Your host, David Lee Roth, discusses FM and Underground Radio as well as some of the great stations and disc jockeys from the era. … [Read more...]
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Van Halen 35th Anniversary: In The Studio Interview with Dave, Eddie, Alex & Michael
From InTheStudio.net: The four original members of Van Halen, guitarist/songwriter Eddie Van Halen, big brother drummer Alex Van Halen, lead singer/lyricist David Lee Roth, and ex-bass player/backing vocalist Michael Anthony are all unanimous in this classic rock interview in their recollections of their unaided efforts before signing their record deal and releasing that … [Read more...]
The Roth Show, Episode 9: The Ballad of Rikidozan
In this episode, your host, David Lee Roth, tells the tale of Rikidozan, a sumo wrestler who turned to professional wrestling, and in doing so became a national hero to Japan. … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s ‘Skyscraper’ is 25 Years Old Today
Update: This story is from January 2013. SKYSCRAPER is now 26! From Every Record Tells A Story: David Lee Roth’s Just Like Paradise is 25 Years Old Today. How Old Does That Make You Feel? The 21st January 2013 marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Skyscraper – David Lee Roth‘s second solo album following his acrimonious split from Van Halen. I mention this just in … [Read more...]
1986: EVH on “5150” vs. Vai on “Eat ‘Em And Smile”
From Premiere Guitar: How Van Halen's split broadened the musical landscape of the mid-'80s. I remember the days of running down to the mailbox to see if the latest of many guitar magazine subscriptions had arrived, always hoping for one of two players to be on the cover: Eddie Van Halen or Steve Vai. Nothing drove me to my room faster for a three-hour session with the … [Read more...]
The Roth Show, Episode 8: Stay Frosty/Ice Cream Man
In Episode 8, your host, David Lee Roth, discusses Stay Frosty landing at #16 on Rolling Stone's Top 50 songs of 2012. Also discussed is Ice Cream Man (the song and the vocation). The episode winds up with a touching story about strippers. Everything as it should be ... on The Roth Show. Also: catch glimpses of never before seen footage from 1978 and 2012. … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s Super Terrific New Year’s Eve Dance Party Spectacular! (The Roth Show #7)
It's David Lee Roth's Super Terrific New Year's Eve Dance Party Spectacular! Your host, David Lee Roth, dances his way through this special edition of The Roth Show. Featuring music from The DLR Vegas Band and some of Dave's "word jazz." … [Read more...]
The Roth Show, Episode 6: Tales & Video From New Guinea
If you're like most readers of the Van Halen News Desk, you grew up listening to Van Halen most of your life, and when you were a kid you wished you were David Lee Roth. (Or was it Eddie? Or Alex? Or Michael? All four? Thought so!). And when scouring through the rock magazines at your local record store, or perhaps when reading Dave's autobiography, you read that, in between … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo #9
New photo of David Lee Roth. Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. (Captions only). … [Read more...]
The Roth Show, Episode 5: Cafe Wha? / ‘Eat ‘Em And Smile’ Origins / ‘Goin’ Crazy!’ Video w/ Commentary / DLR Art Gallery
In Episode 5 of The Roth Show, your host, David Lee Roth, discusses NYC's Cafe Wha? and the origins of the Eat 'Em And Smile album. Also included, the music video for Goin' Crazy! (starring the Fabulous Picasso brothers!) with commentary from DLR. We also get a guided tour of Dave's art collection. … [Read more...]
Ted Nugent: “Godspeed, Eddie Van Halen”
Ted Nugent contributed to the new hardcover photo book, Eddie Van Halen, by Neil Zlozower. VHND.com has the exclusive on what he had to say about Eddie Van Halen: "Van Halen opened up for my band in the late 1970s, and this fuckin’ kid started playing shit I’d never heard before, and I was like, 'Oh, I think I’m a bad motherfucker, but there may be an element of me sitting … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth: Gene Simmons Tried To Recruit Eddie For KISS, But I Was On To His Game
Yesterday we featured a quote from an old friend of Van Halen's that said that sometime before Van Halen's debut album was released, Kiss's Gene Simmons tried to recruit Eddie Van Halen for his band. In his out-of-print autobiography, ‘Crazy From The Heat’, David Lee Roth concurs that Gene Simmons tried to recruit Eddie Van Halen for KISS. Here's what Roth had to say in his … [Read more...]