Photo: Kevin Estrada From L.A. Weekly.com: Van Halen taught me how to be cool. No, that's a lie. I was never cool, especially not as a high school freshman, when I bought 1984 on vinyl at Sam Goody's at the mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. I was so uncool that I was almost too shy to buy it. The Police's Synchronicity? Sure, I plausibly looked like a kid who would (and … [Read more...]
New MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive Pedal Delivers “Whole Spectrum” of Eddie Van Halen Guitar Tones
First came the phaser, followed by the flanger, then the wah… and now Eddie Van Halen finally has a signature overdrive pedal to his name in the form of MXR's EVH 5150 Overdrive. Benicia, CA (October 27, 2015) -- 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 … [Read more...]
Alex Van Halen To Be Honored For Charity
The Nashville Drummers Jam 7 is a charity event that pulls in top players in Nashville that honors a drummer while donating to a charity. Past drummers have been Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Jeff Porcaro, Jerry Gaskill, and John Bonham. This year it's Alex Van Halen! And the organizers say it's gonna be the most epic Nashville Drummers Jam yet. Al was cool enough to send … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen’s New EVH Graphic Series Guitar Picks
Here's an exclusive look at the guitar picks Eddie Van Halen's been using on the 2015 tour! The graphic artwork on the new picks are sourced from some of the most widely recognized guitars in the world; Eddie Van Halen's "Frankenstein," white with black stripes guitar, black with yellow stripes guitar, "Circles" guitar and "Starbody" guitar. Without a doubt, these are the … [Read more...]
Back to the STONE AGE: Mark Stone Performs With Fan Halen
Van Halen's original bassist, Mark Stone, finally get's his moment in the spotlight! Mark Stone performed bass with the Van Halen brothers from 1972-1974, when the trio was known first as Genesis, then as Mammoth, and then Van Halen. Here's a very cool piece written for the Van Halen News Desk by Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising. Photos by Arpi A Szasz of … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Diamond Dave!
Happy Birthday, David Lee Roth! You can wish him happy birthday right here, and also on VHND's Facebook page. The happiest of birthdays to this guy. Much love, D-Ro! #DavidLeeRoth #VanHalen pic.twitter.com/Tit8lXWTUT— Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) October 11, 2015 … [Read more...]
PHOTOS: Van Halen’s Last Show of 2015
Last night Van Halen played the final concert of their 41-date 2015 tour. It was the second performance at the historic Hollywood Bowl! LIVE GALLERY: FAN GALLERY: PHOTOS FROM MALCOLM VAN HALEN __________ Thanks Kenny - we had a great time on the tour! Let’s do it again sometime! Kenny Wayne Shepherd … [Read more...]
Van Halen Concludes 2015 Tour with Two Nights at the Hollywood Bowl!
photo: Jeff Coggins This is it! Van Halen is ending their 41-date 2015 tour with two performances in their hometown in a storied venue they've never played before — the famous Hollywood Bowl! (Friday, Oct 2nd & Sunday, Oct 4th). Are you ready?? Tune in tonight and tomorrow for photos and video from the first show! Drop Dead Legs / Feel Your Love Tonight / … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocks San Diego
Van Halen performed Wednesday Sept 30, in San Diego, CA, at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre. Photos below. LIVE GALLERY: FAN GALLERY: … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocks Phoenix, Arizona!
Van Halen performed at the Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix Monday night. Check out the videos and photos below. But firs, here's the AZCentral review: Why everybody still wants some Van Halen in 2015 Tell people you're going to see Van Halen in 2015 and you get a litany of reasons why you are throwing good money away for a bad bill of goods. David Lee Roth can't sing … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocks Houston!
Van Halen performed at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston, Texas Friday night. More coverage to come. Sound check. #VanHalen #GoPro A video posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on Sep 25, 2015 at 4:14pm PDT LIVE GALLERY: FAN GALLERY: Houston! You rule. Thank you!! #VanHalen A photo posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on … [Read more...]
Van Halen Does Dallas
"No brown ones." —Wolfgang, backstage in Dallas Van Halen performed at Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas, Texas Wednesday night. Videos and band and fan photo galleries are below. Everybody Wants Some!! "Dirty Movies" Beautiful Girls Ice Cream Man Eddie's Solo Unchained LIVE GALLERY: FAN GALLERY: A video posted by Ralph … [Read more...]