.com: Bassist Billy Sheehan Breaks Down Eddie Van Halen's Technique in 1985 Guitar World Interview Here's our interview with bassist Billy Sheehan from the July 1985 issue of Guitar World. The issue was a special edition, a tribute to Eddie Van Halen, and Sheehan discussed the secrets of Van Halen's playing style. The original story ran with the … [Read more...]
The First Chickenfoot III Album Review
UltimateClassicRock.com gave Chickenfoot's "Big Foot" a 4.5 star review here. Today, they are the first to review the entire Chickenfoot III album. Here it is... Chickenfoot, ‘III’ – Album Review by: Matthew Wilkening True to lead singer Sammy Hagar‘s recent promises, Chickenfoot‘s new album ‘III’ finds the rock supergroup expanding their sound considerably beyond … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo: Sammy In Front Of “Van Halen” Room
Sammy Hagar visited the headquarters of Facebook last week, where he came upon a meeting room called "Van Halen"! Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. Let's keep it fun and lighthearted, shall we? … [Read more...]
AC/DC’s Angus Young: “I’d Put Eddie Van Halen in That Category of Being an Innovator Like Hendrix”
Angus Young from AC/DC has some nice words to say about Eddie Van Halen... "AC/DC played on a bill with Van Halen back in 1978 or 1979 for a Bill Graham Day on the Green show. I didn’t know much about Van Halen then except that I remember seeing film clips of them, especially the one of Eddie playing the solo piece, 'Eruption,' and I was very impressed. I didn’t meet Eddie … [Read more...]
Chickenfoot’s “Big Foot” Video
Chickenfoot released the video for their current single "Big Foot", the first track from the band’s upcoming second album Chickenfoot III. The band's replacement drummer Kenny Aronoff is in the video, and it's obvious that the band's humor is still intact! … [Read more...]