UPDATE 1/28/15: More details have emerged today about Eddie Van Halen upcoming speech at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and Zócalo Public Square on February 12th. Edward's camp sent us this info today: First of all, the event will be broadcast online, so fans will be able to watch video of Eddie's speech the very next day! The Dutch immigrant and … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Hangin’ at 5150
Eddie Van Halen having a good time at 5150 Studios with Riley Cote & Daniel Carcillo of the Philadelphia Flyers. All Access” Photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we feature a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many are never-seen-before exclusives. Tune in every weekend for more! Dan Carcillo is a huge Van Halen fan and has auctioned … [Read more...]
Happy New Year From The Roth Show! (VIDEO)
David Lee Roth just posted a new 'The Roth Show' video embedded above. "My name is Dave Roth, and what a long great trip 2014 was ..." Set to his unreleased recording of "Mustang Sally," this fun video has a lot: footage of him in the streets of Tokyo, backstage singing "Happy" with Naturally 7, performing “California Girls” with Beach Boy Mike Love at The Society of … [Read more...]
Happy New Year
This homemade sign from one of our readers says it all. We know that Dave, Alex, Eddie & Wolf are gearing up for an exciting 2015! Happy New Year from the Van Halen News Desk! … [Read more...]
PHOTOS: Van Halen’s Platinum Party at the Body Shop on Sunset Strip!
This month marks the anniversary of a very special event in Van Halen history. In late December, 1978, Warner Bros. threw a crazy party for its newest platinum playthings. And what better place to host it than at the Body Shop in Hollywood—the first all nude strip club on the Sunset Strip! Van Halen manager Marshall Berle called upon his legendary uncle Milton Berle … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Ed & Wolf Jamming Today
Today, half of Van Halen jammed together. But this time it was Wolf on the drums, and Eddie on the bass! If YOU could join them on guitar, what songs would you want to jam? (Photo from Wolf's Instagram) All Access” Photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we feature a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many are never-seen-before exclusives. Tune … [Read more...]
Sunday Old School: Van Halen
Metal Underground's latest "Sunday Old School" article is on VAN HALEN. Start reading it here, and you can continue reading it on their site... Though the Netherlands have given the world some excellent metal bands over the years such as Pestilence and God Dethroned, the country doesn’t receive as much attention as some others in Europe, such as their neighbours in Germany. … [Read more...]
Randy Bachman Recalls BTO Opening For Van Halen on 5150 Tour
When Van Halen was about to hit the road in 1986 in support of 5150 (their first with Sammy Hagar) they knew they might be facing in uphill battle. After all, their former singer, David Lee Roth, was arguably the most popular rock frontman on the planet at the time, and the band were about to tour North America without him. Greg Prato from Songfacts recently interviewed … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Crazy Eddie
Eddie Van Halen getting just a little bit crazy side-stage at Portland Meadows, Oregon, August 18th, 1993, during the Right Here Right Now tour. This never seen pic is courtesy VHND reader, Jon Storms. “All Access” Photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we feature a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many are never-seen-before exclusives. Tune in … [Read more...]
Happy Holidays from the Van Halens!
"Wishing everyone Happy Holidays!" (Posted on the Facebook pages of Eddie Van Halen & Kody Van Halen) … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen: ‘If there was any other vocalist I’d like to make a record with, it would be Joe Cocker’
Joe Cocker, the British singer whose impassioned, gravel-voiced covers of popular rock and blues songs were an indelible sound of 1960s counterculture, has died at age 70 after a battle with lung cancer. Cocker died Monday at his home in Colorado. Even a hard rocker like Edward Van Halen fantasized about making music with him. In 1991, he revealed to Guitar World, “I can … [Read more...]
Guitar Legends Recreate Photo 30 Years Later
What’s 30 years between friends? Back in 1978, Eddie Van Halen was thrilled to be touring with one of his idols, Black Sabbath. As this 1978 backstage photo shows, one day Queen’s Brian May attended a Black Sabbath/Van Halen show and hooked up with Eddie and Tony Iommi backstage. Luckily for guitar buffs, someone snapped this historic photo—showing three HUGE guitar legends … [Read more...]