Sammy's solo return, a Van Halen stomper blasts while the tires burn. Which monster band came first? Which 'Balance' single came last? We went back through the VH history books to come up with over a handful of moments that happened on this week. It's time to find out just how well you know your Van Halen history with the VHND "This Week In Van Halen History" Trivia … [Read more...]
New Mashup Has Elvis Burnin’ Up With Love For Van Halen
The King of Rock and Roll and King Edward are burnin' it up on stage! YouTuber Satoru Sayama has released a mashup video featuring Elvis Presley's isolated vocals from his 1972 hit "Burning Love" set to the music of Van Halen's "Jump" - Eddie solo included - that'll get your temperature risin'. Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis and Van Halen have the left the … [Read more...]
Ted Nugent On Eddie’s Musical Genius & Achieving Sobriety
Ted Nugent reflected on his friendship with Eddie Van Halen during an appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation" today (August 11). "What a great man he was," Nugent told host Eddie Trunk. "What a force to reckon with, how he enriched our lives with his musical genius." Nugent also took the opportunity to clear the air regarding claims that Nugent was envious of Eddie. … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & The Circle Announce New Album ‘Crazy Times’, Release Title Track
Sammy Hagar & The Circle have released a brand new single titled "Crazy Times". It's the title track to the band's brand-new album due out September 30. Hagar is once again teamed up with his Circle bandmates Michael Anthony (bass), Vic Johnson (guitar) and Jason Bonham (drums) for an album that was produced by Dave Cobb in Nashville's legendary RCA Studio A. "Going … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth ‘Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway’ Official Video
The official video for David Lee Roth's latest single "Nothing Cold Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway" has been released. The video, created by Roth's guitarist John 5 along with Mike Savage of Vision Savage Media, includes vintage photos and video of Van Halen during their early days as they quickly rose to fame and acclaim. It was first posted by John 5 Friday (July 29). … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Releases Van Halen Tribute Song ‘Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway’
David Lee Roth has just dropped his latest single and this is one guitarist John 5 has been hoping we'd hear for quite some time. It's Dave's tribute to Van Halen titled "Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway". The song is embedded below for your listening pleasure. Back in August of 2021 John 5 talked about the song to Alabama's AL.com: Speaking of rock legends, … [Read more...]
Tony Martin On Eddie’s ’93 Recorded Writing Sessions & Rehearsals With Black Sabbath: ‘I’ve Got All Of It Recorded’
Credit: Darren Balch Former Black Sabbath singer Tony Martin hopes that one day fans will get to hear some rare recordings of Eddie Van Halen writing and rehearsing with Sabbath . Back in 1993, Black Sabbath were in the studio working on what would become 1994's Cross Purposes, the band's fourth with singer Tony Martin. During this time, Van Halen were on … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Comments On Van Halen Tribute
Will a Van Halen tribute eventually happen? Was it ever planned at all? David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, Jason Newsted and Joe Satriani have all commented on the record. Wolfgang Van Halen, however, has had little to say about it...until now. During a recent interview with Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt, Wolfgang was asked a series of questions regarding the much-publicized … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Responds to Rolling Stone Article
We just received a message straight out of the Mojo Dojo. Yes, another exclusive quote from DLR. Dave wants to clear up a couple of things: 1. I’ve always loved AC/DC. 2. I’ve never said that anyone’s audience was culturally illiterate. I said that Ed was culturally illiterate. God Bless our Troops.. D. Roth is referring to the recent, controversial … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Gets Mellow With New Song ‘Pointing At The Moon’
David Lee Roth has just released a new song titled "Pointing At The Moon". The track, released along with Dave's artwork [via a 3-D YouTube video which you can view above], begins with a piano piece very reminiscent of "Dark Side Of The Moon"-era Pink Floyd before the lush sounds of acoustic guitar, slide guitar, piano and organ flow right into Dave's reflective … [Read more...]
Longtime Girlfriend Makes Mammoth Commitment to Wolfgang Van Halen
Yes, Wolfgang Van Halen and his longtime girlfriend, Andraia Allsop, are now engaged! The Mammoth WVH leader and son of Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli revealed the news on social media today, with a photo with the caption, "She said yes!! " HUGE CONGRATS to Wolfgang and Andraia! We wish you both a lifetime of happiness together. View this post on … [Read more...]
Music Journalist Reveals Eddie Van Halen Was Ready For ‘A Whole New Beginning’ In 2019
Former music journalist Blair R. Fischer has revealed e-mail exchanges with Eddie Van Halen over the last five years of his life, saying Eddie was ready for "a whole new beginning" just a year before he passed. Fischer had e-mail exchanges with Eddie from 2015 to 2020 and has just shared what was in them to Rolling Stone, a magazine he once worked as editor for the … [Read more...]