Eddie Van Halen gave a rare interview with Golf Magazine (Feb 2019 issue), and explained what he thought about playing golf. “Naw. I’ll hit a good ball and then two bad ones. I don’t even keep score, man. What’s the point? I know it’s going to be in the hundreds. The worst thing is my putting. The thing is: I never practice.” On how he spends his time right now, he … [Read more...]
Watch ‘IN YOUR FACE – The Neil Zlozower Story’ – Out Now
The time has come. The award winning documentary, "IN YOUR FACE - The Neil Zlozower Story" is out now. WATCH IT NOW on: Amazon / iTunes / Google Play / Vimeo "It's VERY ENTERTAINING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" - ZLOZ Take his word for it. :) It's a MUST-SEE for everyone who loves rock ’n’ roll and particularly rock photography. And the film not only includes … [Read more...]
Must-See Mashup: Van Halen & The Jackson 5 – ‘Mean Machine’
First, there was the Van Halen–Jackson family collaboration which resulted in the unforgettable guitar solo in "Beat It." Now, the Van Halens and Jacksons are together again! This new mashup combines Van Halen's "Mean Street" and the Jackson 5's "Dancing Machine", created by YouTube user Bill McClintock. Could lightning strike twice? Could an epic guitar song from Van … [Read more...]
Happy Holidays From Eddie & Janie
Happy Holidays, everyone! Eddie and Janie wish fans Happy Holidays on their social media. VHND also wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. … [Read more...]
Is David Lee Roth the Estée Lauder of Tattoos?
New interview with Roth. Interview by Bee Shapiro. Photo courtesy DLR. From The New York Times: The Van Halen rocker has a new skin care line for people with tattoos. Just don’t call it a celebrity thing. “This is my first interview in nearly 10 years,” David Lee Roth said one recent morning. The Van Halen frontman’s trademark mane has been shorn to a bleach-blond … [Read more...]
Unearthed Video: Eddie Van Halen Playing Football, 1972
Three days ago, a video surfaced which supposedly shows a young Eddie Van Halen playing football on a beach. The silent video is entitled, "Football in Newport Beach 1972". This is starting to circulate online, and some claim that one of the players is Eddie Van Halen. Naturally, some doubt the video's authenticity. But take it from us, it really is Eddie! This video was … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth: ‘When Van Halen Happens…’
As we said there would be, here's another interview with David Lee Roth. (There will be four new interviews, in total). This one is from VULTURE, and has a bit more Van Halen talk than the one from Vogue this week. We like their title: "A Long Talk With David Lee Roth Diamond Dave on Tattoo Skin Care and the Future of Van Halen" Dave talks about what he calls the … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Breaks Silence in New Interview
There's a brand new David Lee Roth interview in VOGUE. But before you read it, we have a bit of exclusive VH & DLR news. Van Halen is still a thing. (They are on their regular hiatus, but not retired) Yes, David Lee Roth is still in Van Halen Now that we got the Van Halen part out of the way, we can tell you that Dave has been keeping very busy while Van … [Read more...]
Unearthed Video: Van Halen Live in Montreal, 1982
An upgrade of a Van Halen bootleg concert video surfaced this week - Van Halen performing at the Montreal Forum, Oct 27, 1982. This recording first circulated in bootleg collector circles many years ago, but everyone's copy was blurry from being generations away from the bootlegger's master tape. This week, someone uploaded it to YouTube from a much cleaner source, … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s Iconic Frankenstein to Exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art
From RollingStone.com: Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstein guitar will be displayed at the Met as part of the museum's new exhibit on rock & roll instruments. The first major art museum exhibition dedicated to the instruments of rock & roll will go on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art starting April 8th, 2019. The exhibit, titled Play It Loud: Instruments of … [Read more...]
What’s In Van Halen’s Vault? Michael Anthony Talks Unreleased Concert Footage
Went went straight to Michael Anthony when we wanted to talk Van Halen bootlegs, and what the band might have in its vaults. In the video below, you can listen to Michael talk with Jeff Hausman from the Van Halen News Desk, about one of the fans' favorite subjects to ponder. We had a chance to ask Michael about the pro-shot footage from 1979, the pro-shot footage from the … [Read more...]
Early Sammy Hagar Footage Discovered
We've discovered some decent quality footage from Sammy Hagar's first decade as a solo artist, and we've decided to feature it. We don't normally feature stuff from Sammy Hagar's solo career, but we found this interesting, because we've never seen pro shot footage from Sammy Hagar's 1979 tour. (Not that we've searched for it much, but it's still cool to see, nonetheless). We … [Read more...]