From Mars Attacks: This month’s Classic Albums Column focuses on Van Halen’s second album Van Halen II. You can listen to the free 84-minute podcast celebrating the album here. (The podcast can be streamed or downloaded). … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
Van Halen’s “Romeo Delight” As You’ve Never Heard It Before!
Here's an "Exclusive" for you... a little gem we dug up from Van Halen's 1981 Fair Warning tour. This is a never before heard audio recording of Van Halen playing "Romeo Delight" at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Not your typical live version, this is an AMAZING performance, luckily captured on tape. Without going into too much detail, we'll just say that … [Read more...]
KISS’s Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley Rave About Van Halen
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from KISS contributed to two coffee table photo books, Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen, both published by legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower. The Van Halen News Desk has the exclusive on both quotes. "Once upon a time, when it meant something to be a rock star and groupies prided themselves on whom they had spent the night with, I was … [Read more...]
Van Halen/Columbia Records Rumor
Industry insiders at Hits Daily Double are reporting that the band has split with Warner after three decades and has partnered with Sony by signing a brand new deal with Columbia Records. "After spending its entire 35-year career at WB, Van Halen, with David Lee Roth back in the fold, recently completed work on its first album for new label Columbia, coming early next year…" … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo, #3
Here's a photo of Van Halen. Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. … [Read more...]
Ke$ha Calls David Lee Roth an “Incredible Frontman”
Wild pop star Ke$ha shows her love for David Lee Roth during two recent interviews: From Malextra.com: Ke$ha is proud of her wild pop persona - insisting she is the female version of Van Halen hellraiser David Lee Roth. The 23 year old hit the charts last year with TiK ToK, a track about her hard boozing and partying ways. But the star doesn't understand why she … [Read more...]
Lita Ford: “Eddie Van Halen is The Les Paul of Today’s World”
Photo: The Runaways with David Lee Roth and Rodney Bingenheimer at K-ROQ in Pasadena. From VHND archives. "In the very early days, the Runaways and Van Halen musically grew up together on the Sunset Strip. Edward was my friend. I’d go to his house after a night of partying, and we would say “Hi” to his mom, and he’d make me breakfast by opening a packet of Carnation Instant … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo: David Lee Roth At The US Festival
David Lee Roth of Van Halen in front of the 300,000 + crowd at the US Festival, May 29th, 1983. Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. … [Read more...]
‘Women And Children First’ vs. ‘Fair Warning’
In the "Throwdown" segment of last week's That Metal Show, the fellas ask, "Which Van Halen album is better? Women And Children First or Fair Warning?" The three hosts debate the question passionately with guests Michael Sweet from Stryper, Taime Downe from faster Pussycat, and the late Jani Lane from Warrant (filmed shortly before his death). The segment is just two minutes … [Read more...]
Mixing Completed on Van Halen Album, Mastering Up Next
Good news regarding Van Halen's upcoming album - as of a little over three weeks ago, the band has finished mixing the album. The rumor that the mixing process was taking overly long isn't true, as the mixing began in July and was finished in August. The album is to be mastered in mid-September. This process should only take around a weeks time, so the album should be 100% … [Read more...]
Billy Sheehan’s Bass-Eye View of Edward Van Halen
From GuitarWorld.com: Bassist Billy Sheehan Breaks Down Eddie Van Halen's Technique in 1985 Guitar World Interview Here's our interview with bassist Billy Sheehan from the July 1985 issue of Guitar World. The issue was a special edition, a tribute to Eddie Van Halen, and Sheehan discussed the secrets of Van Halen's playing style. The original story ran with the … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo: Sammy In Front Of “Van Halen” Room
Sammy Hagar visited the headquarters of Facebook last week, where he came upon a meeting room called "Van Halen"! Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. Let's keep it fun and lighthearted, shall we? … [Read more...]