Santa Sammy and his three Red Rockin' reindeers are headin' south for the holidays! Hagar and his band the Circle have just released a video for "Santa's Going South". It's episode number 11 in the band's series of Circle @Home sessions. 'This song has been waiting many years for a video," Hagar posted to YouTube. "Here it is, courtesy of Lockdown 2020. Merry Christmas … [Read more...]
New Van Halen Shirts!
Just in time for Christmas! Make their (your?) holidays merry with these new officially licensed Van Halen shirts, exclusive to Van Halen Store. Eight in all - something for everyone! All are exclsuive limited editions. And that's not all... 11 of their best selling shirts are back in stock. Everything Shown on Van Halen store is in stock and ships within one business … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & The Circle Announce New Album, Release Cover Of David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’
Sammy Hagar and the Circle will be releasing a brand new album next month. Due out January 8th, 2021, the 11-track album titled "Lockdown 2020" was recorded remotely during the band's "Lockdown Sessions," which Hagar and the Circle launched in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine. One of the tracks included is a cover of David Bowie's 1977 song … [Read more...]
Listen To Paul Gilbert Play David Lee Roth Vocals On Guitar
Mr. Big guitarist Paul Gilbert appeared on Dweezil Zappa's "Runnin' With The Dweezil" podcast to discuss the influence Van Halen has had on his musical life. It turns out Eddie Van Halen's classic riffs aren't the only thing he enjoys playing. "Playing vocals on guitar - that's my hobby lately, and one of my favorite singers to copy is David Lee Roth on the guitar," said … [Read more...]
Gene Simmons Reveals The Van Halen Demo Most Deserving Of Release: ‘It’ll Make Your Jaw Drop’
If Gene Simmons could pick any Van Halen demo track for an official release it would most definitely be the band's original 1976 recording of “House of Pain”. “The original version is like a locomotive that doesn’t stop. Your jaw would drop,” Simmons said during a recent appearance on The Jeremy White Podcast which can be viewed above. Simmons has a personal connection to … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Debuts New Character ‘Dawn Verdict’ In Latest Illustration
She's the first of the new breed of detective dominatrixes straight from the endlessly imaginative mind of David Lee Roth. Meet Dawn Verdict. Roth has posted a new illustration (above) on his Twitter page and this one debuts a character who "solves the crime and delivers the verdict right where it hurts!! Every time." Ouch! Roth goes on to write: "So for all you bad … [Read more...]
Listen To Van Halen/Foo Fighters Mashup ‘Jump Like These’
It's times like these you might as well "Jump"! Check out this mashup just posted to YouTube by Pierre Dentale. In it he takes David Lee Roth's isolated vocals from Van Halen's "Jump" and lays it over the music of "Times Like These" from Foo Fighters. The result - "Jump Like These": Makes us wonder what it'd be like if David Lee Roth actually was the lead singer of … [Read more...]
How Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth Ignited The Late 70s [VIDEO]
If only there were teachers like this when we were in school... The Professor of Rock has returned once more to profess his love of Van Halen. In his latest video he discusses how the one-two punch of Van Halen's first two singles - "You Really Got Me" and "Runnin' With The Devil" helped to "ignite" the late 70s music scene. "Van Halen was born in the middle of disco, … [Read more...]
Loudersound Ranks Van Halen’s Greatest Cover Songs
The music detectives at Loudersound have just returned from what we can assume was a very entertaining undercover mission: To come up with the ten greatest Van Halen cover songs of all time. As fans know it was Van Halen's 1978 cover of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" that helped launch the band's career. But there are plenty more masterful Van Halen-ized cover songs the band … [Read more...]
‘Summer Nights’ Ranks Among 25 Most Underrated Deep Cuts From Legendary Bands
The website Yardbarker has placed Van Halen's 1986 song "Summer Nights" among the 25 most underrated deep cuts recorded by legendary bands. "Trying to find a hidden gem or underrated song among some of the greatest bands of all time is never easy," wrote Yardbarker's Jeff Mezydlo. "However, some of the best tunes from a legendary group might be the ones that never earned … [Read more...]
Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, Warrior Soul, City Kids Members Release Eddie Van Halen Tribute; All Proceeds To Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation [VIDEO]
Musician/Producer Frank Meyer has assembled an international all-star lineup to record a Van Halen classic in tribute to Eddie Van Halen. “In A Simple Rhyme” was originally released on 1980’s 'Women and Children First' and Meyer’s cover is available at Bandcamp and all digital platforms today. The one-off project is a tribute to Meyer’s hero Eddie Van Halen and all proceeds … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Talks Eddie Van Halen Tribute Song “Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar & Grill”
Mention the smell of fresh sawdust on the floor and David Lee Roth is immediately taken back to his earliest memories of performing with his longtime bandmate Eddie Van Halen. "I actually walked past the door of a local drinking establishment and smelled the sawdust and like Proust with a lemon cookie, it triggered volumes of memory," Roth recently told Variety. It's a … [Read more...]