Happy Birthday, ALEX VAN HALEN! “Big Al”. It’s the perfect nickname, really. We’re talking about the man who has led many-a-Van Halen classic song with some of the most mammoth-like beats in rock history. Alexander Arthur Van Halen was born May 8th, 1953 in Amsterdam, Netherlands to a Dutch musician father Jan and Indonesian mother Eugenia. “Little Alex” and his little … [Read more...]
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Watch Chevy Metal’s All Van Halen Set at BeachLife Festival
Chevy Metal’s Taylor Hawkins and his Van Halen cover band at BeachLife Festival Who wouldn't want to throw on a Van Halen t-shirt, some leopard skin pants, jump onstage with their friends, and perform an all-Van Halen set in front of a huge crowd on the beach during a beautiful day? That's exactly what Foo Fighter drummer, Taylor Hawkins got to do over the weekend. His … [Read more...]
Hear Dance Version Of ‘Panama’ From Indie LA Pop Duo The Bird and the Bee
Jump back, what’s that sound? It's the sound of a brand new synth-pop version of Van Halen’s “Panama” that just dropped. The Los Angeles pop duo known as The Bird and the Bee have just released an Amazon-only cover of Van Halen’s classic track “Panama”. Multi-instrumentalist Greg Kurstin, one half of The Bird and the Bee, told Billboard re-imagining this VH classic was a … [Read more...]
‘Lost Weekend’ Van Halen Documentary Coming Soon!
In 1984, two friends from small town Pennsylvania win an MTV contest and the chance to party with Van Halen for 48 Hours. And 35 years later, a short (14 minute) documentary about that legendary "lost weekend" has been completed! The guys who brought you GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling have a new short film premiering at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. … [Read more...]
Coming Soon: ‘6 Degrees of Van Halen’
Van Halen fans, there’s a new project - coming soon - that will rock you to the core. Guitarist Bart Walsh (DLR Band, Atomic Punks) is forming a band appropriately titled "6 degrees of Van Halen” which will perform old school Van Halen - even complete albums - start to finish. Why is he doing this? Bart's short answer is, “It's simply the best fucking music to play live. If … [Read more...]
Watch Corey Taylor & Friends Cover ‘Hot For Teacher’
Corey Taylor didn’t just bring his solo band to Wisconsin, he brought along some beautiful girls….. and his pencil too. “Gimme something to write on Green Bay!” The Slipknot and Stone Sour front man shouted those words out to a packed house during his band’s performance of Van Halen’s “Hot For Teacher” Sunday night at the Green Bay Distillery in Green Bay, … [Read more...]
Watch The Circle Perform ‘Finish What Ya Started’ on Howard Stern
Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony brought back some good-time Van Halen memories for Howard Stern and his listeners yesterday when they performed the 1988 classic “Finish What Ya Started”. Sammy Hagar & The Circle featuring bassist Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson appeared on the Howard Stern Show to promote the release of their upcoming album ‘Space … [Read more...]
Michael Anthony Performs Van Halen Classics With Corey Taylor And John 5
Rob Zombie, Michael Anthony, Corey Taylor, John 5 & Fred Coury last night at the Whisky. Michael Anthony made a surprise appearance at L.A.’s Whisky a Go Go with John 5 and The Creatures last night and played a set of Van Halen classics for a delighted audience. The night’s promo poster promised “Some VERY special celebrity guests” and it certainly lived up to the … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen’s Original ‘Frankenstein’ Guitar & 1978 Rig Exhibit (UPDATED)
UPDATED 4/5/19 with several fantastic photos of Ed's Frankenstein guitar, and two videos, below: Eddie Van Halen announced on social media, "My 1978 touring rig and original "Frankenstein" guitar are on display in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Play It Loud" Instruments of Rock & Roll exhibit. The exhibit opens to the public on April 8th." As … [Read more...]
Updated: Remixed ‘Jump’ / ULTRA Appearance / ‘The Roth Show’ / Video Interview
UPDATED with 2 new videos, and exclusive photos for VHND, straight from Dave: When it comes to David Lee Roth fans know to always expect the unexpected. This weekend he delivered not one but two of those unexpected surprises. Although neither was with Van Halen one was with van Buuren, as in Dutch trance DJ Armin van Buuren. Roth made a surprise appearance at the Ultra … [Read more...]
Watch Van Halen Kick Off First Headlining Tour!
41 years ago today, Van Halen kicked off their first headlining tour. And now, finally, ALL of of the audience-filmed footage from the first night is available online, for the first time! Watch this footage below, some of which has never been seen before! On March 25th 1979, two days after the release of their second album, Van Halen kicked off their very first headlining … [Read more...]
Two Faces of Van Halen
35 years ago today, Van Halen was staying at the Cincinnati Clarion Hotel. Rolling Stone was there to interview Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth. Enjoy the interview and newspaper convert review of the March 8th Cincinnati show, below. (The interview took place on March 8th or 9th, and was published in June). “It’s a cold March day in Cincinnati. Eddie Van Halen has turned … [Read more...]