Back in May, Heart’s Nancy Wilson stepped out on her own with You and Me, a solo album that marked her very first foray into “solo artist” territory. One of the more affecting songs on the record is “4 Edward,” Nancy’s emotional tribute to her friend, the late Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Today, Oct. 6, marks the one-year anniversary of his death after a courageous … [Read more...]
A Tribute to Edward Van Halen
One year ago today, our favorite musician passed away due to cancer. The Great Edward Van Halen. Van Halen News Desk reader Dave King reached out this week with the following message: "To recognize the one year of Eddie's passing I made this video. I started out making the video just to show my 11 and 14-year-old kids how special Eddie was, as they never were able to see … [Read more...]
LISTEN: Unearthed 1991 Australian Radio Interview With Eddie Van Halen [RARE VIDEO INCLUDED]
A rare 1991 interview featuring Eddie Van Halen on an Australian radio station has surfaced. The interview took place in July of '91 while Van Halen was rehearsing for their upcoming tour to support the For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge album. Van Halen fan Adam Roach not only uploaded the interview (above) but also included some rare video he filmed of Eddie and his bandmates … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth At The 2021 MTV Video Awards [VIDEO]
David Lee Roth made an appearance at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards last night (September 12) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. US Weekly caught up with Dave before the event. He revealed some interesting news including plans for a Las Vegas concert (or concerts?) later this year. He also dropped a few thoughts on Eddie and Alex Van Halen: "Eddie Van … [Read more...]
Alex Van Halen Spotted Cruising Down The L.A. Freeway! [VIDEO]
A new video of Alex Van Halen has surfaced online and it looks like "Big Al" was enjoying a ride in his brand new Porsche! Yesterday (Friday, September 10th), the Van Halen Brasil YouTube channel uploaded a quick 14-second video of Alex titled "Alex Van Halen Driving His New 911 GT2 RS - September 10, 2021". It sure looks like our beloved drummer and, clearly, he still … [Read more...]
This Day in 1984: Van Halen’s Original Lineup Plays Final Concert [VIDEO & AUDIO]
On this day in 1984, the original lineup of Van Halen — David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony — played their very last show together. A total of five "Monsters of Rock" Festival dates in Europe were to be Van Halen's last shows of their massive 1984 tour. Those festival dates kicked off on August 18th in Leicestershire, England, and ran through … [Read more...]
35 Years Ago: Van Halen Shoots ‘Live Without A Net’ Concert Video
It was on this hot "Summer Night" in 1986 that Van Halen performed in New Haven, Connecticut for what would become the band's first-ever commercially released concert - "Live Without A Net". This was the second of two consecutive nights Van Halen performed in New Haven before 12,000 crazy, flipped out 5150s at the now-defunct Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which officially … [Read more...]
THIS DAY IN 1984: Van Halen Performs At ‘Monsters of Rock’ Festival, Castle Donington [AUDIO, VIDEO & PHOTOS]
On this day in rock history, Van Halen performed for 65,000 sweaty heavy metal fans at the "Monsters of Rock" Festival at Donington Park in Castle, Donington, Leicestershire, England. This show was the first "Monsters of Rock" show out of five the band played to wrap up the 1984 tour. This was also Van Halen’s first U.K. appearance since 1980. The bill for this day included … [Read more...]
How Van Halen Beat The Sophomore Jinx With ‘Van Halen II’ [VIDEO]
Got a drink in my hand, got my toes in the sand. All I need is some good internet service so I can watch the latest video on Van Halen from the "Professor of Rock"! "The Professor" Adam Reader has just done a deep dive into 1979's Van Halen II album and how it avoided the sophomore jinx. The sophomore jinx is defined as being an instance in which a second, … [Read more...]
Former Eddie Van Halen Guitar Tech Tom Weber On How To Set Up An EVH Frankenstein Guitar [VIDEO]
Wanna learn how to set up your own guitar like Eddie Van Halen's iconic Frankenstein guitar? Who better than Eddie's long-time guitar tech to show you how! Weber, who worked as Eddie's principle guitar technician between 2007 and 2020, recently hosted a video for FiveStarGuitars to show guitarists his tricks of the trade and how he sets up an EVH Frankenstein Custom … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Calls Latest Mammoth WVH Headlining Gig ‘Best Show Yet’, Debuts New Song ‘As Long As You’re Not You’ [UPDATED VIDEO]
Wolfgang Van Halen and his band Mammoth WVH took advantage of a night off between gigs opening for Guns N’ Roses with a performance at Cleveland’s House of Blues this past weekend. The band premiered three songs (including one brand new track), during what Wolfgang later called the band’s “best show yet”. Saturday night’s show was Mammoth WVH’s third overall headlining gig … [Read more...]
Latest Bill McClintock/Van Halen Mashup Has Cheatin’ Hearts Jumpin’
Ow, oh! Hey you! Who said that?! It's Wild Bill McClintock and he's back in town with another Van Halen mashup! McClintock has a popular YouTube channel featuring several of his own personally crafted mashups from a slew of classic rock artists including a handful from Van Halen. His most recent may be his most unusual yet. He matched up David Lee Roth's original vocal … [Read more...]