"When we experience beauty, we know it as truth. Ed - love you... miss you." - Message posted on Van Halen's official website today, with the beautiful and chilling, "Respect The Wind," written and performed by Alex and Eddie Van Halen. Listen below. Other tributes to Edward Van Halen today: Year To The Day (Song) A Tribute to Edward Van Halen … [Read more...]
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David Lee Roth: ‘I’m Retiring’
AUDIO MESSAGE FROM DAVE: Listen to David Lee Roth's message below. This audio is straight from Dave, recorded today. David Lee Roth dropped some HEAVY news today. “I am throwing in the shoes. I’m retiring,” Roth said in a phone conversation with the Las Vegas Review today that was more a spoken-word performance than an interview. “This is the first, and only, … [Read more...]
‘Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen’ is the New Book Based on 50 Hours ‘Intimate and Wide-Ranging Talks’
A new Eddie Van Halen biography entitled Eruption: Conversations With Eddie Van Halen will be published by Hachette next month. Due October 5, the book has been written by Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill who – as former editors of Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado, respectively – spent a huge amount of time speaking directly to the legendary … [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...]
“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...]
Eddie & Alex Van Halen Childhood Home & The Graffiti They Left Behind [VIDEO]
A YouTuber has given Van Halen fans the chance to get an up close look at the childhood home of Eddie and Alex Van Halen along with some graffiti the brothers left behind! The host of SCOTT ON TAPE took a trip to Las Lunas Street in Pasadena, California to get a good view of the home and neighborhood Ed and Al hung out at. He also managed to get a shot of the shed in back … [Read more...]
Guitarist Greg Howe On Why Eddie Van Halen Was Rock’s King Of Swing
Guitarist Greg Howe said when it came to creating rock and roll music that could really swing, there was nobody better than Eddie Van Halen. "For me Eddie Van Halen, honestly, was the king of swing when it comes to rock guitar players," said Howe in a recently released clip of Dweezil Zappa's podcast Runnin' With The Dweezil. "I don't know that I've heard a rock guitarist … [Read more...]
From Alex
"First birthday without you, Ed. The view from my drum set will never be the same. VH forever! #vanhalenforever" - Alex Van Halen, May 8th, 2021 … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Alex Van Halen!
Photo by John Douglas On May 8th, 1953, Alexander Arthur Van Halen was born in Amsterdam Holland. Later the family moved to Nijmegen, where they lived until they moved to the U.S. when Alex was about 9, through a government-incentive program to reunite families. Because the family spoke little English, Alex and Eddie formed a bond during this time that has lasted … [Read more...]
‘The Van Halen Story – The Early Years’ Now Available on DVD
Back on DVD! The Van Halen Story - The Early Years has been released again on DVD! This DVD documentary chronicles the rise of four young musicians from their formative years to their transformation into a worldwide phenomenon. Witness the group's gripping tale told by the people who were there when it began - the childhood friends, fellow musicians, roadies, bodyguards, … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth On The Van Halen Brothers & ‘The Two Pasadenas’ In Latest Illustration
Credit: Neil Zlozower David Lee Roth is back with another illustrated story and this one tells of a darker side to sunny Pasadena. Roth, born in Bloomington, Indiana, arrived in Pasadena during his teens. While attending Pasadena City College in the early 70s, he met the brothers Eddie and Alex Van Halen, who had moved from the Netherlands to Pasadena in … [Read more...]