Don't tell the Redheads, but Diamond Dave was the first Van Halen frontman to sing about being a bum in the sun and having fun with a drink in your hand and your toes in the sand! Continuing with our celebration of the start of summer, we serve up a playlist of David Lee Roth songs for your summer listening pleasure. "Ice Cream Man"From: Diamond Dave … [Read more...]
Shinedown’s Berry Kerch On ’04 Van Halen Tour: “As Much As They Hated Each Other They Were So Sweet To All Of Us”
Shinedown drummer Berry Kerch says the 2004 Van Halen tour was a love/hate fest. While Kerch received nothing but love from Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar wasn't so fortunate. During his recent appearance on The Paltrocast, Kerch talked about his experience as part of the Van Halen '04 tour, which featured the return of Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony to the lineup. While … [Read more...]
Fans Unveil Reimagined Version Of ‘Van Halen III’
Van Halen III gets a 2024 reboot! Two fans have collaborated to reimagine Van Halen's 1998 album for a whole new listening experience. The project was put together by Scott Monroe, one of the hosts of the new podcast Regarding Van Halen 3, and podcaster/musician Kevin Brown. Monroe and Brown took the original 12-track album clocking in at 65:22 and edited it down to 10 … [Read more...]
Gene Simmons Performs Van Halen’s ‘House Of Pain’ Demo Version
Gene Simmons performed Van Halen's demo version of "House Of Pain" live during a recent solo concert in Milwaukee. According to Setlist.fm, this marked the first time Simmons ever performed the song in concert. The fan-shot video above was from The Gene Simmons Band's show at the Rock & Brews restaurant Wednesday (July 3rd). Simmons' connection to the song dates back to … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony On Failed Van Halen Tribute: ‘I Heard About It In The Press’
Was Michael Anthony to be part of the failed Van Halen tribute project in 2021 or was it Jason Newsted? Three years ago, Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth were planning a Van Halen/Edward Van Halen tribute tour with Joe Satriani on guitar and either Newsted or Anthony on bass. This story first broke in April of 2021 when Newsted told The Palm Beach Post that he had been … [Read more...]
Band Wanted to Name Publishing Company ‘David Lee Roth Is God Music’
Credit: Neil Zlozower In Dave We Trust... The Los Angeles punk rock band Jughead's Revenge once requested that their music publishing company be named after the exalted one himself - David Lee Roth. During a recent appearance on The Paltrocast, Randall Wixen [the founder of Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. and Wixen Music UK Ltd.,] shared the DLR story with host … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Sammy Hagar Summer Playlist
The summer song party continues at the Van Halen News Desk. This time we've got a "Red" hot playlist of summertime Sammy Hagar songs! "All We Need Is An Island"From: Sammy Hagar & Friends (2013) You can't have a Sammy summer without a "big ole' sandy beach" to throw a party. Heart's Nancy Wilson and Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart joins Sammy on this dream getaway … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Names His Favorite Edward Van Halen Solo
Credit: Neil Zlozower If Michael Anthony had to pick his favorite Edward Van Halen solo, it's the one he heard Edward play every night on stage since the beginning - "Eruption". Anthony commented on Edward's iconic solo from Van Halen's 1978 self-titled debut album during a recent interview with Ultimate Guitar's Greg Prato: What would you say were some of your … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Joins Mr. Bungle For Van Halen’s ‘Loss Of Control’
Wolfgang Van Halen joined Mr. Bungle on stage yesterday (June 22) to perform a cover of Van Halen's "Loss Of Control". Below are a few videos taken of the performance at the Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium where both Mammoth WVH and Mr. Bungle appeared as part of the lineup of bands. Mr. Bungle features singer Mike Patton (Faithe No … [Read more...]
Nuno Honors Edward: ‘Bumblee Guitar’ Featured In Latest Extreme Video
Credit: Neil Zlozower Nuno Bettencourt has honored Edward Van Halen by playing on a custom-made black and yellow striped "Bumblee" guitar during the video for Extreme's latest single "Beautiful Girls". The original guitar designed by Edward debuted on the back cover of the 1979 album Van Halen II and was heavily played throughout the 1979 world tour. Bettencourt … [Read more...]
Van Halen Tops List Of Missed Live Album Opportunities
Credit: Neil Zlozower Author Martin Popoff believes a live album from Van Halen during the original David Lee Roth-era of the band could have gone down as one of the greatest live albums of all time. Popoff, who is the author of the brand-new book Van Halen at 50, recently wrote an article for Goldmine magazine listing 20 bands who had that precious window of time to … [Read more...]
‘A Different Kind Of Truth’ Returns To Streaming Platforms
Van Halen's final studio album A Different Kind Of Truth has returned to streaming platforms. The 2012 album featuring the return of David Lee Roth and the debut of Wolfgang Van Halen, had disappeared from Spotify and Apple Music in 2022, leading fans to wonder why. During an October 2023 appearance on Sirius/XM's Trunk Nation, Wolfgang commented on the album's … [Read more...]