Eddie Van Halen's music has touched the lives of many people in many ways, some in ways we may not have ever expected. This fan's classical fingerstyle guitar interpretation of "Love Walks In" is one that is sure to tug on the heart strings. Musician William Wilson has created the video tribute above for his oldest son Tad as he is ready to move on to adulthood. William is … [Read more...]
WATCH: Ohio State Athletic Band Pays Tribute To Van Halen
The Ohio State Spring Athletic Band paid tribute to Van Halen during halftime of Ohio State's spring football game in Columbus. The band performed "Runnin' With The Devil", "Dreams", "Panama" and "Jump" while formations spelled out "Van Halen", "Dreams", "Jump", "1984" and the band's classic logo. … [Read more...]
Listen To The Invincible Czars Prog Rock Cover Of ‘Right Now’
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the release of Van Halen's "Right Now", the art-rock group The Invincible Czars have released their own version of the song featuring a dueling violin-guitar solo. According to the band's Facebook page, the track (above) features Chuck Fischer on vocals and drums, Phil Davidson playing the piano part on violin and Henry Q Vines on … [Read more...]
Oh, Baby, Please!!!! Check Out Annihilator’s Smokin’ Cover Of ‘Romeo Delight’!
The Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator has just released a cover of Van Halen's "Romeo Delight". Grab your whiskey, find somebody to squeeze and turn the volume up! The track, which also features Dave Lombardo (Slayer) on drums and Stu Block (Iced Earth, Into Eternity) on vocals, is included on Annihilator's album due out February 18th titled Metal II . As you'll hear, … [Read more...]
Watch Dave Grohl & Greg Kurstin Perform Van Halen’s ‘Jump’
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and producer Greg Kurstin are celebrating Hanukkah and David Lee Roth with a cover of Van Halen’s “Jump”! The performance, featuring Grohol on drums and vocals along with Kurstin on keyboards, is part of the duo’s second-annual Hanukkah Sessions. Grohl and Kurstin perform covers of songs originally done by Jewish artists and release one song a … [Read more...]
Van Halen – ‘Hang ‘Em High’ Drum Cover
Here's a cover of Van Halen you just can't beat! YouTuber Mike Conway has just released a video featuring his drum cover of Van Halen's "Hang 'Em High". "This song comes from Van Halen's Diver Down album, released in 1982," Conway posted along with the video. "The album is often criticized for containing five cover songs. This song is an original & has an almost … [Read more...]
Jeff Scott Soto On Hitting David Lee Roth’s Trademark High Notes: ‘My Voice Had To Be Completely Blown Out!’
Credit: Rudy Childs Wanna hit those classic David Lee Roth high notes? Singer Jeff Scott Soto says you'll have to blow your voice out to get it just right. Soto (Journey, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Yyngwie Malmsteen, Sons of Apollo) recalled his appearance on the 1999 Van Halen tribute album Little Guitars - A Tribute To Van Halen during a recent interview with … [Read more...]
Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ (In The Minor Key) – It’s Scary Good
What do you get when you take Van Halen's "Jump" and give it a bit of a John Carpenter's "Halloween" twist? You get Andy Rehfeldt's "Jump" (In the Minor Key). Rehfeldt is a Los Angeles musician/composer who has been creating parody music video mashups on YouTube since 2007. He recently re-posted the above reworked version of "Jump" and it arrives just at the right time - … [Read more...]
WATCH: Mitch Malloy & Pete Thorn Perform Van Halen Classics At EVH Tribute
From mitchmalloy.com Mitch Malloy and an all-star group featuring guitarist Pete Thorn paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen with a set of Van Halen classics last weekend in Florida. The concert, which took place on October 9th at Mattie Kelly Arts Village in Destin, Florida, was a celebration of Eddie Van Halen's life and work and initiated by Malloy, who was very briefly … [Read more...]
Ace Frehley Band Honors Eddie Van Halen [VIDEO]
Ace Frehley's band honored Eddie Van Halen before a recent concert by performing a pair of Van Halen classics. On the one-year anniversary of Eddie's death (October 6th), guitarists Ryan Cook and Jeremy Asbock, bassist Philip Shouse and drummer Matt Starr played "Somebody Get Me A Doctor" and "Dance The Night Away" during soundcheck at the Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, … [Read more...]
Watch: Mr. Bungle Pays Tribute To Eddie Van Halen With Cover Of ‘Tora! Tora!/Loss Of Control’
Mr. Bungle has lost control! Check out the video above featuring the avant-garde metal group including singer Mike Patton (Faith No More), guitarist Scott Ian (Anthrax) and drummer Dave Lombardo (Slayer) performing a killer cover of Van Halen's "Tora! Tora!/Loss Of Control". The performance is part of Mr. Bungle's Halloween 2020 streaming special 'The Night They Came Home', … [Read more...]
Steel Panther Releases Tribute To Van Halen [Video]
Steel Panther have released a pair of covers from Van Halen's classic second album. The band's renditions of "Beautiful Girls" and "D.O.A." - originally from 1979's 'Van Halen II' - were filmed and recorded virtually from the band members' individual homes. “When we were playing weekly shows on the Sunset Strip, Van Halen music was essential to our setlists to keep the … [Read more...]