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...]
12 Years Ago: Van Halen Launches First Tour with David Lee Roth Since 1984!
Photos by ROBERT YEAGER Twelve years ago tonight, Van Halen launched their first tour with original singer David Lee Roth since 1984! The 2007-2008 tour was the highest grossing tour in the bands history, with arena sellouts all across the country, grossing more than $93 million. Nearly a million fans journeyed from all over the world to witness the landmark Van Halen tour, … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen’s “Spanish Fly” Guitar Solo Covered on PIANO! (New Video)
Updated 4/20/16: NEW, better video below! This is amazing! Watch the video below of famous keyboardist Derek Sherinian cover Eddie Van Halen's acoustic guitar instrumental "Spanish Fly." Hearing this on a piano is like hearing it in a whole new light. It really shows what an incredible piece of music this is! Eddie Van Halen got the idea for this instrumental after … [Read more...]
Top 10 Van Halen Music Videos
The VH1 documentary "All Time Top Ten: Van Halen" counts down the top 10 Van Halen songs. Former MTV VJ Mark Goodman takes you through their wild history while he rolls out their top 10, which is basically a list of their favorite Van Halen music videos. "Few Rock bands have risen to the height of Van Halen," says Goodman, "And even fewer have done it through a revolving … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Shows Off His New Tattoos (Video)
Friday, July 18, 2014: David Lee Roth, of Van Halen, was spotted at LAX, returning from Japan, where he's recently gotten the latest in a large catalogue of traditional Japanese tattoos. The video above is from X17online.com. … [Read more...]
How Van Halen Conquered the Texxas Jam (Photos & Video)
After losing almost all their gear on their flight from Japan, Van Halen was forced to play rented, borrowed and begged-for equipment in front of the biggest crowd they ever played for at the time! On July 1st, 1978, nearly 100,000 people crammed inside the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, during the hottest day of the decade for the first real stadium rock show … [Read more...]