Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony and Janie Van Halen posted their tributes to Eddie Van Halen today. Hagar shared a black and white photo of Eddie delivering his trademark mid-air scissor kick during Van Halen's 1991-1992 tour along with some brief words: "I can't believe it's been a year. The man is gone but the music lives on #forever." View this post on … [Read more...]
LISTEN: Unearthed 1991 Australian Radio Interview With Eddie Van Halen [RARE VIDEO INCLUDED]
A rare 1991 interview featuring Eddie Van Halen on an Australian radio station has surfaced. The interview took place in July of '91 while Van Halen was rehearsing for their upcoming tour to support the For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album. Van Halen fan Adam Roach not only uploaded the interview (above) but also included some rare video he filmed of Eddie and his bandmates … [Read more...]
Jerry Cantrell On The Stolen EVH Guitar That Found Its Way Back Home
Imagine Eddie Van Halen giving you an EVH guitar only to have it stolen. That's exactly what happened to Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell but, thankfully, this story has a happy ending. Even better, Cantrell was able to share the good news with Eddie himself. Back in 1991 Alice in Chains was chosen as the opening act for Van Halen. Cantrell said Eddie ended up … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar On Adding Van Halen Songs To Upcoming Setlists, The Story Behind ‘Poundcake’
Sammy Hagar continues to promise a setlist heavy on Van Halen songs during his upcoming concerts. During a recent Instagram live chat with The Washington Post's Geoff Edgers, Hagar said he and Circle bandmate Michael Anthony have been adding more and more songs from Hagar's time in Van Halen to upcoming shows. "We're goin' heavy on Van Hagar lately," said Hagar. … [Read more...]
Photographer Darren Balch Recalls Career Inspiring Van Halen Concert 40 Years Later
From Aerosmith to ZZ Top and just about every classic rock band in between, photographer Darren Balch has seen and shot them all. It's a stellar career that all began forty years ago watching Van Halen at the Spokane Coliseum in Spokane, Washington - Section 19, three rows down the aisle to be exact. Balch recalled his personal "eureka moment" Van Halen story in a post to … [Read more...]
LISTEN: Van Halen’s Never-Before-Heard ‘In The Studio’ 1991 Interview
For the 30th anniversary of Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge the syndicated radio show In The Studio with Redbeard has released "an ultra rare 'fly on the wall' listen" to the band's interview after performing a free concert on the streets of downtown Dallas in December of 1991. Here is what host Redbeard posted to the In The Studio website: The late Eddie Van … [Read more...]
30 Years Ago: Van Halen Premiers ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge’ Album On The Radio
Summer nights and my radio...playin' nothin' but Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge! Hard to believe it but Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album turned 30 this week. The Van Halen News Desk has been holding on to this audio since it was uploaded to YouTube back in January by Steve Herold. Above is the Album Network's premiere radio broadcast of the band's … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony Launch ‘Van Hagar/Other Half’ Page
Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony are keeping the Hagar era of Van Halen alive with a brand new social media page. The page, which can be found on Instagram as well as Facebook, will feature vintage footage of Van Halen during Hagar's time in the band. "Hey everybody I got some fresh news for ya," Hagar said in his video message. "Mikey and I been checkin' out all our … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen To Launch Brand New SiriusXM Show
Wolfgang Van Halen will launch a brand new show called Top of the Pack on SiriusXM tomorrow (Friday). The show is set to debut at 5 p.m. ET on Sirius XM's Classic Rewind (channel 25), as well as on the SXM App. New episodes will air monthly. For the first episode of Top of the Pack Wolfgang will celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of Van Halen's 1991 album 'For Unlawful … [Read more...]
Van Halen Performs First Of Two ‘Live: Right Here, Right Now’ Concerts On This Night In 1992
Twenty nine years ago tonight (May 14th, 1992) Van Halen performed the first of two shows at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. They would go on to make up the band's very first live album - 1993's "Live: Right Here, Right Now". The audio of the concerts, mixed by Eddie and Alex Van Halen along with engineer Jon Ostrin at 5150, were first heard courtesy of the … [Read more...]
Never Before Published Sammy Hagar Interview From 1991
The Tapes Archive podcast is taking Van Halen fans back to the summer of 1991 when the band was on top of the world. Above is a never before published interview with Sammy Hagar which took place just prior to Van Halen's concert at Deer Creek Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana on August 24th, 1991. Marc Allan of the Indianapolis Star conducted the interview over the … [Read more...]
Toto’s Steve Lukather On How He Ended Up Singing Backing Vocals On ‘Top Of The World’
Credit: Ryanhuntmuzik Toto's Steve Lukather said he contributed backing vocals to Van Halen's 1991 song "Top Of The World" simply because he happened to be hanging out at 5150 Studios. "I was on the 'F.U.C.K.' record [on 'Top of the World']," Lukather told Ultimate Guitar. "I was just hanging around. I'd go pick up my kids when they were in school still. I'd pick them … [Read more...]