Over the last year, rumors that Van Halen are working on a new album just won’t go away. It seems that every music news website, when mentioning Van Halen, would end their articles with “Van Halen are currently working on a followup to 2012’s A Different Kind of Truth.” Today that rumor went into overdrive, as one website even claimed that "the new Van Halen album is complete … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar on Van Halen: “The Fans Want The Original Members”
Rolling Stone just interviewed Sammy Hagar, and boy, did they get him to talk Van Halen! He says Van Halen should bring back Michael Anthony to reform the legendary original lineup, as that's what "everybody wants." He also says he'd be "involved with them again in a second if it was cool and right" and said he'd be open to being their lead singer again, or even sharing the … [Read more...]
Happy 70th Birthday, Ted Templeman!
Happy 70th Birthday to legendary Van Halen producer, Ted Templeman! Ted Templeman met Van Halen in 1977 and went on to produce their first five albums at Sunset Sound Studio in Los Angeles, 1984 at 5150 Studios, and later produced For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge at 5150. “I’ve worked with such legendary guitar players as Allan Holdsworth, Ronnie Montrose, Eric Clapton, … [Read more...]
“I Can Sing It All!” — Michael Anthony Says He Can Sing Lead Vocals on Any Van Halen Song
Michael Anthony gave an interview last week to the "Lamont And Tonelli Show," which airs on the Bay Area rock station 107.7 The Bone. The radio host steered the conversation into vocals, and went on to compliment Michael... Host: I've got to give you credit. A lot of people don't give you enough credit, because you're a great singer in your own right. You could front your … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen on How He Created His Signature Sound Using MXR’s Phase 90 and Flanger Pedals
From GuitarWorld.com: This is an excerpt from the all-new November 2014 issue of Guitar World. For the rest of this story, plus Guitar World's cover feature on Jeff Beck and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, not to mention features on Weezer, George Thorogood, the guitar pick revolution, Nita Strauss and Black Veil Brides, plus gear reviews (Epiphone, Zoom, Gretsch, TC-Helicon, Mesa and … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Talks Van Halen in New Interview
Former Van Halen and current Chickenfoot bassist Michael Anthony was interviewed by Eddie Trunk last week. Listen to the hour-long interview HERE. Michael was his usual amiable self—laid back and candid, and shared his disappointments about being estranged from Van Halen—without sounding bitter. It’s a must-listen. Some highlights: Michael hasn't spoken to the Van … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Responds to Jason Becker’s Ice Bucket Challange & Donates (Again) to ALS
UPDATED 9/26/14: A month ago, Jason Becker, the famous guitarist afflicted with ALS, challenged David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, and John Mayer to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Mayer filmed his ice bucket challenge, and Roth publicly made a donation and urged others to do so. No one heard from Ed Van Halen. A week later, Jason said, “It doesn’t matter. Eddie has done so much … [Read more...]
Tribute to Uncle Manny Roth (1918 – 2014)
Photo: Uncle Manny Roth backstage with David after the Van Halen "Friends and Family" dress rehearsal at the LA forum. Feb 8th, 2012. Our respects and condolences go out to David Lee Roth and his family—his Uncle Manny passed away on Friday. “Uncle Manny has passed away,” Roth wrote on his website. “He was 95 years old. He was happy, laughing and smiling right … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Shows Off His New Tattoos (Video)
Friday, July 18, 2014: David Lee Roth, of Van Halen, was spotted at LAX, returning from Japan, where he's recently gotten the latest in a large catalogue of traditional Japanese tattoos. The video above is from X17online.com. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Visits Howie Weinberg Mastering Studio
Eddie Van Halen dropped by the Howie Weinberg Mastering Studio this week. Howie mastered Van Halen's last album, A Different Kind of Truth. Hopefully Ed didn't drop by to simply say hi—could this visit have something to do with the mysterious Van Halen “project” that we reported on earlier this year?! The above photo is from Howie's facebook page. On July 10th, he posted it … [Read more...]
Eddie & Janie on the set of The Bridge
Eddie & Janie Van Halen having fun on the set of The Bridge yesterday. Unfortunately, the were arrested by Mexican police and thrown in jail. Hopefully they’ll be “Unchained" before too long! … [Read more...]
The Roth Show: The Oo-oka River Blues
The video of "The World's Most Interesting Man" playing slide guitar with ancient traditional salt shaker(!) and practicing some of his Iaido moves. The music, which could be right at home in a Quentin Tarantino film, features Dave on guitar, and the Kabuki Orchestra performing "The Oo-oka River Blues." Recorded June 27, 2014, at Onkio Haus in Tokyo. Great music to chill to as … [Read more...]