Check out this animated video for Van Halen's 1976 demo version of "On Fire." The animated video was created by Puerto Rican artist Jose H. Vazquez, known as "Vazz Toons." He's got plenty of other (non-VH) animated music videos on his Youtube channel. This demo of "On Fire" was produced in 1976 by Gene Simmons. The song was later rerecorded and released on Van Halen's debut … [Read more...]
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Former Van Halen Engineer Donn Landee Discusses Recording Van Halen
Van Halen's engineer from the '70s and '80s, Donn Landee, rarely comments on his years with Van Halen. Here's some quotes from him on recording their classic albums... From SongWriter101.com, by Dave Simmons: The air-brushed album cover looked silly, an over-the-top rendering of “You Really Got Me” disgusted many a Kinks fan - and yet on their massive-sounding Warner … [Read more...]
Van Halen 2013 Holiday Gift Guide
We’ve put together this this list of the hottest Van Halen gift ideas this Holiday season. Whether you want something for yourself, or for the huge Van Halen fan in your life, you can’t go wrong with any of these awesome items. From Van Halen shirts, to winter gear, to books, to Eddie Van Halen striped items such as iPhone Cases, License Plate Frames and Guitar Keychains, this … [Read more...]
Flashback: Homecoming for Van Halen
Something from the archives of the Los Angeles Times: Posted By: Scott Harrison Posted On: 12:31 a.m. | December 5, 2013 July 9, 1978: David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen of rock band Van Halen celebrate their return to Southern California at the Long Beach Arena. Columnist Robert Hilburn reported on the band’s success in the July 11, 1978, Los Angeles Times: David … [Read more...]
VAN HALEN Number One Trending Subject on Yahoo!
UPDATE 12/3/13 at 7am MST: Van Halen is still trending at #3, and David Lee Roth is trending at #2! Anybody that thinks Van Halen is just some classic rock band that sold millions of albums that is not relevant anymore, think again! Van Halen is the number one Trending subject on Yahoo right now, and it's been that way all day long! This is due to David Lee Roth's recent … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Van Halen Visits KATT-FM, 1978
November 20th, 1978; Van Halen at "Oklahoma's Pure Rock Station," ROCK 100.5 "The KATT." The band made this radio appearance before jumping in a limo and heading straight to their in store appearance at Sound Warehouse. Thanks to R. Galbraith for the photo, which has never been seem anywhere before. “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every … [Read more...]
New Van Halen Music and Tour in 2015?
A (somewhat recent) interview with David Lee Roth is currently making the rounds on music news websites. The interview one one that David Lee Roth did with Jim Florentine (from That Metal Show) for Ozzy’s Boneyard on SiriusXM. In it, David mentioned that the four members of Van Halen were beginning to work on new music. He implied that Van Halen could possibly release new music … [Read more...]
7-Year-Old Drummer Avery Tackles Van Halen’s “Outta Love Again” (VIDEO)
Our favorite little drummer is back! And this time, he attempts another Van Halen deep track; the insane "Outta Love Again" from Van Halen II. How do you think he did? Share your thoughts in the comments section. Related Avery Molek Stories: Our original feature on six-year old drumming prodigy Avery Molek, 6-Year-Old Drummer Shreds Van Halen’s ‘Hot For Teacher’, was seen … [Read more...]
Unearthed Photos & Flyer: Van Halen 1978 Record Store Appearances at Sound Warehouse
We've unearthed photos and a promotional flyer from two of Van Halen's in-store appearances during their first world tour in 1978. First, here's a flyer from an appearance at Sound Warehouse in Dallas, Texas, from exactly 35 years ago today! The flyer states, "SOUND WAREHOUSE on Lemmon and knight welcomes [Van Halen logo]. See and Meet VAN HALEN in person. Saturday, Nov. 25 … [Read more...]
Dave Davies on the Link Between The Kinks and Van Halen
The Van Halen News Desk recently spoke to The Kink's Dave Davies, who shared with us what he thinks of Van Halen's cover versions of two of their original songs. Those of course are “Where Have All the Good Times Gone?” and the classic “You Really Got Me," which features one of the definitive riffs in all of rock and roll. By VHND contributing writer, Kevin Dodds, author … [Read more...]
Extreme’s Pat Badger Shares His Van Halen Experiences
Matt Wardlaw from POPDOSE spoke with Extreme's Pat Badger recently from his home in Massachusetts to talk about Pat's new album, which he is currently in the process of recording. Pat shared a couple cool little Van Halen stories, which we have here: PopDose: It’s exciting as a fan to know that exists and that there’s a full professionally shot show from that tour. I think at … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Club Med 1978
December 1978: Brothers Alex and Eddie Van Halen taking a much needed break after their whirlwind 1978 tour. Van Halen had performed over 140 exhausting shows over nine months. Immediately after the tour's last date in San Diego, the band took a five-day break, vacation at Club Med in Mexico. The following week, they were back in the studio, recording what would become Van … [Read more...]