That's right, Van Halen's new album is at the top of the Billboard's Rock Album list! It's the week's top-selling album across all rock genres, ranked by sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. … [Read more...]
Slash: “New Van Halen CD is Pretty Badass”
Slash (Guns 'n' Roses, Velvet Revolver) posted yesterday, "New Van Halen cd is pretty badass. In my humble opinion. iiiI; )'” Eddie Trunk responded with "I agree Slash! MUCH better than first single led me to think!". Trunk also said, "Nice to see nearly 200,000 copies of the new VH sold in first week. Very impressive in 2012 for a hard rock album. Equivalent to 900K in … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s New Album Debuts at No. 2
Van Halen' s new album A Different Kind of Truth debuted at #2 on the Billboard chart, selling an impressive 187,000 copies it's first week on the charts. A hard rock album hitting the #2 position is an incredible achievement these days. It's even more impressive when you figure that record industry sales of albums are down 50% since 14 years ago, when Van halen's last album … [Read more...]
Front Row Video: Eddie Van Halen Guitar Solo Live at the LA Forum
Here's our footage of Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo from the band's "Friends and Family" dress rehearsal on Feb. 8th, 2012. Eddie's absolutely on top of his game! Enjoy... … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth on Romance
Roth on Romance... Speaking of Charlie Sheen, guess who was at Van Halen's "Friends and Family" Dress Rehearsal last week? Charlie tweeted: "I've waited 25 years for last night. it was worth every second .... welcome back Dave Roth. Rock has a new sheriff." . … [Read more...]
“HoneyBabySweetieDoll” Word Jazz
"HoneyBabySweetieDoll" Word Jazz from DLR. "Honeybabysweetiedoll" song preview: … [Read more...]
Song by Song: “As Is”
More DLR on "As Is"... "As Is" preview: … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth: Super Later
Something for VHND from Diamond Dave... … [Read more...]
Song by Song: “You And Your Blues”
David Lee Roth on the new song "You And Your Blues": "You And Your Blues" preview: … [Read more...]
DLR: Word Jazz Lyric Test “As Is”
This is video of David Lee Roth at the Alvin Ailey studio talking about the new song "AS IS" and what he calls Word Jazz. … [Read more...]
Song By Song: “China Town”
David Lee Roth on "China Town" from the new album A Different Kind Of Truth: "China Town" preview: … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocked ‘Friends And Family’ During Dress Rehearsal
Embed from Getty Images Van Halen performed a final dress rehearsal Wednesday night in preparation for their upcoming North American tour which kicks off Feb 18th in Louisville, Kentucky. This "Friends and Family" event was held at the Forum in Los Angeles for a few thousand of their closest friends. A lot of great rock and roll was packed into their tight 70-minute … [Read more...]