Meanwhile in 1982, Eddie Van Halen takes a break from relentless touring to get a tractor ride in. Thankfully, a roadie took this picture and shared it with VHND. Never seen before! “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be exclusives that have never been seen … [Read more...]
All Access Photos are rare pics from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many are never-seen-before exclusives. We've featured 99 so far, and have got many more on deck, which we will be rolling out soon.
VHND’s All Access Photo: Young Van Halen Brothers At Home
Priceless photo of young Alex and Eddie Van Halen in their childhood home in Pasadena. Photo Credit: The Roth Show. “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be exclusives that have never been seen anywhere before, and some will be supplied with new captions … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Kramer Factory…
The pictures were taken at the Kramer factory circa November 1982. Photo Credit: Official Floyd Rose (Facebook) “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be exclusives that have never been seen anywhere before, and some will be supplied with new captions from David … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father's Day! To celebrate, this week's All Access Photo is a picture of Eddie and his father, Jan Van Halen. Early on, Jan and Eugenia Van Halen impressed upon their sons a love of music that originally meant classical training. In Alex's case this meant playing classical guitar. He didn't take to it, though, and preferred playing his brother's drums. When Eddie … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Ready to hit the Stage!
This week's photo is a never-before-seen candid taken backstage by a roadie in 1982. “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be exclusives that have never been seen anywhere before, and some will be supplied with new captions from David Lee Roth. Tune in every … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Marvin Hamlisch’s Beach House
Another never-before-seen photo! Here's Eddie Van Halen sitting at the white Yamaha grand piano of the late Marvin Hamlisch's beach house in Malibu. Ed rented the house during the spring/summer of 1983. At one point, Eddie experimented with new sounds by trashing the piano. He threw everything he could find into the piano and raked various items across the strings, including … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Eddie Backstage ’78
Imagine being backstage in 1978 and getting your own private performance from new kid on the block, Eddie Van Halen! Photographer Neil Zlozower took this shot shortly after the release of Van Halen's debut album. “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Eddie Backstage ’82
This week's photo is from Van Halen’s "Hide Your Sheep" 1982 tour. Check out the rare guitars! “All Access” Van Halen photos is a weekly feature at VHND.com. Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or band insider. Many will be exclusives that have never been seen anywhere before, and some will be supplied with new captions from David Lee Roth. Tune … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: 5150 Studio
This week’s photo is from 1985 and shows Eddie Van Halen and then wife Valerie Bertinelli chillin' at 5150 Studios. Never published anywhere until now! (Technically, we did publish this photo in issue #8 of The Inside magazine back in '97, but the vast majority of fans have never seen it. The Inside was Van Halen's official magazine that we published from 1995-2000). “All … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Ed’s Jeep
This week’s photo is from 1979 and has never been published anywhere until now. The photo and story are by rock photographer Neil Zlozower. "When I first started hanging with the guys, they would just randomly pop over to my apartment on Fuller Street in Los Angeles to hang out with me if they were in my neighborhood. Ed had just gotten rid of his old Peugeot and got a … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Roth Basement
"Roth Basement c.1979 — Fast and thin was the pick to win ..." -David Lee Roth This week’s All Access Photo comes from a former Van Halen roadie and is something no one has seen. Eddie and Alex Van Halen in an impromptu moment in David Lee Roth's father's basement shortly before the release of Van Halen II. Roth's basement was pretty much Van Halen Headquarters during the … [Read more...]
VHND’s All Access Photo: Wolfie’s Birthday Party
This week's All Access Photo comes from Wolfgang's 22nd birthday party last night. The picture, featuring Eddie and Wolf, was posted on Instagram by Tremonti's Eric Friedman. Below are a few more photos from Wolfie's special day. “All Access” Van Halen photos is a new weekly feature at VHND.com . Every weekend we will be posting a photo from a roadie, friend, or … [Read more...]