From Esquire.com: And it's not just the DNA. A conversation with twenty-one-year-old Wolfie — bass player, band leader, son of some other guy who apparently plays guitar (and chimes in from time to time). By David Curcurito (Part of the reporting for "Eddie Van Halen Alive," from the May 2012 issue of Esquire, on sale now) ESQUIRE: Did you actually have to decide at … [Read more...]
Van Halen: A Howlin’ Escape
From The News Tribune: By Sean Robinson; Staff Writer The year was 1982. I was 18, and a couple of younger guys had asked me to sing in their band. Their idea of a lead singer was Roth, the bad-ass blond howler from Van Halen. I loved Van Halen, but I could not scream like David Lee Roth. I tried – it felt like swallowing an exploding cigar. About the same time … [Read more...]
Van Halen Review: Hot For Tulsa
From Tulsa World: Thirty years on, Van Halen proves it can still put on a show. By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer "Diamond" David Lee Roth's trademark caterwaul may not carry the same range it did 30 years ago, but who cares? It came close. Tuesday night's Van Halen tour stop at Tulsa's BOK Center proved it. Van Halen was back. Fans came to hear the original, … [Read more...]
Van Halen Pre-Tour Rehearsal (Video)
On November 30, 2011, Van Halen fans worldwide took to the blogosphere and let out a collective moan after the Grammy Awards Announcement Show aired with no mention of the band's plans for 2012. Fueled by several stupid tweets by Grammy organizers, fans looking for a scrap (anything!) of information about a new album and tour were disappointed and convinced that Van Halen had … [Read more...]
Van Halen Photos – Atlanta, Ga.
Check out Perry Julien‘s photos from Van Halen’s show last night at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga. 18 photos in all at PasteMagazine.com. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen: The Esquire Interview
From Esquire.com: Outtakes from rare conversations for the new Eddie Van Halen feature in Esquire magazine. The rock legend on David Lee Roth, getting sober, coming clean, the kid, the stack, and everything else. Because too much Van Halen is never enough. BY DAVID CURCURITO This Q&A was NOT published in Esquire. Condensed from interviews in New York City, February … [Read more...]
Edward Van Halen Is Alive
From Esquire.com: He started playing, and millions of teenage boys started banging their heads against the wall. Thirty-five hard years later, he's got a new album, a new tour, and his kid Wolfgang is in the band. What would you give to play Eddie's guitar backstage at the Garden? BY DAVID CURCURITO Published in the May 2012 issue of Esquire . I'm shaking this man's … [Read more...]
Tampa Van Halen Concert Reviews
From Tampa Bay Online: Change is good as Roth, Van Halen rock Forum crowd We'll forgive David Lee Roth if those kicks don't reach quite as high as they used to, or if the jumps we remember from those 1980s music videos have since been replaced by a few funky dance moves. At 57, the lead singer for Van Halen just looks like he's glad to be here, and judging by the … [Read more...]
Van Halen: The Greatest Rock Comeback Of All Time?
By Richard Johnson (InquireLive.co.uk) Queen are headlining this year’s Download Festival with American Idol singer Adam Lambert. Black Sabbath were due to reunite until drummer Bill Ward decided he wanted some more money. The Beatles were the sixth best selling artist or group last year, just above Paul McCartney. In the midst of a time where classic-rock is making a huge … [Read more...]
John 5 on Van Halen’s new record: “It’s amazing!”
From MusicRadar.com: On his upcoming album, God Told Me To, guitarist John 5 covers Michael Jackson's Beat It - and does a spot-on rendition of Eddie Van Halen's famous solo. "It's one of the most incredible leads ever," he admits. "For me to play it any other way would have been wrong somehow. A solo like that, you have to do it perfectly." (Want to hear how he does? Check … [Read more...]
Concert Review: Van Halen at the BankAtlantic Center, April 10, 2012
From SunSentinel: The storied rock band revisited its past, while closing the book on a less-than-great portion of it. by Jake Cline, Sun Sentinel A Van Halen fan doesn’t need a reason to forget the name Sammy Hagar, but the reconstituted version of the band that played last night at Sunrise’s BankAtlantic Center offered plenty of them, anyway, and certainly no … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s “A Different Kind of Truth” wins Best Comeback Album on THAT METAL SHOW
By VHND's Scott Essman On the April 7 episode of That Metal Show on VH1 Classic, the "Throwdown" segment pitted Van Halen and its new album "A Different Kind of Truth" against Metallica and "Death Magnetic" for Best Comeback Album by a hard rock/heavy metal artist, ostensibly one whose heyday was in the hard rock-metal glory years of the 1980s. Guests for the April 7 … [Read more...]