Diamond David Lee Roth kicked off his Las Vegas residency and unveiled his new band tonight! Band David Lee Roth - Vocals Al Estrada - Lead Guitar Frankie Lindri - Rhythm Guitar Ryan Wheeler - Bass Mike Musselman - Drums Danny Wagner - Keyboards SetlistYou Really Got MeBig TrainUnchainedJust Like ParadiseAtomic PunkDance the Night AwayMean StreetCalifornia GirlsTobacco … [Read more...]
David Letterman Interrogates David Lee Roth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0iIzVraqBc David Lee Roth was David Letterman's first guest of 1985, exactly 35 years ago. Letterman read parts of an unauthorized Van Halen book to Roth, and had to ask if some of the wild rumors about the band's behavior on the road were true. Watch the classic interview , embedded above. … [Read more...]
Hitler Reacts To Billie Eilish Not Knowing Who Van Halen Is
Everybody Wants Some Fuhrer furor in the new Van Halen-Billie Elish video spoof! Yes, the Van Halen-Billie Eilish furor gets it's own “Hitler reacts” video treatment. You might find it funny. Soft and comfy EVH leggings sporting Eddie Van Halen's iconic guitar stripes! … [Read more...]
Billie Eilish’s Remark About Van Halen Causes Them To Be The #1 Trend on Twitter
Seventeen-year-old alternative pop star Billie Eilish was asked if she's ever heard of Van Halen during her Jimmy Kimmel interview. Her answer shocked many, and led to an off-the-rails debate on twitter, which caused 'Van Halen' to actually become the #1 trending topic on Twitter today! When Jimmy Kimmel asked Billie Eilish to name any member of Van Halen on his show a few … [Read more...]
Watch 23-Year-Old Guitarist Joshua Jones Shred Van Halen Classics
Rock is dead? Not so fast nay-sayers. Rock isn’t dead. It’s not only alive but we have proof that the future of rock looks bright, particularly guitar-heavy rock. The Van Halen News Desk has a guitarist from Oklahoma who simply must be heard. His name is Joshua Jones and he is heavily inspired by the guitar playing of Edward Van Halen. On his YouTube channel the 23-year old … [Read more...]
Watch These Lads Encounter ‘Frankenstein’ at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This is the LAST WEEK that Eddie Van Halen's 1978 touring rig and original "Frankenstein" guitar are on display in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Play It Loud" Instruments of Rock & Roll exhibit. Not wanting to miss this opportunity, young musicians Josh Gallagher, Jacob Deraps, William Lachance, and their friend Samuel Morin Paquet traveled to New York to … [Read more...]
Unearthed Complete Footage: Van Halen in Fresno, 1978!
Screen capture from the 1978 footage, embedded below Van Halen's first world tour absolutely STUNNED unsuspecting audiences around the world. Watch INCREDIBLE footage from that tour below! Finally, ALL of the precious 1978 footage from Fresno is available online, for the first time! Watch the audience-filmed footage below, some of which has never been seen before! On … [Read more...]
Martha Quinn on Cracking the Veneer that is David Lee Roth
We all know the "David Lee Roth" the public knows... the "always-on" flamboyant Van Halen front man, never without a witty quote. But, just who is the REAL David Lee Roth - the person underneath that colorful, seemingly impenetrable exterior? One of the original MTV VJs, Martha Quinn, believes she knows the answer to that question, and she’s got a couple stories to back it … [Read more...]
Watch ‘IN YOUR FACE – The Neil Zlozower Story’ – For FREE
Watch the ENTIRE film here, for free! The award winning documentary, "IN YOUR FACE - The Neil Zlozower Story" is finally available to be seen for FREE. (It was formerly available on various platforms for paid viewing, but now it's for FREE, exclusively on YouTube. Watch the entire film above. It's a MUST-SEE for everyone who loves rock ’n’ roll, and particularly rock … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Mistake’ in ‘Eruption’ Explained
We have three new Van Halen-related videos from Jacob Deraps... First, Jacob points out the "mistake" in "Eruption" that Eddie Van Halen has admitted to in at least one interview ("I didn't even play it right," he told Guitar World. "There's a mistake at the top end of it. Whenever I hear it, I always think, 'Man, I could have played that better.") Jacob says, "Eddie … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Shreds And Pays Tribute To Les Paul
A historic Van Halen event occurred during this month in 1988 which we never featured on the Van Halen News Desk until now… After a break following Van Halen’s Monsters of Rock tour, Edward Van Halen paid tribute to the great guitarist, performer and inventor Les Paul, along with some other musical big wigs. Ed and Les had by now formed a genuine friendship. Les was 73 years … [Read more...]
Watch this guy react to seeing Eddie Van Halen play guitar for the first time!
There are a lot of "reaction" videos online. But this is one of the better ones. This guy is funny! How long have you been a Van Halen fan? Years? Decades? Well, for the guy in this video, you can watch him become a Van Halen fan right before your naked steaming eyes. And it's a real treat! This guy, Shaq, posts videos of himself reacting to music videos, as he's seeing … [Read more...]