Sammy Hagar says the success of his tenure with Van Halen was due to an intense work ethic led by the Van Halen brothers Eddie and Alex. But that didn't mean the band didn't find time to play as hard as they worked. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Hagar looked back on all four studio albums he recorded with Van Halen, the last being … [Read more...]
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Opera Singer Hears Van Halen’s ‘Right Now’ For First Time
Better late than never to hear Van Halen's "Right Now". For opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, it was worth the wait. Zharoff has a popular YouTube channel The Charismatic Voice, where she gives first-time listens to several songs from the metal, rock, classic rock, and progressive rock genres. She recently featured Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" . This time, … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Drops New Tune ‘The S— That Killed Elvis’ In Both Acoustic & Electric Flavors
David Lee Roth released a new song today called "The Shit That Killed Elvis" in both electric and acoustic versions. The song comes from Roth's 2007 recordings dubbed "The California Sessions" by guitarist John 5, who also teamed up with Roth for the songs "Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill", "Low-Rez Sunset", "Giddy-Up!", "Alligator Pants", "Pointing at the Moon", … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s Weird New Song ‘Manda Bala’
David Lee Roth capped off his birthday week by releasing a new song called "Manda Bala". The song, posted on Dave's YouTube channel on Friday (10/13), comes from his 2007 recording sessions with John 5. Those sessions resulted in the songs "Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bar and Grill", "Pointing at the Moon", and "Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then". Gregg Bissonette … [Read more...]
Get Your Groove On with ‘Mambo Dave’!
There's a party at The Mojo Dojo in honor of David Lee Roth! The Mojo Dojo Channel is celebrating Dave's birthday with a new video titled "Mambo Dave". Artist Ramses Rios delivers a short but sweet video designed to get everyone on the dance floor. Well, waddaya waitin' for? DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY WITH DAVE! From Ramses Rios: Party at The Mojo Dojo, with a little … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday Diamond David Lee Roth!
David Lee Roth's two-page spread inside the Fair Warning tourbook. A real rock 'n' roll superhero! Happy Birthday, Diamond Dave! Born to Nathan and Sybil Roth on born October 10, 1954 in Bloomington, IN. Just a little over twenty years later, David Lee Roth would begin his reign as one of the world's most well-known rock frontmen and one of the best entertainers … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Opens Up In Candid 2019 Interview
The Tapes Archive channel has just made available a 2019 interview featuring a candid look inside the enigmatic mind of David Lee Roth. From The Tapes Archive: Last week, we released an interview with David Lee Roth from 1984. This week, we are releasing another Roth interview, but 35 years later. We go from the height of Roth’s Van Halen career to his twilight … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Almost Teamed Up With Ronnie James Dio On Animated Musical Project
Credit: Neil Zlozower Wendy Dio, the widow and longtime manager of rock legend Ronnie James Dio, recently said her late husband had considered creating an animated movie in the 80s, using the voice of David Lee Roth for the main character. The main character was a demonic beast named Murray. Here's the excerpt from Wendy's recent appearance on The Metal … [Read more...]
Hear Diamond Dave Like Never Before In December 1984 Interview
Photo Credit: Neil Zlozower A never-published interview with Diamond David Lee Roth has arrived courtesy of the Tapes Archive! At the time of this interview in December 1984, Roth was just months away from being out of Van Halen. In the interview, Roth talks about the future of Van Halen, his need for attention, whether he’s a bad role model, and what he wants on his … [Read more...]
Former Van Halen Drum Tech Says Band Filmed Shows With Multi-Cameras [VIDEO]
On The Jeremy White Show, John Douglas - former Alex Van Halen drum tech and current drummer of Aerosmith - revealed that Van Halen did, in fact, record video of several shows with multiple cameras during his time with the band from 1997 to 2015. Douglas referred to the multi-cam pro-shot videos, along with accompanying multitrack audio, as a "treasure trove" of material. When … [Read more...]
Donn Landee Takes Us ‘Behind the Boards’ of Van Halen’s Legendary First Album Recording
Van Halen engineer Donn Landee's first interview in decades! Renowned engineer Donn Landee recently shared some "behind the boards" stories about the recording of Van Halen's classic first album at Hollywood's Sunset Sound Studios in 1978, in a conversation with author Greg Renoff. Below is an excerpt from part one of Renoff's two-part interview posted to the Tape Op … [Read more...]
Van Halen Anthems Rock The ‘Cloud’ At David Lee Roth’s Corporate Performance In Las Vegas [VIDEO]
David Lee Roth performed Van Halen classics with the all-star covers band Royal Machines at a corporate event Wednesday night (September 20th) in Las Vegas. Roth performed at the Oracle CloudWorld 2023 event at the Venetian Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also appearing with the group were Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction), Billy Morrison (The Cult, Billy Idol), Mark … [Read more...]