Being that it's Wolf Van Halen's birthday today, we're putting all his little teases about his upcoming solo project into one convenient place. And get this! We at the Van Halen News Desk received a small but amazing update about his project today... The talented 26-year-old, who's been playing bass in Van Halen since 2006, is doing it all (bass, drums, guitar, vocals, … [Read more...]
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Wolf Van Halen & Girlfriend Celebrate Birthdays Together
Very cool that Wolf Van Halen and his girlfriend, Andraia Allsop, celebrate their birthdays together. She was born March 15th, and of course we know he was born March 16th, as his dad named the instrumental "316" after him. Have a great day, you two! Below are embedded tweets from Wolf and Valerie Bertinelli. (Links lead to Twitter, where you can follow Wolf and/or … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar on What a Van ‘Hagar’ Reunion Would Take
In a new interview with Billboard today, Sammy Hagar talks about attending his first South By Southwest conference this week in Austin, Texas, where he plans to do some filming for his Rock & Roll Road Trip show on AXS. Hagar was asked if Chickenfoot will be making any music soon, but he doesn't think anything is likely soon. "I love the band. I love those guys," he … [Read more...]
Watch 15-Year-Old Girl Play ALL Instruments on Van Halen’s ‘Right Now’
What you’re about to watch is a 15-year-old girl by the name of Sina, and we think she'll impress you! "I'm a drummer, but I love this song so much that I thought it would be cool to try the other instruments as well.” Watch her play the intro to Van Halen’s "Right Now” on drums, piano, guitar, and bass! Her influences are Toto, Dream Theater, Van Halen, and Pink … [Read more...]
‘5150’ Visits 5150 Studios
Here’s a RARE, intimate look into a visit to 5150 Studios. Exactly 25 years ago today Michel Schinkel, the president of the Dutch Van Halen fan club got to visit Van Halen at their studio headquarters. At the time, Michel published a magazine in Holland, called “5150”. This was written mainly in Dutch, with occasional parts in English and was published from 1990 to 2004. … [Read more...]
Van Halen ‘Dreams’ Cover From Down Under
Here's an excellent cover of one of the most powerful anthems of all time, Van Halen's "Dreams" from the "5150" album! This was performed by three young mates in Australia (Josh Gallagher on drums (who we've featured previously with his friend Jacob Deraps), his brother Luke Gallagher on guitar, and Sal Abate on vocals. They're premiering the video exclusively for … [Read more...]
Van Halen Producer John Shanks on Making ‘A Different Kind of Truth’
For the 5th anniversary of A Different Kind of Truth, we're featuring this new, EXCELLENT (and unexpected!) interview with Van Halen producer John Shanks. This is possibly our favorite interview conducted by the "Dave & Dave Unchained" Van Halen podcast. John Shanks rarely talks, and now sheds some light on the making of the record. This interview is precisely the kind of … [Read more...]
Top Van Halen Love Songs
Valentine’s Day — make that Van Halentine's Day— is here, and to celebrate we’ve rounded up the most lovey dovey Van Halen songs for ya. What's that? You don't like that idea? You don't like to focus on love songs? We'd like to point out that Van Halen’s dozen studio albums are absolutely loaded with all kinds of love songs. It seems that both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar … [Read more...]
Could Van Halen Ever Play the Super Bowl Halftime Show?
Could Van Halen ever play the Super Bowl halftime show? Their name pops up almost annually as a potential performer, but those rumors have never amounted to anything other than fans' wishful thinking. But why not? Van Halen's music is some of the most used music at sporting events, and Van Halen and football have always been a perfect combination; both are high energy and hard … [Read more...]
Watch Sammy-Era Van Halen Covers by Liquid Charlie
Here's a new, unique Van Halen medley from Charlie Stinchcombe (aka “Liquid Charlie”) that cleverly combines two killer tracks from Van Halen's Balance album, "Baluchitherium" and "Amsterdam." Watch it above. "My first video with the Striped Wolfgang! Had some fun combining a couple of my favorite tunes from Van Halen's 'Balance' album. Hope you guys like it! \m/" Also, … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen To The Rescue!
So, this is probably the coolest thing we'll see all day. Watch the video below, which shows a few seconds of George Lopez jamming at home today. Uh , this happened today #casachingon Thank you @eddievanhalen for my new @evhgear for the #chingon New #EVHLunchbox #unchained #themightyvanhalen ( the 8th Wonder of the World) #OhMan Eddie to the rescue ? A video posted by … [Read more...]
40 Years Ago: Van Halen Offered Record Deal!
Today's is one of the least appreciated and yet most important anniversaries in Van Halen history. Forty years ago tonight, producer Ted Templeman, acting on a tip from Marshall Berle, stood in the back of Hollywood's Starwood Club and watched a little band from Pasadena tear it up. Impressed, he'd return the next night with Warner Bros. Records president Mo Ostin in tow. … [Read more...]