On this day in 1978, a very young Van Halen was filmed during an interview in London for the Australian TV show, Countdown. This is the earliest Van Halen video interview that has ever surfaced online, and it's an ABSOLUTE GEM! Enjoy! Watch the interview, embedded above. … [Read more...]
‘Weird’ Van Halen Covers Set For a Good Cause
Watch some self-proclaimed "weird" Van Halen covers... organized for a good cause! This Van Halen covers set was organized by the Slay At Home Festival - the first virtual metal and arts festival of its kind. Organized to raise donations for two amazing charities; MusiCares and Global Giving. Watch this Van Halen set, featuring: Shawna Potter of War On Women, Chris … [Read more...]
Watch ‘Not Your Teacher’ – Van Halen Parody
Homeschool work has never been quite like this. The Van Halen News Desk knows that parents could use some comic relief these days. After all, dealing with the challenge of keeping your children educated at home during the COVID-19 crisis is no easy task. Below is a brand new parody called “Not Your Teacher”. It’s produced by The Holderness Family, who has released a … [Read more...]
Watch Sammy Hagar’s Band Cover AC/DC, Little Richard, & Buffalo Springfield
Sammy Hagar and the Circle — former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Vic Johnson, and drummer Jason Bonham — have been posting weekly Lockdown Sessions videos over the past two months. Watch the latest three songs below! AC/DC “Whole Lotta Rosie” (Lockdown Sessions No. 5) The guys offer this smokin' cover of the AC/DC classic! Buffalo Springfield’s … [Read more...]
Van Halen Drunken Summit #2: Greg Renoff, Steve Brown, Philip Shouse, Jeremy Asbrock
Izzy Presley hosts Van Halen Drunken Summit #2... Author Greg Renoff (Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producers Life In Music & Van Halen Rising), Steve Brown of Trixer/Tokyo Motorfist, Philip Shouse of Accept/Ace Frehley/Gene Simmons/THEE Rock & Roll Residency, and Jeremy Asbrock of Gene Simmons/Ace Frehley/THEE Rock & Roll Residency stop by to have a few drinks and … [Read more...]
‘Hot For Teacher’ Van Halen Drum Cover – Age 6 vs. Age 13
Seven years ago, we featured 6-year-old drumming prodigy Avery Molek, shredding Van Halen’s ‘Hot For Teacher’, which helped it go viral - racking up over four million views on YouTube and received well over 100,000 ‘Likes’ on VHND.com and our Facebook page! Today, Avery, now 13-years-old, has covered "Hot For Teacher" again. "When I was 6 years old my “Hot For Teacher” … [Read more...]
Watch Family Guy’s Van Halen Episode
Seth MacFarlane's no-holds-barred animated show, Family Guy surprised us with several Van Halen references in the latest episode. The new episode, (Season 18, Episode 17) which aired April 26th, is entitled "Coma guy," but just as easily could have been called "Van Halen Guy," or "Peter Discovers Van Halen." Having never read a book, Peter Griffin decides it's time, and … [Read more...]
Important Musical Message From The Circle
Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, and Vic Johnson are at it again. This time, The Circle shares a little message while on lockdown. The Circle has been recording covers while social distancing due to the Coronavirus. They're calling the jam sessions 'The Circle Lockdown Challenge.' Watch it below. … [Read more...]
Deraps Channels Van Halen with ‘Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll’ Single
We have featured the young players Jacob Deraps, Josh Gallagher and William Lachance many times on the Van Halen News Desk. And now, they have formed the power trio band, ‘’Deraps.” The recording of their first album is almost complete, and the debut single and music video is out now! So ladies and gentlemen, get ready to watch the new Deraps band rip through their … [Read more...]
‘He Delivered Like A Boss’: Glowing Reviews of David Lee Roth Keep Coming
You wanted the best reviews, you got the best reviews. The Van Halen News Desk has collected some of the latest reactions by those who’ve had the chance to see David Lee Roth during his recent run of dates as the special guest of KISS. Below are a handful of reviews including one from Roth’s former guitarist Steve Vai: HAD ‘EM ON THEIR FEET Steve Baltin of Forbes … [Read more...]
Tapped Out: Nuno Bettencourt Panics When Eddie Van Halen Hands Him a Guitar
What do you play if Eddie Van Halen hands you a guitar and asks you to plug in and play? That was Nuno Bettencourt's dilemma one day, circa 1990. He shares his story about suddenly finding himself at a Van Halen rehearsal, seeing Ed's rig and guitar and thinking, "There it is. There's that tone." And he imagined everybody leaving the room, and standing there alone, plugging … [Read more...]
First Confirmed Sighting!
While fans know most rock groups tour extensively once signed to a record deal, and bands that get as big as Van Halen tour the globe (and have been pretty much everywhere there is to be), recently a story broke as far North as the boys have ever been. That includes places like Helsinki, Finland (where they played in May, 1998) and earlier appearances in countries like Norway … [Read more...]