Van Halen headlined ROCK USA last night in front of 41,000 rock fans in Wisconsin. Here's a review and photos from the show! Rock USA: Van Halen Review Oshkosh didn’t seem to miss the Red Rocker on Saturday night as a David Lee Roth-led Van Halen hit the stage at Rock USA. Van Halen served as the capstone of the four-day rock fest at Ford Festival Park, … [Read more...]
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VHND’s All Access Photo: Kramer Factory…
The pictures were taken at the Kramer factory circa November 1982. Photo Credit: Official Floyd Rose (Facebook) “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be exclusives that have never been seen anywhere before, and some will be supplied with new captions from David … [Read more...]
Van Halen Has Traveled A Rockin’, Rocky Road
From Green Bay Press Gazette: Bring on the icons. In typical fashion, the closing night of Rock USA at Ford Festival Park in Oshkosh will feature a performance by one of rock’s greatest legends: Van Halen. Following in the footsteps of 2011’s Saturday night headliner KISS and 2012’s Saturday night headliner Kid Rock, Van Halen will carry the capstone torch for Rock USA in … [Read more...]
Stryper Covers “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” Live & Lead Singer Michael Sweet Talks Classic Van Halen
Glam metal band Stryper performed a cover of Van Halen's classic "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" for the first time Sunday night at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY. How do you think they did? It's no secret that the band are fans of the Mighty Van Halen. In 2010, they released a cover of "On Fire", and in 2011, Michael Sweet cited Eddie Van Halen as one of his biggest … [Read more...]
Six-Year-Old Drummer Avery Tackles Van Halen’s “Girl Gone Bad” (VIDEO)
Everybody's favorite little drummer is back! And this time, he attempts Van Halen monstrous "Girl Gone Bad"! Our original feature on six-year old drumming prodigy Avery Molek, 6-Year-Old Drummer Shreds Van Halen’s ‘Hot For Teacher’, was seen by hundreds of thousands of people and received over 75,000 facebook 'likes' on VHND.com, and another 17,000 likes and shares on … [Read more...]
‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Sets Fans Free
Here's a review of A Different Kind Of Truth that we've never featured. Well worth reading. From: The Editing Room Floor By Doug Fox Back in the late 1970s and early 80s when Eddie Van Halen was constantly rewriting prevailing wisdom on what people presumed possible to achieve on electric guitar, he used to describe his playing approach as falling down the stairs and … [Read more...]
15 Years On: Eddie Van Halen Interview Revisted
The following is an Eddie Van Halen interview from 15 years ago with new commentary by the interviewer, Doug Fox. "Why?" asked the voice on the other end of the phone. "I'm just a normal schmo like anyone else." Like Michael Jordan was just another dude that laced up Nikes. Like Walt Disney was just your average everyday daydreamer. Like Beethoven was simply another … [Read more...]
Rarest Van Halen Music Video: “Loss Of Control”
Women And Children First's "Loss Of Control" is perhaps the fastest, and one of the most insane, Van Halen songs of all time. Many fans are unaware that there is actually a music video for this song. The video, which was never commercially released, and never even aired in the U.S., features the band in surgical outfits. The video can be viewed on the Van Halen News Desk's … [Read more...]
Video Upgrade: 1978 Japanese TV Appearance – “You Really Got Me” & Interview
The video above is yet another great addition to the Van Halen News Desk's new YouTube channel, the Van Halen Vault! This is a video of a Van Halen's lip-sync performance of "You Really Got Me" - followed by a quick interview - that was broadcast during their first visit to Japan to promote the Japanese leg. 35 years later, this is still a rarely seen video. Even if you've seen … [Read more...]
Van Halen: Behind-the-Scenes in Osaka
Van Halen completed their Japan tour with two shows at the City Central Gymnasium in Osaka on June 24th and 26th, 2013. Thanks to Alex's son, Malcolm, we have some great backstage photos. Set List for both nights: 1. Unchained 2. Runnin' With The Devil 3. She’s The Woman 4. I'm The One 5. Tattoo 6. Everybody Wants Some!! 7. Somebody Get Me A Doctor 8. China … [Read more...]
Van Halen Rocks the Tokyo Dome! (Videos, Photos, Setlist)
Today, Van Halen played the Tokyo Dome, the second stop on their 2013 Japan Tour. Van Halen rocked the house of 50,000 fans and put on a superb show. The setlist was the same as Tuesday's show in Nagoya, but they swapped out "Jamie's Cryin'" for another song from Van Halen, "I'm The One", which hasn't been played since the 2007-08 Reunion Tour. Setlist: 1. … [Read more...]
Van Halen Kicks Off Japan Tour in Nagoya! (Videos, Photos & Setlist)
Updated with the two pre-show Eddie photos below: Today (June 18th) Van Halen kicked off their Japan 2013 tour at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan! (Showtime was 7PM in Japan, which was 3AM Pacific time) This morning, Wolf tweeted, "Show day in Nagoya", followed by "We're almost ready for ya, Nagoya. Just gotta tune up real quick... " with … [Read more...]