Longtime VHND reader, Craig N., wants to share this with all fellow fans: "After reading the most recent news of the fan meeting DLR on VHND and being told we will be hearing from Van Halen in the next 7-8 months, I could not help but think back to the 5 awesome shows I saw in 2007. I want to share this great video I took in October of 2007 in Toronto from the first row … [Read more...]
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New Eddie Van Halen Shirts
Van Halen Store has two unique Eddie Van Halen shirts just added to their selection. 5150 Army Shirt (Small - 2XL, Slim-Fit, $24.95) Join the Van Halen Army, Code 5*1*5*0!! The front text is red with black and white stripes, just like Eddie Van Halen's legendary original guitar. The back of the tee has a small red "EVH" logo and the slogan, PLAY FAST, WEAR STRIPES. … [Read more...]
Unreleased Van Halen instrumental; “Ripley”
UPDATE: We just learned that Alex Van Halen is indeed playing the drums on "Ripley." That is one of the few tunes—and possibly the only tune— from the "Wild Life" sessions that had Alex playing. The others were Ed programming a LINN DRUM machine! "The Wild Life" movie score is legendary to Van Halen fans, as Eddie Van Halen wrote the score for the movie (Universal Pictures, … [Read more...]
Santana’s cover of “Dance The Night Away”
Carlos Santana and Train’s Pat Manahan cover Van Halen’s “Dance The Night Away.” From Santana’s new covers album, Guitar Heaven, out everywhere Sept. 21st. … [Read more...]
Van Halen Shirts as seen on Celebs
"The A-Lists Cult Rock Tee!" - LOOK magazine Hollywood's lovin' the 'Halen! Van Halen's new high-end clothing line has become the new "it" choice by celebs! Kim Kardashian, Zac Efron, Ashley Tisdale, Ke$ha, and many other celebrities have been spotted in Van Halen tees made by the vintage tee specialists at Chaser. Van Halen fans can now get get high-end premium apparel at … [Read more...]
Van Halen voted the 5th best album of all time by KLOS
Southern California's best rock, 95.5 KLOS, recently listed their "Top 100 Albums Of All Time." Four of Van Halen's releases, all with singer David Lee Roth, were honored: Van Halen II: #98 Diver Down: #78 1984: #27 Van Halen: #5 … [Read more...]
“I just met David Lee Roth!!!”
Here's a very unique story from VHND reader, Doug Lyle. This past Sunday, Sept 5th, I was at the 145th annual Scottish Gathering & Games in Pleasanton, California. What does this story have to do with David Lee Roth and Van Halen? Stay tuned and I’ll tell you. For those that don’t know, the annual Scottish Gathering & Games include pipe band competitions and … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘Hot for Teacher’ Appeals to the Student Body
From Spinner.com: As it does every year, Labor Day weekend marks the return of an age-old North American rite of passage: young boys having unclean thoughts about their teachers. In the summer of 1984, Van Halen were enjoying their biggest commercial success to date. The riotous hard-rock band's sixth album, 1984, had already scored one No. 1 hit ('Jump') and two other … [Read more...]
“Imagine a Jump” (John Lennon & Van Halen mashup)
In honor of the great John Lennon (following the recent anniversary of his death) we figured we might as well revisit this clever Lennon/Van Halen mashup. Mashup artist Mighty Mike mashed-up two rock classics that, on the surface, have nothing in common. Yet, most rock fans say they like it! John Lennon's instrumental version of "Imagine" is combined with David Lee Roth's … [Read more...]
“Van Halen High”
From Yahoo! Sports: August 31, 2010 Vernon Hills (Ill.) is a real School of Rock Vernon Hills (Ill.) is a real School of Rock Tom Bergeron Rivals High Senior Editor They don't play "Running with the Devil" on the loudspeakers before the opening kickoff. And the marching band doesn't perform instrumental versions of "Panama" or "Jump" at halftime. But if … [Read more...]
Couture shows Toney the ‘Mean Street’ with UFC 118 walk-in music
From Las Vegas Sun: By Allison Duck Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010 | 5:36 a.m. Keeping with his theme of classic rock walk in music, UFC legend Randy Couture went with another iconic act to signal his arrival into the octagon in Boston’s TD Garden. The frenetic pace of the guitar heavy intro to Van Halen’s “Mean Street” matched the speed of Couture’s flurry of punches that … [Read more...]
Humor: Van Halen’s Curse on Ted Templeman (Video)
UPDATE Dec. '14: We originally featured this video a few years ago when it came out. But now there is a perfect quality version online, so we're happy to feature the upgrade. It's hilarious, and well worth re-watching! The Van Halen segment starts exactly 40 seconds into the video. Enjoy! Some humor for the weekend - Yacht Rock's Episode #9 — the story of a Van Halen … [Read more...]