Christmas isn't over yet. Author Greg Renoff has one more gift for Van Halen fans and this one is a biggie. Renoff ("Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal" and "Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music") posted a never before seen video of Van Halen's legendary headline-making backyard party performance in Pasadena on … [Read more...]
‘Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town’ Video by Nerd Halen
Van Halen tribute band NERD HALEN just released a rockin' cover version of the Christmas classic, "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town!" The nerds shot the video for it 2020-style... separately in front of green screens. Guitarist Caleb directed it with his brother, Benjamin. Watch the video below. Download the song and add it to your holiday playlist! Available on all … [Read more...]
Watch Fan-Made Van Halen Light-O-Rama Holiday Video
Now this is how you "Light Up The Sky" for the holidays! Check out the fan-made video above from Henry Leetz, who honored Eddie Van Halen with a Light-O-Rama house-lights display synchronized to the sounds of Eddie's classic instrumental "Eruption". A very Happy Halen Holidays from the Van Halen News Desk! "Joy To The World" - Steve Lukather Featuring … [Read more...]
WatchMojo Pays Tribute To Eddie Van Halen [VIDEO]
The YouTube channel WatchMojo paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen by highlighting his best career moments. In the video above WatchMojo takes a look at the accomplishments of Eddie by counting down his past appearances on: Top 10 Songs That Make You Want to Jump, Top 10 Iconic Guitars of All Time, Top 10 Musical Siblings, Top 10 Coolest Rock Vocal-Guitar Duos, Top 10 Most Insane … [Read more...]
‘Mean Street’ & “Dirty Movies’ Covered By Liquid Charlie [VIDEO]
Liquid Charlie has returned and this time he goes undercover for a trip down "Mean Street". Charlie posted his cover of the Van Halen classic from 1981's 'Fair Warning' album with the comment, "Had a lot of fun making this one!" A short and sweet comment as he lets the music do the talking! Check out the video of Charlie performing both guitar and vocals above. Also, see … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & The Circle Release ‘Santa’s Going South’ Video
Santa Sammy and his three Red Rockin' reindeers are headin' south for the holidays! Hagar and his band the Circle have just released a video for "Santa's Going South". It's episode number 11 in the band's series of Circle @Home sessions. 'This song has been waiting many years for a video," Hagar posted to YouTube. "Here it is, courtesy of Lockdown 2020. Merry Christmas … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & The Circle Announce New Album, Release Cover Of David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’
Sammy Hagar and the Circle will be releasing a brand new album next month. Due out January 8th, 2021, the 11-track album titled "Lockdown 2020" was recorded remotely during the band's "Lockdown Sessions," which Hagar and the Circle launched in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine. One of the tracks included is a cover of David Bowie's 1977 song … [Read more...]
Heartwarming Video of Eddie Van Halen and Jason Becker Emerges
Guitarist Jason Becker posted something amazing today; private, home video footage from the day that Eddie Van Halen visited him at his home, back in 1996. You can watch the two guitar legends spending time together in this previously unseen footage. But first, Jason Becker sets it up: "An amazing meeting took place on August 31, 1996. That’s when Eddie Van Halen spent … [Read more...]
‘It’s Party Time’ With David Lee Roth [FAN VIDEO]
Bring the chicken, pickles and beer. It's party time with our favorite toastmaster Diamond David Lee Roth. Ramses Rios has uploaded a video (above) set to Roth's song "It's Party Time" and it's clear this guy knows his Diamond Dave history. It is simply Dave-tastic! Here's what Rios posted along with the video: "Been working on this video all summer and finally … [Read more...]
Listen To Van Halen/Foo Fighters Mashup ‘Jump Like These’
It's times like these you might as well "Jump"! Check out this mashup just posted to YouTube by Pierre Dentale. In it he takes David Lee Roth's isolated vocals from Van Halen's "Jump" and lays it over the music of "Times Like These" from Foo Fighters. The result - "Jump Like These": Makes us wonder what it'd be like if David Lee Roth actually was the lead singer of … [Read more...]
How Eddie Van Halen & David Lee Roth Ignited The Late 70s [VIDEO]
If only there were teachers like this when we were in school... The Professor of Rock has returned once more to profess his love of Van Halen. In his latest video he discusses how the one-two punch of Van Halen's first two singles - "You Really Got Me" and "Runnin' With The Devil" helped to "ignite" the late 70s music scene. "Van Halen was born in the middle of disco, … [Read more...]
Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs, Warrior Soul, City Kids Members Release Eddie Van Halen Tribute; All Proceeds To Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation [VIDEO]
Musician/Producer Frank Meyer has assembled an international all-star lineup to record a Van Halen classic in tribute to Eddie Van Halen. “In A Simple Rhyme” was originally released on 1980’s 'Women and Children First' and Meyer’s cover is available at Bandcamp and all digital platforms today. The one-off project is a tribute to Meyer’s hero Eddie Van Halen and all proceeds … [Read more...]