Kick off your weekend with a KILLER Van Halen mashup! Here's a new, unique Van Halen medley from guitarist Charlie Stinchcombe (aka “Liquid Charlie”) that cleverly combines explosive riffs from Van Halen's David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar eras. "Had so much fun using my friend Gerd Metzger's EVH Tour Relic guitar on this video! That guitar is something else, and what a … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
From Holland With Love: Meeting Van Halen in 1992
This is a very unique story about two Van Halen fans from Holland who flew to the USA to not only go see Van Halen in concert, but to hopefully meet them, as well. Michel Schinkel shares his story with the Van Halen News Desk. At the time, Michel published a fan magazine in Holland, called “5150.” The magazine was written mainly in Dutch, with occasional parts in English, … [Read more...]
The Yin and Yang of Van Halen’s Allure
Our friends and VHND fan favorites, Jacob Deraps & Joshua Gallagher, have made a couple cool videos that we thought would pair together nicely for VHND. (Also, we've got some exciting news about these guys at the bottom of this article)! Jacob’s guitar video shows off some of the riffs that made Eddie Van Halen famous, while Josh’s four-screen a cappella showcases some of … [Read more...]
Watch ‘Van Halen’s Beginnings in Our Backyard’ (Updated with Video)
Van Halen Rising author Greg Renoff gave an excellent presentation today (Sat. April 29th) about Van Halen's early days on the campus of Pasadena City College. He shared unpublished photos that he couldn't include in the book and told a few tales about Edward, Alex, Michael, and David's stint as students at PCC. Watch the video above. Photos: Most photos here were … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Reveals Dream Van Halen Setlist With David Lee Roth
Promo video for Sammy's "Best of Both Worlds" episode Sammy Hagar dares to imagine a future where Van Halen hits the road with BOTH lead singers. He has put together the "ultimate" setlist if there ever were a Van Halen reunion tour with Eddie, Alex, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, and Sammy Hagar. He revealed his dream setlist during episode #101 of Sammy Hagar's Top Rock … [Read more...]
Man Robs Bank Wearing Van Halen T-Shirt
A bank in New Orleans was robbed today by a man wearing a Van Halen shirt. Dude, please get out of that Van Halen T-shirt before you jinx the band and they break up! The New Orleans Advocate reports: A man robbed the Whitney Bank in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter on Monday afternoon, according to the FBI. The FBI said the robber walked into the Whitney in … [Read more...]
10-Year-Old Drummer Avery Molek Performs ‘Hot For Teacher’ with Steel Panther
What happens when you combine Van Halen, Steel Panther, and everybody's favorite 10-year-old drumming prodigy, Avery Molek? Avery attended a Steel Panther concert recently, holding up a sign which simply read, "Can I Play Hot For Teacher?" Watch the video above to see what happened! Spoiler: Steel Panther was blown away, and the crowd goes wild! See our Steel Panther … [Read more...]
Van Halen & Journey: Sharing Stage, Rivalry in 1978
Michael Anthony, Steve Smith, Neal Schon, and Eddie Van Halen on tour together in 1978 First, we at VHND want to congratulate JOURNEY for their recent Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction. Well deserved! Before supporting Black Sabbath, Van Halen opened for Journey and Montrose for a few months. (Montrose was touring as an instrumental band, after Sammy Hagar departed). … [Read more...]
Looking Back at Eddie’s 1995 Rolling Stone Interview
“You’re either rock and roll or you’re not,” Eddie Van Halen said in this 1995 cover interview with Rolling Stone, which hit newsstands on this day in 1995. We read the whole interview today, for the first time in years. There's actually lots of interesting stuff, especially in light of everything that has happened since then. Not too surprisingly, there was the quote about … [Read more...]
Watch this Strange ‘Hot For Teacher’ Cover by a Heavy Metal Mariachi Band
Sit down, Waldo. Now put on your sombrero, and watch one of the strangest Van Halen covers you will ever see! Van Halen's 1984 epic "Hot For Teacher" has now been covered by a heavy metal mariachi band. (You read that right). And they've gone to the trouble of creating a professional video to accompany it, complete with in-your-face pelvic thrusts from a trumpet player … [Read more...]
Watch Van Halen Cover ZZ Top in Europe, 1993
On this day in 1993, Van Halen kicked off the Right Here Right Now Tour in München, Germany (Munich in English) in support of their live double album Live: Right Here, Right Now and the accompanying video Van Halen: Right Here, Right Now – Live. It was the very first time the band played European dates with Sammy Hagar. We just discovered the above video, and it kicks so … [Read more...]
‘Runnin’ with the Devil’ Full Band Cover by Jacob Deraps, Josh Gallagher & William Lachance
Jacob and Josh are back! And this time, with a full band Van Halen cover! Premiering exclusively on the Van Halen News Desk, guitarist Jacob Deraps and drummer Josh Gallagher have released their very first full band video. It's Van Halen’s “Runnin' with the Devil,” with Jacob not only playing guitar, but singing lead vocals. Jacob says, “Hello everyone! Here's a brand new … [Read more...]