Updated June 30th: Just got these in...newly mastered classic Van Halen! Gearing up to ship them out in time for next Friday's release! Newly mastered versions of Van Halen II, Women and Children First, Fair Warning and Diver Down are now available for pre-order at Van Halen Store. U.S. customers who pre-order receive Free Shipping and are guaranteed to receive them by the … [Read more...]
Gary Cherone on Van Halen’s “Tokyo Dome Live in Concert”
Eddie Trunk asks former Van Halen lead vocalist Gary Cherone what he thinks of Van Halen's new live album, "Tokyo Dome Live in Concert." … [Read more...]
Watch Billy Sheehan, Jeff Scott Soto & Others Perform Van Halen Set at Ultimate Jam Night
The place to be on Wednesday Nights in Hollywood is the Ultimate Jam Night at Lucky Strike. This Wednesday, some of Hollywood's biggest rock musicians did a whole set of music dedicated to the Mighty Van Halen! Bringing VAN HALEN songs to life were Jeff Scott Soto (Journey, Yngwie Malmsteen), Billy Sheehan (David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Winery Dogs), Ray Luzier (David Lee Roth, … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen To Be Featured in Billboard Magazine
"Me and my daddy getting ready for our Billboard Magazine cover shoot." This photo was posted June 1st on Kody Van Halen's facebook page. We look forward to the Edward Van Halen article in Billboard magazine, coming soon! Lots of great articles on EVH lately! … [Read more...]
Van Halen Inspired ‘Dazed and Confused’ Semi-Sequel “Everybody Wants Some” This Fall
They're making a "spiritual sequel" to the 1993 classic Dazed And Confused, and the upcoming film is getting a Van Halen-inspired title! Everybody Wants Some, a title borrowed from a track on Van Halen’s 1980 LP Women and Children First, makes perfect sense to us... Richard Linklater, the writer and director, is done shooting the movie, which is said to be out this fall. … [Read more...]
How Eddie Van Halen Hacks a Guitar
From Popular Mechanics: The guitar god is also an inventor and patent holder who has spent the better part of 35 years in this shop, rebuilding guitars and amps, searching for his signature sound I've always been a tinkerer. It comes from my dad. Growing up, we lived in a house in Pasadena that had no driveway. You used an alley that ran through the middle of the block, … [Read more...]
Video & Photos: Van Halen Kicks Off Billboard Music Awards with a Bang!
UPDATED WITH BETTER VIDEO! The 2015 Billboard Music Awards Kicked off with a BANG tonight with Van Halen absolutely knocking it out of the park with their performance of “Panama.” Video above, and photos below. This video is better quality than the others going around right now, but we'll have have better quality video as soon as it's available. Taylor Swift announced … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rehearses for the Billboard Music Awards
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards Kicked off with a BANG tonight with Van Halen absolutely knocking it out of the park with their performance of “Panama.” Check out Video & Photos HERE. Taylor Swift announced them as, "one of the greatest rock bands in the world, The Mighty... VAN HALEN!" Today's Billboard Music Awards show marks the third and final TV appearance before … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rehearsing Deep Track From Debut Album!
Feelings! A video posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on May 13, 2015 at 2:34pm PDT Good ol’ Wolf posted another teaser from Van Halen rehearsals today! A classic from their debut album. Hopefuly they'll play this one at some of the shows this summer! The band will perform at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards this Sunday, May 17, at 8 p.m. on ABC. The band’s … [Read more...]
Van Halen Adds Two Concerts Due To Overwhelming Demand
Due to overwhelming demand, Van Halen Concerts Added at the Hollywood Bowl and Nikon at Jones Beach Theater. Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Saturday, August 15 Hollywood Bowl - Sunday, October 4 Tickets On Sale Monday, May 18th at 10AM Due to overwhelming demand, a third New York-area VAN HALEN concert has been added at the Nikon At Jones Beach Theater on Saturday, August … [Read more...]
Van Halen Weekend Rehearsals: ‘Little Guitars’ & ‘Light Up The Sky’
Small ???? A video posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on May 2, 2015 at 3:51pm PDT Good ol' Wolf posted another two more video teasers from Van Halen rehearsals this weekend! A classic from Diver Down (above) , and another from Van Halen II (below)! This summer is gonna rock!!! The band will perform at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 17, at 8 … [Read more...]
Van Halen to Perform at 2015 Billboard Music Awards
From Billboard: You might as well “jump” to this news: Van Halen will play the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. Billboard and dick clark productions today announced the legendary rock group would join the line-up of performers for the big show later this month. Van Halen’s participation at the annual gala is a real coup, and they’ll give a rock-hard edge to proceedings. The … [Read more...]