The pictures were taken at the Kramer factory circa November 1982. Photo Credit: Official Floyd Rose (Facebook) “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be exclusives that have never been seen anywhere before, and some will be supplied with new captions from David … [Read more...]
Van Halen Has Traveled A Rockin’, Rocky Road
From Green Bay Press Gazette: Bring on the icons. In typical fashion, the closing night of Rock USA at Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh will feature a performance by one of rock’s greatest legends: Van Halen. Following in the footsteps of 2011’s Saturday night headliner KISS and 2012’s Saturday night headliner Kid Rock, Van Halen will carry the capstone torch for Rock USA in … [Read more...]
A Cool Moment on Tour with Eddie Van Halen
Baby Animals guitarist, Dave Leslie, shared the following cool story about hanging out with Eddie Van Halen while touring as the opening act on Van Halen's F.U.C.K. tour: I remember it as if it was yesterday. February 24 1992 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Baby Animals were out on tour as the support act for Van Halen on the last half of their F.U.C.K. tour. We had been on tour for … [Read more...]
Stryper Covers “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” Live & Lead Singer Michael Sweet Talks Classic Van Halen
Glam metal band Stryper performed a cover of Van Halen's classic "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" for the first time Sunday night at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY. How do you think they did? It's no secret that the band are fans of the Mighty Van Halen. In 2010, they released a cover of "On Fire", and in 2011, Michael Sweet cited Eddie Van Halen as one of his biggest … [Read more...]
Six-Year-Old Drummer Avery Tackles Van Halen’s “Girl Gone Bad” (VIDEO)
Everybody's favorite little drummer is back! And this time, he attempts Van Halen monstrous "Girl Gone Bad"! Our original feature on six-year old drumming prodigy Avery Molek, 6-Year-Old Drummer Shreds Van Halen’s ‘Hot For Teacher’, was seen by hundreds of thousands of people and received over 75,000 facebook 'likes' on VHND.com, and another 17,000 likes and shares on … [Read more...]
Update: Eddie Van Halen to Perform with LL Cool LATE SUMMER in Hollywood
UPDATE 6/7/13: LL has postponed the guest performance to late summer at the Hollywood Bowl. Eddie Van Halen will appear as a special guest at the final stop on LL Cool J's “Kings Of The Mic” Tour. The tour is billed as this summer’s ultimate Hip-Hop music experience, where LL is joined by legendary artists Ice Cube, Public Enemy and pDe La Soul. The show is at the Greek … [Read more...]
Korn’s Ray Luzier on David Lee Roth: “A Lot of People Don’t Understand His Intelligence”
Former DLR Band drummer, Ray Luzier, told Ultimate Classic Rock in a new interview that he's quite fond of his time with former boss David Lee Roth. Luzier (who is currently the drummer in KORN) performed on 1998?s DLR Band and 2003?s Diamond Dave albums. When asked to recall his favorite DLR story, Luzier explains, “Roth is so eccentric and out there and I’ve learned so … [Read more...]
Rarest Van Halen Music Video: “Loss Of Control”
Women And Children First's "Loss Of Control" is perhaps the fastest, and one of the most insane, Van Halen songs of all time. Many fans are unaware that there is actually a music video for this song. The video, which was never commercially released, and never even aired in the U.S., features the band in surgical outfits. The video can be viewed on the Van Halen News Desk's … [Read more...]
Video Upgrade: 1978 Japanese TV Appearance – “You Really Got Me” & Interview
The video above is yet another great addition to the Van Halen News Desk's new YouTube channel, the Van Halen Vault! This is a video of a Van Halen's lip-sync performance of "You Really Got Me" - followed by a quick interview - that was broadcast during their first visit to Japan to promote the Japanese leg. 35 years later, this is still a rarely seen video. Even if you've seen … [Read more...]
Van Halen: Behind-the-Scenes in Osaka
Van Halen completed their Japan tour with two shows at the City Central Gymnasium in Osaka on June 24th and 26th, 2013. Thanks to Alex's son, Malcolm, we have some great backstage photos. Set List for both nights: 1. Unchained 2. Runnin' With The Devil 3. She’s The Woman 4. I'm The One 5. Tattoo 6. Everybody Wants Some!! 7. Somebody Get Me A Doctor 8. China … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocks the Tokyo Dome! (Videos, Photos, Setlist)
Today, Van Halen played the Tokyo Dome, the second stop on their 2013 Japan Tour. Van Halen rocked the house of 50,000 fans and put on a superb show. The setlist was the same as Tuesday's show in Nagoya, but they swapped out "Jamie's Cryin'" for another song from Van Halen, "I'm The One", which hasn't been played since the 2007-08 Reunion Tour. Setlist: 1. … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Michael Anthony!
Happy Birthday to Michael Anthony! You can wish Michael a "Happy Birthday" on our Facebook page like thousands of his fans have already done. Note to people in southern California: In celebration of Michael Anthony's birthday, the band ROTUS (with the release of the debut single "Daddy's Home")...will be playing the Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, CA, this Saturday, June … [Read more...]