A ton of hardcore Van Halen fans came out for their concert on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday. So they went out to Hollywood Boulevard and asked people “Do you have a Van Halen tattoo?” Watch the results above! Related: Watch Van Halen's LIVE performance of “Panama” and “Runnin’ With The Devil” HERE. … [Read more...]
Watch Van Halen on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (Official HD Videos, Part 1)
On Monday, Van Halen shut down part of Hollywood Blvd. to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live to support its new live album, "Tokyo Dome Live in Concert," and a recently announced summer tour (tickets go on sale this Saturday). "Panama" and "Runnin' With The Devil" can be viewed below. Why does David Lee Roth have a bandage on his nose? He as he was spinning his microphone stand … [Read more...]
Van Halen 2015 Tour! (Video Trailer)
UPDATE: The tour promo video has been taken down by the user, but THE TOUR IS NOW OFFICIAL! DETAILS & TOURDATES HERE. Here's "HOT FOR TEACHER" — another official preview from 'TOKYO DOME LIVE IN CONCERT,’ the first-ever live album to feature original singer David Lee Roth. Recorded on June 21, 2013 at the famed Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, 'TOKYO DOME LIVE IN CONCERT' … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Demos the 5150IIIS (Video)
EVH Gear has announce the deadly NEW EVH 5150IIIS Head Stealth with an in-depth demo from Eddie Van Halen himself! Eddie Van Halen is continuing to make it even easier for fans to at least come close to imitating his iconic riffs. In the new demo video above, the founder and legendary guitarist of Van Halen tests out the 5150IIIS amp head, which recently joined the EVH Gear … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Appearance in “Hot For Teacher” Music Video by Trisha Paytas
Where is David Lee Roth? He's right here! And we’re guessing he doesn’t feel tardy... Keeping you abreast of the latest Van Halen oddities – here’s Diamond Dave offering up an introduction to Trisha Paytas’ top-heavy spoof of Van Halen’s “Hot For Teacher” video. "Hot For Teacher" is the new single and video released today by Trisha Paytas—a YouTube celebrity/blogger who … [Read more...]
Watch Classic Van Halen Music Videos In Full Quality
In March of 2015, Van Halen began streaming some of their earliest music videos. None of these videos have ever been officially released for sale. This was the first time that they ever put them online for fans to enjoy. Jamie's Cryin', Runnin' With The Devil, You Really Got Me, Dance The Night Away, Unchained, and Hot for Teacher can all be viewed here in awesome quality! … [Read more...]
Eddie Jamming Today!
Yup. A video posted by Wolf Van Halen (@wolfvanhalen) on Feb 27, 2015 at 3:03pm PST Wolfgang Van Halen shares a 15-second video of Edward jamming today! (From Wolf's Instagram). A big thanks to Wolf! And Wolf, please feel free to share more clips like these! (And please consider getting a YouTube account, where you can post videos longer than 15 … [Read more...]
Van Halen Albums, Ranked Worst to Best (Video)
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...]