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Slash: “New Van Halen CD is Pretty Badass”

by VHND — updated March 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

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

by VHND — updated July 10, 2013 Leave a Comment

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

by VHND — updated February 8, 2016 Leave a Comment

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

by VHND — updated July 10, 2013 Leave a Comment

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

by VHND — updated April 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

"HoneyBabySweetieDoll" Word Jazz from DLR. "Honeybabysweetiedoll" song preview: … [Read more...]

Song by Song: “As Is”

by VHND — updated April 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

More DLR on "As Is"... "As Is" preview: … [Read more...]

David Lee Roth: Super Later

by VHND — updated March 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

Something for VHND from Diamond Dave... … [Read more...]

Song by Song: “You And Your Blues”

by VHND — updated April 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

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”

by VHND — updated April 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

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”

by VHND — updated April 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

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

by VHND — updated February 8, 2016 Leave a Comment

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...]

The Van Halen Brothers Interviewed About Their Childhood By David Lee Roth

by VHND — updated June 29, 2015 Leave a Comment

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