The place to be in Hollywood Tuesday night was the Whisky A Go Go, where Ultimate Jam Night returned, with some of Hollywood’s biggest rock musicians a doing a whole set of music dedicated to the Mighty Van Halen! Performers: Michael Starr (Steel Panther) Oni Logan (Lynch Mob) Phl Varone (Skid Row) Brian Geller and Lance Turner (The Atomic Punks) August Zadra (Dennis … [Read more...]
Photos: Eddie Van Halen Golfs with George Lopez
This week Edward Van Halen enjoyed some golf with his friend George Lopez. All these pics are from George's Instagram. … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
Wishing all the Van Halen fans and their families a very Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays!!! Eddie and the band posted the following images on Facebook this week, so we'll share them here. … [Read more...]
Watch Mitch Malloy Perform Van Halen’s ‘I’m The One’
There was a point in time when Mitch Malloy possibly could have became the lead singer of Van Halen. Hear how he sounded covering a Van Halen classic. The video above features Malloy performing his favorite Van Halen song, "I'm The One," at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles last Saturday, December 17th. Featuring Tristan Avakian on guitar Tyler Warren on drums and Mika … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen on the set of AIMEE
A photo posted by Lee Whittaker (@leewhitt) on Nov 19, 2016 at 11:02am PST Eddie and Janie Van Halen were on the set of AIMEE Saturday, Dec 17th. Janie's client, director Lee Whittaker, thanked everyone from the bottom of their hearts helping to support and spread the word about a serious issue that takes place right here in our backyards. The AIMEE Movie is a Proof of … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Sighting
David Lee Roth was spotted at Havana Cigars In Studio City, California, last Friday. A fan by the name of Noel Elgrably was lucky enough to meet hima nd get a couple pics. Noel posted this on Facebook: "In 1984 I got my first real album. The album was, you guessed it, 1984 by Van Halen. Today on my birthday I got to thank Mister David Lee Roth himself right here at Havana … [Read more...]
Happy Holidays
"All the Best" from Eddie Van Halen. Happy Holidays, everyone! … [Read more...]
Hear ‘Joy to the World’ by Steve Lukather & Eddie Van Halen
Embed from Getty Images Years ago Steve Lukather released a Christmas album. One of the special guests on the album was his good friend, Eddie Van Halen. Together, they recorded their version of “Joy To The World,” which you can listen to below. Lukather in 2003: "Ed and I have been friends for 24 years or so. I got him out of seclusion to come rip on one of the Xmas … [Read more...]
Watch ‘The Van Halen Story – The Early Years’ Documentary
Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of "The Van Halen Story," the must-see documentary about the formative years of the best rock and roll band ever. Narrated by the late J.J. Jackson from MTV fame, the documentary covers Alex and Edward's early years playing with small garage bands, all the early years with David Lee Roth, and concentrates mostly on the club days … [Read more...]
Van Halen Biographer Greg Renoff Author of ‘Van Halen Rising’ on ‘Cover Your Ears’ Podcast
Van Halen biographer, Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising is featured on this week's episode of the Cover Your Ears podcast. About this episode: It’s all things Van Halen as Brian and Greg tap into the early days prior to the release of the now classic first Van Halen album. Greg also discusses how a guy with a PHD in History ends up writing rock biographies and the … [Read more...]
Nerf Herder’s Ode to Van Halen Becomes a Hit, Angers Sammy Hagar
More than twenty years ago, suburban pop-punk rockers Nerf Herder earned a hit with their song "Van Halen." The "pop-punk, pro-Dave, anti-Sammy" ode to their favorite band piled lavish praise on that group's early work, while lamenting its Sammy Hagar-era material. The song enjoyed widespread radio circulation and garnered the group a record deal with Arista and a top-40 hit … [Read more...]
Watch Animated Van Halen Video on ‘Mind of a Chef’ Episode
It's fascinating how Van Halen keeps popping up in pop culture in the most random, unexpected ways. Then again, the band's music deserves it, so we're not too surprised when it happens! The video below features the latest random Van Halen mention, which is awesome. Two world-class chefs from the the new series Mind of a Chef, Danny Bowien and Sean Brock, take a deep dive into … [Read more...]