Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach had quite the experience yesterday! While flying home after performing at the Stone Music Festival in Australia, he noticed that one of his fellow passengers was none other than Diamond Dave! Here's what he posted to facebook once he landed in Los Angeles: "30,000 feet above the ocean w Diamond David Lee Roth! From the … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Ed’s Jeep
This week’s photo is from 1979 and has never been published anywhere until now. The photo and story are by rock photographer Neil Zlozower. "When I first started hanging with the guys, they would just randomly pop over to my apartment on Fuller Street in Los Angeles to hang out with me if they were in my neighborhood. Ed had just gotten rid of his old Peugeot and got a … [Read more...]
Aerosmith’s Joe Perry on Eddie Van Halen: “He Redefined Guitar Playing”
Van Halen shared the stage today with Aerosmith for the first time since 1979. Recently, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry contributed to the hardcover photo book, Eddie Van Halen, by Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on what he had to say about the first time he saw Van Halen in concert: "Aerosmith was rehearsing for another record when Van Halen’s first album … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocks Australia! (Recap, Photos, Videos)
Van Halen completed their gig at the Stone Music Festival in Sydney, Australia, which is their first show of 2013. SETLIST : 1 ) Unchained 2) Runnin' with the Devil 3 ) She's The Woman 4) Romeo Delight 5) Tattoo 6) Everybody Wants Some!! 7) Somebody Get Me A Doctor 8) China Town 09) (Oh) Pretty Woman 10) Drum Solo 11) You Really Got me 12) Dance The Night … [Read more...]
Van Halen Possibly Recording New Songs This Summer
Good news for Van Halen fans! In a new interview with Faster Louder, David Lee Roth reveals that Van Halen is planning to spend some time recording new music after they complete their Japan tour in June. Dave mentions "preparing for some new recording and some new songs." While this is great to hear, we'll be cautiously optimistic and not count on a full album being released … [Read more...]
Stone Music Festival Press Conference Highlights & Videos
David Lee Roth, Billy Joel, and the members of Aerosmith held a press conference at 11am today in Australia. The musical giants are headlining the inaugural Stone Music Festival at ANZ Stadium in Sydney this weekend, the first time they have ever shared a bill. Here's three articles which feature highlights from the press conference, and two videos of the … [Read more...]
Six-Year-Old Drummer Avery Molek Tackles “Panama” and Guests on Two TV Shows (VIDEO)
Little Avery is back! The feature we did on the six-year-old drumming prodigy Avery Molek last month went viral big time! Our original story, 6-Year-Old Drummer Shreds Van Halen’s ‘Hot For Teacher’, was seen by hundreds of thousands of people and received over 70,000 facebook Likes on VHND.com, and another 6,000 Likes on our facebook page, which helped Avery's "Hot For Teacher" … [Read more...]
Van Halen Heading to Australia (& misc news)
Van Halen hits the stage in Sydney this Saturday night! Naturally, we'll be featuring youtube clips as soon as they come in, which could be as early as Saturday morning here in the U.S. Yesterday Eddie Van Halen posted to facebook, "Heading 2 Australia...gonna Rock the Stone Music Festival!" Eddie also tweeted, "Australia get ready to Rock...I'm on my way!" Wolfie … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth could play with the Duke Ellington Big Band in Tokyo
As long as it doesn't interfere with Van Halen's schedule, David Lee Roth could play with The Duke Ellington Big Band this November in Tokyo. By Something Else! Reviews: Van Halen fans are rightly thrilled with the news that David Lee Roth is retaking the road after Eddie Van Halen’s recent health scares. But that’s not the only band he’ll apparently be fronting in … [Read more...]
Diamond Dave on Jay Mohr’s Podcast
Lead singer of Van Halen, David Lee Roth, comes to the Fake Mustache studio to guest on Jay Mohr's audio podcast. They discuss making music, touring, The Roth Show, and much more. Mohr, who's favorite band is Van Halen, actually gets David to divulge which Van Halen album is his all-time favorite. 109 minutes. Lots of VH talk. Listen here. … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Will Not Go Quietly
Here's a MUST READ article/interview with David Lee Roth from BUZZFEED.com, by Steve Kandell The once and future Van Halen frontman has parlayed the sex and drugs and rock ‘n’ roll of his youth into a wild middle age, and he wants to teach us all about it. Drinking, smoking, and swinging swords on a Saturday night at home with the last true rock star. There are many things … [Read more...]
“Revealed: David Lee Roth” TV Special Airing Saturday thru Wednesday on REELZ
REVEALED: real, raw, uncut interviews. This week, legendary Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth on the band's early days, comeback, and what it's like to be a Samurai swordsman! REVEALED: David Lee Roth is the new half-hour special that will air tomorrow on REELZ, a US based cable network channel dedicated to stars, fans and all aspects of Hollywood. The DLR episode will … [Read more...]