Sammy Hagar and his band headlined last night's set at the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California. You can watch the full set - professionally taped - in the video below. From Stagecoach, Hagar will head to Las Vegas with his current road band -- guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Kenny Aronoff, and former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony -- to launch a residency at the Park … [Read more...]
‘Encore, Thank You, Goodnight’ Music Video
Watch Sammy Hagar's "Encore, Thank You, Goodnight" music video, above. We have more info on the song in our last article, here. … [Read more...]
Hear the Song that Sammy Hagar Wrote From A Dream About Eddie Van Halen
From the "Encore, Thank You, Goodnight" music video, premiering Sunday 9pm PST. "I'm almost embarrassed to talk about this... I had a dream and Eddie came to the dream and showed me a song. This was one hundred percent a communication from the beyond. There is no question about it." Sammy Hagar's new song "Encore, Thank You, Goodnight" is released today. The … [Read more...]
Music Videos From ‘A Little Ain’t Enough’ and ‘Your Filthy Little Mouth’ Now Streaming
To celebrate the release of David Lee Roth's 5-CD Remastered Box Set The Warner Recordings 1985-1994, Rhino Records has released high-quality versions of David Lee Roth's iconic music videos from the heyday of MTV. Below are five newly uploaded videos from the 'A Little Ain't Enough' and 'Your Filthy Little Mouth' albums. Enjoy! Sensible Shoes Tell The … [Read more...]
Lost Van Halen Photos Found After 45 years
©Neil Zlozower / Atlas Icons What if the most iconic photos of Eddie Van Halen were nearly lost forever? Gibson TV has shared the video below, along with the following introduction: In this episode of Through The Lens, legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower – known for his raw, high-voltage portraits of rock royalty – shares the unbelievable story of the … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Shares ‘Jump” Video Parody
David Lee Roth shares a parody of Van Halen’s classic "Jump" video to celebrate the fact that the song has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. Watch the video above. … [Read more...]
Valerie Bertinelli Hopes She’s Dead Before Van Halen Biopic is Made
"I told Wolfie, 'Make sure I'm dead,'" she recalled of a conversation with her son. There isn't currently a Van Halen biopic in the works, but if one is made, Valerie Bertinelli hopes she'll be long gone once it's released. Bertinelli touched on this during a recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. Host Drew Barrymore mentioned the Beatles biopic series that's … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s “Jump” Exceeds One Billion Streams on Spotify
Van Halen’s "Jump" joins Spotify’s exclusive 'Billions Club' as it becomes the band’s first song to hit ONE BILLION streams on the platform! Alex Van Halen was excited to share the news on social media, exclaiming, "Thanks to all the fans for listening!" A pretty incredible feat, as only around 100 rock songs have reached that milestone, and less than 40 rock songs are … [Read more...]
1980’s Home Video: Paul & His Sister Perform ‘JUMP’ by Van Halen
This is the video you didn't know you needed to watch today. It's 1985, and Paul and his little sister are going to perform a new song from Van Halen. '40 years ago, my sister and I made this 1980s music video for "Jump" by Van Halen. It was April 3, 1985." These cute kids capture the essence of Van Halen! And remind us of how life was growing up in the '80s. We … [Read more...]
Producer John Shanks Details the Making of the Final Van Halen Studio Album
Super Producer John Shanks (Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Doobie Brothers) sat down with Jeff Goebel on the 'Van Halen Stories' Podcast to discuss the making of Van Halen’s final record, A Different Kind Of Truth. Shanks walks through the sessions and reveals his mornings with Van Halen, and late evenings with David Lee Roth. For 6 months, John worked … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘Panama’ Cover on Violin & Ukulele
A Different Kind of Cover... Van Halen's 'Panama' performed on Violin & Ukulele! Would Diamond Dave, Edward, Alex, and Michael like this? We think so! Performed by Sav Madigan (of The Accidentals) and Patty PerShayla. … [Read more...]
How Might Eddie Van Halen Look in Your Favourite Cartoon Series? [Photo Gallery]
Van Halen fan, Mark Shepard, was having some fun with an AI image generator, and came up with images of Eddie Van Halen in the style of various popular cartoons. If you've ever wondered what Bart Simpson's guitar-slinging brother, Eddie, might look like? Or an anime version of Eddie might look like, here you go! (And, if you haven't, you just might enjoy these, … [Read more...]