What's a "T-Shirt Band" and why was Autograph called one? Did Van Halen really tell Autograph's guitarist Steve Lynch he wasn't allowed to finger tap? Lynch had the answers to those questions and more during a recent interview. Lynch was a guest on Waste Some Time with Jason Green and shared stories of the time his band Autograph opened for Van Halen in 1984. Autograph … [Read more...]
‘Everything’s Alright’ With This Van Halen/Stevie Wonder Mashup
Mash-up maestro Bill McClintock has added yet another popular mashup to his catalog, this time a Van Halen/Stevie Wonder track titled "Chained Uptight." McClintock seamlessly mixed Van Halen's 1981 classic "Unchained" with Wonder's "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" from 1965. It's already amassed over 99,000 views on YouTube since it was uploaded less than a week … [Read more...]
Sunset Sound Recorders Engineer On ‘Van Halen 1’s Weekend Remix
Former Sunset Sound Recorders engineer Peggy McCreary said she and Van Halen engineer Donn Landee remixed the band's 1978 debut album in one weekend. McCreary shared the story during her interview for the Sunset Sound Recorders YouTube channel. "We remixed the whole album in a weekend," said McCreary. "It was just the two of us. [Don] just said he needed to do this and he … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ Hits #1 On This Week In 1984
Thirty seven years ago this week Van Halen’s "Jump" knocked Culture Club’s "Karma Chameleon" off the top of the charts and started a five week run at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. "Jump" was released a single on December 21st, 1983 and began its ascent atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart beginning on February 25th, 1984. It stayed there until the week of March 24th, … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar On Singing Van Halen Songs Then & Now
No matter how hard they may be to sing all these years later, Sammy Hagar said there are certain Van Halen songs he has to keep singing. They're just too important not to. Hagar was a guest on the syndicated interview series Kyle Meredith With... to talk about his latest Sammy Hagar & The Circle release 'Lockdown 2020', which includes current recordings of the Van Halen … [Read more...]
The AC/DC Song Wolfgang & Eddie Van Halen Bonded Over
Wolfgang Van Halen was part of HardDrive Radio's "Ask Anything Chat" series and shared a story of the time his dad Eddie played him the AC/DC song "Big Balls". The story came in response to a fan from Texas asking Wolfgang: "What is your earliest memory of having a favorite song and what was it?" "Maybe in second grade my parents took me out of school for a week," … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Talks Music, Shares Laughs With Comedian Bill Burr
Wolfgang Van Halen appeared on comedian Bill Burr's podcast for a laid back, laugh-filled discussion of many topics including the greatness of Alex Van Halen, social media, classic rock and even more of the greatness of Alex Van Halen. Burr, a self-proclaimed "drum geek", began by asking Wolfgang about Alex Van Halen's drumming on Van Halen's classic track from 'Fair … [Read more...]
Watch: Wolfgang Van Halen Performs ‘Distance’ Acoustically On TODAY
The TODAY Show has posted the video of Mammoth WVH's acoustic performance of "Distance". Watch Wolf's interview on the TODAY show here. Shop EVH Skateboards at Van Halen Store … [Read more...]
When David Lee Roth Predicted 2021 In 1991’s ‘A Lil’ Ain’t Enough’ Video
David Lee Roth fans may recall it was right around this time in 1991 that the video for his single “A Lil’ Ain’t Enough” was in steady rotation on MTV. It was the lead single from the album released the previous month - 'A Little Ain't Enough'. The video was classic Dave. Plenty of outrageous characters (remember the little people chanting “OOH! AH! OOH! AH!"?), beautiful … [Read more...]
Testament’s Alex Skolnick Is ‘Hooked’ On Van Halen’s ‘I’m The One’
Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick appeared on Premier Guitar's video series Hooked to talk about an often overlooked classic from Van Halen's 1978 debut album - "I'm The One". While it was Eddie Van Halen's instrumental "Eruption" that ignited his fire, it was "I'm The One" that influenced the kind of guitarist Skolnick would become. "It's among the riffs that have had … [Read more...]
Van Halen Tour Stories With Guitar Tech Tom Weber & Keyboard Tech Greg Rule
From controversial keyboard mishaps to giant show-stopping bugs, Van Halen guitar tech Tom Weber and keyboard tech Greg Rule shared over two-hours worth of must-hear tour stories during a recent podcast appearance. Weber, who worked with Van Halen in 2007 & 2015, along with Rule, who worked with the band in 2015, appeared on The Jeremy White Podcast and Rock Talk with … [Read more...]
Watch Wolfgang Van Halen’s Band MAMMOTH WVH perform ‘Distance’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Here it is! The official video of Wolfgang Van Halen's band MAMMOTH WVH performing "Distance" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Watch it above. The long-awaited debut album from Wolfgang Van Halen, Mammoth WVH is coming soon! The self-titled album will be available worldwide on June 11th via EX1 Records/ Explorer1 Music Group. The album will include 13 tracks, plus a bonus song, … [Read more...]