If you're going to hang out and listen to Van Halen albums with Wolfgang Van Halen, don't stress over which album to bring along - he's a fan of all of 'em. "I think there´s something great to be found on every Van Halen album," Wolfgang told the Sweden online magazine Rocksverige. He was asked to give his thoughts on Van Halen's 1986 album '5150', which had just reached its … [Read more...]
Def Leppard’s Rick Allen Captures Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Infectious’ Spirit With Paint
Forty three years ago this week (May 16th, 1978) Black Sabbath performed a concert at Sheffield City Hall in England. In the audience that night was the future drummer of Def Leppard Rick Allen. While Allen remembers Black Sabbath, it was the opening act Van Halen and the band's wildly innovative lead guitarist he'll never forget. "Eddie [Van Halen], in particular, it was a … [Read more...]
Absolutely EPIC Footage of Van Halen Live, 1979!
Amidst the screams of sweat-soaked teenaged fans, fists raised high in the air, comes the voice of Van Halen's toast master David Lee Roth giving his bandmate Alex Van Halen the cue: "Help 'em dance the night away Al!!!" And with that, the party raged on... It was on this night in 1979 that Van Halen brought their very first headlining tour into Rochester, New York for a … [Read more...]
Watch: ‘Panama’ Cover By Guitarist Sophie Burrell
Meet Sophie Burrell. She is currently Britain's rising star of the guitar and, as you're about to find out, well versed in Van Halen. Burrell releases a series of videos on YouTube featuring covers of classic guitar rock songs; among them are nearly a handful of Van Halen songs. Her most recent (above) is of "Panama". Burrell, now 21, has gone from launching her own … [Read more...]
Nancy Wilson Breaks Down Arrangement Of Eddie Van Halen Tribute Song ‘4 Edward’
Nancy Wilson said her Eddie Van Halen tribute song "4 Edward" had to include three important ingredients: A little bit of classical, a little bit of rock and a whole lot of joy. Wilson was a guest on KLOS FM's "New & Approved" virtual show hosted by Matt Pinfield. She appeared to talk about her debut solo album 'You and Me', which was released last Friday (May 7th) and … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth- “Lo-Rez Sunset” (Short Fan Animation)
Ridin' off into the "Low-Rez Sunset" with Diamond Dave! Check out this short fan animation video created by artist Ramses Rios who has a YouTube channel devoted to David Lee Roth called The Mojo Dojo. The video features original character and art illustrations from Roth's The Soggy Bottom series and his immersive interactive comic The Roth Project along with the song "Lo-Rez … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar: ‘Eddie Was The Most Humble Musician I Ever Met’ [VIDEO]
Sammy Hagar appeared on KLOS FM's "New & Approved" virtual series to reflect on his entire career including the time he first met Eddie Van Halen in 1978. At around the age of 24 Hagar decided to move his family and bandmates from Fontana, California to San Francisco to kick start his career, which is exactly what it did. Soon after he became the lead singer of the band … [Read more...]
How David Lee Roth’s ‘Crazy From The Heat’ Book Led John 5 To Becoming DLR Band Guitarist
Guitarist John 5's David Lee Roth story began where Roth's book ended. Literally. During a recent interview with The Sessions, the former DLR Band guitarist recently recalled how he landed the job as Roth's guitarist in 1998 . He said it all started when he was reading Roth's 1998 autobiography 'Crazy From The Heat'. "I was reading ['Crazy From The Heat']. I was at my … [Read more...]
Dweezil Zappa Highlights The ‘Jeff Beck’ Influence On Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar Technique
Eddie Van Halen often talked about Eric Clapton being his main influence growing up but Dweezil Zappa said he hears more Jeff Beck in Eddie than Clapton. "I don't hear Eric Clapton in Ed's playing unless he's playing straight up blues and he can clearly mimic Eric to a T when he's doing that," Zappa said in a newly released clip from his podcast Runnin With The Dweezil. … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth On The Van Halen Brothers & ‘The Two Pasadenas’ In Latest Illustration
David Lee Roth is back with another illustrated story and this one tells of a darker side to sunny Pasadena. Roth, born in Bloomington, Indiana, arrived in Pasadena during his teens. While attending Pasadena City College in the early 70s, he met the brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen, who had moved from the Netherlands to Pasadena in 1962. "True Story: There are two … [Read more...]
The 10 Best Uses of Van Halen Songs in Movies
Van Halen on the silver screen. Greatest thing we've ever seen! Ben Sherlock of the online movie news website Screen Rant has picked the ten best uses of Van Halen songs in film and ranked them all. Here's a look at the top five: 1) "Everybody Wants Some!!" In Better Off Dead "The darkly comic John Cusack cult classic Better Off Dead has … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘Somebody Get Me A Doctor’ (US Fest Version) | First Time Reaction!
Meet DJ. He's the newest Van Halen fan thanks to his YouTube co-host MCA. MCA is clearly a man with excellent taste in music. MCA and DJ have a YouTube show called GetSideways, which features a series of first time reaction videos where the old-school rock fan MCA plays his favorite music for the new-school hip hop fan DJ and vice versa. For their most recent episode MCA … [Read more...]