At 75 years old, Sammy Hagar has certainly lived out his dream....but it ain't over yet. The official video for Sammy Hagar & The Circle's "Father Time" has been released via Sammy's YouTube channel. The song features some stunning backing vocals from Michael Anthony, just as Sammy promised we'd hear on his latest album with The Circle - Crazy Times. Along with hearing … [Read more...]
Dave & Eddie Under The McDonald’s Arch Photo Returns To Original Location
Photo Credit: (c) Richard Upper/rockandrollgallery.com The classic black and white photo of David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen under the McDonald's arch has returned to its original location close to 45 years after it was originally taken. The photo was taken at the McDonald's in Crestwood, Missouri by Richer Upper in the winter of 1978. Soon after it was taken, however, … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday To ‘The Red Rocker’ Sammy Hagar! [VIDEO]
Happy Birthday, Sammy Hagar! Sammy has been celebrating his 75th birthday at the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico this week. He played shows Sunday (10/9) and Tuesday (10/11) night and is about to hit the stage for show number three tonight. Check out a recap of night one above with some more videos from both nights below! "There's Only One Way To Rock" … [Read more...]
The Latest From The Mojo Dojo YouTube Channel Celebrates The Birthday Of ‘The GOAT’ David Lee Roth! [VIDEO]
Live in front of your naked steaming eyes comes a brand-new video straight from the Mojo Dojo David Lee Roth Tribute channel! Artist Ramses Rios recaptured the classic opening scene from Dave's 1986 video for "Yankee Rose" along with some recent audio of Diamond Dave being, well...."DIAMOND DAVE"! From Ramses: “Gimme a bottle of anything, and a glazed donut, TO GO!” A … [Read more...]
Pete Thorn Says Eddie Van Halen & Chris Cornell Were ‘Close To Collaboration’
We almost heard an Eddie Van Halen/Chris Cornell collaboration according to guitarist Pete Thorn. During his recent appearance on "The Mitch Lafon and Jeremy White Show", Thorn (Cornell, Don Henley, Melissa Etheridge) told White Eddie and Cornell became friends sometime in the late 90s, early 2000s. The two had often talked about working together as Eddie was a big fan of … [Read more...]
In Memoriam: Eddie Van Halen
Two years ago today, we lost Eddie Van Halen - the legendary guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the greatest American rock band. Remember his legacy with Sammy Hagar and others as they reflect on his impact on rock and roll and showmanship. … [Read more...]
Wolfgang On Performing Van Halen Songs At Wembley: ‘If There Was Ever A Time, This Is It’ [VIDEO]
Guitar World's Chris Gill has shared video of his exclusive interview with Wolfgang Van Halen! In the 4 1/2 minute video above, Wolfgang talks about his performance at London's Wembley Stadium for the Taylor Hawkins tribute, how it all came together and the process he went through to prepare. The segment is part of a much longer interview that will appear in print in the … [Read more...]
Watch Wolfgang Van Halen Play ‘Panama’ For Taylor Hawkins
Last night, the stars gathered in Los Angeles for the second tribute concert to the late Taylor Hawkins. Following the epic all-dayer in London's Wembley Stadium earlier this month, the drummer's friends and favorite artists came together to celebrate the life and legacy of a true rock'n'roll legend and, once again, Wolfgang Van Halen showed up to play a few Van Halen … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & The Circle Get ‘Funky’ On Latest Track [VIDEO]
Sammy Hagar & The Circle are back again with a new track titled "Funky Feng Shui" and it arrives via an official video. Sammy: "Funky Feng Shui was the first song I started writing for the 'Crazy Times' record. We recorded just the two verses I had written for the first Lockdown Sessions. When we got in the studio David Cobb loved this song so we finished it and it made … [Read more...]
He Really Is THAT Good! Rick Beato Shuts Down The Wolfgang Doubters
Wolfie just can't win with some folks. Thankfully, he has Rick Beato to shut 'em down! Wolfgang's performance of "On Fire" and "Hot For Teacher" on guitar at the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London Saturday (September 3) was so good that there are actually those who feel it was too good to be true. Beato took to YouTube to respond to the doubters. Beato is a … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Performs Van Halen Classics At Taylor Hawkins Tribute! [VIDEO]
Wolfgang Van Halen joined Dave Grohl, Josh Freese (Devo, Guns N' Roses, Nine Inch Nails) and Justin Hawkins of The Darkness to perform scorching covers of Van Halen's "On Fire" and "Hot For Teacher" at today's Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert at London's Wembley Stadium! “It should come as no surprise that Taylor Hawkins was a huge fucking Van Halen fan,” said Grohl, who … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s New Studio/Live ‘Panama’
Last night, David Lee Roth released a new studio version of Van Halen's 1984 classic ‘Panama', with no description other than the title, "Roth lives! Panama – David Lee Roth studio live”. Fans online have been debating when it was recorded, who is playing on it, etc. Well, we've got the scoop, straight from the Mojo Dojo: On May 3, 2022 the Roth band went into Henson … [Read more...]