On this day in 2006, a grandiose event occurred at the famous 5150 estate. Eddie Van Halen hosted an extravagant and decadent party to celebrate the release of a friend's movie release. The friend was Michael Ninn, and the movie was Sacred Sin. The movie was actually adult film, and much to everyone's surprise, Eddie Van Halen contributed two music tracks to the … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
Jeff Beck Praises Eddie Van Halen
Here's what legendary guitarist Jeff Beck has to say about Eddie Van Halen: “I suppose what people are pointing at is Van Halen for being the innovator and the one that committed tapping, hammering-on and harmonic screams to tape before anybody else. That’s quite right. It’s something he should get credit for.” — Jeff Beck, from an interview in Guitar magazine “I … [Read more...]
33 Years Ago: Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar First Perform Together
In a way, the birth of 'Van Hagar" was exactly 33 years ago today. It was during the summer of 1985 that rock fans heard the devastating news that Van Halen and David Lee Roth had split up. There were rumors that the band was going to look for a new singer, but that's all that anyone knew. It was September 22, 1985, when "Red Rocker" Sammy Hagar performed at the first Farm … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: 5150 Studios, 1985
Eddie Van Halen feeling at home in his 5150 Studios, 1985. We published this photo in The Inside magazine, but it's never appeared online until now. “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we feature a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many are never-seen-before exclusives. Tune in every weekend for more! … [Read more...]
The Roth Show Season 2 Promo Videos
Season 2 of The Roth Show is coming! Here's the two short promo videos that David Lee Roth has released. You can watch all 16 episodes of Season 1 here. … [Read more...]
Exclusive: Eddie’s “(Nearly) Good Enough” Instrumental from ‘The Wild Life’
Another Van Halen News Desk exclusive! Here’s what we call “(Nearly) Good Enough”, written and performed by Eddie Van Halen in 1983. This track is part of the musical score from the movie The Wild Life, released in 1984. Eddie wrote the entire musical score for the movie, playing guitar along with his electronic drum machine. This piece features some of what ultimately … [Read more...]
Vote For “Eruption!”
Vote for Eddie Van Halen's "Eruption" in the final round of Guitar World's 'Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Readers Poll'. "Eruption" is up against Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb," and it's very close! Voting ends sometime tonight or tomorrow. You can vote only once (per device). VOTE HERE! … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Talks to Girlfriend (Animated Video)
An animated Eddie Van Halen lets his fingers do the talking in this entertaining animated relationship primer. When it comes to saying just the right thing to your significant other, we could all take a page out of the Eddie's songbook! Watch the video embedded above. This funny cartoon is in the vein of Beavis & Butthead, Saturday Night Live, South Park, Robot Chicken … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Gives His Best Advice (Video)
From The Salt Lake Tribune: Esquire magazine has turned 80 and to celebrate the anniversary, the magazine set out to create a portfolio called "The Life of Man," 80 original photographs of actors, sports icons, musicians, politicians, and presidents, ages 80 to one. The list of musicians featured in the portrait include Eddie Van Halen (58), Willie Nelson (80), Tim McGraw … [Read more...]
This Day in 1992: Van Halen Scores 3 MTV Video Music Awards For “Right Now,” Including ‘Video Of The Year.’
View image | gettyimages.com On Sept 9th, 1992, Van Halen took home three MTV Video Music Awards for their smash hit "Right Now," including 'Video Of The Year.' Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and the video's director and producer talk about making the music video for "Right Now" (the quotes below are from the book, I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Young David Lee Roth
Young David Lee Roth. Does he realize what the future holds for him? “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. Tune in every weekend for more! Photo courtesy of The Roth Show. … [Read more...]
This Day in 1991: Van Halen Performed “Poundcake” on the VMAs
On this day in 1991, Van Halen opened the MTV Video Music Awards with a live performance of "Poundcake." The show's host, Arsenio Hall, enthusiastically introduced the band as "The Greatest American Rock And Roll band EVER!" More about Poundcake: Three main guitar tracks make up this song, from the For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album. They include two tracks of … [Read more...]