In what many fans are calling one of the best concerts of the current tour, Van Halen pulled out all the stops at the sold out MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday night (May 27th). From all accounts, Eddie, Alex, and Wolfgang Van Halen were an unstoppable musical powerhouse, playing like the virtuosos they are. Eddie matched up to his living-legend status on the … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Midnight Phil’s “Chickenfoot III” Album Review Video
Midnight Phil reviews Chickenfoot's second album, "Chickenfoot III". You can also watch his “A Different Kind of Truth" Album Review Video and his Van Halen Retrospective Video. … [Read more...]
Midnight Phil’s “A Different Kind of Truth” Album Review Video
Midnight Phil reviews Van Halen's long-awaited new album with David Lee Roth, "A Different Kind of Truth". And if you haven't seen his Van Halen Retrospective Video, we highly recommend it! … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Premium T-Shirts by Trunk Ltd.
Announcing the new Eddie Van Halen premium t-shirts by TRUNK Ltd! EVH All Over Stripes Shirt (Small - XXL) This shirt features the greatest graphics in the history of rock 'n' roll: Red with white and black stripes from Eddie's legendary Frankenstein guitar! The ENTIRE shirt is striped (the front, back, sides & sleeves), making this the ultimate striped EVH … [Read more...]
Van Halen Unleashes “And The Cradle Will Rock” in St. Paul & Kansas City
Review of St Paul Van Halen show Saturday night from StarTribune.com: With High Kick And More, Van Halen Was Band Of Old All eyes in Van Halenville were on St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center on Saturday night. Eddie Van Halen and his namesake band -- once again featuring original singer David Lee Roth -- slinked into town under a cloud of speculation and rumors of stormy … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Talks Van Halen in New Interview
The American Rock Scene got a chance to talk via phone today with the hot-sauce makin’, hot-rod buildin’, hot-bass playin’ Michael Anthony from Chickenfoot and once upon a time, Van Halen. Most of the interview is about Chickenfoot and some of his passions away from the music. We've got the little bit of Van Halen talk transcribed right here: Compare playing with Joe … [Read more...]
Public Relations
David Lee Roth gives us the Van Halen update! … [Read more...]
Van Halen Getting Along Fine, Taking a Break, And Planning to Extend Tour!
Just when we all were beginning to think we were going to get a killer Van Halen album and an entire tour without any drama whatsoever, look what happens! Yesterday, Van Halen POSTPONED (not canceled!) most of their Summer tour dates with no reason given. Immediately, speculation ran wild. Fans wondered if there were health issues. Rolling Stone quotes a mysterious "source … [Read more...]
Van Halen Postpone 31 Concert Dates
Van Halen have postponed 31 dates on their 2012 North American tour. The postponed shows were to run from July 7 in Uncasville, CT through Sept. 25 in Milwaukee, WI. No official reason has been given for the postponements, and there's no word yet on when the rescheduled dates will be announced. (Note that these dates have been POSTPONED, not canceled. Several shows on Van … [Read more...]
Van’s Halen’s “A Different Kind Of Truth” LP Vinyl Pressing (Video)
The following footage was shot by Richard Simms, III; and edited by JasonA. They write, "This is a fun little thing I recently edited of Van Halen's "A Different Kind Of Truth" LP being pressed to 180 gram red vinyl at United Record Pressing in Nashville, TN." The vinyl pressing for Van Halen's "A Different Kind Of Truth" contains all 13 songs on 2 Red Vinyl LPs, Custom LP … [Read more...]
Ronnie Montrose: “What Made Eddie Van Halen Special Was His Youthful Irreverence For The Rules.”
Shortly before his death, the late, great Ronnie Montrose contributed to the upcoming hardcover photo book, Eddie Van Halen, by Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on the guitarist's story of meeting Eddie Van Halen: "The first tour I did with Van Halen, the bill was Journey, Ronnie Montrose, and Van Halen was opening. I was doing my instrumental … [Read more...]
Van Halen Interviews, Part 4 (Video)
This new video is the fourth video interview from Van Halen which features the founding members of the band talking about what it was like before they skyrocketed onto the scene in 1978. Enjoy! … [Read more...]