The 1978 World Tour kicked off at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, IL. Photo courtesy Chuckman's Photos After four years paying their dues playing the Southern California rock scene, Van Halen hit the road. It was just three weeks after the release of their self-titled debut album that the band kicked off its first world tour. Stop #1 was the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, … [Read more...]
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When David Lee Roth Got Stuck On A Bridge…And Decided To Jog To His Radio Appearance!
Credit: Ed Yarb/YouTube Come hell or highwater, David Lee Roth will show up for his interview. Even when the bridge over those very waters isn't working. This story takes place circa 1988 while Roth's tour landed in Florida. To promote the upcoming show, Roth was scheduled to appear on WYNF-FM's Ron & Ron Morning Show in Tampa Bay. Unfortunately, Roth's limo got … [Read more...]
LISTEN: ‘Unchained: The Eddie Van Halen Story’ Author Paul Brannigan Exclusive Interview
The VHND's Eric Senich talked with author Paul Brannigan to talk about his book Unchained: The Eddie Van Halen Story! Here's a rundown of the topics covered in the interview: Eddie's guitar and recorder always by his sideThe influence parents Jan and Eugenia had on EddieForget the Fab Four, Eddie's fire was lit by The Dave Clark Five!Eric Clapton was the Cream of the … [Read more...]
Sunset Sound Discovers Hand-Written Mic Setup For ‘Van Halen II’ [VIDEO]
Credit: Neil Zlozower Cue up the Indiana Jones music, Sunset Sound's Drew Dempsey has just discovered a priceless Van Halen artifact! Dempsey recently posted a video to the Sunset Sound Recorders YouTube channel in which he shares "one of the most amazing documents ever." In his hands is the hand-written microphone set up for the tracking of 1979's Van Halen II, which … [Read more...]
Stephen Pearcy On The First Time Seeing Van Halen Live, Becoming Friends With Eddie
Credit: Neil Zlozower Ratt frontman Stephen Pearcy recalled the time he had his mind blown by Van Halen during a recent interview with Metal Edge. Pearcy, who is from Long Beach, California, formed a band out of San Diego in 1977 called Mickey Ratt. In 1980, he decided to move his band to Los Angeles after seeing Van Halen for the first time. It was at a legendary … [Read more...]
Guitar World Revisits 2012 Eddie Van Halen Interview For Tenth Anniversary Of ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’
Guitar World has commemorated the tenth anniversary of Van Halen's A Different Kind Of Truth album by revisiting a 2012 interview with Eddie Van Halen. Here are the excerpts from the interview (originally run in the August 2012 issue of Guitar World) regarding the album conducted by Guitar World's Chris Gill. Q: You're using a lot more wah on your solos on this … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen On ‘A Different Kind Of Truth’: ‘I Fought For ‘She’s The Woman’ To Be The First Single’
If it were up to Wolfgang Van Halen, the lead single off of Van Halen's 2012 album A Different Kind Of Truth would have been "She's The Woman" instead of "Tattoo". "['Tattoo'] was a song I didn't think should be at the beginning or the first [single] released," Wolfgang recently told Ultimate Classic Rock's Gary Graff. "It's still a great song. I was really happy with it. It … [Read more...]
Steve Vai On David Lee Roth’s Retirement & The Origins Of DLR’s ‘Damn Good’
The Eat 'Em and Smile Band L-R: Billy Sheehan, David Lee Roth, Steve Vai, Greg Bissonnette Steve Vai says David Lee Roth's retirement is well earned and will be forever grateful for making him "famous almost overnight". Vai, who is promoting his latest solo release Inviolate, was asked by eonmusic if he planned on showing up for Roth's initially scheduled final … [Read more...]
Yano Anaya AKA ‘Michael Anthony Jr’ Shares Behind-The-Scenes ‘Hot For Teacher’ Video Stories
Credit: Neil Zlozower Actor Yano Anaya, who portrayed Michael Anthony Jr in Van Halen's classic "Hot For Teacher" video, took fans behind the scenes on the video shoot in a recent interview with Classic Rock. Anaya was one of four young actors hired to play "junior" members of the band - David Lee Roth (played by BIll Bookmeyer), Eddie Van Halen (played by Brian … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth On Canceled Vegas Shows: ‘We Got Rained Out’
We can confirm that David Lee Roth has canceled ALL his remaining shows at House of Blues in Las Vegas amid coronavirus concerns. A DLR insider confirmed the news to VHND on Monday. In a previous statement, venue organizers said the cancellations were made "due to unforeseen circumstances related to COVID and out of an abundance of caution for those working and attending the … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Names The 11 Albums That Changed His Life, Includes Two From Van Halen
Credit: Neil Zlozower Wolfgang Van Halen has come up with 11 albums that have changed his life and two of them come from Van Halen. In a recent interview with Louder's Dave Everley, Wolfgang picked a list of albums (in no particular order, according to Wolfgang) that have shaped his musical path so far and included 1981's Fair Warning and 1995's Balance. Here's … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s First Two Vegas Shows Canceled
David Lee Roth's first two scheduled shows in Las Vegas have been canceled due to COVID-related concerns. From Las Vegas television network KTNV: David Lee Roth's shows at House of Blues this weekend have been canceled according to a press release sent to 13 Action News.The shows were sold out.The statement sent on behalf of the venue stated:“Due to unforeseen … [Read more...]