Van Halen Rising author Greg Renoff gave an excellent presentation today (Sat. April 29th) about Van Halen's early days on the campus of Pasadena City College. He shared unpublished photos that he couldn't include in the book and told a few tales about Edward, Alex, Michael, and David's stint as students at PCC. Watch the video above. Photos: Most photos here were … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
Sammy Hagar Reveals Dream Van Halen Setlist With David Lee Roth
Promo video for Sammy's "Best of Both Worlds" episode Sammy Hagar dares to imagine a future where Van Halen hits the road with BOTH lead singers. He has put together the "ultimate" setlist if there ever were a Van Halen reunion tour with Eddie, Alex, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, and Sammy Hagar. He revealed his dream setlist during episode #101 of Sammy Hagar's Top Rock … [Read more...]
Man Robs Bank Wearing Van Halen T-Shirt
A bank in New Orleans was robbed today by a man wearing a Van Halen shirt. Dude, please get out of that Van Halen T-shirt before you jinx the band and they break up! The New Orleans Advocate reports: A man robbed the Whitney Bank in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter on Monday afternoon, according to the FBI. The FBI said the robber walked into the Whitney in … [Read more...]
10-Year-Old Drummer Avery Molek Performs ‘Hot For Teacher’ with Steel Panther
What happens when you combine Van Halen, Steel Panther, and everybody's favorite 10-year-old drumming prodigy, Avery Molek? Avery attended a Steel Panther concert recently, holding up a sign which simply read, "Can I Play Hot For Teacher?" Watch the video above to see what happened! Spoiler: Steel Panther was blown away, and the crowd goes wild! See our Steel Panther … [Read more...]
Van Halen & Journey: Sharing Stage, Rivalry in 1978
Michael Anthony, Steve Smith, Neal Schon, and Eddie Van Halen on tour together in 1978 First, we at VHND want to congratulate JOURNEY for their recent Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction. Well deserved! Before supporting Black Sabbath, Van Halen opened for Journey and Montrose for a few months. (Montrose was touring as an instrumental band, after Sammy Hagar departed). … [Read more...]
Looking Back at Eddie’s 1995 Rolling Stone Interview
“You’re either rock and roll or you’re not,” Eddie Van Halen said in this 1995 cover interview with Rolling Stone, which hit newsstands on this day in 1995. We read the whole interview today, for the first time in years. There's actually lots of interesting stuff, especially in light of everything that has happened since then. Not too surprisingly, there was the quote about … [Read more...]
Watch this Strange ‘Hot For Teacher’ Cover by a Heavy Metal Mariachi Band
Sit down, Waldo. Now put on your sombrero, and watch one of the strangest Van Halen covers you will ever see! Van Halen's 1984 epic "Hot For Teacher" has now been covered by a heavy metal mariachi band. (You read that right). And they've gone to the trouble of creating a professional video to accompany it, complete with in-your-face pelvic thrusts from a trumpet player … [Read more...]
Watch Van Halen Cover ZZ Top in Europe, 1993
On this day in 1993, Van Halen kicked off the Right Here Right Now Tour in München, Germany (Munich in English) in support of their live double album Live: Right Here, Right Now and the accompanying video Van Halen: Right Here, Right Now – Live. It was the very first time the band played European dates with Sammy Hagar. We just discovered the above video, and it kicks so … [Read more...]
‘Runnin’ with the Devil’ Full Band Cover by Jacob Deraps, Josh Gallagher & William Lachance
Jacob and Josh are back! And this time, with a full band Van Halen cover! Premiering exclusively on the Van Halen News Desk, guitarist Jacob Deraps and drummer Josh Gallagher have released their very first full band video. It's Van Halen’s “Runnin' with the Devil,” with Jacob not only playing guitar, but singing lead vocals. Jacob says, “Hello everyone! Here's a brand new … [Read more...]
VHND’s Van Halen Album Pages & Tour Pages
While Van Halen continues their hiatus after the 2015 tour, we at the Van Halen News Desk are always working on the website. Check out what we just pulled up from our archives... Shown here is an incredibly rare poster promoting Van Halen's second stop on their 1979 “World Vacation" tour, at the Jackson County Expo in Medford, Oregon, which took place this week in 1979. … [Read more...]
Eddie Trunk: ‘What Should Van Halen Do Next?’
Eddie Trunk spent his entire “Trunk Nation” radio show on March 14th talking about what Van Halen should do next. And has made up his mind — he’s hoping for what he refers to as "The Ultimate Van Halen Situation." “That is the potential of a tour that [Sammy Hagar] would be willing to do that would also include David Lee Roth. Both Sam and Dave doing a set with Van Halen, … [Read more...]
Van Halen 3: Was It Really That Bad?
Van Halen III was released 19 years ago today. Here's a new video review of the album, by "The Happy Spaceman." Sure, he gets a couple facts wrong (in his defense, most reviewers do!) and we sure don't agree with everything he says. Nevertheless, his review is fairly entertaining. Was he too hard on the album? Do you agree or disagree with what he says about the three "Eras" … [Read more...]