Steel Panther have released a pair of covers from Van Halen's classic second album. The band's renditions of "Beautiful Girls" and "D.O.A." - originally from 1979's 'Van Halen II' - were filmed and recorded virtually from the band members' individual homes. “When we were playing weekly shows on the Sunset Strip, Van Halen music was essential to our setlists to keep the … [Read more...]
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10-Year-Old Drummer Avery Molek Performs ‘Hot For Teacher’ with Steel Panther
What happens when you combine Van Halen, Steel Panther, and everybody's favorite 10-year-old drumming prodigy, Avery Molek? Avery attended a Steel Panther concert recently, holding up a sign which simply read, "Can I Play Hot For Teacher?" Watch the video above to see what happened! Spoiler: Steel Panther was blown away, and the crowd goes wild! See our Steel Panther … [Read more...]
Steel Panther’s Michael Starr: Van Halen Was ‘The Heroin Of Rock For Me’
From Blabbermouth.net: Mark Weiss of RockScene.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist Michael Starr of Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters Steel Panther. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about his early musical influences, Starr said: "For me, when Van Halen came out, that started the heavy metal of the '80s as I know it today. David Lee Roth, Eddie Van … [Read more...]
Video: 11-Year-Old Guitarist Performs Van Halen’s “Eruption” and “You Really Got Me” with Steel Panther
11-year-old rocker, Aidan Fisher, is going viral. His biggest idol is Eddie Van Halen, and his dream is "to make a Van Halen Tribute band. Have some cover songs and make some original songs on my own." From WOWT.com: One million hits on You Tube - and growing. An aspiring Omaha rocker is going viral and it's easy to see why he's someone to watch. He's only … [Read more...]
Fans Launch Podcast Devoted To David Lee Roth
For those who feel a little of David Lee Roth ain't enough we've found a podcast just for you. The DLR Cast, called "The essential podcast by and for fans of original Van Halen singer David Lee Roth", is hosted by die-hard Roth fans Steve Roth and Darren Paltrowitz. Along with the latest David Lee Roth news and deep dive discussions are interviews with various notable … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Announces First Mammoth WVH Show
Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth WVH band is set to perform its first-ever concert at the Aftershock Festival next October. The festival is set to run October 7th through October 10th in Sacramento, CA. Mammoth WVH will be performing on the final night of the festival which also includes Metallica, My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, My Chemical Romance, Rancid, Seether, Volbeat, … [Read more...]
Famous Guitarists on the Astonishing Impact of Van Halen’s First Album
"The first time I heard Eddie Van Halen, I was absolutely floored," says former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick. "I was also petrified." TeamRock.com has put together an impressive collection of new quotes from guitar players talking about Van Halen's first album: When the debut album by Van Halen was released in early 1978, it was a bolt from the blue. For the older … [Read more...]
Ultimate Jam Night Salutes Van Halen
The place to be in Hollywood Tuesday night was the Whisky A Go Go, where Ultimate Jam Night returned, with some of Hollywood’s biggest rock musicians a doing a whole set of music dedicated to the Mighty Van Halen! Performers: Michael Starr (Steel Panther) Oni Logan (Lynch Mob) Phl Varone (Skid Row) Brian Geller and Lance Turner (The Atomic Punks) August Zadra (Dennis … [Read more...]
Rock Icons: David Lee Roth by Michael Starr
Michael Starr from the hilarious hair metal band Steel Panther tells TeamRock's Matt Stock why Diamond Dave is his favorite rock frontman of all time. Steel Panther's Michael Starr salutes rock's ultimate showman, David Lee Roth My first introduction to Van Halen was in 1978. My brother played guitar and he was really into them but I didn’t know anything about them since … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Jams Van Halen Classics at Mark In The Morning 1st Anniversary Show
We got video of the legendary Van Halen bassist, Michael Anthony, performing three Van Halen classics (with Warrant's Robert Mason on vocals) at the Mark In The Morning 1st Anniversary Show which took place Friday night (Feb 26th) at The Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. It's great to see and hear Michael doing what he does best! This event was a variety show featuring music, … [Read more...]
The Inside Story of the Eat ‘Em & Smile Band (Near) Reunion
Interesting details emerge on how it all went down on November 25 — the night Hollywood came super close to seen a full reunion of the 'Eat ‘Em and Smile Band.' Adam Mandel from Ultimate Jam Night posted this great account from that night on Facebook: TheUltimate Jam Night Morning After Report, Version 44 (The Shut Down Edition) If you’ve been to any of the 43 Ultimate Jam … [Read more...]
‘Eat ‘Em and Smile’ Band 30th Anniversary Reunion – Foiled
"Look who showed up for the reunion! Guess I'm singing back ups lol" —Michael Starr Last night (Wednesday, Nov 25th) was to be a very special event at the Ultimate Jam Night at Lucky Strike in Hollywood. It was to be a one-time event — a concert for the 30th Anniversary of the EAT EM’ AND SMILE BAND, with original musicians Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and Greg Bissonette. … [Read more...]