Paul Stanley recalled the impact of Van Halen's 1978 debut album and how Eddie Van Halen influenced the KISS sound in the decade that followed on the Jeremy White Podcast. "They took the world by storm. They were an amazing, amazing band," Stanley told host Jeremy White when asked about Van Halen's first album, which was released 43 years ago this month (2/10/78). "Dave … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen On Tonight’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! Performance: ‘The Last Time I Played The Show Was With My Dad’
Tonight is the night Wolfgang Van Halen and his band Mammoth WVH will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! The last time Wolfgang was on the show he was performing alongside his dad almost six years ago. "I'm excited, I'm nervous. The last time I played the show was with my dad," Wolfgang in an interview with Montreal's CHOM 97.7 earlier this week. "There's a lot of swirling … [Read more...]
Happy Valentines From Dave
David Lee Roth is wishing fans an early Happy Valentines Day. He posted a photo of him with his late dog Russ on social media. The photo also includes lyrics from the Beatles 1965 song "In My Life": "There are faces I remember...". Below is the post via Dave's Instagram page: View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Lee Roth (@davidleeroth) … [Read more...]
How Pepsi Got Van Halen To Give Up ‘Right Now’ For Crystal Pepsi Ad
Why did Van Halen give up their song "Right Now" for a Crystal Pepsi commercial? The YouTube channel Rock N' Roll True Stories has attempted to “clear” up that question. You may have first seen the commercial for Crystal Pepsi during Super Bowl XXVII on January 30th, 1993. Along with old-school 90s fonts and computer graphics and — for some reason — a rhino and a rat in a … [Read more...]
How His Adventurous Mind Always Led Eddie Van Halen Down The Road Less Traveled
If there is one word Steve Lukather would use to describe Eddie Van Halen's approach to the guitar it would be "adventurous". Lukather talked about Eddie, his friend of 40-plus years, with Guitar World recently and shared a few stories that exemplified his road less traveled philosophy. "He was just a humble little guy who just loved to mess with shit and do things … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Looks Back On Album Released Nine Years Ago Today: ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’
Wolfgang Van Halen remembered Van Halen's 'A Different Kind Of Truth' via Twitter today on what is the album's ninth anniversary. "It’s not everyone’s favorite, but I’m proud of my contribution to the formula and process," said Wolfgang, who played bass on the album. "The following tour was also one of my favorites. Wonderful memories I’m eternally grateful for. Time … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Releases Teaser Clips Of New Song ‘You’re To Blame’ [UPDATED]
Wolfgang has released short audio teaser clips of "You're To Blame". CLIP TWO: Soon...Sign up for more info @ https://t.co/WAi3IofknP pic.twitter.com/KIKb4uJIfo— Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) February 4, 2021 CLIP ONE: Coming soon... ? @MammothWVH Sign up for exclusive deets @ https://t.co/WAi3IofknP pic.twitter.com/1eAWBFaEDu— Wolf Van Halen … [Read more...]
Steve Vai On The ‘Innocent Genius’ Of Eddie Van Halen
Guitar World has posted Steve Vai's tribute to Eddie Van Halen. In it, Vai illustrates Eddie's ability to endlessly and effortlessly tap into his creativity. Below is an excerpt from Vai's article submitted to Guitar World on October 14th, 2020: The innocence of genius is fascinating. This idea was prominently on display through the entire career of Edward Van Halen. … [Read more...]
32 Years Ago Van Halen Finishes Two-Night Stand In Tokyo, Japan
On February 2nd, 1989 Van Halen played the second of two consecutive shows at the Superdome in Tokyo, Japan as they were winding down their highly successful 'OU812' tour. The lineup of Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony were coming off of their second straight #1 album with 'OU812', which topped the charts on June 25th, 1988. It's since gone … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Talks Early Cover Band Days Of Van Halen
Michael Anthony recalled Van Halen's early cover song club days during a recent interview with Southern California radio station 95.5 KLOS FM. "In Van Halen we would all get together at [David Lee Roth's] house 'cuz we would make up the flyers for some of the clubs we would play at," Anthony told Matt Pinfield for the KLOS video series New & Appoved. "Alex [Van Halen] … [Read more...]
Van Halen Tribute Album Due Out, All Proceeds Donated To Lung Cancer Research
The Long Island Van Halen Tribute Album is due out this month in memory of Eddie Van Halen with all of the proceeds to go to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation of New York. The 17-song album of all Van Halen songs is performed by bands and artists mostly from the New York area. It will be released through iLLogical Records on February 26th through CD (only 300 copies … [Read more...]
Tony Iommi Reflects On His Long-Lasting Friendship With Eddie Van Halen
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi knows that good friends are hard to come by in the highly competitive music business, which is why he cherishes the friendship he had with Eddie Van Halen. "I've got two really great friends in the music business -- Brian May is one and Eddie Van Halen was the other," Iommi told Guitar World. "Ed was just fantastic, and his death is a … [Read more...]