From The Onion - America's Finest News Source LOS ANGELES—According to local authorities, Jamie, 17, is crying, reportedly over a post-coital rejection by rock star David Lee Roth. "Although Jamie would feel better if she wrote David a letter, she is crying," said former Van Halen manager Eddie Arnesen. Though sources say Jamie has been in love before, and that she knows … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
Hagar admits the VH/Roth reunion tour was “outta sight”, but asks “why didn’t they just keep Mike?”
TheTourBus.com has recently interviewed Sammy Hagar, and today they posted just a quick, 90 second clip from it, when they asked Sammy what he thought about the Van Halen/David Lee Roth reunion. Sammy Hagar: "The reunion with Dave was the greatest thing they could have done. I think it was so outta sight. But why didn't they just keep Mike just one more time?" … [Read more...]
Two new Van Halen books available now
Two new Van Halen related books are being released right now. Here's Van Halen Store's email newsletter about them: "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga" (Paperback) New, paperback version, expanded with a new chapter - a 16-page recap and analysis of the 2007-2008 Van Halen comeback tour. 336 pages. $14.95. IN-STOCK & SHIPPING NOW order now "Fuck You: … [Read more...]
Duke Special covers “Jump”
And now for something completely different: … [Read more...]
Van Halen football helmet
Just for fun, this guy likes to sit around and create football helmets on his computer. Recently, he whipped up a Van Halen helmet. We thought we'd share it with you. Note that this design is not being produced so it is not available. … [Read more...]
Grocery Store Serves Biting Commentary on Van Halen
Assorted Cheese Contains Elements of "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" From Adage.com Photo: Lisa Fain We've covered rock-branded eats before, but this one may be the tastiest ... critical commentary? Recently, our editor's assistant Matt Kinsey purchased a container of assorted cheese cubes at the Westside Market in Chelsea, but he was a little worried about … [Read more...]
Is “Guitar Hero: Van Halen” next for Activision?
From The Wall Street Journal. Aerosmith Stars in Guitar Hero Videogame Other Rock Groups Are Expected to Follow As Sales of Traditional CDs Continue to Slump By NICK WINGFIELD and ETHAN SMITH July 1, 2008 Guitar-heavy grooves have helped Aerosmith pack concert halls and sell more than 150 million albums during its nearly four-decade career. Now they've landed … [Read more...]
New Van Halen Shirts!
Van Halen has just released two fantastic new shirts! Both are in stock & shipping now at Van Halen Store. Van Halen "Wings Crest" Shirt: Give yourself the royal treatment with this regal shirt, fit for a king! The heroic "Wings Crest" design features the original Van Halen logo, jazzed up with a royal crown and widespread wings. Very classic, yet modern and … [Read more...]
John Mayer covers “Panama”
Here's a Van Halen cover for ya - John Mayer, July 13th, Columbia, MD. … [Read more...]
“Tora Tora” played backwards
Van Halen's 1980 masterpiece, Women And Children First, (The real "Van Halen III"), contains the song "Tora Tora", which, as you all surely know, was a song consisting of Ed tinkering around on the guitar, recorded backwards. Thankfully, a VH fan has uploaded this "backwords" song backwards, so we can now listen to it forwards - the way Eddie played it. … [Read more...]
Van Halen 2007-2008 Tour Highest Grossing in Band’s History
From Van Halen's official newsletter: VAN HALEN 2007-2008 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR HIGHEST GROSSING IN BAND’S HISTORY Arena Concerts Sell Out Across The Country, Grossing More Than $93 Million (Los Angeles, CA) June 5, 2008 – Nearly a million fans journeyed from all over the world to witness the landmark VAN HALEN tour, which kicked-off in September of 2007 in Charlotte, NC … [Read more...]
One last concert – July 3rd in Quebec City
VAN HALEN at Quebec City’s Summer Festival on July 3rd The Festival today unveiled its final surprise: rounding out its most surprising program of events for 2008 will be rock legends Van Halen! The most popular American rock group of the late 70s and early 80s will be giving a show in Québec City on July 3! Festival to Get Off to an Electrifying Start With Van … [Read more...]