Video highlights from Howard Stern's interview with Wolfgang Van Halen today have now become available. Below are the segments followed by the entire audio interview: Revealing There Was A Van Halen Reunion In The Works: On Writing “Distance” As A Tribute To His Father: On The Rumors He’ll Replace His Dad In Van Halen: On Waiting To Go … [Read more...]
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Wolfgang Van Halen Debuts Touching Single, ‘Distance,’ Dedicated to His Father
The wait is over. Wolfgang Van Halen's brand new single, "Distance," dedicated to his father Eddie Van Halen has been released. Check out the official video for the new song at the end of this post. He wrote the song while his late father battled cancer, “imagining what my life would be without him, and how terribly I’d miss him,” as Wolfgang explained in a statement. “I … [Read more...]
The Van Halen Song That Should Have Been Number One [VIDEO]
Which Van Halen songs do you think should have gone to number one but didn't? If you said "Panama" you're in good company. The Professor of Rock hosts a series of videos devoted to the greatest classic rock artists of all time. In his most recent episode (above) he makes the argument for "Panama" as being the Van Halen song that should have topped the charts. "'Panama', … [Read more...]
Geezer Butler Talks Lost Black Sabbath Recording Featuring Eddie Van Halen
Geezer Butler recently talked about the Black Sabbath song Eddie Van Halen co-wrote and played on in the early 90s. The Sabbath bassist made the comment during a recent interview with Eamon O'Neill of EonMusic. Here are Butler's comments: You didn’t have much involvement with Sabbath outside of your initial stint up until 1983, but what can you tell me about working … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s Pasadena High ’75 Set Surfaces [Audio]
A recording of Van Halen performing at Pasadena High School in the spring of 1975 has surfaced online. The video (above) posted to YouTube captures soundboard audio of the band in the high school's gymnasium in April of '75. David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony perform a high-energy, eight-song set made up of seven cover songs and one original … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Says Now Is Not The Time To Talk Reunions
Sammy Hagar continues to mourn the passing of Eddie Van Halen and is shooting down any talk of reunions or tributes including him. Hagar addressed the recent fabricated rumors of a Van Halen reunion that would include himself, Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van Halen on guitar to ABC News Radio: "There's no talk of reunion or a tribute with me, … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen To Appear On Howard Stern Show, Debut New Single ‘Distance’ On Monday
Wolfgang Van Halen will be releasing his debut single "Distance" on Monday. That same morning he'll appear on Sirius/XM's The Howard Stern Show. Below is the statement released by Wolfgang's label Explorer1 Music Group: "Distance" is a a song that was initially written for the debut album, but was going to be held for a later time. "As my Pop continued to struggle with … [Read more...]
Van Halen-Themed Race Car On Display At Daytona International Speedway
Ain't nothin' like it, the shiny red, black and white striped machine on display at The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. The brand new exhibit now on display at the museum (located on the grounds of Daytona International Speedway) is a Porsche race car painted up in Eddie Van Halen's classic red/black/white colors. It's one of two new exhibits on loan from Kevin … [Read more...]
Watch U.S. Soldier’s Guitar Tribute To Eddie Van Halen [VIDEO]
On a day the United States honors its military veterans for their service we also bring you this video featuring a U.S. soldier honoring his guitar hero Eddie Van Halen. United States Army Staff Sergeant Austin West is a recruiter stationed in Watertown, New York. When he's off duty he plays the electric guitar. According to his YouTube "about" page he likes everything from … [Read more...]
Producer Ted Templeman Reflects On His Time With Van Halen To Entertainment Weekly
Ted Templeman recently chatted with Entertainment Weekly about his legendary career as a producer. Below are the excerpts from the article regarding Templeman's comments on Van Halen and the passing of Eddie: On working with Van Halen Templeman produced seven albums for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-ensconced band, both with the classic line-up of frontman Roth, … [Read more...]
Iowa Woman Recalls Her Moment In The Sun With David Lee Roth
Well guess who’s back in circulation? It’s David Lee Roth’s favorite flag girl. Over three decades later she’s returned to let her flag unfurl one more time. Just recently Iowa sports writer Sam Paxton shared a story with the Van Halen News Desk regarding long lost photos and video of David Lee Roth showing up during halftime of an Iowa-Iowa State football game in September … [Read more...]
Hear Never Before Heard Outtakes/Alternate Endings Of Early Van Halen Tracks [VIDEO]
Sunset Sound continued its Van Halen November series with parts 2 and 2.5 of their interview with engineer Brian Kehew. This time Kehew takes us into the studio to hear never before heard outtakes and alternate endings of classic Van Halen tracks. Kehew was hired by Warner Bros. around 2005 as an independent contractor to sort through their archives to find material worthy … [Read more...]