Check out the new tattoo David Lee Roth got on his recent trip to Japan. So very autobiographic! … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
John 5’s hero is Eddie Van Halen
Guitarist John 5 contributed to the new hardcover photo book, Eddie Van Halen, by Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive what the guitarist had to say about Van Halen: "Eddie's music came into my life in 1978, and from that point forward I knew exactly what I was going to do with my life. Not only did he reinvent the guitar forever, and influence all of us … [Read more...]
A Passion for Van Halen
Last year, we featured a story about a podcast from The Guardian’s film & music editor, Michael Hann, where he professes his passion for Van Halen, whom he describes as “the most important and influential white rock band apart from the Beatles.” Hann really gets how Van Halen totally reinvented hard rock and how David Lee Roth helped make them much more interesting than the … [Read more...]
VHND’s Official Rules For Posting Comments
The new rules are listed here. … [Read more...]
Backstage Footage of Tremonti with Wolfgang Van Halen
Mark Tremonti has posted a new 10-minute video featuring behind-the-scenes footage of his solo band the road. The video begins with Tremonti and Eric Friedman jamming backstage and working on vocal harmonies for "Leave It Alone". The live footage featuring Wolfgang Van Halen on bass begins at the 4:00 mark, just after "That Metal Show" host Eddie Trunk introduces the band in … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar and ‘That Metal Show’ Hosts Chose Their ‘Top 5 Roth-Era Van Halen Songs’
Sammy Hagar co-hosted That Metal Show this week, where the four hosts tried to choose the top five best David Lee Roth-era Van Halen songs. Trunk called the task "Impossible because the first four albums, top to bottom, were amazing." Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine, and Don Jamieson primarily chose deep tracks, while Hagar argued more for the hits such as "Jump" and "Panama." Don … [Read more...]
Tremonti, Van Halen Share Story About Joining Together
In what was a whirlwind event, Wolfgang Van Halen has joined Tremonti, the side band of Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti, and they both tell Artisan News how the pairing came about, here! … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo, #7
Pee-Wee Herman, Rodney Dangerfield and David Lee Roth. Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. (Captions only - other comments will be deleted). … [Read more...]
Tremonti on Wolfgang: “In 24 hours he picked up the entire album.”
This week, Alter Bridge/Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti kicked off his first-ever solo tour in support of his solo debut, All I Was. As an added treat for fans, Wolfgang Van Halen will be assuming bass duties for the entire two month tour. “I am excited to be joining the band and playing this incredible music with some of my best friends in the business," said Wolfgang in … [Read more...]
Photos & Video: Wolfgang Van Halen & Mark Tremonti
Wolfgang Van Halen's first two shows playing bass for Mark Tremonti’s road band went great, despite Wolf having such short notice. Wolf is currently taking over bass duties while Eddie Van Halen is recovering from emergency surgery. After the first gig Tuesday, Wolf tweeted, "Well the show with my buds @MarkTremonti @IIEROCKII and @GWDrums was a blast! Thanks so much to … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Playing Bass For Mark Tremonti
Wolfgang Van Halen will be taking over the bass duties for his good friend Mark Tremonti's band starting TONIGHT in West Greenwich, RI. Tremonti's tourdates are listed here. Tremonti is primarily known as the guitarist of Alter Bridge and Creed, and is starting his tour in support of his first-ever solo project, All I Was, which was released on July 10th via Fret 12 … [Read more...]
The First Video That Meant Something To Me: Van Halen’s ‘Panama’
Part of a series for the new Awl Music app. For a 12-year-old boy, this video had it all: a cool airplane, jumping, kicking, spandex, karate, cops, chest hair, head hair, hot chicks, motorcycles, booze, screaming fans, rhythm gymnastics. It was the perfect music video for the confused sexuality of puberty. My friend Sam and I would watch this video on his VCR and act it … [Read more...]