Izzy Presley hosts Van Halen Drunken Summit #2... Author Greg Renoff (Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producers Life In Music & Van Halen Rising), Steve Brown of Trixer/Tokyo Motorfist, Philip Shouse of Accept/Ace Frehley/Gene Simmons/THEE Rock & Roll Residency, and Jeremy Asbrock of Gene Simmons/Ace Frehley/THEE Rock & Roll Residency stop by to have a few drinks and … [Read more...]
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Teens React To Van Halen’s Live Video of ‘Unchained’
Claire (16 yrs old) and Walker (13 yrs old) are on their musical journey to react to the greatest music of the '60s, '70s, '80s, and '90s on their YouTube channel, "3 Years Apart." Today's reaction video is Van Halen performing "Unchained" at the Oakland Coliseum Stadium in 1981, during the Fair Warning tour. Their dad, who picked the video, says, "It is definitely one of … [Read more...]
‘Hot For Teacher’ Van Halen Drum Cover – Age 6 vs. Age 13
Seven years ago, we featured 6-year-old drumming prodigy Avery Molek, shredding Van Halen’s ‘Hot For Teacher’, which helped it go viral - racking up over four million views on YouTube and received well over 100,000 ‘Likes’ on VHND.com and our Facebook page! Today, Avery, now 13-years-old, has covered "Hot For Teacher" again. "When I was 6 years old my “Hot For Teacher” … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar: ‘Van Halen Will Never Be Finished’
Sammy Hagar surprised us today with his latest comments on Van Halen. Despite admitting he hasn't spoken directly to Eddie Van Halen since the conclusion of their 2004 reunion tour, Hagar makes a bold prediction about his former band. As Van Halen fans know. David Lee Roth caused mild panic in the Van Halen fan community late last year when he told … [Read more...]
Ted Templeman: ‘If I’d Tried to Put Sammy Hagar in Van Halen in 1977, I’d Have Made the Biggest Mistake in Rock History’
One of the biggest misconceptions some people have about Van Halen's early history is that they believe the band's original producer, Ted Templeman, wanted to replace singer David Lee Roth with Sammy Hagar before recording their first album. This isn't true. Or, at least, it wasn't true for more than a moment of time. To set the record straight, here's a short excerpt … [Read more...]
Van Halen Plays Amsterdam As Hometown Heroes, 1978 (Photos & Audio)
On this day in 1978, Van Halen played the Amsterdam Paradiso, their third European show of their first world tour, after playing Poperinge (Belgium) and Delft (Holland). At this show a lot of the brothers' Dutch family were present. It was the first and only time their parents returned to Holland after their emigration in 1962. Below, enjoy photos and an audio recording … [Read more...]
Van Halen Drunken Summit: Carrie Stevens, Steve Brown, Philip Shouse, Greg Renoff
Playmate Carrie Stevens, Steve Brown of Trixer/Tokyo Motorfist, Philip Shouse (Accept/Ace Frehley/Gene Simmons) and author Greg Renoff (Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producers Life In Music & Van Halen Rising) get together, have a few drinks, and talk the Mighty Van Halen! The host of this little virtual get together is Izzy Presley, who runs, Another FN Podcast. "Another FN … [Read more...]
Watch Family Guy’s Van Halen Episode
Seth MacFarlane's no-holds-barred animated show, Family Guy surprised us with several Van Halen references in the latest episode. The new episode, (Season 18, Episode 17) which aired April 26th, is entitled "Coma guy," but just as easily could have been called "Van Halen Guy," or "Peter Discovers Van Halen." Having never read a book, Peter Griffin decides it's time, and … [Read more...]
‘Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music’ Released Today
Greg Renoff, the author of the acclaimed Van Halen Rising, has just released the autobiography of legendary Van Halen producer, Ted Templeman! Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music contains a great deal of never-heard-before Van Halen content in this book, straight from the producer of their first six albums! Crafting smash hits with Van Halen, The Doobie … [Read more...]
Sammy & The Circle Cover “Good Enough’ & ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ While on Lockdown
Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony bust out two more rock classics with their bandmates in The Circle while on lockdown. The Circle has been recording covers while social distancing due to the Coronavirus. They're calling the jam sessions 'The Circle Lockdown Challenge.' Sammy's been announcing them on social media. For a last week's cover of the Who's "Won't Get Fooled … [Read more...]
Sammy Hagar Answers The Critics Regarding Keyboards In Van Halen
Sammy Hagar has heard it many times over the years. He’s the guy who wanted more keyboards and less guitar in Van Halen. Well, the former Van Halen frontman finally set the record straight on the topic and he had a rock-solid witness to back him up – Michael Anthony. “I didn’t do any of that. That’s what Eddie did,” Hagar said during yesterday’s interview on Sirius/XM’s … [Read more...]
Never-Before-Heard Alex Van Halen Interview From 1981
“There’s a little bit of Van Halen in everybody, and we’re just there to bring it out.” Talk about the perfect t-shirt. Those words came straight from the man who has brought the undeniable Van Halen beats we’ve been rocking to for over four decades - Alex Van Halen. They’re from a 1981 interview that has never been heard before until now thanks to the podcast The Tapes … [Read more...]