On this day in 1983, Van Halen headlined the US Festival, a music festival held from 5/28/83 through 5/30/83 at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, CA. Van Halen performed on "Heavy Metal Day" (5/29/83) as headliners for the record-setting fee of $1.5 million. The 1984 Guinness Book of World Records created a new category based upon the price of this performance. For … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
The Roth Show: Episode 16: A Personal History with Professional Wrestling Part 2
In part 2, your host, David Lee Roth, speaks more about professional wrestling. Because of DLR's summer touring schedule, The Roth Show is taking a bit of a break. We will be back with Season 2 at the end of the Summer. See you then! … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Eddie Backstage ’78
Imagine being backstage in 1978 and getting your own private performance from new kid on the block, Eddie Van Halen! Photographer Neil Zlozower took this shot shortly after the release of Van Halen's debut album. “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be … [Read more...]
Anniversary of Van Halen’s ‘OU812’
On this day in 1988 (May 24th), Van Halen's 8th album, OU812 ("Oh You Ate One Too"), was released. The album was the second to feature Sammy Hagar as lead singer. The number 1 album sold over 4 million copies in the US and featured 6songs that landed on the Billboard Hot 100 and/or the Mainstream Rock Tracks! Featured below is an interview with Eddie Van Halen … [Read more...]
VIDEO: David Lee Roth’s Mysterious New Movie, “Tokyo Story”
Some fans call David Lee Roth "The Most Interesting Man In The World." And now that he wrote and starred in an exotic short new film, he just became even more interesting. A short Tarantino-esque video hit YouTube Wednesday, starring the Van Halen frontman. Roth's video channel uploaded it with the title "DLRmovietrailer." Roth gives us no information on the background of … [Read more...]
14 Year-Old Girl Shreds Van Halen’s “Eruption”
Eddie Van Halen's revolutionary guitar solo,"Eruption," is arguably the most inventive, groundbreaking and utterly mind blowing rock guitar demonstration of the past 35 years. To this day, it’s the yardstick by which all shredfests are measured. Yesterday, a 14 year-old girl named Tina uploaded a video of her impressive cover of "Eruption." Not bad at all, Tina! A few … [Read more...]
Tom Morello: It Doesn’t Get Better Than Early Van Halen
Tom Morello (guitarist for Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave) contributed to the hardcover photo book, Van Halen, by Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on how highly he regards Van Halen: "When I first heard 'Runnin’ with the Devil' on the radio, I was stunned and found myself dizzy, walking through my high school hallways thinking, “What was … [Read more...]
Mitch Malloy: “Eddie told me I was in Van Halen!”
Van Halen fans all know the two major eras of the band — the original era featuring lead singer David Lee Roth, the “Van Hagar” era with Sammy Hagar. There was also the album and tour with Gary Cherone. But most fans are unaware that during the Summer of 1996, before they auditioned Cherone, the band auditioned singer Mitch Malloy. During his audition, Eddie, Alex, and Michael … [Read more...]
Def Leppard Members Praise Van Halen
The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on what members of Def Leppard have to say about Van Halen: "I heard “Runnin’ with the Devil” and nearly shat myself!" — Joe Elliott "I still remember the night in 1978 when my friend rushed over to my house and insisted I listen to this album by this new, unheard-of band. He promised it was going to blow my mind. Well, he … [Read more...]
The Roth Show, Episode 15: A Personal History with Professional Wrestling (Part 1)
In this episode, your host, David Lee Roth, discusses professional wrestling, as he saw it, when he was growing up. … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Eddie Backstage ’82
This week's photo is from Van Halen’s "Hide Your Sheep" 1982 tour. Check out the rare guitars! “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be exclusives that have never been seen anywhere before, and some will be supplied with new captions from David Lee Roth. Tune … [Read more...]
Van Halen To Play California’s Mid-State Fair!
From Pollstar & Kcoy.com: You can add a second U.S. show to Van Halen’s slowly growing 2013 touring schedule. The California Mid-State Fair has booked the band for one night in July with tickets going on sale next week. The Chumash Grandstand Arena in Paso Robles is the place you’ll want to be July 24. Tickets ranging in price from $50 to $180 go on sale May 17 at 10 … [Read more...]