From: Gibson.com: We’ve nearly arrived again at that most American of holidays: the Fourth of July. In celebration of the country’s independence, and legacy of amazing bands, Gibson.com is counting down the Top 50 American Rock Bands of All Time. That’s right, we’re celebrating the good, old U.S. of A. with some pre-holiday musical fireworks, sure to ignite a fiery … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
New Photos of Van Halen and Family
Today, Valerie Bertinelli posted these family photos from last night to her twitter page. "Janie joins us even tho she's workin hard in her aerial show" "Having fun at The Supper Club!" "More fun with my boy and his girl" … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s Cryptic Message
From today. Just two words. http://DavidLeeRoth.com/ … [Read more...]
More From Tremonti: New Van Halen Music Sounds Like OLD SCHOOL VAN HALEN
. As we reported earlier, Alter Bridge/Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti is good friends with Wolfgang Van Halen and was recently invited to 5150 studios, where Eddie, Alex, and Wolfgang Van Halen performed their not-yet-released new record live in the studio, from front to back. He called the experience "Incredible." Yesterday, a bit more details emerged as Tremonti … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s Facebook Posts Australian Concert Dates
On May 11th, 2011 SOUNDWAVE REVOLUTION, an annual music festival held in major cities around Australia, announced VAN HALEN as the surprise headliner for their all five of their huge festivals in September and October. Then today, Van Halen officially acknowledged the shows by simply posting the dates on their official Facebook page. Here's the full post: Van … [Read more...]
Five Things That Could Go Right/Wrong With Van Halen’s New Album
From Ultimate ClassicRock.com: Five Things That Could Go Right With Van Halen's New Album by: Matthew Wilkening Any day now, Van Halen is expected to unveil the details of their first full-length album with original lead singer David Lee Roth since '1984.' Obviously, any cynic could come up with an article about the Five Things That Could Go Wrong With Van Halen's New … [Read more...]
Van Halen Summer Essentials
Stay cool with this season's hottest items at Van Halen Store! Stars and Stripes and Van Halen Forever! Fantastic Patriotic tee for the 4th of July weekend! Regular Fit. 100% Pre-shrunk Cotton. Van Halen Stars Shirt S, M, L, XL $19.95 Order Now Soft, sheer, breathable fashion tee - perfect for Summer! Cozy, vintage, worn-in … [Read more...]
Rare Video: Young Fan Meets Van Halen
In 1998, MTV had a contest were viewers submitted their own home video explaining why they should get to meet Van Halen. Enjoy this rare glimpse of a fan getting to meet the band! … [Read more...]
The Guardian’s “Music Weekley” podcast praises Van Halen
UPDATE: Links have been fixed. From Guardian.co.uk In this recent podcast, the Guardian's film & music editor, Michael Hann, tells about his passion for Van Halen, whom he describes as "the most important and influential white rock band apart from the Beatles." This guy really gets how Van Halen totally reinvented hard rock and how David Lee Roth helped make them … [Read more...]
Alter Bridge Guitarist Calls New Van Halen Album “Incredible”
In a new interview with Austria's Mulatschag TV, Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti reveals that he was recently at Van Halen's 5150 studios, where Eddie, Alex, and Wolfgang Van Halen treated him to a live performance of their upcoming album, played in it's entirety. Tramonti: "We played with Van Halen years and years ago at Madison Square Garden and Palace in Detroit. The … [Read more...]
Van Halen Mix by Skutch
Here's a new Van Halen mix by VHND reader "skutch". "After hearing Roland Chayer's mixes, I was truly inspired to take a stab at my own. I love coming to this site and thought I might give something back. I've been doing audio editing for years, but I've never tried mixing music in this way. I had an absolute blast seeing what ideas worked and what didn't. I put some odd … [Read more...]
Van Halen transforms rock; unwittingly spawns Hair Metal
From Guardian.co.uk: Van Halen invent hair metal May 1976: Number 32 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of rock music David Lee Roth, of Van Halen, performing live onstage. Photograph: Rob Verhorst/Redferns Thirty-five years ago, a four-piece American guitar band set about changing rock music for ever. They took their name from a brotherly … [Read more...]