Credit: Neil Zlozower Triumph singer/guitarist Rik Emmett says Van Halen may have started the party too early on the day of the 1983 US Festival. During a recent interview with Ultimate-Guitar's Greg Prato, Emmett commented on Triumph's appearance at the US Festival's "Heavy Metal Day" on May 29, 1983, which saw performances from Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2023
Paul Gilbert: ‘Van Halen II’ Was Life-Changing
Mr. Big guitarist Paul Gilbert says Van Halen II is among the ten albums that changed his life. Here's what Gilbert had to say about Van Halen's classic sophomore effort from 1979 during a recent interview with ClassicRockHistory.com's Andrew Daly: All the David Lee Roth-era Van Halen records were monuments of excellence to me. But Van Halen II hit me at just the right … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s Temporary Sex Office
Credit: Neil Zlozower Don Dokken came a knockin' but David Lee was too busy knockin' boots. During a recent appearance on The Hook Rocks! podcast, Dokken revealed Netflix is currently "making a movie about Dokken from the '80s" akin to Mötley Crüe's 2019 Netflix biopic The Dirt. One story to make the film, according to Dokken, has to do with David Lee Roth getting … [Read more...]