Diamond David Lee Roth celebrates his 57th birthday today. We salute you! … [Read more...]
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David Lee Roth Update
First, VHND can confirm that the Facebook and twitter pages for David Lee Roth that popped up last week are 100% official. Roth's twitter post was simply "Get Ready for..." Since Roth has chosen to set up his social networking pages during this "calm before the storm", we've decided to address some lingering rumors regarding his status in the band since rejoining Van Halen. … [Read more...]
Ke$ha Calls David Lee Roth an “Incredible Frontman”
Wild pop star Ke$ha shows her love for David Lee Roth during two recent interviews: From Malextra.com: Ke$ha is proud of her wild pop persona - insisting she is the female version of Van Halen hellraiser David Lee Roth. The 23 year old hit the charts last year with TiK ToK, a track about her hard boozing and partying ways. But the star doesn't understand why she … [Read more...]
Lita Ford: “Eddie Van Halen is The Les Paul of Today’s World”
Photo: The Runaways with David Lee Roth and Rodney Bingenheimer at K-ROQ in Pasadena. From VHND archives. "In the very early days, the Runaways and Van Halen musically grew up together on the Sunset Strip. Edward was my friend. I’d go to his house after a night of partying, and we would say “Hi” to his mom, and he’d make me breakfast by opening a packet of Carnation Instant … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo: David Lee Roth At The US Festival
David Lee Roth of Van Halen in front of the 300,000 + crowd at the US Festival, May 29th, 1983. Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. … [Read more...]
“Late Term” Is Not Van Halen
Think of this little update as a public service announcement for Van Halen fans. In the last 24 hours, we've received countless emails from fans saying that they've heard "the new Van Halen song" and that it's called "Late Term" and that it's been leaked onto the internet as of yesterday. The truth is, there is no Van Halen song called "Late Term" and the song they're … [Read more...]
Style Icon: David Lee Roth
Here's something different--a Van Halen article written by a female. Liz Barker says, "'Van Halen with David' is the most magical and powerful and soul-changing sour-heart antidote I've ever known in all my awesome life." From NoGoodForMe.com: (L: David Lee Roth, the year I was born. R: The David Lee Roth photo I identify with most.) Do you want to know why I'm … [Read more...]
Van Halen Retrospective (Parts 1 & 2)
Earlier this summer, we featured Part 1 of Midnight Phil's two part Van Halen Retrospective. We're glad to say that Part 2 is finished! A message from Midnight Phil to VHND readers: "Thanks for all the amazing feedback on Part 1 of the Van Halen Retrospective! Part 2 was tricky, because it involved discussing some of the more frustrating things about the band's history … [Read more...]
Van Halen Turbo-Pop
Here's a tale from Van Halen's 1979 "World Vacation" tour, from David Lee Roth's autobiography "Crazy from The Heat": Pretty soon, we were opening for bigger and bigger bands. In early '79, we were playing at the Los Angeles Coliseum, some ninety thousand people, Aerosmith was top bill. And I had an idea of a way to make an entrance, having gone down to the stadium to see … [Read more...]
A Look Back At David Lee Roth’s Solo Career
From Sleaze Roxx: Unauthorized '80's With David S. Grant Presents: David Lee Roth (written in 2011) Six chart topping albums as one of the biggest bands in the world (Van Halen), a messy break-up, and a rumored reunion? This is a different story. Today, a look at the paramedic, talk-radio host, and one of the biggest personalities from eighties rock and roll. This is the … [Read more...]
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of David Lee Roth’s ‘Eat ‘Em and Smile’
From UltimateClassicRock.com: David Lee Roth, ‘Eat ‘Em and Smile’ – Classic Album Review by: Matthew Wilkening . After Roth was, depending on who’s talking and what day it is, fired from or quit Van Halen following the world tour for their massive hit album ’1984,’ some people may have assumed that guitar pioneer Eddie Van Halen, his drummer-extraordinaire … [Read more...]
Van Halen Update 7/6/11
Not much new here, but here's a quick update on the new Van Halen album. Some new rumors have surfaced since our last update, but we are hearing that most of them are not true. Here's what we know as of now: Album Release Date: We are hearing it is tentatively September or October, 2011. First Single Release Date: Unknown. Album Title / Song Titles: Unknown. (We hear … [Read more...]