A new Van Halen full-band biography entitled Van Halen: The Eruption And The Aftershock has been published by Backbeat Books. The book is now in stock at Van Halen Store. Order direct from Van Halen Store to have your copy shipped immediately! Here's the scoop: Come the late '70s, the rock music landscape was littered with the bloated carcasses of bands who … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ’77 Pasadena Concert Ranks Among ‘Greatest Live Moments In Entire History Of The Guitar’ By Louder
The rock website Louder has placed Van Halen's 1977 concert at the Pasadena Convention Center among the 32 greatest live moments in the entire history of the guitar. The list was compiled by the staff at Classic Rock magazine and aimed to "celebrate the pioneering, the spectacular and the unrepeatable" with their history of the guitar's greatest onstage moments. Here is … [Read more...]
Five Favorites: ‘Van Halen I & II’ [PODCAST]
If you had to pick just five of the 21 tracks that make up Van Halen's first two classic albums what would they be? Do you favor the hit singles? The deep tracks? How about the Eddie Van Halen solo instrumentals? Hosts of the podcast The Imbalanced History of Rock and Roll Ray Koob and Markus Goldman are serious Van Halen fans. So much so that, for their most recent episode, … [Read more...]
MusicRadar On Eddie Van Halen: ‘A Legend For All Times’
MusicRadar says Eddie Van Halen isn't just a legend of his time. He's a legend for all times. The website for musicians recently posted the results of a readers poll asking who they think is the greatest guitarist of all time. Eddie placed third behind Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix. MusicRadar added their own praise for Eddie and included a nod to his often overlooked … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH Announce Co-Headlining Tour With Dirty Honey
Mammoth WVH will be heading out on a co-headlining North America tour with Dirty Honey beginning in January. The 29-date "Young Guns Tour" will begin in Chicago at the House of Blues on January 21st and wraps up on March 5th in Indio, California. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster with a pre-sale beginning tomorrow (November 4th) with the password YOUNGGUNS. The … [Read more...]
The Story Of Van Halen’s ‘Diver Down’ [VIDEO]
Van Halen's 1982 album Diver Down is the subject of the latest episode from The Professor of Rock. Here's what The Professor posted to YouTube along with the video, which you can watch above. Eddie Van Halen once said - "I would rather bomb with one my songs, then have a hit with someone else’s.” Much to Eddie’s distaste, his band did just THAT when Van Halen had a Top 40 … [Read more...]
Jeff Scott Soto On Hitting David Lee Roth’s Trademark High Notes: ‘My Voice Had To Be Completely Blown Out!’
Wanna hit those classic David Lee Roth high notes? Singer Jeff Scott Soto says you'll have to blow your voice out to get it just right. Soto (Journey, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Yyngwie Malmsteen, Sons of Apollo) recalled his appearance on the 1999 Van Halen tribute album Little Guitars - A Tribute To Van Halen during a recent interview with KNAC.COM. Soto sang on the track … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Completes First Mammoth WVH Tour, Thanks Bandmates, Crew & Fans
Forty five shows in the books. The first-ever Mammoth WVH tour was a success and Wolfgang Van Halen has many to thank for it. Wolfgang took to social media yesterday to offer up his appreciation to his bandmates, crew, Guns 'N' Roses, Plush (Mammoth WVH's supporting band) and the fans: "3 months and 45 shows later, the first Mammoth tour is officially complete. Thanks so … [Read more...]
WATCH: Eddie Van Halen Pasadena Plaque Dedication Ceremony
Pasadena's local TV network Pasadena Media has released video of the October 11th Eddie Van Halen plaque dedication at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Above is the video posted to the Pasadena Media YouTube channel, which features speeches from Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo, Councilmembers Tyron Hampton and Felicia Williams along with comments from Catherine Enmark - a former … [Read more...]
WATCH: Mitch Malloy & Pete Thorn Perform Van Halen Classics At EVH Tribute
Mitch Malloy and an all-star group featuring guitarist Pete Thorn paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen with a set of Van Halen classics last weekend in Florida. The concert, which took place on October 9th at Mattie Kelly Arts Village in Destin, Florida, was a celebration of Eddie Van Halen's life and work and initiated by Malloy, who was very briefly the lead singer of Van … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen: ‘Mike Anthony Is Such A Fantastic Bassist’
Wolfgang Van Halen praised the talents of Michael Anthony during a recent interview with Guitar World. Below is an excerpt from his interview with Guitar World's Bass Player Staff featuring his comments on Anthony and Van Halen. How old were you when you got started on bass? “It was shortly after I picked up guitar, so it was probably around 13 or 14. I just started … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & The Circle Perform Van Halen Classics At Birthday Bash [SETLISTS & VIDEO]
The Red Rocker is still rockin' after all these years. Hagar, who celebrated his 74th birthday today, recently completed his series of 2021 Birthday Bash concerts held at the Catalina Casino in Avalon, Catalina Island. It was the second straight year Hagar celebrated his birthday in Catalina instead of his usual location - The Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. … [Read more...]