It's 1986, and Paul and his little sister are going to perform a new song from Diamond Dave. '39 years ago today, my sister and I remade the intro from David Lee Roth's "Yankee Rose" music video! My doctor says I have to take a laxative!' These kids remind us of how life was growing up in the eighties, and illustrate the influence of MTV, Van Halen, and David Lee Roth on … [Read more...]
Billy Sheehan On The Songwriting Process Of ‘Eat ‘Em & Smile’
During a recent podcast appearance, Billy Sheehan talked about the unpredictable yet always interesting songwriting sessions for David Lee Roth's Eat 'Em and Smile album. Below is an excerpt from Greg Prato's Ultimate Guitar article "10 Examples of Why Eddie Van Halen Was the Master of Rhythm Guitar and Riffs": For most readers of Ultimate Guitar, the top … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘Dreams’ Video: The Blue Angels Collaboration Story
Thirty-eight summers ago, Van Halen's latest single "Dreams" reached all-new heights thanks to an unexpected collaboration with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. A recent online article from the website Simple Flying tells the story behind how this collaboration came to be. Below is an excerpt from an article written by Simple Flying's Mike Scanlon: Shortly after [Van … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony On Hearing DLR’s ‘Eat ‘Em and Smile’: ‘Is Dave Trying To Kick Our Ass?’
During a recent interview with Ultimate Guitar, Michael Anthony was asked what he thought of David Lee Roth's first full-length solo album Eat 'Em and Smile. "That's a great album," Anthony told Ultimate Guitar's Greg Prato. "I mean, I'm friends with Billy [Sheehan]. And Steve [Vai]. Obviously, they're both great frickin' players. It was great. At first, my thoughts were, … [Read more...]
Bill McClintock Celebrates Good Times With Latest Van Halen Mashup
Let's all celebrate the weekend and have a good time with the latest Bill McClintock Van Halen mashup! McClintock has taken Van Halen's "Best Of Both Worlds" and mashed it up quite nicely with Kool & The Gang's "Celebration" to come up with "Van Hagar & the Gang - "Celebrate Both Worlds". McClintock had been thinking about doing this mashup for years, stating, "This … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony Discuss Van Halen’s ‘5150’ Creation
In a newly released video, Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony look back on the making of the Van Halen album released 38 years ago this week - 5150. Hagar posted the video, which you can watch above, along with his and Anthony's thoughts on the album: "You can hear the joy we had making this record when you listen back even now. You had four talented people on the same page, … [Read more...]