We think this beautiful Van Halen instrumental would be an appropriate song for today. It's a ballad that could easily appeal to everyone in the family as you gather together on Thanksgiving. Enjoy this ballad from Balance without vocals & lyrics for the first time. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We’ll release a new instrumental every Monday and Thursday for the next … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
‘Van Halen Rising’ Author, Greg Renoff Speaks at University of Oklahoma (FIXED VIDEO)
Watch Van Halen Rising author Greg Renoff speak at the Meacham Auditorium at the University of Oklahoma. Greg will be talking about the making of his book and the problems he had to overcome to get the book into the hands of the Van Halen fanbase. We tried to feature a live stream of the speech during the night of the event (Nov. 19th), but because of a technical glitch, … [Read more...]
Unearthed: Van Halen’s ‘Big Fat Money” Instrumental!
Today marks the first day we’re featuring a never heard Van Halen instrumental! We figure we’ll kick it off by Finishing What We Started with that teaser last week - here’s the FULL version of the awesome Van Halen boogie that became “Big Fat Money” on the Balance album! We’ll release a new instrumental every Monday and Thursday for the next several weeks. Some fans are … [Read more...]
Van Halen, As You’ve Never Heard Them Before!
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Rock Your iPhone with the New EVH Stripes Cases!
Show off your stripes with your choice of three iconic EVH graphics! EVH has just released new iPhone cases in the three most popular Eddie Van Halen guitar graphics! The Red/Black/White, White/Black, and Black/Yellow color schemes are available for both sizes of the new iPhones (6/6S, and 6/6S PLUS). New & Improved graphics and casing. Currently available only at … [Read more...]
LIVE VIDEO STREAM: ‘Van Halen Rising’ Author, Greg Renoff Speaks at University of Oklahoma
Streaming above is a LIVE feed of Greg Renoff speaking at Meacham Auditorium at the University of Oklahoma. Greg will be talking about his book "Van Halen Rising - How a Southern Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal." Enjoy! The talk starts at 6pm Central. Greg will start speaking in just a few minutes. AUDIO PROBLEM: There's no audio for about the first half of the video, … [Read more...]
‘Van Halen Rising’ Author Discusses Band’s Early Years (Podcast)
There's a very interesting new interview with Van Halen Rising author Greg Renoff on the Art Howard At Night podcast. It's a quality, one hour episode on the band's formative years that's well worth a listen, whether you've read the book or not. About the podcast series: Art Howard at Night is the world's third most popular podcast, if you close your eyes and wish really … [Read more...]
Unearthed: Van Halen Covers “Some Kind of Wonderful” & “Can’t Get Enough”
The author of Van Halen Rising has unearthed yet another never heard recording! Listen to a very young Van Halen perform a medley of covers — Grand Funk's "Some Kind of Wonderful" & Bad Company's "Can't Get Enough," live at Pasadena High School on April 25, 1975! Greg Renoff writes, "After hitting the pages of Rolling Stone, it's been Some Kind of Wonderful week for VHR. … [Read more...]
Podcast: Van Halen in the 90s Round Table
We're excited to feature a round table discussion about Van Halen in the 90's. This new series by Dig Me Out Podcast takes a look at a band that was massively popular in the 1980's and how they responded to the shifting musical landscape of the 90's. For the first “in the 90s” round table discussion, they’re tackling Van Halen, who sold a combined 47 million albums from 1980 … [Read more...]
Dramatic Reading: Van Halen – “Right Now”
Something lighthearted! You'll never hear Van Halen's "Right Now" the same way again... The website Consequence of Sound has a brand new segment; Dramatic Readings. Twice a month, they bring you some of the finest acting ever seen on any stage as master thespians recite some of their favorite lyrics from 80s rock and hair-metal bands. Previously, we have … [Read more...]
Van Halen Halloween Costumes 2015! (Updated)
Update 11/3/15: Gallery added with 33 more photos! Here's our collection of 40 creative photos of Van Halen, or VH-related costumes that people sent us this Halloween. Enjoy, and start thinking about your costume(s) for us to feature on VHND for next year... Diamond Dave in purple spandex. Note the fury boots, circa 1980! Love the attention to detail! Do you prefer … [Read more...]
Van Halen Halloween Pumpkin Photo Gallery
Happy Halloween Weekend, VHND'ers! Here's a bunch of Van Halen Pumpkins — some carved, some painted. Share yours in the comments! … [Read more...]