"Look who showed up for the reunion! Guess I'm singing back ups lol" —Michael Starr Last night (Wednesday, Nov 25th) was to be a very special event at the Ultimate Jam Night at Lucky Strike in Hollywood. It was to be a one-time event — a concert for the 30th Anniversary of the EAT EM’ AND SMILE BAND, with original musicians Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and Greg Bissonette. … [Read more...]
‘Van Halen Rising’ Author, Greg Renoff Speaks at University of Oklahoma (FIXED VIDEO)
Watch Van Halen Rising author Greg Renoff speak at the Meacham Auditorium at the University of Oklahoma. Greg will be talking about the making of his book and the problems he had to overcome to get the book into the hands of the Van Halen fanbase. We tried to feature a live stream of the speech during the night of the event (Nov. 19th), but because of a technical glitch, … [Read more...]
Van Halen Family Photo
A Van Halen family photo by Nigel Parry. … [Read more...]
Rock Your iPhone with the New EVH Stripes Cases!
Show off your stripes with your choice of three iconic EVH graphics! EVH has just released new iPhone cases in the three most popular Eddie Van Halen guitar graphics! The Red/Black/White, White/Black, and Black/Yellow color schemes are available for both sizes of the new iPhones (6/6S, and 6/6S PLUS). New & Improved graphics and casing. Currently available only at … [Read more...]
LIVE VIDEO STREAM: ‘Van Halen Rising’ Author, Greg Renoff Speaks at University of Oklahoma
Streaming above is a LIVE feed of Greg Renoff speaking at Meacham Auditorium at the University of Oklahoma. Greg will be talking about his book "Van Halen Rising - How a Southern Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal." Enjoy! The talk starts at 6pm Central. Greg will start speaking in just a few minutes. AUDIO PROBLEM: There's no audio for about the first half of the video, … [Read more...]
EVH 5150 Overdrive Demoed by Pete Thorn (VIDEO)
"One of the questions I'm most frequently asked, says guitarist Pete Thorn, is 'What kind of pedal should I buy to help me get Eddie Van Halen's tone?' Thanks to EVH and MXR, I now have a great answer....get the one that Eddie Van Halen designed!" Peter demos the new EVH 5150 Overdrive, and it's the best video demo yet! Watch it above. The MXR design team has collaborated … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Alex Van Halen’s 2015 Ludwig Classic Maple Drum Set
Here's a special announcement from The Nashville Drummers Jam 7 Alex Van Halen Tribute, coming Dec. 14th. Alex's drum tech, John Douglas, was asked if he could bring a replica of Alex's 2015 Ludwig Classic Maple Drum Set to the event. Watch JD's video above! The Nashville Drummers Jam 7 is a charity event that pulls in top players in Nashville that honors a drummer while … [Read more...]
Watch Eddie Van Halen Pick His All-Time Favorite Guitar Riffs
From Billboard: Eddie Van Halen is a guitar virtuoso. In his 2015 Billboard cover story, Van Halen revealed he doesn’t listen to much of any new music. But some classic riffs have certainly shaped him. For Billboard’s Greatest of All-Time interview series, the Van Halen ax man shared his favorite guitar riffs, but not before asking if he could mention some of … [Read more...]
Video: MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive Pedal Demoed by Guitar World
The folks at Guitar World made a great video demo for the new EVH 5150 Overdrive. The MXR design team has collaborated with Eddie Van Halen to deliver a full range of powerful saturation and hyper-driven tones right at your feet. The resulting EVH 5150 Overdrive joins hand-adjusted multi-stage MOSFETs with a full complement of controls to deliver overdriven tube-like … [Read more...]
EVH Gear Introduces “Lunchbox” Sized 5150III 15W LBX Head
New from EVH Gear! Don’t let the size of the new EVH 5150III 15W LBX guitar amp head fool you. The easy-to-carry “lunchbox” head is a mighty sonic force to be reckoned with, its packed to the gills with searing tone! Armed with five ECC83S (12AX7) and two EL84 tubes for incredible high gain sound, it performs like an arena-filling champ. Two flexible channels, the famous EVH … [Read more...]
Van Halen Halloween Costumes 2015! (Updated)
Update 11/3/15: Gallery added with 33 more photos! Here's our collection of 40 creative photos of Van Halen, or VH-related costumes that people sent us this Halloween. Enjoy, and start thinking about your costume(s) for us to feature on VHND for next year... Diamond Dave in purple spandex. Note the fury boots, circa 1980! Love the attention to detail! Do you prefer … [Read more...]
Van Halen Halloween Pumpkin Photo Gallery
Happy Halloween Weekend, VHND'ers! Here's a bunch of Van Halen Pumpkins — some carved, some painted. Share yours in the comments! … [Read more...]