There have been many noteworthy tributes to Eddie Van Halen over the last week and a half. This one may be the most unique and moving of them all. Four days after Eddie passed, a tribute was performed by carillonneur Malgosia Fiebig from the Dom Tower in Utrecht, the Netherlands - the country Edward Lodewijk Van Halen was born on January 26th, 1955. In this video filmed … [Read more...]
Has Waldo Been Found? Check out His ‘Hot For Teacher’ Drum Cover!
The still unknown actor who played Waldo (L) and Keith Kessinger (R) The great “Hot For Teacher” Waldo hoax has officially come to an end. Meet Keith Kessinger, a musician from California who, back in 2011, posted a one-man-band tribute video to his favorite Van Halen song and titled it “Hot For Waldo.” In it, Kessinger performs the Van Halen classic “Hot For Teacher” … [Read more...]
Recreating The Alex Van Halen Snare Sound with Rick Beato
In this episode of "Recreating The Sound," Rick Beato attempts to recreate the snare drum sound of Alex Van Halen. Watch the video above. … [Read more...]
What Happened To The Woman From ‘Hot For Teacher’? [Video]
Looks like someone's been doing their Van Halen history homework. The website Grunge recently posted a video on their YouTube channel all about what became of Lillian Müller, the woman who played the teacher with all the right moves in Van Halen's classic "Hot For Teacher" video. Here are some of the interesting notes Grunge revealed about Müller: Müller had started … [Read more...]
Tawny Kitaen On Touring With ‘Greatest Rock Band In The World’
Tawny Kitaen was doing cartwheels for Van Halen long before Whitesnake. In fact, she still is. "I'd like to see somebody tell me that Van Halen isn't the greatest rock band in the world," said Kitaen during her recent appearance on rock journalist Mitch Lafon's podcast "Rock Talk with Mitch Lafon". Kitaen said she toured with Van Halen's original lineup for three years … [Read more...]
Listen to Eddie Van Halen Join Scandal On Stage in 1984
Not many people are aware that Eddie Van Halen joined Patty Smyth's band, Scandal, on stage in 1984. Eddie Van Halen and his then-wife Valerie Bertinelli were good friends with Patty Smyth as Scandal was still riding a wave of popularity after 'The Warrior' became a Top 10 hit song. During Scandal's 1984 tour, Eddie - impromptu - joined Scandal on stage for two songs in … [Read more...]
Watch the ‘Lost Weekend’ Van Halen Documentary!
NOW STREAMING, for free: 'Lost Weekend', a documentary from filmmakers Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb: In 1984, two friends from small-town Pennsylvania win an MTV contest and the chance to party with Van Halen for 48 Hours. And 36 years later, a short (14 minute) documentary about that legendary "lost weekend" has been released for free streaming! Watch the … [Read more...]
Discover The Stories Behind Van Halen’s ‘1984’ Album (Podcast)
Thirty-six years ago this month Van Halen’s massively successful ‘1984’ album was released. Today it ranks among the greatest albums in rock history. While its songs continue to entertain millions of fans over three decades later, the intriguing stories behind the album continue to surface. Van Halen News Desk writer Eric Senich explores those stories and more behind '1984' in … [Read more...]
35 Years Ago: Van Halen Release ‘Hot For Teacher,’ Then Everything Goes To Hell
For the 35th anniversary of the release of "Hot For Teacher" today, we're featuring Van Halen Rising author Greg Renoff's new piece for Ultimate Classic Rock: In the fall of 1984, Van Halen dominated rock 'n' roll. Their latest album, 1984, had sold a jaw-dropping 4 million copies in less than a year. The album’s debut single, the … [Read more...]
‘Van Halen: The Japanese Singles 1978-1984’ Vinyl Box Set Coming Soon – Exclusive Contest
Warner Records is releasing a new Van Halen vinyl box set comprised of 13 singles the band released in Japan between 1978 and 1984. 'The Japanese Singles 1978-1984' will be made up of thirteen 7” vinyls, complete with replicas of the original sleeve artwork. The release date is Nov. 1, 2019. WIN A TEST PRESSING: Van Halen Store has a very cool EXCLUSIVE CONTEST for this … [Read more...]
Martha Quinn on Cracking the Veneer that is David Lee Roth
We all know the "David Lee Roth" the public knows... the "always-on" flamboyant Van Halen front man, never without a witty quote. But, just who is the REAL David Lee Roth - the person underneath that colorful, seemingly impenetrable exterior? One of the original MTV VJs, Martha Quinn, believes she knows the answer to that question, and she’s got a couple stories to back it … [Read more...]
Watch ‘IN YOUR FACE – The Neil Zlozower Story’ – For FREE
Watch the ENTIRE film here, for free! The award winning documentary, "IN YOUR FACE - The Neil Zlozower Story" is finally available to be seen for FREE. (It was formerly available on various platforms for paid viewing, but now it's for FREE, exclusively on YouTube. Watch the entire film above. It's a MUST-SEE for everyone who loves rock ’n’ roll, and particularly rock … [Read more...]