While Van Halen continues their hiatus after the 2015 tour, we at the Van Halen News Desk are always working on the website. Check out what we just pulled up from our archives... Shown here is an incredibly rare poster promoting Van Halen's second stop on their 1979 “World Vacation" tour, at the Jackson County Expo in Medford, Oregon, which took place this week in 1979. … [Read more...]
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Eddie Trunk: ‘What Should Van Halen Do Next?’
Eddie Trunk spent his entire “Trunk Nation” radio show on March 14th talking about what Van Halen should do next. And has made up his mind — he’s hoping for what he refers to as "The Ultimate Van Halen Situation." “That is the potential of a tour that [Sammy Hagar] would be willing to do that would also include David Lee Roth. Both Sam and Dave doing a set with Van Halen, … [Read more...]
Van Halen 3: Was It Really That Bad?
Van Halen III was released 19 years ago today. Here's a new video review of the album, by "The Happy Spaceman." Sure, he gets a couple facts wrong (in his defense, most reviewers do!) and we sure don't agree with everything he says. Nevertheless, his review is fairly entertaining. Was he too hard on the album? Do you agree or disagree with what he says about the three "Eras" … [Read more...]
Wolf Van Halen Teases Do-It-All Solo Album
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...]
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...]