A 90-second audio preview of "We're The Greatest" can be streamed above. This is one of two songs from LL Cool J's upcoming album, Authentic, which feature Eddie Van Halen. The album is due April 30th. That is unmistakably Eddie Van Halen on some VERY cool guitar on this! Makes us want to hear the whole song... Note that LL Cool J makes a couple Van Halen references: “I … [Read more...]
Audio: Isolated Guitar From Van Halen’s First Three Albums!
We've featured these isolated guitar tracks from Eddie Van Halen before, but those original ones are mostly gone from youtube now. Here's all the ones that are currently circulating from Van Halen's first three albums...Van Halen, Van Halen II, and Women And Children First. We'll feature more isolated tracks from Fair Warning, Diver Down, and 1984 soon. These never get old. … [Read more...]
New Audio Interview with Wolfgang Van Halen
Wolfgang Van Halen was interviewd by Mick Burgess from Metal Express Radio on Oct 15th while he was on a short UK tour with Tremonti Project. Wolf talks about how he landed the gig with Mark Tremonti, the current and future situation with Van Halen, and Wolfgang doing backing vocals for Halestorm's latest release. Regarding Eddie Van Halen recovering from surgery for a … [Read more...]
Audio: Mitch Malloy’s Audition for Van Halen (1996)
Hear Mitch Malloy Perform "Panama" With Van Halen! Van Halen fans all know the the two major eras of the band — the original era featuring lead singer David Lee Roth, the “Van Hagar” era with Sammy Hagar. And there was also the album and tour with Gary Cherone. But most fans are unaware that during the Summer of 1996, the band auditioned singer Mitch Malloy. Surprisingly, … [Read more...]
Soundcheck Video: “Unchained”, “Runnin’ With The Devil”, “She’s The Woman”, “Tattoo” (Soundboard Audio)
Last week we featured a video of a Van Halen Soundcheck in Greensboro where the band performed “As Is” and “Light Up the Sky." The video below is "part 1" of that soundcheck, where the band first performed "Unchained", "Runnin' With The Devil", "She's The Woman" and "Tattoo." The fan-filmed footage is now synched with a separate IEM (inner ear monitor) audio recording, which is … [Read more...]
Classic Van Halen Interviews Featured on “In The Studio”
While the quintessential American hard rock band Van Halen is on the road once again, this time supporting their new album, “A Different Kind Of Truth,” the syndicated radio series "In The Studio" felt it's a good time to examine the early years of the band. Van Halen’s 1978 debut quickly became a benchmark for every hard rock band ever since , and six years later they even … [Read more...]
Best Sounding Audio From Van Halen’s New Album Celebration Concert
Van Halen News Desk recorded last week's Van Halen show at Henson Studios. Our clips are definitely the best sounded clips that have surfaced. Enjoy - the band is on fire! More coming soon. (Photo by Robert Yager) You Really Got Me Runnin' With The Devil Unchained … [Read more...]
Jim Florentine’s Van Halen Cafe Wha? Podcast (Includes LIVE Concert Audio)
Comedian Jim Florentine is the co-host of VH1's 'That Metal Show' and Special Ed from Comedy Central's 'Crank Yankers'. He's also a huge Van Halen fan who had the privilege of attending the band's private Cafe Wha? show last week, calling it "a dream come true." His first episode of his "Comedy Metal Midgets" podcast this year is entirely about Van Halen. We highly recommend … [Read more...]
Roy Orbison featuring Eddie Van Halen – “Oh, Pretty Woman” (BRAT Mashup)
From BratProductions.com: TRACKS: Roy Orbison - "Oh, Pretty Woman" (re-edited album version) Eddie Van Halen - "Oh, Pretty Woman" (only the guitar track via unnamed source) DESCRIPTION: What would it have been like it Eddie Van Halen and Roy Orbison had a proper duet on "Oh, Pretty Woman"? Well, I try to answer that question with this. This is the original 1964 Roy … [Read more...]
“Imagine a Jump” (John Lennon & Van Halen mashup)
In honor of the great John Lennon (following the recent anniversary of his death) we figured we might as well revisit this clever Lennon/Van Halen mashup. Mashup artist Mighty Mike mashed-up two rock classics that, on the surface, have nothing in common. Yet, most rock fans say they like it! John Lennon's instrumental version of "Imagine" is combined with David Lee Roth's … [Read more...]
Mashup: Kontrust & Beastie Boys & Van Halen & Empire of The Sun & Basement Jaxx
Mashup by Mash2mix: Kontrust - "Bomba" Beasty Boys - "Intergalactic" Van Halen - "Jump" Empire of the sun - "Walking On a Dream" Basement Jaxx - "Wheres Your Head At" … [Read more...]
Mashup: Santana vs. Lady Gaga vs. Van Halen
Audio Mashup by Dan Mei vs. Marc Johnce Video Mashup by VJ Magic Man Bands: Santana, Lady Gaga, Van Halen … [Read more...]