Valerie Bertinelli looked back on Eddie Van Halen overcoming his battles with substance abuse during a recent appearance on Rob Lowe's podcast Literally! With Rob Lowe. "We all have a toolbox that we go to when we need to suppress any kind of emotion that we don't want to feel, any kind of pain that we don't want to feel, and I know that Ed's toolbox was filled with drugs … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
Happy 31st Birthday Wolfgang Van Halen!
Edward Van Halen lit the fire in the group that bears his name. Now his son is blazing his own trail as a solo artist. This is the story of Wolfgang Van Halen. Wolfie at just one hour old, held by Alex Van Halen Born March 16th, 1991, named after the classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wolfgang William Van Halen is the son of Eddie Van … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Asked Daryl Hall To Join Van Halen? Daryl Says ‘Yeah!’ [AUDIO]
EVH Photo Credit: Neil Zlozower So there really needs to be a book written about how many singers almost joined Van Halen. The title: OU Almost Joined Van Halen 2? We can add a chapter on Daryl Hall and this rumor, according to Hall, is true. The legendary Hall & Oates singer was a recent guest on New York radio station Q104.3 and was asked by host Jonathan … [Read more...]
Watch Neil Zlozower Guide You Through His Van Halen Books
Watch the author give you a virtual tour of his two Van Halen hardcover coffee table books. Legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower has published two hardcover coffee table photo books on Van Halen (Van Halen: A Visual History, 1978-1984 & Eddie Van Halen) both of which are absolute must-have items for fans. Even if you own both books, you’ll love these two videos we … [Read more...]
New Podcast Aims To Break Down Entire Van Halen Catalog One Track At A Time
It's the podcast that is guh-guh-guh gauranteed to rock on...and on...and on...until they cover each and every song in the Van Halen catalog! And The Podcast Will Rock debuted in November and has released 16 episodes so far. In each, the hosts Mark and Corey choose a random Van Halen song and break it down from start to finish. "We are here to discuss, dissect and just … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar On Eddie Van Halen’s Impromptu ‘Right Now’ Guitar Solo: ‘He Played Whatever Came Out’
Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen recorded the guitar solo for "Right Now" in his pajamas and slippers. "Usually, Eddie had solos pretty locked down before we started recording but, on this song, he winged it,” Hagar told Guitar Player's Joe Boss. “He came out of the house in pajamas and slippers, went into the studio and played whatever came out. And as you might expect, it … [Read more...]
Anniversary of Van Halen’s First World Tour!
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...]
Sammy Hagar On Why He’s ‘Leery’ Of Leftover Van Halen Songs Being Released
Sammy Hagar says any unreleased Van Halen material in the 5150 vaults was unreleased for a reason and it may not be worth revisiting. In a recent interview with The San Diego Union-Tribune, Hagar was asked if there are any unreleased recordings during his time with the band that could eventually come out. "Van Halen didn’t have many songs that were completed that didn’t … [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...]
Should ‘Without You’ Have Been Left Out Of Van Halen’s ‘Best Of Both Worlds’ Compilation?
On this day in 1998 Van Halen released the single "Without You", the very first to feature Gary Cherone on lead vocals. The track debuted at number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Yet, when Van Halen released their Best Of Both Worlds compilation in 2004, "Without You" was not included among the 36 "best" Van Halen tracks. Should it have been? Let's first go … [Read more...]
‘You Can Mess With Us, But Not With Our Fans’: Two Times Van Halen Stood Up For Their Fans [VIDEO]
The YouTube channel Rock N' Roll True Stories has released a video recalling two times Van Halen stood up for the fans and gave the big ole "FU" to authorities in the early 90s. Both stories took place in 1992 while Van Halen was on tour promoting their 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. The first occurred when the band played at the Five Seasons Center outside Cedar … [Read more...]