Sammy Hagar will launch a Les Vegas residency this fall and some surprise special guests are expected to join the party. Sammy Hagar and Friends will launch Halloween weekend in the Strat Theater with the first shows set for October 29 and 30 and November 5 and 6. The shows will feature Hagar and his Circle bandmates Michael Anthony, guitarist Vic Johnson, drummer Jason … [Read more...]
The Van Halen Easter Eggs In ‘Mammoth WVH’ Album
Ultimate Classic Rock has been doing some Van Halen Easter egg hunting! A recent video uploaded to UCR's YouTube channel brought attention to a handful of nods and subtle tributes Wolfgang Van Halen gave to Van Halen in his debut Mammoth WVH album and below are the five they came up with. #1) The first Van Halen Easter egg is one the Van Halen News Desk and … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH Announce Headlining Concert Dates
Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth WVH will headline over a handful of shows beginning this August. The concerts will be in Cleveland, Seattle, Tucson, Austin, Cincinnati, Louisville, and Orlando. The shows will come on the heels of the band's first three dates opening for Guns N' Roses upcoming summer tour, which is set to kick off on July 31st in Hershey, PA at the Hersheypark … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Apologizes For Exposing Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Dark Side’ In Autobiography
Sammy Hagar said he is sorry for exposing "the dark side" of Eddie Van Halen in his 2011 autobiography Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock. "Because of the untimely and tragic death of Eddie Van Halen, I apologize from the bottom of my heart for exposing his dark side to where I don't think anyone wants to hear that now, and, unfortunately, it's in the book," Hagar said in … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & The Circle To Perform At CNN’s ‘Fourth in America Special’
L-R: Vic Johnson, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony & Jason Bonham. Photo from Michael Anthony's Mad Anthony's Cafe Facebook page. Sammy Hagar & The Circle will be one of the featured musical guests on CNN's upcoming "Fourth in America Special". Here is what Michael Anthony posted to his Mad Anthony's Cafe Facebook page this weekend: The Circle will be one of … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen On The Creation Of ‘Guitar Hero: Van Halen’ Video Game
Wolfgang Van Halen revealed details behind the making of 2009's Guitar Hero: Van Halen video game during a recent podcast appearance. While a guest on the video game podcast Good Game Nice Try, Wolfgang (an avid video gamer himself) along with the hosts Sonja Reid and Aaron Bleyaert were discussing some of their favorite games of the past. That's when Reid reminded Wolfgang … [Read more...]
Don Dokken Says Seeing Eddie Van Halen Perform Convinced Him To Give Up The Guitar
Credit: Frank Schwichtengerg & Neil Zlozower How good was Eddie Van Halen? So good he could make a guitarist give up the guitar. Dokken recently recalled the first time he saw Eddie perform live. It was at a venue in California in the 70s when Dokken was the lead guitarist and lead singer of a Los Angeles band called Airborn. "This is before the Dokken days, … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Thanks Fans For Billboard Success: ‘Words Can’t Express How Happy & Appreciative I Am’
Wolfgang Van Halen has thanked fans for placing his debut Mammoth WVH album at the top of the rock charts. "The response to the album, now that everyone has had a chance to hear it, has been more than I ever could've imagined," Wolfgang told Billboard's Kevin Rutherford. "Thanks so much to everyone who bought it, streamed it, watched a video or called a radio station in … [Read more...]
‘Mammoth WVH’ Album Opens At #1 On Rock Albums Chart, Top 15 On Billboard 200
Wolfgang Van Halen’s debut Mammoth WVH album opened at number one on two of Billboard’s rock charts while placing in the top 15 of the Billboard 200. In all, ‘Mammoth WVH’ placed at the top or near the top in a handful of categories. It finished #1 on the Top Rock, Hard Rock and Independent Albums charts, #2 on the Top Album Sales and Current Album Sales charts while earning … [Read more...]
Steel Panther’s Satchel: ‘Eddie Van Halen Made It Look So Easy’
Credit: Rudy Childs If only every Eddie Van Halen video came with a warning - "Guitarists Everywhere: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!" In a recent clip of Dweezil Zappa's podcast Runnin' With The Dweezil, Steel Panther guitarist Satchel admitted to throwing a few guitars in the trash at an early age after failed attempts to recreate them the same way Eddie did. Satchel found … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Tribute Concert ‘Definitely Should Happen’, Says Wolfgang Van Halen
Credit: Rudy Childs Wolfgang Van Halen said an Eddie Van Halen tribute concert isn't anything planned for the near future but it is something he wants to see eventually happen. In a recent interview on Sirius/XM's Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk, Wolfgang discussed the idea of a concert in tribute to his dad. "I definitely think that would be a great thing to do," he … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony Launch ‘Van Hagar/Other Half’ Page
Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony are keeping the Hagar era of Van Halen alive with a brand new social media page. The page, which can be found on Instagram as well as Facebook, will feature vintage footage of Van Halen during Hagar's time in the band. "Hey everybody I got some fresh news for ya," Hagar said in his video message. "Mikey and I been checkin' out all our … [Read more...]