We want to hear from YOU. Share your initial thoughts upon hearing Van Halen's new album, A Different Kind of Truth. Post your review in the Comments section. UPDATE: We will be highlighting our favorite fan reviews in a future story. … [Read more...]
Van Halen: A Different Kind Of Truth – The VHND Review
By Geoffrey Bell This Mind-Blowing Collection of Explosive Tunes is a Dream Come True After a career that has been firmly cemented as one of the finest in rock music, it's hard to imagine that Van Halen has anything left to prove. Millions of albums sold, packed arenas, a game-changing guitar player and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame easily adds up to one of … [Read more...]
Unchained: The David Lee Roth interview
From Toronto Sun: Truth is, David Lee Roth has always been different. “Nobody well-adjusted ever got my job,” explains Van Halen’s larger-than-life frontman down the line from California. “Much less kept it this long.” Fewer still have returned to it as spectacularly. This week, after months of mounting hype, speculation and rumours, the 56-year-old singer and his … [Read more...]
Best Sounding Audio From Van Halen’s New Album Celebration Concert
Van Halen News Desk recorded last week's Van Halen show at Henson Studios. Our clips are definitely the best sounded clips that have surfaced. Enjoy - the band is on fire! More coming soon. (Photo by Robert Yager) You Really Got Me Runnin' With The Devil Unchained … [Read more...]
Van Halen Promotional Material Takes Over Hollywood
Van Halen has taken out a full-size building ad for their new album on the side of The Andaz Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. The legendary hotel was formerly known as the Continental Hyatt House, and was nicknamed the “Riot House”. Bands such as Led Zeppelin, the Stones and The Who have stayed there. Huge Van Halen posters currently decorate legendary bars on … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth LA Times Interview
From the LA Times: When David Lee Roth talks, it's 'A Different Kind of Truth' The Van Halen frontman discusses the band's new tour, new album (his first with the group in 28 years), Eddie Van Halen and almost everything else. by Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times It's an old joke, but when David Lee Roth delivers the punch line it sounds more like a mission statement: "How … [Read more...]
Van Halen is Back On Top Again
From DelcoTimes.com: MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER Eddie Van Halen turned 57 Thursday, but fans of the guitarist and his namesake band have been the ones receiving gifts in musical form all week as the group has continued what has basically turned into an all-out media blitz in anticipation of its first album since 1984 with original singer David Lee Roth, “A Different Kind of … [Read more...]
“Tattoo” #1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock Singles chart
Van Halen's "Tattoo": #1 on Billboard's Hard Rock Singles chart #1 Most Played Song at Classic Rock Radio in its first week #1 Most Added song at Mainstream and Active Rock Radio UPDATE: "Tattoo" is also the #1 most-streamed video clip on Yahoo! Music. Van Halen's new single, "Tattoo" has been played on more than 160 stations since its release on January … [Read more...]
Exclusive Video: David Lee Roth Talks Tattoos
David Lee Roth sent the Van Halen News Desk a new video about the lyrics to "Tattoo", the first single off Van Halen's forthcoming album, "A Different Kind Of Truth", due Feb 7th. … [Read more...]
Never-Before-Seen Van Halen! “You Really Got Me” Acoustic
Here's a first! Van Halen has released video of an off-the-cuff acoustic performance, just for their fans online. It's the band performing “You Really Got Me” is from Van Halen's "Downtown Sessions" footage, shot at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Very cool to see them loose and having fun, giving us a different flavor of Van Halen! Four other tracks from this … [Read more...]
Jim Florentine’s Van Halen Cafe Wha? Podcast – Part Two
Comedian Jim Florentine has released Part Two of his Van Halen Cafe Wha? Podcast, featuring more of his account of attending the exclusive Van Halen show at the Cafe Wha?. This part also features more of his amateur recording of the concert. Jim is the co-host of VH1's 'That Metal Show' and Special Ed from Comedy Central's 'Crank Yankers'. He's also a huge Van Halen fan who … [Read more...]
Review Collection: Van Halen Live at Cafe Wha?
It's unanimous - Van Halen is BACK and they blew the roof off that tiny cafe in New York! We've compiled a bunch of reviews right here, and they're all glowing! MTV might have said it best... "It felt like seeing Santa in the flesh after years of being told that no Santa exists. I was reminded that all these years later, it's still possible for music to deliver you back to that … [Read more...]