Our friends at Ultimate Classic Rock attempted the near-impossible feat of trying to rank all the Van Halen albums from worst to best. As they note in the introduction to their video, '“worst” in the context of one of the world’s greatest rock bands doesn’t necessarily mean bad.' That's for sure! We think there's very, very little "filler" on Van Halen's albums. So, while it … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Shares his Musical Journey at Smithsonian Event (Video)
Eight years ago today, the legendary Edward Van Halen appeared at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington D.C., headlining an event that was part of the national “What It Means to Be American” program. The three-year initiative is aimed at engaging leading public thinkers and Americans in all walks of life to explore how the nation has become what it … [Read more...]
Wolfgang Playing “Sunday Afternoon in the Park” (Video)
Sunday Afternoon on a Friday #FairWarning A video posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on Jan 9, 2015 at 3:16pm PST Today, Wolf Van Halen posted a short (15 second) video to Instagram, saying simply "Sunday Afternoon on a Friday." Play it above. Wolf is playing Eddie's Electro-Harmonix Micro-Sythesizer to create the bizarre, haunting … [Read more...]
Video: Billy Idol Covers Van Halen Classics
Below are 3 videos of Billy Idol (with guitarist Steve Stevens) covering Van Halen. Two performances of “Jump,” and one of “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love.” How do you think he did? “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” performed by Billy Idol with ‘THE BIG BALL STARS’ @ Club Vodka, Hollywood, Ca 3/29/2009. The photo below is from when Eddie and Billy performed together at NAMM in 1987. … [Read more...]
This ‘Panama’/’Beat it’ Mashup is a Real Thriller! (Video)
Okay, so we all know that whilst producing Michael Jackson’s Thriller album in 1983, Michael's producer, Quincy Jones called up the hottest guitarist on the planet—Eddie Van Halen—and had a conversation that led to Eddie playing the immortal guitar solo on "Beat It." But what if it was the other way round? Imagine if—while David Lee Roth was AWOL in the Amazon—Eddie called … [Read more...]
New DLR Song/Video: ‘Talkin’ Christmas Blues!’
Happy Holidays from Diamond Dave's Tiki Bunker! Straight from Diamond Dave's Tiki Bunker! Van Halen’s frontman delivers up some festive cheer in a new song titled "Talkin' Christmas Blues" — just in time for the Holidays! The Great Rothzonian posted a new video to ‘The Roth Show’s’ YouTube Channel today. The two minute-song features acoustic guitar and harmonica, and Dave … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday, Neil Zlozower! Watch Zloz Show Off His Van Halen Books (Video)
Happy Birthday to our favorite Van Halen photographer, Neil Zlozower! Watch the author of our two favorite Van Halen books give you a virtual book tour! Legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower has published two hardcover coffee table photo books on Van Halen (Van Halen: A Visual History, 1978-1984 & Eddie Van Halen) both of which are absolute must-have items for … [Read more...]
Sexy Video for Van Halen’s “Beautiful Girls” (Fan-Made)
"On this day (September 15th) in 1979, "Beautiful Girls” was released as the second single from the Van Halen II album. Originally titled, "Bring on the Girls,” the lyrics and title were later changed accordingly." That's what Eddie posted on Facebook today. Cool to see Ed celebrate the anniversary of a classic song! Watch this fan-made video for “Beautiful Girls,” one of … [Read more...]
Toyota Owner Loves Van Halen so Much He Painted his Car Like the Guitar [Video]
A huge Van Halen fan decided to Van Halenize his Toyota truck with a unique paint job—in the same color scheme of Eddie Van Halen’s iconic guitar—for a fresh, rockin' new look!The above video is nicely done, and shows Ryan Humphrey of Ohio giving us the step-by-step process of painting his truck, along with some vintage Van Halen playing in the background. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
“You Think You Know Van Halen?” Video
Our friends at Ultimate Classic Rock whipped up a fun little Van Halen video. It's the latest edition to their You Think You Know Classic Rock? video series. We hope you enjoy their video. … [Read more...]
Sexy Video for Van Halen’s “Honeybabysweetiedoll” (Fan-Made)
Here's an unofficial (and sexy!) fan-made video for "Honeybabysweetiedoll," one of the many monstrous tracks from Van Halen's 2012 A Different Kind of Truth album. (There's no nudity, but there's lots of T&A, so you might not want to watch this around coworkers or your kids). Yowza! … [Read more...]
Watch Eddie Van Halen Jam on ‘Saturday Night Live’
On this day in 1987, Eddie Van Halen finger-tapped and whammy-bar-dived his way through a bluesy rave-up alongside G. E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live band. Video of the performance is below, along with video of G.E. Smith reminiscing about the experience. The footage of the unique jam is constantly being taken down from YouTube, but we discovered a pristine … [Read more...]