Here's our collection of creative Van Halen (or VH-related) costumes that people sent us for Halloween this year and last year. Enjoy, and start thinking about your costume(s) for us to feature on VHND for next year! (Click photos for full size) … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen News
Video: Eddie Van Halen Shares His Experience with The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation
Subscribe to the Van Halen Vault on . "Can you imagine a world without music? It's a must. It has to be taught." — Edward Van Halen In a new video at the Van Halen News Desk, Mr. Van Halen shares his experience working with The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation. This video was a presentation piece shown Monday at the Americans for the Arts gala in NYC, honoring the … [Read more...]
EVH Gear Discussion: Jacob Deraps & Josh Gallagher (VIDEO)
In this episode of EVH Gear Discussion, host Eric Broadbent and co-host Marc Huzansky talk with two of the most popular young musicians on the internet – at least when it comes to Van Halen - Jacob Deraps and Josh Gallagher! The interview took place Friday night at 9pm Eastern. It was a fun night and a look into what makes these talented kids tick! Watch it above. If you've … [Read more...]
Jacob Deraps Tackles His Favorite Song, Van Halen’s ‘I’m The One’
Everyone know that it's hard to replicate Eddie Van Halen's guitar playing and sound. "I'm the One" from the debut album is particularly hard to play. It's swing feel is something most people will lack and Eddie's blistering solos and licks are all the way through it. And let's not forget the tone! Jacob Deraps came up with a new recording of his favorite song where you can … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Spotted at Capitol Records
Steve Jordan, (lead singer of The Verbs) ran into Eddie Van Halen yesterday at Capitol Records. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen & Tony Iommi at the Hollywood Bowl
Eddie Van Halen & Tony Iommi together again! Photo was posted on Eddie's Facebook. It's from last night's Black Sabbath show at the Hollywood Bowl. … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen talks building the Frankenstein, honing the 5150 and EVH Gear
New Eddie Van Halen interview with MuscRadar! Read the intro here, and then read the rest at the link below. It’s been 21 years since Total Guitar last caught up with Eddie Van Halen. So, after an exclusive invitation to visit the man himself at his 5150 Studios, MusicRadar's sister magazine pulled up a chair to speak to one of the electric guitar’s greatest … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Interviewed For The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation
Edward Van Halen is honored to be a part of The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation. Edward has been interviewed for a tribute video to Foundation, to be shown in October at the Americans for the Arts gala in NYC, honoring the Foundation with their National Music Education Award. Here's photos of Eddie and Janie Van Halen pictured with Vincent Womack and Foshay HS graduate Leo … [Read more...]
Van Halen 1984 Soundcheck Audio!
The internet is pretty cool sometimes. Back in 1984, a fan who somehow had access to the venue Van Halen was playing that night (San Francisco's Cow Palace) recorded a few minutes of the band's soundcheck. Hearing Eddie casually noodle around a bit is just great! Listen above. … [Read more...]
Photos: Eddie Van Halen Live at Molson Amphitheatre Toronto
Last year was a crazy year for the VHND because of Van Halen's North American tour. Because there was so much going on, we somehow missed out on featuring these incredible photos of Van Halen performing live exactly one year ago at Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre. Here's some incredible photos (pretty much just Eddie!) and the concert review from Eric Broadbent at Design39Media. … [Read more...]
Announcing the Official Eddie Van Halen Mini Guitar Collection!
We've got great news for Van Halen fans and collectors! After years of careful planning, intensive prototyping and meticulous product development, Van Halen Store is proud to offer these 1/4 scale official EVH miniature guitar replicas of the infamous guitars that Eddie has played throughout his career. Each model is handcrafted with INCREDIBLE DETAIL and comes complete … [Read more...]
Eddie Van Halen Shows Bryan Adams How to Play ‘Mean Street’ Intro (Video)
Eddie and Janie Van Halen attended Bryan Adams concert last night in Los Angeles. Eddie ended up backstage showing Bryan a little something on guitar. Watch the short video above. Backstage before the show in LA #eddievanhalen shows me how to play the intro to "mean street" #backstage #vanhalen #bryanadamsgetup A video posted by @bryanadams on Jul 7, 2016 at 1:04am … [Read more...]