"I'm almost embarrassed to talk about this... I had a dream and Eddie came to the dream and showed me a song. This was one hundred percent a communication from the beyond. There is no question about it." Sammy Hagar's new song "Encore, Thank You, Goodnight" is released today. The Lyric Video is embedded below. "I can't wait for the world to hear this very special … [Read more...]
Lost Van Halen Photos Found After 45 years
What if the most iconic photos of Eddie Van Halen were nearly lost forever? Gibson TV has shared the video below, along with the following introduction: In this episode of Through The Lens, legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower – known for his raw, high-voltage portraits of rock royalty – shares the unbelievable story of the long-lost photos from Van Halen’s explosive … [Read more...]
Valerie Bertinelli Hopes She’s Dead Before Van Halen Biopic is Made
"I told Wolfie, 'Make sure I'm dead,'" she recalled of a conversation with her son. There isn't currently a Van Halen biopic in the works, but if one is made, Valerie Bertinelli hopes she'll be long gone once it's released. Bertinelli touched on this during a recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. Host Drew Barrymore mentioned the Beatles biopic series that's … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s “Jump” Exceeds One Billion Streams on Spotify
Van Halen’s "Jump" joins Spotify’s exclusive 'Billions Club' as it becomes the band’s first song to hit ONE BILLION streams on the platform! Alex Van Halen was excited to share the news on social media, exclaiming, "Thanks to all the fans for listening!" A pretty incredible feat, as only around 100 rock songs have reached that milestone, and less than 40 rock songs are … [Read more...]
1980’s Home Video: Paul & His Sister Perform ‘JUMP’ by Van Halen
This is the video you didn't know you needed to watch today. It's 1985, and Paul and his little sister are going to perform a new song from Van Halen. '40 years ago, my sister and I made this 1980s music video for "Jump" by Van Halen. It was April 3, 1985." These cute kids capture the essence of Van Halen! And remind us of how life was growing up in the '80s. We … [Read more...]
Producer John Shanks Details the Making of the Final Van Halen Studio Album
Super Producer John Shanks (Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Doobie Brothers) sat down with Jeff Goebel on the 'Van Halen Stories' Podcast to discuss the making of Van Halen’s final record, A Different Kind Of Truth. Shanks walks through the sessions and reveals his mornings with Van Halen, and late evenings with David Lee Roth. For 6 months, John worked … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘Panama’ Cover on Violin & Ukulele
A Different Kind of Cover... Van Halen's 'Panama' performed on Violin & Ukulele! Would Diamond Dave, Edward, Alex, and Michael like this? We think so! Performed by Sav Madigan (of The Accidentals) and Patty PerShayla. … [Read more...]
How Might Eddie Van Halen Look in Your Favourite Cartoon Series? [Photo Gallery]
Van Halen fan, Mark Shepard, was having some fun with an AI image generator, and came up with images of Eddie Van Halen in the style of various popular cartoons. If you've ever wondered what Bart Simpson's guitar-slinging brother, Eddie, might look like? Or an anime version of Eddie might look like, here you go! (And, if you haven't, you just might enjoy these, … [Read more...]
16-Year-Old Attempts Van Halen’s ‘Live Without a Net’ Solo at School Talent Show
Eddie would be so proud! We love to see how Edward Van Halen's works influence the younger generation! YouTube user Flakeybiskits, an aspiring 16-year-old guitarist, has racked up a quarter-of-a-million views on a video of himself performing Eddie Van Halen’s mythical Live Without a Net solo at his high school talent show. Some comments from YouTube: "EVH is alive and … [Read more...]
Steve Lukather Addresses Rumors of New Van Halen Music
Rumors of a possible new Van Halen album being in the works started circulating last week. And now, Steve Lukather chimes in a second time, hoping to set the record straight. First, the backstory: Reports emerged in the Dutch press last week, with De Telegraf [paywalled] Alex Van Halen claiming that a potential new Van Halen album is in the works, and he's asked Alex and … [Read more...]
Official EVH Mini Guitar Collection Expanded with Fair Warning Tour’s ‘Circles’ & ‘Shapes’ Minis
We've got great news for Van Halen fans and collectors. Two new additions have expanded the line of official EVH miniature guitar replicas! Known to fans as the 'Circles' and 'Shapes' guitars, Eddie debuted these guitars to the world on the legendary FAIR WARNING tour in 1981. Ever the experimentalist, these Fair Warning guitars varied from his previous builds in the … [Read more...]
What if Van Halen had their own Star Wars and Marvel-style intros? [Fan-made video]
Van Halen fan, Simon Alkin Feilberg, made a short video, just for fun. "I was experimenting with recreating the Star Wars and Marvel Studios intros on After Effects and Element 3D, and decided it could be fun to do both with the band Van Halen as the subject. I threw in some Back to the Future at the start too, because why not? Enjoy!" … [Read more...]