The following David Lee Roth quotes were taken from a 1997 interview that Roth did with Frank Meyer from the now-defunct POPsmear magazine. Photographs by Robert Yager. "This band has been at each others throats since before the beginning. Once upon a time, no even before that. And out of this conflict comes marvelous, competitive, flame throwing, hallelujah, dump truck size, … [Read more...]
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Sammy Hagar’s Autobiography, RED: My Uncensored Life In Rock , Reviewed By Fans
Sammy Hagar's hardcover autobiography RED: My Uncensored Life In Rock is released today! The first thing readers will notice is that there's 32 pages of full color photos straight out of Sammy's personal photo albums. The Foreward is written by Michael Anthony. It's certainly a rags-to-riches story. Beginning with his musical coming of age, Sammy traces his rough and … [Read more...]
MP Rocks Parliament with Van Halen on Air Guitar
An MP has been caught on camera playing a slimmed down version of air guitar in the House of Commons. Watch Tory MP Graham 'Axeman' Evans let loose with a live Eddie Van Halen guitar solo during a speech by Defence Secretary Liam Fox. … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Career-Spanning Video Montage
Sammy Hagar: Every Picture Tells A Story, Don't It? Sammy put this visual guide together to give you a sense of his musical history - from Montrose to solo career to Van Halen (and the Van Halen reunion) to the Wabos to Chickenfoot! Let Sammy tell you all about it by picking up a copy of his book at VanHalenStore.com. … [Read more...]
Vote for the best rock band on ESPN
From ESPN: Colin Cowherd and "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" staff need your help crowning the best rock band. They've got 64 bands seeded in the bracket and your votes will crown a winner at the end of the month. Vote below and sound off on the bracket in the comments or by e-mailing us at theherd@espnradio.com. Here is the direct link to vote for Van Halen. … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar: ‘I Would Love to Make Another Record With Van Halen’
From Rolling Stone.com: By Andy Greene Sammy Hagar's new autobiography Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock (in stores on March 15th) traces the singer's long career from his days in the 1970s hard rock band Montrose to his insane ride in Van Halen through the formation of his supergroup Chickenfoot. The new issue of Rolling Stone (on sale and in the online archive Friday) … [Read more...]
Henry Rollins on Classic Van Halen
Henry Rollins talks about classic Van Halen. From the book, Van Halen 101, by Abel Sanchez. Henry Rollins: I will always consider myself lucky for being teenage when the first Van Halen album was released. I had heard about it before it came out. Someone told me about a song called “Runnin’ With The Devil” and that it was really cool. It was probably getting some … [Read more...]
“Eruption” Nominated For Best Guitar Solo of All-Time
Guitarist Magazine (UK) has come up with a list of the "Greatest Guitar Solos Of All-Time" and has published a poll on its website. They have polled for a shortlist of 20 guitar solos from which people can vote, and Eddie Van Halen's revolutionary solo "Eruption" has been nominated. But surprisingly, "Eruption" has only a small percentage of votes as of this moment. VOTE FOR … [Read more...]
Billy Sheehan on Van Halen, Then and Now
Examiner.com conducted an interview with Billy Sheehan who played bass on David Lee Roth's first two solo LPs. We've listed the Van Halen content below: Considered by many to be the Eddie Van Halen of bass, Billy Sheehan launched his recording career in the late ’70s with the Buffalo-based rock trio Talas, then joined original Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth’s band in … [Read more...]
Van Halen, Sammy Hagar featured in Eddie Trunk’s new book
Van Halen and Sammy Hagar are tow of the many bands featured in Eddie Trunk's upcoming book, Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. We emailed Eddie and asked exactly how much VH & Hagar are featured. His response; "There are entire sections and lots of exclusive photos for both Van Halen and Sammy Hagar which includes Montrose, Chickenfoot, solo career, and … [Read more...]
In defense of Van Hagar …
From the San Francisco Chronicle: Believe me, I don't want to be the one to defend Van Hagar. I've spent nearly five years building a peaceful community on this blog, only to throw it away faster than you can sing the chorus to "When It's Love." (Please don't.) But while you will never see a discussion of circumcision or breast-feeding on this so-called parenting blog, we … [Read more...]