Seventeen-year-old alternative pop star Billie Eilish was asked if she's ever heard of Van Halen during her Jimmy Kimmel interview. Her answer shocked many, and led to an off-the-rails debate on twitter, which caused 'Van Halen' to actually become the #1 trending topic on Twitter today! When Jimmy Kimmel asked Billie Eilish to name any member of Van Halen on his show a few … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
All-New EVH Red High Tops Now Available!
Van Halen Store is proud to offer the All-New EVH Brand Signature Frankenstein High Top Sneakers from legendary rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Featuring the iconic the Red with White and Black stripes, modeled after his infamous "Frankenstein" guitar. VanHalenStore.com offers the “World’s Largest Selection of Van Halen Merchandise” and has the New EVH High Tops in stock and … [Read more...]
The Vocal Range of David Lee Roth
A new article on Ultimate-Guitar entitled, 'Top 10 Rock & Metal Singers With Widest Vocal Ranges' lists David Lee Roth as one of the top 10 rock singers with the widest singing range. In fact, they declare Roth "the most versatile old-school hard rock singer" of all. "Most of these vocalists have ranges of 5 octaves at least, where your average singer usually masters 2-3 … [Read more...]
Warner Bros. Promo Men Reveal Stories Behind The Rise Of Van Halen (Podcast)
We discovered a really cool podcast that interviewed former Warner Bros. promo guys talking about Van Halen's early days and how they promoted the first album. They shared some fun stories from Van Halen's first year on tour, and some later VH stories, as well. Enjoy. It’s the winter of 1978. Disco music has invaded the music charts. Is there no end in sight? Can rock and … [Read more...]
THE MOTHERLAND
"Because sometimes to birth an American Icon... the motherland is not always American soil." We've heard a lot of unique ways to describe Edward Van Halen's impact on guitar players over the years, and this Facebook post by Extreme's Nuno Bettencourt, written while in Indonesia, has quickly become one of our favorites. Enjoy. THE MOTHERLAND What is a true American … [Read more...]
When Eddie Van Halen Appeared on ‘Cafe Americain’ with Valerie Bertinelli
On this day in 1993, Eddie Van Halen made a cameo appearance on "Cafe Americain," the NBC sitcom starring his then-wife, Valerie Bertinelli. Portraying a scruffy Paris street musician, Van Halen arrives in the show's opening scene. Bertinelli enjoyed the opportunity to trade sitcom barbs with her then-husband of 12 years, a native of Amsterdam who forsakes English for their … [Read more...]
RIP Bart Walsh, Former David Lee Roth & Atomic Punks Guitarist
We are quite sad to hear that the original Atomic Punks guitarist, Bart Walsh, died Saturday, at the age of 56. According to Walsh's family, the cause of his death was gastrointestinal bleed and dehydration. David Lee Roth recruited Walsh, straight out of the Atomic Punks, to be his lead guitar player in 1999. The Atomic Punks declared on Facebook, "It’s … [Read more...]
20 Years Ago: Gary Cherone Leaves Van Halen
The Toughest Job In Rock If anyone ever had it, Gary Cherone sure as hell did - and he handled it with style On November 5th, 1999, Gary Cherone officially parted ways with Van Halen. You could almost picture him, back on familiar Boston turf, breathing a long-overdue sigh of relief. At least that’s what we hope he was doing. After all, nearly three years of constant … [Read more...]
Best Van Halen Halloween Costumes of 2019
Here are our favorite Van Halen Halloween costumes we've seen this year. Enjoy, and start thinking about your costume(s) for us to feature on VHND next year! All photos below are Instagram links. Follow Van Halen Store on Instagram for more fun photos of people showing off their Van Halen fandom. … [Read more...]
Fair Warning to Tool Fans
As you probably heard, last week Ed and Wolf attended the Tool concert in L.A., and Wolf thought it was funny when a guy approached Ed to ask if he would take a picture of himself with the stage behind him, not knowing he was asking the legendary Eddie Van Halen. He blew his chance with a selfie with EVH! Well, Van Halen Rising author, Greg Renoff, doesn't take this incident … [Read more...]
Family Fun
Wolf shared some fun family pics on Instagram yesterday... … [Read more...]
Watch the Kick-Ass Video Trailer for Van Halen’s Vinyl Boxed Set!
Warner Records has released a totally awesome video trailer for the new Van Halen vinyl box set comprised of singles the band released in Japan between 1978 and 1984. Watch it above. 'The Japanese Singles 1978-1984' will be made up of thirteen 7” vinyls, complete with replicas of the original sleeve artwork. The release date is Nov. 1, 2019. Order … [Read more...]