While Wolfgang Van Halen wants to honor his father Eddie's legacy he is also determined to forge his own path as an artist. It's with that mindset that he came up with his new band name: Mammoth WVH. "I really like the Mammoth name, because I think only super die-hard Van Halen fans are familiar with the name and I think overall, most people don't really know the … [Read more...]
Documentarian Sam Dunn: ‘The Definitive Van Halen Story Is Yet To Be Told’
Canadian documentarian Sam Dunn says a Van Halen documentary remains the "Holy Grail" of stories yet to be told. Dunn (Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, Super Duper Alice Cooper) was asked by Death Angel's Ted Aguilar during an "Alive & Streaming" YouTube interview if he had a bucket list of documentary ideas. "Van Halen, for me, … [Read more...]
Loudersound Picks Out The Best Of Van Halen Album Catalogue
The staff at Loudersound has gone through their Van Halen album collection to highlight the ones they say are most worthy of a needle drop. "Van Halen albums have it all: One of the most innovative guitarists of all time, your choice of rock star frontmen, and some great tunes," writes Paul Elliott. "If ever a back catalogue epitomized the American Dream, it's the albums of … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Releases Sammy Hagar Themed Cartoon
It's The Red Rocker & his new jet! David Lee Roth has just released a new cartoon via his Twitter page today and it makes several references to his long-time adversary Sammy Hagar. Among the Hagar mentions included in Roth's fictional publication called The Daily Catostrophe are: "Concrete Flowers for Sam," "Sam the Man Not Only Will Be Giving His Life for Rock and … [Read more...]
Dream Theater Members Talk Irreplaceable Magic Of Eddie Van Halen
During a recent appearance on the Talk Is Jericho podcast Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci and singer James LaBrie reflected on the impact of Eddie Van Halen's music. "We'll never get to see that magic [again]," said Petrucci. "There'll never be anyone that's the same as him that had that level. I don't know, I probably can't even name five guys that had that level of … [Read more...]
Steve Lukather On Wolfgang Van Halen’s ‘Distance’ & The VH Riff He Wishes He Wrote
Add Toto's Steve Lukather to the growing list of Wolfgang Van Halen fans. Lukather recently made an appearance on the podcast Talkin' Rock with Meltdown and gave his thoughts on Wolfgang's debut single "Distance". "It's great," said Lukather. "I wrote [Wolfgang] a note, saying, 'Wow! Congratulations, man, so proud of you.' I'm sure his old man is smiling down from heaven … [Read more...]
Hear Unearthed Version Of Eddie Van Halen Performing Jimi Hendrix’s ‘If 6 Was 9’
An extended version of Eddie Van Halen performing Jimi Hendrix's "If 6 Was 9" has just been released. The track (above) has been included on a new EP released by keyboardist David Garfield called 'Guitar Heroes OTB, Vol. 1'. The original version of the song appeared on the 1997 Garfield album "Tribute to Jeff". Both the original and extended version features singer and … [Read more...]
My Tribute to Eddie Van Halen (by Avery)
Right Now, like the rest of us, Avery Molek is mourning the loss of Eddie Van Halen. Avery's been performing killer drum covers of Van Halen songs since he was six years old, and he's put together a new tribute. Watch it above. Check out Avery’s covers of more Van Halen classics, “Girl Gone Bad!” “Outta Love Again” "I'm The One" "Everybody Wants Some" "5150" … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Donates Signed, Worn Hat To Cancer Charity
David Lee Roth has donated one of his signed and worn hats to the Cahonas Celebrity Loosen Up Auction, which runs until November 29th. A host of the world’s best loved and well-known house-hold names from music, film, TV and sport have pledged their support to Testicular Cancer education and awareness this month by donating their signed and worn ties, scarves and other … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH ‘Distance’ Single Debuts Atop Rock Charts
Wolfgang Van Halen's debut single 'Distance' has landed at number one on the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart dated November 28th according to Billboard. Credited to his band Mammoth WVH, "Distance" collected 826,000 U.S. streams and 13,000 downloads sold in the week ending November 19th, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The song also drew 1.6 million airplay audience … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Talks Eddie Van Halen, The Would-Be VH Reunion, 5150 Vaults
Sammy Hagar appeared on Sirius/XM's Trunk Nation to talk about his friend and former bandmate Eddie Van Halen but said he's still coming to terms with his death. "To talk about someone like Eddie Van Halen, the greatness of him and to try to explain it to people or try to tell old stories, it's still not time. I don't feel comfortable with it yet," Hagar told host Eddie … [Read more...]
Violinist Performs Blistering Version Of Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Eruption’ [VIDEO]
David Lee Roth once called Eddie Van Halen "The King of Ten Fingers and Six Strings". Well we think we've just found "The King of Ten Fingers and Four Strings". Check out the recent performance of Eddie's "Eruption" by violinist Tjeerd Top in the video above. Here is a brief bio on Tjeerd Top from his official website: Born in 1978, Tjeerd Top studied with Qui van … [Read more...]