This week marks the 20th anniversary of a Van Halen cover which no one expected! In January 1997, the king of schmaltz, Pat Boone, laughed his way up the charts with a cover of Van Halen's "Panama" from his album In a Metal Mood - No More Mr. Nice Guy. The entire album consisted of hard rock and heavy metal songs covered in a Las Vegas, jazz-type style by the 1950s Christian … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
Van Halen ‘Outta Love Again’ Cover by Jacob Deraps and Josh Gallagher
Premiering exclusively on the Van Halen News Desk, watch this brand new video by guitarist Jacob Deraps and drummer Josh Gallagher, where they rip through Van Halen II’s “Outta Love Again!" Jacob tells VHND, “This song totally showcases Alex's playing, and to me is one of the many reasons why Alex Van Halen is my favorite drummer. The drum tone is phenomenal and it grooves … [Read more...]
Watch this guy react to seeing Eddie Van Halen play guitar for the first time!
How long have you been a Van Halen fan? Years? Decades? Well, for the guy in this video, you can watch him become a Van Halen fan right before your naked steaming eyes. And it's a real treat! This guy, "Weaboo," posts videos of himself reacting to music videos, as he's seeing them for the very first time. And he has quite an online following. This guy has NEVER seen Van … [Read more...]
Eddie Trunk Talks Van Halen’s ‘1984’ Album
Eddie Trunk discussed Van Halen's '1984' this week on his Sirius/XM "Trunk Nation" show. He took some calls as well. This aired this Monday, January 9th, on the 33rd anniversary of the classic album. Listen to it above, with all the non-Van Halen talk edited out. Trunk and the callers discuss the controversial use of keyboards and the more pop direction of some of the songs. … [Read more...]
Ultimate Jam Night Salutes Van Halen
The place to be in Hollywood Tuesday night was the Whisky A Go Go, where Ultimate Jam Night returned, with some of Hollywood’s biggest rock musicians a doing a whole set of music dedicated to the Mighty Van Halen! Performers: Michael Starr (Steel Panther) Oni Logan (Lynch Mob) Phl Varone (Skid Row) Brian Geller and Lance Turner (The Atomic Punks) August Zadra (Dennis … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
Wishing all the Van Halen fans and their families a very Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays!!! Eddie and the band posted the following images on Facebook this week, so we'll share them here. … [Read more...]
Watch Mitch Malloy Perform Van Halen’s ‘I’m The One’
There was a point in time when Mitch Malloy possibly could have became the lead singer of Van Halen. Hear how he sounded covering a Van Halen classic. The video above features Malloy performing his favorite Van Halen song, "I'm The One," at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles last Saturday, December 17th. Featuring Tristan Avakian on guitar Tyler Warren on drums and Mika … [Read more...]
Watch ‘The Van Halen Story – The Early Years’ Documentary
Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of "The Van Halen Story," the must-see documentary about the formative years of the best rock and roll band ever. Narrated by the late J.J. Jackson from MTV fame, the documentary covers Alex and Edward's early years playing with small garage bands, all the early years with David Lee Roth, and concentrates mostly on the club days … [Read more...]
Van Halen Biographer Greg Renoff Author of ‘Van Halen Rising’ on ‘Cover Your Ears’ Podcast
Van Halen biographer, Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising is featured on this week's episode of the Cover Your Ears podcast. About this episode: It’s all things Van Halen as Brian and Greg tap into the early days prior to the release of the now classic first Van Halen album. Greg also discusses how a guy with a PHD in History ends up writing rock biographies and the … [Read more...]
Nerf Herder’s Ode to Van Halen Becomes a Hit, Angers Sammy Hagar
More than twenty years ago, suburban pop-punk rockers Nerf Herder earned a hit with their song "Van Halen." The "pop-punk, pro-Dave, anti-Sammy" ode to their favorite band piled lavish praise on that group's early work, while lamenting its Sammy Hagar-era material. The song enjoyed widespread radio circulation and garnered the group a record deal with Arista and a top-40 hit … [Read more...]
Watch Animated Van Halen Video on ‘Mind of a Chef’ Episode
It's fascinating how Van Halen keeps popping up in pop culture in the most random, unexpected ways. Then again, the band's music deserves it, so we're not too surprised when it happens! The video below features the latest random Van Halen mention, which is awesome. Two world-class chefs from the the new series Mind of a Chef, Danny Bowien and Sean Brock, take a deep dive into … [Read more...]
New Episodes of the ‘Dave & Dave Unchained’ Van Halen Podcast
We want to keep up to date with the "Dave & Dave Unchained" Van Halen Podcast - their three most recent episodes are embedded below. Episode #6.2: Sammy Hagar's Apology and a VH/KISS Theory Listen to "Dave & Dave Unchained - A Van Halen podcast: Episode #6 (part 2)" on Spreaker. It’s rare that an apology is delivered within the Van Halen universe. However, former VH … [Read more...]