Guitarist Derek Fuller has performed Eddie Van Halen's classic riffs more times than he can remember but this is one performance he'll likely never forget. The guitarist for the Van Halen tribute band Fan Halen stopped by Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood to perform every classic riff from Van Halen's 1978 debut album in just 10 minutes. "This is truly a bucket list for … [Read more...]
When The Van Halen Family Appeared On Arsenio Hall
The Van Halen News Desk would like to make a correction. Recently we reported that Wolfgang Van Halen will be performing his first-ever solo concert next October. Scratch that. Make it his second solo show. On this month in 1993 Valerie Bertinelli appeared on the Arsenio Hall Show to promote her TV show Café Americain (which Eddie made a guest appearance on). During the … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Talks Eddie Van Halen, The Would-Be VH Reunion, 5150 Vaults
Sammy Hagar appeared on Sirius/XM's Trunk Nation to talk about his friend and former bandmate Eddie Van Halen but said he's still coming to terms with his death. "To talk about someone like Eddie Van Halen, the greatness of him and to try to explain it to people or try to tell old stories, it's still not time. I don't feel comfortable with it yet," Hagar told host Eddie … [Read more...]
Violinist Performs Blistering Version Of Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Eruption’ [VIDEO]
David Lee Roth once called Eddie Van Halen "The King of Ten Fingers and Six Strings". Well we think we've just found "The King of Ten Fingers and Four Strings". Check out the recent performance of Eddie's "Eruption" by violinist Tjeerd Top in the video above. Here is a brief bio on Tjeerd Top from his official website: Born in 1978, Tjeerd Top studied with Qui van … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen: ‘Van Halen’s Music Will Live On Forever, But There Is No More Band Without Eddie’
Wolfgang Van Halen told Entertainment Tonight that while he needs to figure out how to move on without his father, Van Halen fans also need to do the same when it comes to their favorite band. "I think a message to the Van Halen fans [would be that] some things just really suck," said Wolfgang. "I don't have a Dad anymore and I have to figure out how to process that and deal … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Van Halen Debuts Touching Single, ‘Distance,’ Dedicated to His Father
The wait is over. Wolfgang Van Halen's brand new single, "Distance," dedicated to his father Eddie Van Halen has been released. Check out the official video for the new song at the end of this post. He wrote the song while his late father battled cancer, “imagining what my life would be without him, and how terribly I’d miss him,” as Wolfgang explained in a statement. “I … [Read more...]
The Van Halen Song That Should Have Been Number One [VIDEO]
Which Van Halen songs do you think should have gone to number one but didn't? If you said "Panama" you're in good company. The Professor of Rock hosts a series of videos devoted to the greatest classic rock artists of all time. In his most recent episode (above) he makes the argument for "Panama" as being the Van Halen song that should have topped the charts. "'Panama', … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s Pasadena High ’75 Set Surfaces [Audio]
A recording of Van Halen performing at Pasadena High School in the spring of 1975 has surfaced online. The video (above) posted to YouTube captures soundboard audio of the band in the high school's gymnasium in April of '75. David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony perform a high-energy, eight-song set made up of seven cover songs and one original … [Read more...]
Watch U.S. Soldier’s Guitar Tribute To Eddie Van Halen [VIDEO]
On a day the United States honors its military veterans for their service we also bring you this video featuring a U.S. soldier honoring his guitar hero Eddie Van Halen. United States Army Staff Sergeant Austin West is a recruiter stationed in Watertown, New York. When he's off duty he plays the electric guitar. According to his YouTube "about" page he likes everything from … [Read more...]
Iowa Woman Recalls Her Moment In The Sun With David Lee Roth
Well guess who’s back in circulation? It’s David Lee Roth’s favorite flag girl. Over three decades later she’s returned to let her flag unfurl one more time. Just recently Iowa sports writer Sam Paxton shared a story with the Van Halen News Desk regarding long lost photos and video of David Lee Roth showing up during halftime of an Iowa-Iowa State football game in September … [Read more...]
Hear Never Before Heard Outtakes/Alternate Endings Of Early Van Halen Tracks [VIDEO]
Sunset Sound continued its Van Halen November series with parts 2 and 2.5 of their interview with engineer Brian Kehew. This time Kehew takes us into the studio to hear never before heard outtakes and alternate endings of classic Van Halen tracks. Kehew was hired by Warner Bros. around 2005 as an independent contractor to sort through their archives to find material worthy … [Read more...]
Engineer Brian Kehew Talks Unreleased Van Halen Songs With The Van Halen News Desk
Ah, wow, man. Wait a second, man. Waddaya think “Hot For Teacher” is gonna sound like this time? It’s hard to imagine hearing Van Halen’s classic “Hot For Teacher” and not being able to recite every lyric word for word. Even harder to imagine is hearing the song with an entirely different set of lyrics but that's exactly what engineer Brian Kehew has revealed. In a recent … [Read more...]