Today is David Lee Roth's 66th birthday. In what would usually be a celebration of Diamond Dave's life and career, we thought it would be more fitting to remember the last time he and Eddie Van Halen performed on stage together. On October 4th, 2015 Van Halen performed the second of two nights at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. During their performance of the 1979 classic … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Made Peace With Eddie Van Halen, Shares Tribute Video With Michael Anthony
Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar said his feud with Eddie Van Halen came to an end earlier this year. In fact, according to Hagar, the two rekindled their long-lost friendship before Eddie's passing. According to a note Hagar recently sent to The Howard Stern Show, he began talking with Eddie again earlier this year. "Eddie and I had been texting, and it's been … [Read more...]
Meridian Cover Van Halen’s ‘Why Can’t This Be Love’
Earlier this week, Amarionette released their cover of 'Why Can’t This Be Love.' Believe it or not, there's another band who officially released their cover of the same Van Halen song this week! Denmark’s melodic heavy rockers Meridian have done a cover of the Van Halen's #3 hit, “Why Can't This Be Love.” This makes the fifth video and single (out of six) from their … [Read more...]
Exclusive: Amarionette’s New Cover of Van Halen’s ‘Why Can’t This Be Love’
The Las Vegas alternative rockers Amarionette has put together an excellent cover of Van Halen’s 1986 classic, “Why Can’t This Be Love” with a bit of a modern twist. The band, in particular guitarist Nick Raya, are massive Van Halen fans, and we’re proud to have them premiering their cover exclusively on the Van Halen News Desk. Nick Raya tells the VHND, “This is one of … [Read more...]
Video: Drum Cover of Van Halen’s ‘Right Now’
Watch 13-years-old drummer Avery Molek cover Van Halen's hit "Right Now..." from Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Check out Avery’s covers of more Van Halen classics, “Girl Gone Bad!” “Outta Love Again” "I'm The One" "Everybody Wants Some" "5150" "House of Pain", and "Hot For Teacher" at age 6 and 13. You'll be amazed! Keep up with Avery with … [Read more...]
Watch Deraps Cover David Lee Roth’s ‘Yankee Rose’
Guess who's back in circulation?! The power trio band DERAPS has released a full band cover of David Lee Roth’s "Yankee Rose." Jacob did the full Eat ‘em and Smile makeup. The video is looking great and the song is sounding incredible! Deraps says, "We're proud to present you with a brand new cover of this classic anthem by David Lee Roth! We had a blast covering this … [Read more...]
Recreating The Alex Van Halen Snare Sound with Rick Beato
In this episode of "Recreating The Sound," Rick Beato attempts to recreate the snare drum sound of Alex Van Halen. Watch the video above. … [Read more...]
40 Years Ago: Valerie Bertinelli Meets Eddie Van Halen
Embed from Getty Images 40 years ago today, all-American Valerie met all-electric Eddie.The time was August 29th, 1980, during Van Halen's 1980 "Invasion” tour. The place was Hirsh Memorial Arena in Shreveport, Louisiana. TV actress Valerie Bertinelli ventured backstage with her brothers, huge Van Halen fans who hoped to meet the band using their famous sister as a life-size … [Read more...]
Van Halen ‘On Fire’ in Greensboro, 1981
Press play on the video below, and then sit down. Or, you might want to stand up and go crazy. On this day in 1981, The Mighty Van Halen performed at the Greensboro Coliseum. There’s an audio recording of this amazing concert. It’s one of the better-sounding audience recordings of the Fair Warning tour. But hold on a sec, we want to set this up first. This concert was … [Read more...]
Watch Van Halen’s Balance Concert Video Which Almost Got Released (Updated)
UPDATE with more footage: There are two YouTube videos of this show to watch. The first is the complete Pay Per View Special, which is most of the concert, but not all. The second video is NOT the Pay Per View version... it's only an hour long, but contains 4 additional songs which aren't on the Pay Per View. All the footage is from Aug. 18th and 19th, 1995. 25 years ago … [Read more...]
Watch The Atomic Punks Concert 8/15/20
The famous and longest-running Van Halen tribute band, The Atomic Punks, did a Live Stream Concert at the Monsters of Rock Cruise Studios in N. Hollywood today. Presented by the Monsters of Rock Cruise, it's streamed on their Facebook, and embedded above. … [Read more...]
Watch Sammy Hagar & The Circle Cover “Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)” While On Lockdown
Sammy Hagar & The Circle just dipped back into the Van Halen catalog for their @Home Sessions series and this time they picked "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" from 1995's 'Balance' album. Here's what Hagar posted along with the video on YouTube: When I heard that Kurt Cobain had taken his own life, the first thing I thought of was I wish I were there and could have … [Read more...]