A very exclusive limited edition of Eddie Van Halen's '79 Bumblebee guitar is now in production. EVH unveiled the new '79 Bumblebee tribute model at Summer NAMM over the weekend. The recreation of the historic black-and-yellow striped guitar celebrates the 40th anniversary of Van Halen II, and subsequent world tour. Only 50 instruments will be produced worldwide, featuring all … [Read more...]
Van Halen News
Five New Van Halen Mashups by Liquid Charlie
Holy shit, Liquid Charlie keeps crankin' out some fun VH videos! Here's not one, but five new Van Halen medleys from guitarist Charlie Stinchcombe (aka “Liquid Charlie”). The first is him (and his identical twin, lol!) "Having a little bit of fun" with his mini guitar. The next two are based on Van Halen's first two albums. The four features (mostly) Sammy Hagar-era songs. … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Talks Conflict Leading to Success in Van Halen
We have an especially good interview with David Lee Roth, released today! David likens his relationship with Edward Van Halen and Alex Van Halen to Nitroglycerin. He’s the Nitro, they’re the glycerin. Put them together and the results are always explosive. Roth was a recent guest on the “WTF with Marc Maron” podcast and took Maron on a roller-coaster-like stream of … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Hails Recent Van Halen Mashup, Talks Band’s Dance Music Roots
Beautiful girls to the dance floor please, the Van Halen show is about to begin… In episode 15a of The New Roth Show uploaded to YouTube on July 3rd titled “No parking on the dance floor..” David Lee Roth commented on a recent very dance-able mashup called “Beautiful Shining Star of Superstition” created by Bill McClintock who combined Van Halen’s “Beautiful Girls” with … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Reveals More About Proposed Van Halen Reunion Tour
According to Michael Anthony, the recent rumors about a reunited Van Halen, featuring all four original members, was actually being talked about behind the scenes. Anthony, who had in recent months revealed he was approached by Van Halen management to possibly rejoin his former band, followed up with even more details while appearing on Tuesday’s Sirius XM radio show “Trunk … [Read more...]
PODCAST: Discover The Stories Behind Van Halen’s ‘For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge’ Album
Right now it’s time to celebrate the anniversary of Van Halen’s number one album released on June 18th, 1991: “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge”. Right now it’s time to spread some Van Halen knowledge. Van Halen News Desk contributing writer Eric Senich has released a episode of his podcast DISCovery devoted entirely to Van Halen’s “For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge” album. In … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Comments On Van Halen’s Future
David Lee Roth just gave fans hope that the return of Van Halen may be in our future. “There is certainly more music,” Roth told the music interview website Toazted in an Instragram video just posted today (June 14th). Roth’s comment was in response to the question of whether there will be more music and tours coming from Van Halen with David Lee Roth in the … [Read more...]
MUST SEE MASHUP: Van Halen/Earth, Wind & Fire/Stevie Wonder ‘Beautiful Shining Star of Superstition’
Kick off your summer weekend with a BRILLIANT new Van Halen mashup video, just released today! This is the third amazing Van Halen mashup created by our favorite mashup artist, Bill McClintock. He was the one who did the Van Halen & The Jackson 5 - 'Mean Machine' and Kool & The Gang Vs. Van Halen: 'Celebrate With the Devil'. Music used in this mashup, 'Beautiful … [Read more...]
Groupies Disguised As Maids & The Legendary Disco Ball Broken Nose Concert: More Van Halen Stories On ‘The Roth Show’
Pretty maids all in a row, go on and set ‘em up. Wait a second…you’re not really maids? David Lee Roth shared a few more stories from his days of rock ‘n’ roll excess with Van Halen during two recent episodes of his podcast this week. The first was all about a moment on the band’s first tour, in 1978. Prior to the tour, Roth said the band’s manager, Noel Monk, warned the … [Read more...]
Unearthed Photos: Van Halen 1979 Record Store Signing at Peaches Records & Tapes
We have procured some never-before-seen photos from a Van Halen record store appearance during their first headlining tour, and boy, are they awesome! It was 40 years ago today when Van Halen signed autographs at Peaches Records & Tapes in Northeast Philly, May 19, 1979. The instore appearance is infamous, mainly because of the condition the record store was in after Van … [Read more...]
Hypnotic Remix of Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ Released
The most popular trance music DJ in the world has remixed Van Halen’s most popular song, “Jump.” One month after Armin van Buuren debuted his hypnotic remix of Van Halen's "Jump" at Ultra Music Fest with a little onstage help from David Lee Roth, the track is now available to stream. The Dutch trance DJ's new take starts sparse with a slow-building rhythm and Roth's lyrics … [Read more...]
Watch Van Halen LIVE in Las Vegas, May 15th, 1984 (35th Anniversary of this Rare Footage)
35 years ago today, Van Halen’s 1984 tour rolled through Las Vegas. Through the miracle of technology, we can watch some of that show on video! That’s right, someone in the audience smuggled in a shoulder-mounted VHS camera, and managed to record 41 minutes of the band’s sold out performance at the Thomas & Mack Center, which includes the first nine songs, and the drum … [Read more...]