On this day in 1993, Petersen Publishing Company gave away a Chevy C1500 red, white, and black striped project truck in a Sport Truck magazine giveaway. The truck is one of only two such beauties in existence. The other featured less stripes and was made for Edward Van Halen. Here's a look at both "Van Halenized" trucks. When the new 1988 Chevy C/K truck came onto the … [Read more...]
Never Seen Photos of Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar Collection at 5150!
"Pretty maids, all in a row..." Feast your eyes on a real treat! Here's some incredibly cool photos from 5150 studios that have just emerged, offering glimpses of many of Eddie Van Halen's rarely seen guitars. These are definitely some of the very best (and only!) photos of Eddie's axe collection that have ever come out of 5150. You just don't get to see many photos of the … [Read more...]
This Day in 1992: Van Halen Scores 3 MTV Video Music Awards For “Right Now,” Including ‘Video Of The Year.’
View image | gettyimages.com On Sept 9th, 1992, Van Halen took home three MTV Video Music Awards for their smash hit "Right Now," including 'Video Of The Year.' Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and the video's director and producer talk about making the music video for "Right Now" (the quotes below are from the book, I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video … [Read more...]
This Day in 1991: Van Halen Performed “Poundcake” on the VMAs
On this day in 1991, Van Halen opened the MTV Video Music Awards with a live performance of "Poundcake." The show's host, Arsenio Hall, enthusiastically introduced the band as "The Greatest American Rock And Roll band EVER!" More about Poundcake: Three main guitar tracks make up this song, from the For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album. They include two tracks of … [Read more...]
A Cool Moment on Tour with Eddie Van Halen
Baby Animals guitarist, Dave Leslie, shared the following cool story about hanging out with Eddie Van Halen while touring as the opening act on Van Halen's F.U.C.K. tour: I remember it as if it was yesterday. February 24 1992 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Baby Animals were out on tour as the support act for Van Halen on the last half of their F.U.C.K. tour. We had been on tour for … [Read more...]
Jerry Cantrell Recounts Van Halen VS Alice In Chains Prank Battle
In a recent interview by Jim Dunlop, Alice In Chains lead guitarist Jerry Cantrell recounts the prank battle between Van Halen and Alice In Chains as they toured together in 1991: "A lot of pranks get pulled on stage, it’s kind of a tradition to fuck with each other at the end of the tour, especially the opening bands. I remember the Van Halen guys got us like four times in … [Read more...]
Watch Van Halen’s First Unplugged Performance from This Day in 1993
Updated 11/6/2016: We've just updated this article with professionally filmed video of this complete performance On this day in 1993 (Nov. 6th), Sammy Hagar and Edward Van Halen performed together at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit concert in California. Professionally shot footage of the five-song performance can be viewed below. Here's the recap we wrote way back … [Read more...]
Music DVD Review: Van Halen – Live: Right Here, Right Now
From BlogCritics.org: As we all know, Van Halen parted ways with their flamboyant original frontman David Lee Roth in 1985 and almost immediately regrouped with the already rising superstar Sammy Hagar firmly at the helm. "Van Hagar's" 1986 debut album, 5150, was a massive success, becoming the band's first #1 album on the Billboard charts, and spawning three hit … [Read more...]