Bring the chicken, pickles and beer. It's party time with our favorite toastmaster Diamond David Lee Roth. Ramses Rios has uploaded a video (above) set to Roth's song "It's Party Time" and it's clear this guy knows his Diamond Dave history. It is simply Dave-tastic! Here's what Rios posted along with the video: "Been working on this video all summer and finally … [Read more...]
Archives for 2020
Pearl Jam Members Talkin’ ‘Bout Their Love Of Van Halen: ‘The Greatest Live Rock Band Of All Time’
Guitarist Mike McCready leading the way on Pearl Jam's performance of "Eruption"/"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" (Hartford, CT 2013) For those who need proof that even the "grunge" bands of the 90s were huge Van Halen fans we submit Exhibits "P" & "J" as in Pearl Jam. "I don’t think there was a better live music experience [than Van Halen]," Gossard recently told Classic … [Read more...]
Gene Simmons Reveals The Van Halen Demo Most Deserving Of Release: ‘It’ll Make Your Jaw Drop’
If Gene Simmons could pick any Van Halen demo track for an official release it would most definitely be the band's original 1976 recording of “House of Pain”. “The original version is like a locomotive that doesn’t stop. Your jaw would drop,” Simmons said during a recent appearance on The Jeremy White Podcast which can be viewed above. Simmons has a personal connection to … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Debuts New Character ‘Dawn Verdict’ In Latest Illustration
She's the first of the new breed of detective dominatrixes straight from the endlessly imaginative mind of David Lee Roth. Meet Dawn Verdict. Roth has posted a new illustration (above) on his Twitter page and this one debuts a character who "solves the crime and delivers the verdict right where it hurts!! Every time." Ouch! Roth goes on to write: "So for all you bad … [Read more...]
Listen To Van Halen/Foo Fighters Mashup ‘Jump Like These’
It's times like these you might as well "Jump"! Check out this mashup just posted to YouTube by Pierre Dentale. In it he takes David Lee Roth's isolated vocals from Van Halen's "Jump" and lays it over the music of "Times Like These" from Foo Fighters. The result - "Jump Like These": Makes us wonder what it'd be like if David Lee Roth actually was the lead singer of … [Read more...]
How Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth Ignited The Late 70s [VIDEO]
If only there were teachers like this when we were in school... The Professor of Rock has returned once more to profess his love of Van Halen. In his latest video he discusses how the one-two punch of Van Halen's first two singles - "You Really Got Me" and "Runnin' With The Devil" helped to "ignite" the late 70s music scene. "Van Halen was born in the middle of disco, … [Read more...]
Loudersound Ranks Van Halen’s Greatest Cover Songs
The music detectives at Loudersound have just returned from what we can assume was a very entertaining undercover mission: To come up with the ten greatest Van Halen cover songs of all time. As fans know it was Van Halen's 1978 cover of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" that helped launch the band's career. But there are plenty more masterful Van Halen-ized cover songs the band … [Read more...]
‘Summer Nights’ Ranks Among 25 Most Underrated Deep Cuts From Legendary Bands
The website Yardbarker has placed Van Halen's 1986 song "Summer Nights" among the 25 most underrated deep cuts recorded by legendary bands. "Trying to find a hidden gem or underrated song among some of the greatest bands of all time is never easy," wrote Yardbarker's Jeff Mezydlo. "However, some of the best tunes from a legendary group might be the ones that never earned … [Read more...]
Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, Warrior Soul, City Kids Members Release Eddie Van Halen Tribute; All Proceeds To Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation [VIDEO]
Musician/Producer Frank Meyer has assembled an international all-star lineup to record a Van Halen classic in tribute to Eddie Van Halen. “In A Simple Rhyme” was originally released on 1980’s 'Women and Children First' and Meyer’s cover is available at Bandcamp and all digital platforms today. The one-off project is a tribute to Meyer’s hero Eddie Van Halen and all proceeds … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Talks Eddie Van Halen Tribute Song “Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar & Grill”
Mention the smell of fresh sawdust on the floor and David Lee Roth is immediately taken back to his earliest memories of performing with his longtime bandmate Eddie Van Halen. "I actually walked past the door of a local drinking establishment and smelled the sawdust and like Proust with a lemon cookie, it triggered volumes of memory," Roth recently told Variety. It's a … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Explains Why He Decided To Call His Band Mammoth WVH
While Wolfgang Van Halen wants to honor his father Eddie's legacy he is also determined to forge his own path as an artist. It's with that mindset that he came up with his new band name: Mammoth WVH. "I really like the Mammoth name, because I think only super die-hard Van Halen fans are familiar with the name and I think overall, most people don't really know the … [Read more...]
Watch Fan Halen Guitarist Play Every Riff From Van Halen 1 In 10 Minutes
Guitarist Derek Fuller has performed Eddie Van Halen's classic riffs more times than he can remember but this is one performance he'll likely never forget. The guitarist for the Van Halen tribute band Fan Halen stopped by Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood to perform every classic riff from Van Halen's 1978 debut album in just 10 minutes. "This is truly a bucket list for … [Read more...]