During a recent appearance on Q104.3 FM in New York, Joe Satriani said Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth had come close to performing a concert in New York City in the summer of 2021. You can hear all of what Satriani had to say in the video above including the concert that almost was in Central Park in August of 2021, whether Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar were asked to be … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
Unseen Footage Of Van Halen In ’78 Surfaces [WITH AUDIO]
Amazing unseen Super 8 footage of Van Halen performing live back in 1978 has surfaced! The video below of Van Halen performing at the Niagara Falls Convention Center in Niagara Falls, New York on September 8th, 1978 was uploaded to the YouTube channel "Speedy". The channel was launched as a tribute to Jim Kelly aka "Speedy", who passed away in January of 2021. Kelly worked … [Read more...]
11 Ways to Show Off the EVH Funko Pop!
Edward Van Halen scored a number-one hit this year. Not with a new song, but with a new collectible... the guitar god has been immortalized with his own Funko POP vinyl figure! Wolfgang announced the Eddie Van Halen Funko Pop nearly a year ago. “Dad signed off on this Funko way back in 2019 and it's wonderful to see it finally come to fruition. So stoked with how it turned … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar On Why ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge’ Is His Favorite Van Halen Record
Of the four studio albums he recorded with Van Halen, Sammy Hagar says 1991's For Unlawful Carnal Knowlege is his personal favorite. "I think it's even better than 5150 because the writing, vocals, and the way the band was playing tops it," said Hagar during a recent interview with Guitar World. Hagar added that the extra time put into F.U.C.K. paid off, particularly … [Read more...]
Coheed And Cambria Guitarist Travis Stever On His Love Of Van Halen’s ‘Women And Children First’
Coheed and Cambria guitarist Travis Stever says Van Halen's Women and Children First album was a life-changer. Stever was recently asked by Musicradar to list the 10 albums that changed his life. He put WACF in the number two spot right behind Led Zeppelin III. "I wouldn't by any means call it under-appreciated, because Van Halen is Van Halen -- all of their early … [Read more...]
Mammoth WVH: ‘Goodbye’ (Official Lyric Video)
The deluxe edition of the self-titled debut Mammoth WVH album is out today and one of the three unreleased tracks "Goodbye" has just been delivered to fans via lyric video! The deluxe edition of the album originally released 6/11/21 features the bonus track from the Japanese version of the album - "Talk & Walk" - along with the unreleased tracks "As Long as You're Not … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar On The ‘Twister’ Era Van Halen Song We’ve Yet To Hear: ‘It’s In The Archives, They’ll Find It’
Sammy Hagar says the unreleased 1996 Van Halen track "Between Us Two" isn't hard to find and when it does finally see the light of day, it'll be worth the wait. During a recent appearance on the Kyle Meredith with...podcast, Hagar was asked about the ballad recorded for the soundtrack to Twister and whether he thinks the song will eventually be released. "Everyone keeps … [Read more...]
Rick Beato Asks: What Is Van Halen’s Greatest Song? [VIDEO]
Not even Tom Cruise can make this mission possible. Rick Beato is asking fans to come up with Van Halen's greatest song in his latest video. To help out with the video, the producer, composer, engineer, music theorist and now popular YouTube personality reached out to his fellow Van Halen fan friends including Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X, Dweezil Zappa and Dean DeLeo of Stone … [Read more...]
Jesse Harms Shares The Inside Stories On Working With Sammy Hagar & David Lee Roth In The 80s
Imagine working with both Sammy Hagar and David Lee Roth during the most turbulent time in Van Halen history. Jesse Harms doesn't have to imagine it. He lived it and oh, the stories he has to tell. Harms was a guest on the RetroZest podcast to talk about his stellar five-decade career, which included a stint as keyboardist and background vocalist for Sammy Hagar from … [Read more...]
Sammy Still Trying To Make Peace With Alex: ‘I Don’t Think I’m Going To Unless He Reaches Back Out To Me’
Sammy Hagar says he's tried contacting Alex Van Halen several times in an effort to reconnect, but to no avail. During his appearance on the Sirius/XM "Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk" show today (11/2), Hagar was asked if there has been any progress made on a possible Eddie Van Halen tribute. He said he's heard nothing new about it. In fact, he's heard nothing at all from … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar & The Circle Track-By-Track: ‘Crazy Times’ [VIDEO]
Sammy Hagar has released the latest in his track-by-track video breakdown of the new Sammy & The Circle album Crazy Times. This time Sammy, Michael Anthony, Vic Johnson and Jason Bonham give us the inside story behind the title track. Here's what Sammy posted to his YouTube channel along with the video which you can watch above: This is some very inside, informative … [Read more...]
Eddie’s Frankentstrat Is ALIIIVE For Halloween Weekend! [VIDEO]
Ditch the orange and black, it's all red, black and white on this Halloween weekend! YouTuber Marty5150 posted a few videos to his channel this weekend. In the first, he gives us an up-close look and listen to his very own EVH Frankenstein guitar. He followed with a second video showing guitarists some of the tricks and treats Eddie Van Halen pulled out of his bag. EVH … [Read more...]