According to the home page of MSN.com, Eddie Van Halen was the #1 most-searched-for person earlier today! And last week he was in Yahoo's top 10, as well. It's great to see that there is still so much interest in Van Halen! … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
Eddie: Wolfgang is Permanent
From Rolling Stone.com: Even Jeff Spicoli couldn’t have imagined a life this awesome: Wolfgang Van Halen, 17, spent last year on the road with his dad’s band Van Halen, playing bass on “Runnin’ With the Devil” and “Panama” to packed arenas — and he’s still on schedule to graduate from high school this June. “Wolfie had it the toughest on tour: he had three or four hours of … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen promises more touring
From Reuters today: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eddie Van Halen is still hot for David Lee Roth. More than six months after the two former combatants wrapped a successful reunion tour at the helm of their faded rock band Van Halen, some new music and more touring could be in the offing. Guitarist Van Halen told Rolling Stone he had "a lot of fun" on tour, that singer Roth … [Read more...]
Van Halen to Rock On With Roth!
From RollingStone.com: Van Halen to Rock On With Roth Van Halen's tour with David Lee Roth ended last July with one final triumphant version of "Jump" — but if Eddie Van Halen gets his way, that's not going to be the end of the reunion. "We are a band — it wasn't just a one-off tour we did," says the guitarist, who plans to meet with Roth this summer to play him demos of … [Read more...]
Van Halen talks about possibility of new CD & tour!
Over the last few months there's been virtually no major Van Halen news - as in - no actual news about whether or not Van Halen plans on recording an album and/or touring in the near future. That is, until now! Eddie has finally broken his silence in an interview! Spinner.com gives us a tidbit from their interview with Eddie, which will be posted online soon: From … [Read more...]
Top 3 “Runnin’ With The Devil” Mashups
Ever since the vocal-only track of Van Halen's "Runnin' With the Devil" somehow leaked out onto the internet, people have been creating some very clever "mashups." It's time the VHND featured the very best of 'em. Here's our short list of the Top 3 "Runnin' With The Devil" mashups: 3) "Runnin' With Billie Jean": 2) "Runnin' With Stevie Wonder": 1) "Runnin' … [Read more...]
“Eruption” Second Best Guitar Solo Ever, According To Guitar World
From "50 Greatest Guitar Solos" on Guitar World's website: 2) "Eruption" (Eddie Van Halen) - Van Halen Van Halen, 1978 It is hard to imagine a more appropriately titled piece of music than Edward Van Halen’s solo guitar showcase, “Eruption.” When the wildly innovative instrumental was released in 1978, hit the rock guitar community like a hydrogen bomb. Two-handed … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s debut released TODAY on 180 gram RTI vinyl!
Van Halen Track Listing SIDE 1: Runnin’ With The Devil Eruption You Really Got Me Ain’t Talkin’ 'bout Love I’m The One SIDE 2: Jamie’s Cryin Atomic Punk Feel Your Love Tonight Little Dreamer Ice Cream Man On Fire 1/27/09 UPDATE: This item is finally being released today, and is now in-stock at VanHalenStore.com! (This was originally due for release … [Read more...]
History of Van Halen (VH1 Special)
Here's "The History of Van Halen", a great VH-1 special, which aired in 2006. Each segment is 10 minutes long. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: … [Read more...]
Christmas Medley
Frank Klepacki wrote a Christmas spoof in the style of AC/DC, Ozzy, Van Halen & Rob Zombie: … [Read more...]
The Greatest Band Logos of All Time
From: Houston Press (read the full article here) The following is just the intro & the Van Halen part. Read the full article at the link above. Classic Rock Corner: The Greatest Band Logos of All Time, Part 1 Mon Dec 15, 2008 at 11:25:25 AM Daniel Kramer With our ears still ringing from last night's AC/DC concert at Toyota Center (I knew we should have stayed … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s Legendary M&M’s Rider
From The Smoking Gun: Van Halen's Legendary M&M's Rider DECEMBER 11--Behold the Holy Grail. Since we began publishing backstage concert riders about 10 years ago, TSG has been searching for the most famous rider of them all, the one in which Van Halen famously stipulated that brown M&M's were to be banished from the band's dressing room. Well, as seen below, the … [Read more...]