Happy Birthday, Michael Anthony! Join us in wishing the BAD ASS bass player and vocalist a great 62th birthday. You can also wish Michael a Happy Birthday on our Facebook page. Bottoms Up, Michael! Enjoy some great videos featuring Michael below! … [Read more...]
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Michael Anthony on Wolfgang Van Halen: “He’s a Great Bass Player”
For Bass Players Only’s Jon Liebman caught up with Michael Anthony before a recent concert with Sammy Hagar in Michigan and conducted a video interview with the legendary bass player. Naturally, the subjects ranged from Michael touring a bit with Sammy Hagar this year, Chickenfoot's current hiatus (they're planning to write new songs early this year), Michael's new Peavey VB-MA … [Read more...]
This Day in 1992: Van Halen Scores 3 MTV Video Music Awards For “Right Now,” Including ‘Video Of The Year.’
View image | gettyimages.com On Sept 9th, 1992, Van Halen took home three MTV Video Music Awards for their smash hit "Right Now," including 'Video Of The Year.' Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and the video's director and producer talk about making the music video for "Right Now" (the quotes below are from the book, I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Michael Anthony!
Happy Birthday to Michael Anthony! You can wish Michael a "Happy Birthday" on our Facebook page like thousands of his fans have already done. Note to people in southern California: In celebration of Michael Anthony's birthday, the band ROTUS (with the release of the debut single "Daddy's Home")...will be playing the Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa, CA, this Saturday, June … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Flattered by David Lee Roth’s Comments
Eddie Trunk interviewed Michael Anthony this Monday, April 8th. The two spoke mostly about Michael's passion for hot sauce, and Michael's fond memories of getting to work with the late, great rock engineer and producer, Andy Johns. Michael says that his plans this year are to join Sammy Hagar on tour in the summer, and then get back together with Chickenfoot in the … [Read more...]
VHND’s “All Access Photo” # 3
“All Access” Van Halen photos is a new weekly feature at VHND.com . Every Saturday we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be exclusives that have never been seen anywhere before. Tune in every weekend for more! … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth on Michael Anthony: “One of the Greatest High Tenor Voices Ever”
David Lee Roth praised ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony Tuesday in an interview with Rolling Stone: "But Ed has his own vision, I’m assuming. We haven’t really been able to speak about it and it’s a disappointment, just as not having a chance for a reunion of the original band. Clearly, vocals are every bit as much a component of success as a rhythm section or a guitar … [Read more...]
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...]
Sammy Hagar and ‘That Metal Show’ Hosts Chose Their ‘Top 5 Roth-Era Van Halen Songs’
Sammy Hagar co-hosted That Metal Show this week, where the four hosts tried to choose the top five best David Lee Roth-era Van Halen songs. Trunk called the task "Impossible because the first four albums, top to bottom, were amazing." Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine, and Don Jamieson primarily chose deep tracks, while Hagar argued more for the hits such as "Jump" and "Panama." Don … [Read more...]
Van Halen To Tour JAPAN in November! Tour To Extend into 2013!
In a revealing new interview with USA Today, Edward and Wolfgang Van Halen had a lot to say. Highlights: Van Halen will tour JAPAN In November! Eddie implies that the tour will extend into 2013! The postponed dates were due to scheduling and not band infighting. Eddie And Wolf have some funny and kind remarks about DLR. Wolfgang was integral to the rebirth of the … [Read more...]
Midnight Phil’s “Chickenfoot III” Album Review Video
Midnight Phil reviews Chickenfoot's second album, "Chickenfoot III". You can also watch his “A Different Kind of Truth" Album Review Video and his Van Halen Retrospective Video. … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Talks Van Halen in New Interview
The American Rock Scene got a chance to talk via phone today with the hot-sauce makin’, hot-rod buildin’, hot-bass playin’ Michael Anthony from Chickenfoot and once upon a time, Van Halen. Most of the interview is about Chickenfoot and some of his passions away from the music. We've got the little bit of Van Halen talk transcribed right here: Compare playing with Joe … [Read more...]