For those not on Facebook, Eddie Van Halen posted this photo on his Facebook page on Thanksgiving day. "Happy Thanksgiving To You And Yours!" … [Read more...]
Archives for 2016
The Top 10 Greatest Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solos
TEAMROCK has come up with their list of the crowning moments from the king of shred... If you’re compiling a list of the world’s greatest guitarists, then Eddie Van Halen should be at the top. Across the course of his band Van Halen’s 40-plus-year career, he took what could be done with the guitar to a level not see since Jimi Hendrix. Such is his importance in the evolution … [Read more...]
Watch Sammy Hagar tell Jay Leno how he met Eddie Van Halen
For the premiere episode of Jay Leno's Garage, airing tonight, Jay met up with rock icon Sammy Hagar to check out his car collection. In the video clips below, Sammy Hagar shows Jay his 1982 Ferrari 512BB, which was the original car used in the "I Can't Drive 55" music video, and recounts the day he happened to meet Eddie Van Halen. Catch Sammy on the premier episodes of Jay … [Read more...]
Van Hagar Reforming Next Year? The TRUTH About the New Rumor
Whenever Van Halen is on hiatus, rumors tend to pop up. This year has been no exception. A new Van Halen rumor broke yesterday which states that the band is planning on touring in 2017 with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony. We don’t have much to say about this, other than the fact that three of our tried and true sources are saying the rumor is simply not true. Van Halen are … [Read more...]
Photos: Eddie Van Halen Attends ‘I Stand with AIMEE’ Benefit
Eddie Van Halen attended the 'I Stand with AIMEE' Benefit held last night (Nov 17th) at the Federal Bar in North Hollywood, California. The evening was a fun-filled night benefiting a great social cause. Proceeds went towards SHE-IS, a local non-profit helpingvictims of sexual abuse through the power of dance and the social awareness film AIMEE shedding light on the domestic … [Read more...]
The Death of Rock Dynamic Duos
What do we love about golden gods and guitarists with mystique? For starters … everything. There's an interesting new article on AL.com about the greatest rock duos over the last few decades. We're featuring the intro and Van Halen segment from the article, below. Read the rest at AL.com. "From the very beginning, we said I'm the frontman and you're the guitarist with … [Read more...]
Every Van Halen Album Ranked From Worst to Best
From TEAMROCK.COM: Van Halen revolutionized hard rock when they came shrieking out of Pasadena in the 1970s, and have sold millions of albums since. Here they are, ranked from disastrous to dazzling Van Halen revolutionized hard rock music. When the band’s debut album was released in 1978, punk had unsettled rock’s old order. Giants such as Zeppelin and Sabbath were on … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Awarded ‘Icon of the Year’ at RockGodz Hall of Fame Ceremony & Jam
Michael Anthony (Van Halen, Chickenfoot, The Circle) received the prestigious RockGodz Hall of Fame's ICON OF THE YEAR award on October 27, during their third RockGodz Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Show in Las Vegas, at Hard Rock Live. Note that Michael didn't receive a "Bass Player of the Year" award, but rather, the "ICON of the Year" award. That's because, in our … [Read more...]
Watch: Killer Van Halen Covers by Liquid Charlie
Welcome to the first installment of a new monthly feature here at VHND, where we spotlight upcoming guitar players and feature their killer Van Halen covers, which we feel should not be missed by VH fans! This new column is written by Eric Broadbent, host of the popular EVH Gear Discussion Talk Show on YouTube. This month Eric interviews Charlie Stinchcombe (aka "Liquid … [Read more...]
Van Halen Halloween Costume Winner 2016 – Stella Lee Roth!
We just have to say that little "Stella Lee Roth" is easily our favorite Van Halen-related Halloween costume this year! We were contacted by Stella Lee Roth's mom, and we're happy to feature her cute photos of Stella Lee Roth. "A friend of mine suggested we do this and I’m so glad we did. She was the original member of Van Halen and is now back with them. She’s also known as … [Read more...]
Van Halen Halloween Costumes 2016
Here's our collection of creative Van Halen (or VH-related) costumes that people sent us for Halloween this year and last year. Enjoy, and start thinking about your costume(s) for us to feature on VHND for next year! (Click photos for full size) … [Read more...]
UPDATED: FULL INTERVIEW – Michael Anthony Talks Van Halen on Eddie Trunk
UPDATED: Now we have the FULL interview. Listen above. Eddie Trunk spoke to Michael Anthony about Van Halen Friday, Oct 21st, and it sure is a great listen! Enjoy! More on Eddie Trunk's NEW show: This week marked the premiere of TRUNK NATION - Eddie Trunk's NEW show on SiriusXM channel Volume (106). It airs live 6 days a week from 2-4P ET and replays each night 9-11P ET. … [Read more...]