Sammy Hagar spoke with KNAC.com's Jeff Kerby today, and had a thing or two to say about Van Halen's decision to head out on tour without founding bassist Michael Anthony. Sammy's remarks included his recollection of the Van Halen brothers wanting to mount 2004's Sammy Hagar-fronted Van Halen tour without Mike: " I wouldn’t do it without Mike. On the last reunion, and I’m … [Read more...]
Mike and Sam Rock Hall Q&A
Mike and Sam appeared in the press room after accepting their Rock Hall trophies, and answered some questions. Here are some highlights: Mike, after being asked why he wasn't invited to participate in the now-postponed summer reunion tour with Dave: "I don't know. I'm here. I'm ready to play. The people wanna hear it. Sammy and I are out there giving the fans what they … [Read more...]
Eddie gives Howard Stern a VH update
Eddie called in to Howard Stern's SIRIUS Satellite Radio show last month and dished the latest dirt on Van Halen. Highlights included: announcing that he and a partner had discovered a cure for cancer. speculating that his tongue cancer was caused not by his decades of cigarette smoking, but rather by electromagnetic energy emanating from his studio gear that was … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth battling bosses over radio show
Diamond Dave has come under fire from his bosses at CBS radio, who have massively retooled the former Van Halen frontman's fledgeling radio show. Roth was back on the air Friday, but the suits at CBS canned his sidekicks, and stripped the show of the music beds that he had been talking over. "I wouldn't be surprised if they bring in a gal to read the weather or read the … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Breaks His Silence
Michael Anthony---who, in recent years, has largely been the only member of Van Halen to foster any goodwill between the band and its fan base, and has essentially been a one-man PR machine who kept alive fans' hopes that the group would eventually rise from the ashes---recently granted Japan's Burrn! magazine an interview in which he spoke openly about the unfortunate … [Read more...]