The city of Pasadena, California is considering naming a brand new park after Eddie Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen Park and Edward Van Halen Memorial Park are among the names being considered for the park in Eddie's former hometown. The park will be located at 701 East Union Street. Now through Friday (September 24) at 4:00 p.m. Pasadena city officials are asking the … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth At The 2021 MTV Video Awards [VIDEO]
David Lee Roth made an appearance at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards last night (September 12) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. US Weekly caught up with Dave before the event. He revealed some interesting news including plans for a Las Vegas concert (or concerts?) later this year. He also dropped a few thoughts on Eddie and Alex Van Halen: "Eddie Van … [Read more...]
Alex Van Halen Spotted Cruising Down The L.A. Freeway! [VIDEO]
A new video of Alex Van Halen has surfaced online and it looks like "Big Al" was enjoying a ride in his brand new Porsche! Yesterday (Friday, September 10th), the Van Halen Brasil YouTube channel uploaded a quick 14-second video of Alex titled "Alex Van Halen Driving His New 911 GT2 RS - September 10, 2021". It sure looks like our beloved drummer and, clearly, he still … [Read more...]
Singer Mitch Malloy To Perform ‘A Celebration Of Van Halen’ Concert
Mitch Malloy, who in 1996 very briefly worked with Van Halen in 1996, will celebrate Eddie Van Halen's musical legacy in concert next month. "Mitch Malloy's Van Halen Experience" is set to take place on Saturday, October 9th at Mattie Kelly Arts Village in Destin, Florida from 5:30 PM to 10 PM CDT. A portion of the proceeds will go to the new Destin High School Music … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH’s ‘Don’t Back Down’ #1 At Active Rock Radio
Nearly six months since its release, Mammoth WVH's "Don't Back Down" refuses to go down the charts. In fact, the song has just reached the top of the active rock radio chart. "Don't Back Down", originally released on March 26th, 2021, passed Volbeat's "Wait A Minute My Girl" to take the #1 spot on the chart tracked by Mediabase, the music industry service which monitors … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH Adds More Headlining Dates
Mammoth WVH has announced over a handful of upcoming headlining dates, all set to happen in October. Wolfgang Van Halen posted the new dates to his social media sites yesterday, adding that the all-female band Plush will once again be the opening act. Plush had opened for Mammoth WVH's previous headlining dates. Below are the new shows added: October 15: Wichita, KS - … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Declines Offer To Join Mötley Crüe’s Stadium Tour
David Lee Roth was offered to be included in Mötley Crüe's 'The Stadium Tour' along with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts but declined, according to Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx. The news came via the Los Angeles Times, who posted an article titled "The 25 Concerts, Festivals, Albums and Music Docs We're Most Excited For This Fall". Included in the … [Read more...]
How Van Halen Can ‘Jump’ Start Any Entrepreneur’s Career
Credit: Rudy Childs Van Halen has inspired many-a-musician to pick up an instrument over the last 40-plus years, that much we know. But you don't have to be strictly a musician to reap the benefits from the rise-to-fame and fortune story of this legendary band. Entrepreneur Magazine has posted an article titled "What Van Halen Can Teach you About Public Relations: How … [Read more...]
Gene Simmons Apologizes To David Lee Roth
Gene Simmons has apologized to David Lee Roth. "I am so sorry and ashamed, actually, that I hurt David's feelings," Simmons told US Weekly. The apology (in the video above) comes after Simmons made some unflattering comments about Roth during a Rolling Stone interview posted last week. Roth had performed as the opening act for KISS's “End Of The Road” tour … [Read more...]
“Dear Charlie. Godspeed.”
"Dear Charlie. Godspeed." -Alex Van Halen We received the above message from Alex Van Halen's camp today. Charlie Watts, whose strong but unflashy drumming powered the Rolling Stones for over 50 years, died on Tuesday in London. He was 80. His death, in a hospital, was announced by his publicist, Bernard Doherty. No other details were immediately provided. The … [Read more...]
Paul Stanley On David Lee Roth: ‘On Stage He’s Still Diamond Dave!’
Diamonds are forever, so says Paul Stanley. Stanley took to social media recently to offer up his support for Roth after his bandmate Gene Simmons made some rather disparaging remarks about the Van Halen frontman. Early last week during an interview with Rolling Stone, Simmons confirmed that Roth was no longer touring with KISS adding, "During Dave’s heyday, nobody did what … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen On Including Van Halen’s ‘Sunday Afternoon In The Park’ Synth On Mammoth WVH Song ‘Mr. Ed’
Wolfgang Van Halen says he was just waiting for the right moment to insert his dad Eddie's synthesizer into a Mammoth WVH song. That moment arrived with the track "Mr. Ed". Just in case you haven't picked up on it yet, Wolfgang used the original Electro-Harmonix Micro-Synthesizer Eddie used on Van Halen's "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" from Van Halen's 1981 album Fair … [Read more...]