Homeschool work has never been quite like this. The Van Halen News Desk knows that parents could use some comic relief these days. After all, dealing with the challenge of keeping your children educated at home during the COVID-19 crisis is no easy task. Below is a brand new parody called “Not Your Teacher”. It’s produced by The Holderness Family, who has released a … [Read more...]
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Sammy & The Circle Cover “Good Enough’ & ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ While on Lockdown
Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony bust out two more rock classics with their bandmates in The Circle while on lockdown. The Circle has been recording covers while social distancing due to the Coronavirus. They're calling the jam sessions 'The Circle Lockdown Challenge.' Sammy's been announcing them on social media. For a last week's cover of the Who's "Won't Get Fooled … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Answers The Critics Regarding Keyboards In Van Halen
Sammy Hagar has heard it many times over the years. He’s the guy who wanted more keyboards and less guitar in Van Halen. Well, the former Van Halen frontman finally set the record straight on the topic and he had a rock-solid witness to back him up – Michael Anthony. “I didn’t do any of that. That’s what Eddie did,” Hagar said during yesterday’s interview on Sirius/XM’s … [Read more...]
Never-Before-Heard Alex Van Halen Interview From 1981
“There’s a little bit of Van Halen in everybody, and we’re just there to bring it out.” Talk about the perfect t-shirt. Those words came straight from the man who has brought the undeniable Van Halen beats we’ve been rocking to for over four decades - Alex Van Halen. They’re from a 1981 interview that has never been heard before until now thanks to the podcast The Tapes … [Read more...]
Van Halen ‘Women and Children First’ Anniversary Podcast
Women And Children First - Released 40 Years Ago Today Van Halen’s ‘Women and Children First’ album has just turned 40 and like a bottle of David Lee Roth’s best party-ready whiskey, it’s only gotten better with age. To celebrate the anniversary of the classic Van Halen album released on March 26th, 1980, the podcast The Rocker Life recently released an episode … [Read more...]
Gary Cherone Talkin’ ‘Bout Van Halen: Hear Complete ‘Trunk Nation’ Interview
Van Halen III was released on this date in 1998 (March 17th) On the anniversary of Van Halen III today, it's a good time to highlight the recent talk former Van Halen singer Gary Cherone had with Sirius/XM’s ‘Trunk Nation’ host, Eddie Trunk. Gary spoke about his time singing for Van Halen, including a small update on his current relationship with the Van Halen … [Read more...]
‘He Delivered Like A Boss’: Glowing Reviews of David Lee Roth Keep Coming
"You better believe we're gettin' our kicks on this tour!" Photo by photoshopCAFE.com You wanted the best reviews, you got the best reviews. The Van Halen News Desk has collected some of the latest reactions by those who’ve had the chance to see David Lee Roth during his recent run of dates as the special guest of KISS. Below are a handful of reviews including one from … [Read more...]
Discover The Stories Behind Van Halen’s Debut Album (Podcast)
The Van Halen News Desk’s Eric Senich is going back to the classic Van Halen catalog once more for the latest episode of his classic rock podcast DISCovery. Just recently he revisited the ten-million plus selling ‘1984’ album. this time he’s digging deep into another diamond-selling album, the one that started it all – their iconic self-titled debut from 1978. “You cannot … [Read more...]
KISS Manager ‘Jumped’ At The Chance To Get David Lee Roth On Tour
Kiss' Doc McGhee is thrilled to be touring with DLR Having been in the business for over 40 years legendary music manager Doc McGhee has seen and heard the best of the best rock bands in the world. As for Van Halen with David Lee Roth, now that's a band who easily ranks at the very top of what he says is a very selective list.McGhee, who’s been the manager of KISS since … [Read more...]
Van Halen Scores Two ‘Best Of The Decade’ Songs With ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’
Van Halen's comeback album, ‘A Different Kind Of Truth,’ released on this day in 2012, featured the return of David Lee Roth. The highly-anticipated album was a dream come true for fans. It also received high praise from music critics. As the decade recently came to a close, a pair of the music industry’s biggest magazines cited two of the album’s tracks as two of the … [Read more...]
Discover The Stories Behind Van Halen’s ‘1984’ Album (Podcast)
Thirty-six years ago this month Van Halen’s massively successful ‘1984’ album was released. Today it ranks among the greatest albums in rock history. While its songs continue to entertain millions of fans over three decades later, the intriguing stories behind the album continue to surface. Van Halen News Desk writer Eric Senich explores those stories and more behind '1984' in … [Read more...]
Greg Renoff Shares Ted Templeman’s Behind-the-scenes Stories
This week's episode of DISCovery features an interview with Greg Renoff, author of the 2015 book Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal. He's about to release a brand new book along with legendary producer Ted Templeman, Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music. Greg talks in-depth on Templeman who produced albums by … [Read more...]