Sammy Hagar's solo album I Never Said Goodbye featuring Eddie Van Halen on bass turned 35 today. The syndicated radio show "In The Studio with Red Beard" recently re-released the album's 25th anniversary interview with Hagar. About The Never Said Goodbye Album I Never Said Goodbye, released on June 23rd, 1987 through Geffen Records, was Hagar's ninth studio album overall … [Read more...]
Watch Sammy Hagar’s Band Cover AC/DC, Little Richard, & Buffalo Springfield
Sammy Hagar and the Circle — former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Vic Johnson, and drummer Jason Bonham — have been posting weekly Lockdown Sessions videos over the past two months. Watch the latest three songs below! AC/DC “Whole Lotta Rosie” (Lockdown Sessions No. 5) The guys offer this smokin' cover of the AC/DC classic! Buffalo Springfield’s … [Read more...]
Sammy & The Circle Cover “Good Enough’ & ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ While on Lockdown
Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony bust out two more rock classics with their bandmates in The Circle while on lockdown. The Circle has been recording covers while social distancing due to the Coronavirus. They're calling the jam sessions 'The Circle Lockdown Challenge.' Sammy's been announcing them on social media. For a last week's cover of the Who's "Won't Get Fooled … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar’s Band Records New Song While On Lockdown
Sammy Hagar's band 'Sammy and the Circle' have recorded a new song this week, separately, while social isolating due to the Coronavirus. The short song is called, "Funky Feng Shui." The called the process 'The Circle Lockdown Challenge.' Sammy said on Facebook, "Sammy Hagar and The Circle are making ample use of their quarantine time cooking up some jams! Check it out! A … [Read more...]
UPDATED: Kiss and David Lee Roth Postpone March Dates Over Coronavirus Concerns
Updated 3/15/20: All 6 of David Lee Roth's Las Vegas shows originally scheduled for March have been POSTPONED until further notice. This is due to MGM Resorts' announcement today that it will temporarily suspend operations at its Las Vegas properties until further notice, effective as of Tuesday, March 17th. Casino operations will close on Monday, March 16, followed by … [Read more...]
Watch The Circle Cover Van Halen Songs on Opening Night
'The Circle' launched their new tour at The Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada Friday night and packed the set list with Van Halen classics, including a rarely performed track off of Van Halen’s 1995 album, Balance. Sammy Hagar and his band featuring Michael Anthony (bass), Jason Bonham (drums) and Vic Johnson (guitar) are out on the road promoting their upcoming debut … [Read more...]
Early Sammy Hagar Footage Discovered
We've discovered some decent quality footage from Sammy Hagar's first decade as a solo artist, and we've decided to feature it. We don't normally feature stuff from Sammy Hagar's solo career, but we found this interesting, because we've never seen pro shot footage from Sammy Hagar's 1979 tour. (Not that we've searched for it much, but it's still cool to see, nonetheless). We … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar’s Ten Greatest High Notes
Happy Birthday, Sammy Hagar! In honor of the 71st birthday of one of the most powerful voices in Rock ‘N’ Roll, these are the ten greatest high notes delivered by the Red Rocker himself - Sammy Hagar. Note - This is not a list of "Van Hagar's" best songs, or Sammy's best vocal performances, overall. This is one man's opinion of Sammy's greatest high notes ever … [Read more...]
30th Anniversary Roundtable Discussion: Did Van Halen Bite Off Too Much With ‘OU812’?
30 years after the release of Van Halen's OU812, our friends at Ultimate Classic Rock hosted a roundtable discussion about the album. Featuring UCR staff, along with VHND's Jeff Hausman, and Van Halen Rising author, Greg Renoff, they tackle five big questions about the album. Read everyone's answers to question #1, below, and continue to read the rest at UCR. From … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar On the Good Times, Bad Times, and Breakup of Van Halen
Sammy Hagar sat down with Dan Rather to discuss his successful career in rock ‘n’ roll and his life outside of music. The 90-minute interview (filmed February 10th) premiered tonight on Dan Rather’s AXS TV’s The Big Interview. Three video highlights are embedded below. VIDEO #1: Sammy Hagar explains how the death of Van Halen manager, Ed Leffler, led to the breakup of the … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar: ‘I was really as big as Van Halen’
Sammy Hagar sat down with Dan Rather to discuss his successful career in rock 'n' roll and his life outside of music. The 90-minute interview (filmed February 10th) premieres this coming Tuesday, February 23rd at 8PM Eastern on Dan Rather's AXS TV's The Big Interview. Set your DVRs! In the 3-minute sneak peak video above, Sammy compares the success of his solo career to Van … [Read more...]
World premiere video for “LOUD”
Sammy Hagar's official video for "LOUD" debuted today. From his Cosmic Universal Fashion CD. Hot chicks, cool cars, and of course, LOUD music from Sammy! Sammy on vocals, Mikey on bass, Billy Duffy on guitar, and Matt Sorum on drums. … [Read more...]